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Orwell realised that in politics, language was the key to power as it had the ability to manipulate the truth and mislead the public and he used this information to base his novel around. Both Orwell and Atwood found the significant strength of language in it’s ability to manipulate and how it is often more effective than physical punishment as it "can be continuously applied to the general public without raising great public opposition of fear” (Berke) Gilead and Big Brother both exploit…

Margaret Atwood uses a variation of figurative language to reveal the underlying sexual and manipulative ways of the Commander’s desires. In the Handmaid’s Tale, Gilead is a society where power is imposed entirely from the top. Atwoods characters demonstrate that even if substantial power is taken away from them, they will find a way to manipulate others. Atwood compares positional power to warfare and animal confrontations and emphasizes reward power with sexual language. Figurative language is…

then surely some cocaine enthusiasts out there have some creative thoughts on the concept. It probably doesn't help that cocaine is illegal, but that's a story for another day. For now, we'll just anxiously await for YouTube commercials of cocaine 'Scrabble' or 'Pictionary'. Perhaps we'll even get a heroin inspired version of 'Life'. Although, that probably wouldn't end…

escape, the Mechanical Hound; a lean, mean, death machine set to hunt and kill anyone who he is told or discovers is in possession of books. Fortunately for Montag he still has the flamethrower and toasts the hound before he kills Montag. “He felt it scrabble and seize his leg and stab the needle in for a moment before the fire snapped the Hound up in the air, burst its metal bones at the joints, and blew out its interior in the single flushing of red colour like a skyrocket fastened to the…

Chapter One: Production From time immemorial when God purportedly tossed Adam and Eve out of Paradise, then cursed Adam to scrabble in the dust for his sustenance to the post-modern era where public outcry against the inhumane factory farming of animals and the rise of the mega-farm with all of the associated horrors of its overuse of chemicals and monoculturalism has become the norm, acquiring enough satisfactory food to feed ourselves and those whom we love has been the most basic, and yet the…

I have become very good at observing a man's facial expressions, tone of voice, and actions. I know what a man wants and what his true intentions are. And, his intentions aren't good to say the least. He isn't wanting to play a friendly game of Scrabble or watch Wheel Of Fortune on the television. Romeo is looking for a roll in the hay or a one night stand. He will tell you anything to get into your pants.…

It was summer in Tucson Arizona and my stupid little sister was bothering my older brother and my mom was cooking breakfast and my dad was outside talking to the next door neighbour about something as for me I was going to spend time with my best friend kat and we were going treasure hunting on kat granddad's land kat granddad was a old funny kinda man he let us dig up so many holes on his farm in till we were too tired to dig anymore but that was last year but this time we have to sneak…

refuses knowing she could be sent away if caught. One day, after the Ceremony, the Commander sends his gardener and chauffeur, Nick, to ask Offred to come see him in his study the following night. She begins visiting him regularly where they then play Scrabble, and lets her look at old magazines (women aren’t allowed to read). Meanwhile, Offred begins to find that the Ceremony feels less impersonal now that she knows the…

Control, and the need to subjugate individuals is at the heart of dystopian literature. Naturally, as a result of this control and constant oppression, rebellion is evident. Gileadean society runs on a strict social hierarchy in which only those at the top are given rights and freedoms such as being able to read and write. As is known, in any society there will be weak links and there will be rebellion. We see this prominently when Offred and the Commander have their first evening together. As…

How To Earn 10,000 In Rummy Rummy is considered to be the third most accepted game amongst the people, next to the monopoly and scrabble. Rummy is generally a game in which players have to match a group of cards having the same sequence or rank and the same suit. The chief objective of the game is to build melds that comprised of sets, 3 or more cards in the sequence, 3 or 4 of a kind with the similar rank or runs, of the same suit. Also, you could get mixed runs in almost all the types of rummy…