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    to. They party does anything and everything possible to contain people. The party wants to have full control of everything. The party goes to extreme measures to make sure the people of oceania become and stay loyal to the party. They install telescreens in the homes of people connected to the party to monitor them, so they can see if anyone is doing anything that would be against the party. People who even think thoughts that would be against the party can be detected then they would be…

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    Different Insights of Science and Technology Science and technology have drastically changed over the years. However, in some circumstances change is not always considered to be positive. For example, science comes from the Latin word, scientia, meaning knowledge. The definition of scientia reveals the underlying meaning of what science really means. In certain situations, science has the power to regulate people’s lives because the regulators receive too much knowledge from science. Technology…

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    For example in 1984 they use telescreens to watch and monitor how people live. Now a giant T.V. screen watching you from your house sounds crazy but it’s more realistic than one would think. In our society almost anything with a camera in it can be used by the government to spy on you…

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    The future is conquered by mysterious unknowns. In a world that lives in the present, the future's outcome holds the scariest time for change that will shape society either for better or for worse. George Orwell's novel, 1984, portrays a dystopian society managed by a totalitarian government that forces their ideologies on their people in a (mainly) psychological demeanor. Essentially, it is a novel that hints at a pessimistic future that will unravel, given contemporary of society's reliance…

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    government in Fahrenheit 451 to control using fear. By never knowing when a mechanical hound will be around, people will be on constant alert and eventually will be too afraid to do anything wrong. In 1984, they use more methods than one. They use the telescreens to spy and listen in on Party members whenever they so please. They use…

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    1984 Dialectical Journal

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    Name: Cory Gotchall Dater: October 10, 2017 Period: 2nd Journal Analysis In the beginning of the book Winston Smith, the main character, arrives at his apartment. As Winston walks in the hallway, sidewalk, or anywhere the sign Big Brother Is Watching You is literally everywhere. I’m assuming “Big Brother” is the government watching over the “Little Brother” or better known as Winston. As I continue to read and get a better understanding of Winston I can pick up that he is grim and totalitarian.…

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    differ that of the government; therefore, the citizens would begin disagreeing with what they have been taught to believe and think. To limit the freedom of thought, the Party has telescreens in almost every nook and cranny of the city to monitor the citizens. Not only do they listen to what they say through the telescreens, they also watch their expressions and movements. If a person exhibits an expression of doubt or does something that might suggest disagreement, they are arrested or they…

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    In George Orwell's book 1984 it describes a totalitarian society where every aspect of the people's lives who live in the city Oceania, are controlled by the government. In the novel he describes many devices used to watch the people, and bring fear into them so that they wouldn’t want to disobey the government. The government also uses many tactics to bring fear into the people of Oceania as well. Many people argue that we have technology similar to the ones used in the novel, and that our…

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    A dystopian world is like an imagined universe where freedom is just an illusion. Freethinking is banned and the government controls people's lives. Most lives in dystopian society's are controlled by a director in power, who controls people's minds in order to brainwash them from their own sanity. "1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell. The protagonist in this novel is Winston Smith, a thirty-nine year old man living in a corrupted society controlled by Big Brother, who is a…

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    The predictions that were made by George Orwell have come true through ISIS. George Orwell’s novel 1984 tries to warn society about the cruel future that will soon come upon us because of our actions of the past. Even in the 21st century, over nearly 60 years after the release of 1984, they’re still several ways in which the novel is still relevant. ISIS has by hacking into facebook and twitter accounts comparing to Oceania and other societies. Both ISIS and Orwell share very close similarities…

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