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    1984 Argument Paragraph(Change title) In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, the Party will need to control the natural instincts of the citizens in order to maintain its control over the society of Oceania. To begin with, it is in our human nature to be engaged in freedom. Humans are born with the natural instinct to express their individuality with though their thoughts and ideas and express it in our lives. In the novel, 1984, Airstrip One or Oceania is under a totalitarian government system.…

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    The government has many makeshift surveillance programs that are brought to the people's attention too late. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell's, telescreens are used to motivate the citizens every move and by the time they realize how wrong this actions is, it's too late. By the time the citizens of oceania realize how wrong telescreens are, the thought police have already escorted them to be with the proles and there is no escaping that. Just as the government hides protective programs from…

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    other world. In the world of big brother there are telescreens in everyone and persons house. The telescreens know and see what you are doing and saying. It is similar in are world but not there. We are watched everyday by surveillance cameras but not in our houses. The technology today is taking us closer to the world of big brother. “Use of tracking devices by the police” (That’s No Phone). In the world of big brother they have telescreens and police to control people from doing what the…

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    Propaganda is broadcasted on the telescreens in 1984. Telescreens broadcast news that manipulate the citizen in thinking that the government is powerful and sufficient. In addition, the telescreens play military music to provoke feelings of patriotism in the citizens. Since the screens are run by the government they cannot be turned off, so citizens are unable to escape the Party's propaganda. Telescreens regularly broadcast a program called Two Minutes of hate, and…

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    In the book “1984” by George Orwell, he talks about the government who watches their citizens, control the past such as changing the newspapers, and important dates of events that happened and such. They used a “telescreen” as a surveillance system to watch whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted to. The way that Orwell explains and compares how 1984’s technology is used as surveillance is we as in 2017, are having our own privacy invaded by cameras, phones and other devices as well that…

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    1984 Life Today

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    social, and political aspects that he includes are becoming prominent to life in the modern world. First and foremost, Orwell includes an ample amount of technological ideas in 1984. One of the most important pieces of technology is the telescreen. The telescreen is how the Party constantly watches and monitors its people. In today’s world whether citizens know it or not, they are being watched and recorded…

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    Charrington’s shop is where Winston and Julia met their destruction. There was actually a telescreen in the small room and Mr. Charrington was a thought police. He knew everything they had done in the small room above his shop and all the planning they had thought about doing against Big Brother. The crime they committed were so sinister against…

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    1984 Religion Essay

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    They are being watched by the Thought Police through the telescreens that cover every inch of Oceania. This is similar to how many people follow God’s rules in fear of punishment, damnation, and lack of protection. God and Big Brother are able to gain power from fear in their followers, which allows them to have…

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    uses technology as its main method to make it a dystopian world. Telescreens are used in the novel to keep surveillance on citizens, tracking any crimes, or suspicious activity. Due to this, characters in the book are left with no privacy, making dystopia a major role of the novel. Catching Fire also uses technology as its method to make Catching…

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    1984 Technology Analysis

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    In 1984 the use of technology dominates the world similar to the society we live in today. In the novel 1984 the technology is actually a tool employed by the government to spy on the citizens of Oceania; the government tracks telescreens and microphones to stay aware of what the citizens are saying and doing. In addition, the government is also making sure that the citizens are not showing any signs of emotion so as they do not create an uprising against the government. The United States, on…

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