The Big Lebowski

also opposing himself at some points. Winston was acting as any main character of a dystopian story would: he didn’t believe everything that society was trying to tell him and he didn’t want to follow the rules established for him. He knows that “Big brother is always watching,” but he thinks that just because he has a little hiding spot in his house that he can’t be seen from that he is an exception to that rule. He also relies on his instinct and less on reason…

The song Spies by Coldplay indirectly represents the theme of 1984. The song opens up to a guy who can’t find any peace of mind. He feels as though he is living as a fugitive. He is looking for an answer and in comes the “spies”. He says that everyone are spies. No one can hide because the spies will find them. The novel 1984 can be described in this song. They make children spy on their parents. If the children turns in their parent for suspicious behavior, they get rewarded. There are also…

Our universe is fading according to a recent study done by GAMA (Galaxy and mass assembly). After surveying light from as far back as two billion years the survey found that the light in our universe is fading and will have gone black in 100 billion years. This is due to two main factors. Fewer stars (the universe's light bulbs) are being made and our universe is expanding. “More stars are dying then being born” we know this because after looking 2 billion years into the past we have seen a…

PART A: LISTENING NOTES PART B: SUMMARRY The episode THE SHAW PRIZE: ASTRONOMY/MATHS broadcast on Sep. 7th , 2015, recounts the stories of Shall Prize laureates. They are Bill Burocki, an astronomer, Gerd Faltings and Henryk Iwaniezproletarian, mathematicians. They crowned share of Shaw Prize for making fundamental contribution to astronomy and mathematics. The Shaw Prize is an internationally prestigious award to recommend excellency in astronomy, life science and…

the events of the protagonist - Winston, are witnessed. Winston, whom feels out of place in a world where one’s every movement and facial expression is scrutinized, begins to take part in a “rebellion’’ of sorts against the party and their leader, Big Brother. The critically acclaimed novel is so popular among a widespread amount of readers that there are many translations shown throughout a variety of pop culture. Among these translations is the song Citizen Erased written by Matt Bellamy and…

Ismael Dembele Week 6 English Language Homework It was a slightly hazy, albeit sunny morning in the south of Los Angeles on that day. Meanwhile, the big story was all over the news; “Global manhunt for wanted criminal continues in Compton, Los Angeles”. Three policemen were shot dead, two airlifted to Mount Zonah (the biggest and safest hospital nearby), and one taken hostage – all by one fierce human being. There was no sign of him for at least a couple hours, but we weren’t going to cease…

the effect Big Brother’s regime is beginning to have on Winston through the imagery present in this scene. In this scene, Winston imagines what the future will hold, especially in regards to O’Brien’s potential as an ally. “‘We shall meet in a place where there is no darkness,’ O’Brien had said to him.” The lack of darkness is used by the author to convey a hopeful tone of voice. The absence of darkness allows for the possibility of light to enter, in this case, darkness symbolizes Big…

“He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 298), is the ultimate culmination of this story but also a clear depiction of what society is capable of doing to an individual when it has enough time and influence. When said society is able to cause an effect on not just the course of history, but the very thoughts that enter the minds of the masses, true humanity is at risk in a spiritual form if not the physical. In a world controlled by money and where power is in the hands of the wicked, the fall of man…

controlled by the belief that Big Brother is always watching them. 1984 symbolizes God through Big Brother and reinforces Hasan M. Elahi’s theory: “The concept of surveillance is ingrained in our beings. God was the original surveillance camera.” through the use of allusion, paradox, and Irony. Big Brother is depicted as an allusion to God, and the power God possesses. As Winston was walking down the halls of the rugged, foul smelling Victory Mansion, he saw a big poster of Big Brother’s face.…

Since the Big Bang there has been a noticeable and continuous development or evolution that has led to our current existence. History has always contained a constant change, whether it is physical, mental or environmental. From the first hydrogen and helium atoms, to the formation of the planet we call Earth. From the earliest forms of life to the age of dinosaurs to the evolution of homo-sapiens. Most importantly the recent the shift of mindset from the Roman Empire to the feudalistic Organic…