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    1984 Quote Analysis

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    lives in, is constantly fighting is pointless. Winston later on meets a girl named Julia who he at first hates, but as she shows that she also sees the lies Winston comes to love her and they join a secret group called The Brotherhood that fights Big Brother, another name for the government. Winston tells us the reader that he doesn't enjoy to watch the public hangings even though many of his colleges love to watch them. He buys from local shopkeepers even though that is not to be done even…

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    1984 Peace Without War

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    Elad Jeselsohn Peace Without War? Over the course of the history of the world, there have been times of peace and as well as times of war. There have been places of war and places of peace. That is true on the national level. Yet, on the personal level, to achieve one hundred percent peace in all aspects of one’s life is almost impossible. Throughout the majority of the book 1984, whenever Winston…

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    Perrault Sleeping Beauty

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    “Sleeping Beauty” renditions by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault over the years, there have been many ways in which the story was told about the original rendition of “Sleeping Beauty”, using the plot and character. With these different renditions written by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault, some aspects of this story are more graphic than others in Basile story. Basile expatiated about his love affairs, but failed to appeal to younger millennials in his edition “Sun, Moon, and…

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    The setting of the dystopian novel 1984 seems nightmarish and far-fetched. However, in some places the totalitarian rule of Big Brother is reality. In my opinion, the country that most resembles 1984 is North Korea. The society that main character Winston Smith lives in is characterized by overbearing government surveillance and mind-control of the population. Independent thought is completely outlawed, and people are regularly detained and severely punished if there is even the slightest…

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    Evaluation - Beneath The Surface My chosen theme for ‘Beneath The Surface’ revolved around Disney, in particular the movies and stories. The majority of Disney movies are based on other stories that are R rated and twisted. Personally I’ve been brought up with Disney movies my entire life so I felt comfortable choosing this topic since I was highly knowledgable of certain characters and their true back stories which they were based upon. For this project I really wanted to illustrate and…

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    oppression. Thoughtcrime is death. “Not that he recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible” (27). Orwell did this by showing how Winston lived his everyday life in a constant fear of Big Brother. Orwell used posters of Big Brother everywhere in the streets to strike fear in the citizens of Oceania. The citizens were also constantly watched by the party. There…

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    Chapter 1 One, two, three, four, Grand jeté. I focus on my steps which echo on the stage in unison with the calm beat of the music. This is it, the moment I have been preparing for non-stop for months. I am dancing Swan Lake. My name is Odette. Alright, so my name isn’t actually Odette, it’s Annie. The boring, brunette, ballerina who likes to escape into fantasy lands such as the land of the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Cinderella. However, the only way I can do this is through my dancing. This is…

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    1. Which creature is native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada/ Manitoba? a. Sirens b. Banshee c. Wendigo d. Trolls 2. This creature can manipulate the weather and it is considered a supernatural being of power and strength? a. Mermaid b. Wendigo c. Troll d. Thunderbird 3. Which creature can lure a sailor to their doom with their voice? a. Banshee b. Mermaid c. Sphinx d. None of these 4. This creature became popular from…

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    In Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the author shows the differences between the middle class and the rich with two extremes. The rich are made out to seem destructive, malevolent and entitled. This is shown because of how Snow White as well as the queen because of how they get what they want. The Queen tells the Huntsman to kill Snow White and all her life Snow White begs for the Huntsman. However, the middle class is made out to look as if they are always joyful and happy, even…

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    prequels, are just as good. The Red Queen, a book about a girl named Mare Barrow, shows a journey from living in "The Stilts", Mare's hometown, to Mare living in a palace, betrothed to a prince named Maven, who is frequently overshadowed by his older brother, Cal, the future king. Mare is forced to pretend she's a long lost princess with Silver (noble, rich) blood, so that people don't know she's actually a Red (Poor) with powers that only Silvers possess...Or so everybody…

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