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    Thesis statement: In 1984 by George orwell the government takes away the privacy of its people and cause them to not any individuality. Orwell, G. Nineteen Eighty-Four. New York: Knopf, 1992. Print. George Orwell predicted some technology and society developments that would happen in the future. Although many in society did not believe what he predicted, most of his predictions have indeed come to pass. Winston Smith, the main character takes the reader to a time that where people are totally

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    Abdelrahman Fikry English Miss Marwa Hosny George Orwell 1984 It was in 1903 when Eric Arthur Blair, the British writer best known for his pseudonym George Orwell, was born in Motihari, India. He studied at Eton College in England on a scholarship, and served in the Imperial Police. He was destined in Burma, from 1922 to 1927, when he returned to England. Sick and struggling to make his way as a writer, he lived for several years in poverty, first in Paris and later in London. As a result of this

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    In a world where totalitarian ruling is far from the ordinary, it's often that one fails to notice how they are being manipulated in the smallest of ways. In 1984 by George Orwell, he presents a warning to the reader, proclaiming how humans might lose their most “human” qualities. While it may seem ludicrous to many, similar aspects of the book are taking place in this world right now, and most might not even be aware of it. If people don’t pay close attention to ways the world is changing now and

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    George Orwell utilizes his novel 1984 to pass on that individuals, as a species, are greatly vulnerable to dehumanization and abuse in the public arena. Orwell shows how an administration's control of innovation, dialect, media, and history can persecute and debase its subjects. In 1984 the political control of innovation persecutes the general population of Oceania and prompts the defeat of independence and of the qualities that characterize mankind. Telescreens and the Internet are utilized not

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    Poverty is a disease that no country has been able to cure because it affects so many people. George Orwell and Bernard Malamud show, though strong descriptive diction in their stories that both the prisoner and Tommy’s life were affected by poverty. Orwell's description of the prison and of the prisoners pushes the reader to understand the impoverished conditions, and lives of the prisoners “a row of sheds fronted with double bars, like small animal cages. Each cell measured about ten feet by ten

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    “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death” (Orwell 28). George Orwell’s, 1984, takes place in a Post-Europe World War II dystopian society in which no one has control over their own lives. The story follows the life of the main character, Winston Smith, in his silent rebellion against the omnipotent and oppressive Big Brother. George Orwell writes 1984 to express his fears and concerns and to also act as a warning of the rise of totalitarianism, Nazism, and Stalinism superpowers

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    As famous author George Orwell wrote, “Political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible” (Orwell 1). Orwell is pointing out how the lack of clarity in political writing causes society to underestimate the severity of war and other atrocious actions. This not only applies to political writing as argued by George Orwell In “Politics of the English Language”. Mark Twain and Wilfred Owen reinforce this point. While Twain's “The War Prayer” represents how authorities hide the truth

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    The society of oppression depicted in the book 1984 was written as a warning of the possible dismal future to come. George Orwell describes a nation run under Big Brother’s careful watch and omnipotent presence. His creation was influenced by first hand observations of the communist, totalitarian societies of Europe in the early to mid 1900s. Orwell hoped to sway the public away from the oppressiveness that was sure to derive from a communist world. As readers enter Winston’s world of Ingsoc, he

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    and a different reading preference. For those that enjoy vivid images from reading, a Descriptive style would be best suited. In the essay sample by George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant”, the writer uses words to paint a picture and mood. He uses long sentences filled with details about the scene unfolding, along with metaphors and similes. Mr. Orwell states, “You could see the agony of it jolt his whole body and knock the last remnant of strength from his legs. But in falling he seemed for a moment

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    The experiences and events that were occurring while George Orwell wrote 1984 affected him and therefore influenced the iconic novel that he wrote. Some of these events and experiences that affected him were: the totalitarian governments of World War II, the manipulation of people and media, and Orwell’s own sickness. The destructive and totalitarian governments that ruled while George Orwell was writing 1984 influenced the book immensely. According to Professor Bill Grigsby from Eastern Oregon

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