... is more organized and peaceful than one with a ruler that is loved. One could argue that in 1984 the people of Oceania love Big Brother, yet he still maintains strict control. But it only appears as if the people love him, Big Brother and the government of Oceania are actually ruling by fear and manipulation. Fear is what stops the people from doing things that are ... against the government's best interest. Being loved by your people will not prevent them from robbing and looting and breaking the law, if ... do something wrong. This causes fear among the people and prevents them from ...

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... from terrorism after recent events in the country. In reality however, it gives the government full authority to acquire and use information on any citizen at any time and for any reason without anyone's knowledge or consent. The ends don't justify the means if, in the process of defending our freedom, that freedom is threatened. Winston expresses his feelings on what the ... war in the Middle East, breaking numerous international laws and treaties remembering the artificially puppeteered wars in 1984. Thus making the coming war illegal, remember the absence of any real laws aimed at pr...

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In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty- Four, the Party brainwashes and controls its people with three illogical slogans: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. Due to the influence of these three irrational slogans, Winston is forced to live only to serve the Party and is never allowed to do whatever he wishes. Under the influence of the slogan, WAR IS PEACE, Winston is forced to believe that in order to have peace, war and all its sacrifices are needed. In Oceania, the Party lies about there being a war going on. Thus, the Party wants the people to be aware of wars and be re...

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... people it governs. Society takes these rights for granted. They don't think about what life would be like if the government were involved in every part of their lives. In George Orwell's 1984 the government is a ubiquitous presence in people's lives. In 1984 the people are constantly being watched. Their every move can be monitored wherever they are or wherever they go. "On each landing ... instinctively)." (20-21). The society that George Orwell created in 1984 is one in which almost anyone who valued their civil liberties wouldn't be willing live in. That government seems to have comp...

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1984, by George Orwell, is a story of a man's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. The major subject that Orwell puts across is quite obvious throughout the book. He wants to warn people what can happen when the government is given too much power. He wants to show how such governments can develop, and what methods they use to keep ... the people they are governing in their power. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty to the government are all controlled by the Inner Party which governs the people of Oceania in order...

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1984, by George Orwell, is a story of a man's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. The major subject that Orwell puts across is quite obvious throughout the book. He wants to warn people what can happen when the government is given too much power. He wants to show how such governments can develop, and what methods they use to keep ... the people they are governing in their power. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty to the government are all controlled by the Inner Party which governs the people of Oceania in order...

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• Grade Level: High School