... forty seven pounds of handicaps around his neck to weigh himself down. Much like most of the conditioned citizens in World State George cannot comprehend the tragedies of the abuse of technology because the law requires he wears the radio and handicaps twenty four hours a day. Furthermore, technology is used ... against the government. The Handicapper General controls the media by showing the citizens what she feels is appropriate for them to see. Hazel and George while watching TV are shown ballerinas dancing which is suddenly interrupted by the news bulletin, "It wasn't unclear at first...

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... late 1800's and early 1900's, which is the time setting in which these literary works take place. In the drama "Trifles", the male characters known as Henry Peters (sheriff) and George Henderson (country attorney) strut around like roosters making lewd, sexists remarks while investigating the murder of the farmer John Wright. The two farmwomen, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, while forced ... appear to be out of place. Through deductive reasoning, the women were able to figure out that John Wright's wife had been abused for many years. Not physical abuse, but severe mental abuse. The abuse s...

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• Grade Level: High School

Modern day society turned into the society of 1984 George Orwell was a big contributor to anticommunist literature around the World War II period. When Orwell was once speaking of his novel 1984 he made the following statement, " I do not believe ... information on others. There are already millions upon millions of files of information compiled on every citizen in today"s society, all that is required is the motive of one to abuse it. Over the years many people are not educated with what is going on in the world around them. For instance the "Homeland Security Act" recently passed by congre...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate