1984 is a classic dystopian novel published in 1949 by George Orwell that has influenced generations of writers and thinkers. Within 1984 there are various recurring themes involving "homelessness", an "encounter with nothingness" and the "nostalgia for the absolute". Throughout this essay I will be dwelling into the various ways that Orwell depicts these concepts within his book 1984. 1984 is one of Orwell's best made novels, and it remains one of the most powerful warnings ever issued against the dangers of a totalitarian society. ... One of Orwell's most important messages in 1984...

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This is a quote by Julius Lester, from his essay Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ... In his essay "Born to Trouble: One Hundred Years of Huckleberry Finn," Justin Kaplan states, "In 1984, school officials in Waukegan, Illinois, removed Huckleberry Finn from the required reading list after an alderman, according to the Associated Press, objected to the book's use of the word "nigger." He goes on to say that regardless of the blatant use of racial slurs and stereotypical language, "these characters belong to their place and time, which is the Mississippi Valley thirty years bef...

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Since the early 1960s successive governments have argued that their province needed additional constitutional powers to protect its language and culture (Cairns 1991). ... When Brian Mulroney and his Conservatives won the federal election in 1984 (Ward 1967), they promised to work toward getting Quebec to sign the Constitution. ...

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In 1984 the group of Hugdahl et al, (Hugdahl 2012) began research on auditory laterality, using a variation of the dichotic listening technique. ... In particular, neuropsychologists have used this test to explore the role of singular neuroanatomical structures in speech perception and language asymmetry. ...

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(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... In 1975 he immigrated to Canada, working in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. ...

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(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... In 1975 he immigrated to Canada, working in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate