This essentially describes the society that is found in Airstrip One in Oceania in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. ... In the novel 1984, the first half of the book describes the life of protagonist Winston Smith, and his job of erasing, and rewriting history to make sure his dictator, Big Brother is always correct. ... As Orwell stated in this novel that "Those who control the present, control the past, thus controlling the future." Controlling the past through the elimination of memories is a tactic that is often used by many dictatorships, and in 1984, there is no exception to this. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Following the political upheaval and struggle for power after the second world war, George Orwell's novel 1984 cautions against the dangers of oppression and exemplifies the consequential nightmarish world of the near future. ... In 1984, Ingsoc has mastered the theory behind communication with Newspeak, "the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year." ... The themes of the novel 1984 are many, as the satirical parable serves a moralistic role in warning all readers of what the future might and could look like. ... The danger of permanent totalitarianism, perhaps...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By forcing and ruling the people of the world with censorship and brainwashing, we have built ourselves up to the image of "Big Brother" (George Orwell, 1984), which is a thought controlling power ruled by a Dictatorship and covered up by a equality facade through censorship. ... The policy was formed around George F. ... George Orwell's novel 1984 takes the reader through a journey of a worker named Winston Smith. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

George Orwell uses the narrator in "Nineteen Eighty-Four" to convey to the reader an impartial account of Winston's thought, state of mind and emotional well-being. ... Orwell's writing style is scientific, leading the reader through the argument from beginning to end. ... Orwell uses a narrator who is largely impartial; the "voice" admits no bias towards any one figure or deed. ... The narrator therefore is a cover for Orwell's own political beliefs as expressed through the character of Winston. ... One factor that must be taken into account is the time in which Orwell wrote...

• Word Count: 1460
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• Has Bibliography
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Winston Smith from 1984 and John from Brave New World find themselves similarly unable to fit into their societies because they disagree the way their government rules George Orwell's 1984 was a magnified projection into the future of a present that contained Stalinism and an immediate past that had witnessed the flowering of Nazism, where the society was controlled almost exclusively by punishment and the fear of punishment. ... Winston Smith (1984) and John (Brave New World), the protagonists of both novels, oppose to the way their societies are ruled and dehumanized because they use...

• Word Count: 1697
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Communities and law enforcement agencies in many countries are often faced with many challenges and hazards caused by the existence of drugs, weapons, terrorism and generally any form of criminal acts. Modern technological progress has improved law enforcement abilities to expose previously concealed wrong doing by the use of obtrusive search methods. Such technological methods as advance surveillance are used by governments to support in acquiring information from many factors of life. Some methods in which a state or government may acquire their knowledge on the issues pertaining to nationa...

• Word Count: 2114
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• Has Bibliography
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When I got older, I read a book by George Orwell called 1984. ... This book enables readers to empathize with the idea that we are all subject to our government's direct and indirect control (Orwell, 1949). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is no denying the fact that cell phones have transformed and impacted our lives immensely. Just a few years ago, we were flipping our dispensable phones open and sending text messages that could take up to minutes to complete. Now, advanced smartphones take a matter of seconds to power on and launch applications that never existed on our cheap "flip-phones,"" such as a fast internet browser, social networking, and even precise location services. These advanced smartphones that revolutionize ways of communication and provide easier access to information have begun to create controversy, i...

• Word Count: 2212
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate