...Joseph Torres Ms. Maldonado English 2 6 October 2013 1984 In Today’s World “1984" was a book that foreshadowed what was going to happen in the future. It seems that some ideas from the book are here in our world today. In "1984" government surveillance was everywhere. No matter where u went, the government knew your every move. Free speech was taken away completely and is possibly eroding in today. The idea of history being manipulated to help shape the government to be one hundred percent correct is also used today. Today, we may not have monitoring systems in our homes but there could be a time where we might have to have a type of telescreen in our house just like the novel “1984”. Because the government has an increasing power to invade your privacy by possibly having our internet activities monitored, and our phone calls tapped we can lack on having a lot of privacy. The police could barge into anyone’s house if they really wanted to; nobody would stop them. On the internet there are many news articles of people having their home searched by police for no reason; one lady had hers invaded just because she is an anti-immigrant activist. Being an anti-immigrant activist is not a crime which means that there was no reason for the police to invade her home. Everyone has the right for free speech but apparently they didn’t care. In "1984", Winston kept a diary where he wrote down all his thoughts that were treasonous. He was too afraid to act on them or speak about them...
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...1984, a novel written by author George Orwell, has multiple different aspects that are similar to today’s society. Two of the multiple applicable aspects in the book are telescreens and the endless war that occurs throughout the novel. Orwell’s use of telescreens and an endless state of war allows him to portray a society that is aptly similar to today’s use of surveillance and the world’s infinitely occurring wars. Worldly views of today’s government are exceptionally applicable to the government in the novel 1984 in many ways. In the novel, the government maintains control over everything that happens in the country. Whether it is through the use of telescreens to the constant state of war, the government somehow asserts control over its people. In today’s society, the government maintains control through the monitoring of social media, and through a sense of safety in our country’s ample military. Today’s world, just as in the novel exploits the people’s gullibility. In the novel, the government changes facts to better improve its status. Today, biased news has become a major influence in the view of the government. In the novel, just as in real life, the government asserts power and control in multiple different ways....
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...The witness who watches a crime and does not report it, is just as guilty as the criminal. The citizens of the United States are both victims and witnesses. Today's Americans, are victims of the unacceptable actions of the American government, but they are also witnesses who refuse to do anything about the injustice. George Orwell’s 1984, portrays life under an oppressive government that constantly spys on citizens, presents misleading media, and is constantly fighting a foreign enemy. Today in 2016, the United States government spies on citizens through technology, allows a media oligarchy, and is constantly in the midst of a never ending war. The unacceptable actions of the government in Orwell’s 1984 and today are eerily similar, and the...
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...Ben Burrows English 12 Daulerio George Orwell's famous book 1984 was written as a political novel to warn people of the dangers of facing Communism in a totalitarian government. This book not only warned the world of potential dangers of being ruled this type of government, but it also presented some controversial new societal trends and technological advancement ideas for the future. Little did society know that Orwell's technology predictions in this book would actually come true in the near future. Orwell was especially concerned with the technological role in these governments, allowing them to control and keep an eye on their citizens. People in the time period that this book was written had a hard time grasping what Orwell was predicting. Many of his ideas and concepts were said not to happen for thousands of years, some were even claimed impossible to be done. In actuality, as we know today, a good amount of Orwell's predictions in the book 1984 have already became a reality. Orwell presented these ideas to warn people of what might be ahead and to be careful, but it may have created an opposite effect. His ideas may have actually had society work towards making his predictions come true. Orwell's book 1984 revealed how powerful technology could be, as the Party, or "Big Brother", used its complex technology to monitor and implement fear into those it identifies as its enemies. One of the devices the Party used for this purpose was the "telescreen"...
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...“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” -George Orwell. The renouncement of personal privacy displayed in George Orwell’s 1984 is exponentially exploited. No one is ever granted the simple right we ought to have, which is privacy. Telescreens and police patrol see all while going unnoticed. George Orwell’s assumption of the future was not far from expected or at least has yet to come. The similarities between 1984 and present day is a lack of privacy, abuse of technology and Newspeak. In George Orwell’s 1984, he talks a lot about privacy and how it is valued and perceived. Privacy is essentially a figment of one’s imagination or simply a reminisce of a memory from long ago when the world was right. “In the far...
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...The themes in 1984 relate to some of issues or problems happening around the world today. Even though Oceania was a totalitarian government some of the tactics used to control its citizens are being used currently. The themes of 1984 occur in the present. Orwell wrote 1984 to give an example of what totalitarian country would be like in the future. At the time during World War II where dictatorship governments were all around the globe. Some of the things that the government did actually happens today. For example, Oceania used telescreens to spy on the citizens. In America there are cameras anywhere there are buildings and stop lights. Oceania also controlled what news and history the citizens were supposed to know about. Americas government...
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...is Watching You" In 1984 - Big Brother was the figurehead of "The Party" and starred in the essential "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU" propaganda posters displayed around Oceania. They constantly reminded the public that they were subject to punishment if they committed thought crime and kept them under continuous surveillance through "telescreens", hidden microphones, and flying helicopters. Today - Recently, there have been numerous allegations that the NSA have overstepped their boundaries through unlawful wiretapping, the request of personal information through numerous companies, and the mass warrantless collection of metadata. "Telescreens" In 1984 - "Telescreens" were devices that could broadcast the propaganda and news updates issued by the Party but could also be used as a surveillance system. These systems were installed in all residences of the Party, and in buildings...
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...In the book 1984 by George Orwell, society doesn't realize the harmful and controlling factors of Big Brother in which they are encompassed. The Big Brother factor has been enforced throughout history by those seeking power and control. After the Holocaust under the rule of the infamous Hitler, George Orwell, in writing 1984, responded to his thoughts toward this tragic event and what Nazi society had been. George Orwell then continues to dig deeper and warns future generations of what could in fact become reality. The novel 1984 reflects through Big Brother the relenting rule of Hitler over much of society during the Holocaust and foresees the many powerful institutions that prove Big Brother is indeed existent today. In the time of Hitler,...
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...The book 1984 opened my eyes to the harsh reality of the world we currently live in. It made me well aware of government control and the control within other groups of people. This control can affect not only me, but other people around the world as well. My purpose for writing this paper is to explain the things I have learned after reading 1984 by George Orwell. It was Orwell’s goal to write this book and state his ideas and theories about a strong totalitarian government. He provided clear examples in which we can recognize in our own modern day society. Before reading all of 1984, I only knew of a few situations in which the government or group can control its people. I am now familiar with multiple situations that affect people worldwide...
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...If ‘1984’ by George Orwell had been written in a different time and place, how and why might it differ? The novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell, written in 1948, is a tragic illustration of what the world would be without the freedom to think independently. The internal context of the novel, which is set in London in 1984, whose protagonist is a rebellious low ranking party member called Winston Smith, is meant to portray a world of government domination defined by fear, hatred and ultimate control. The mode of the novel is written and the tenor is close as the story is told in limited third person. The target audience of the novel is people interested in reading and politics. Orwell wrote ‘1984’ as a warning against totalitarian tendencies and...
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...MGMT 522 Apple 1984 Super Bowl Commercial 1. Apples 1984 commercial was one of the best of its time. Addressing social issue of conformity and government control that were big in the 1980’s with the USSR expanding. The principles of 1984 were close to people’s minds. It had an unheard of budget of $900,000. It was a time before Microsoft dominance were IBM was the big competitor in the computing game. Apple in that era pushed innovation through there graphic design interface. Where IBM pushed boring boxes for computers. The 1984 was highly successful with over 3.5 million dollars of Macintoshes were sold after the ad ran; Although Apple 1984 is a great commercial and used and innovative approach that was not seen before in marketing it is not the greatest. It was only aired twice. Other commercials like Where Is the Beef? Or Plop Plop Fizz Fizz or Coke Big Joe Green have much more play time and a better overall return on investment, having spinoffs. Apples commercial has not aged well because they don’t sell Macintosh anymore and their symbol has completely changed. Where where’s the Beef? Is still relevant. Having a much lower cost of production and played over and over again. Apple movie was like a master piece that did well at the box office not amazing. It is like Shawshank redemption a critically acclaimed movie. Maybe the best of all time but not the most profitable for the movie studios. Great cinematically and innovative using new marketing techniques but did...
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..."If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." This quote from the book 1984, by George Orwell, portrays a theme that is consistent throughout the novel: freedom. Imagine a world where you have no freedoms; you cannot state your opinion and even having your own thoughts could be detrimental. Well, George Orwell decided to take this idea and create a story out of it called 1984. This novel is definitely worth the read and deserves to be discussed. First, I will assess the importance of reading this novel. Then, I will compare Orwell's vision of the future to our reality by looking at the government's power, our civil rights, and how technology advancements have affected our freedoms. Although...
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...The year 1984 is now 32 years in the past and the world has come a long way since George Orwell penned his nightmarish envisionment of the future in 1949. However, the society depicted in 1984 is closer to society today than anyone would like to think. For example, take a look at the PATRIOT Act put in place just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The three key things it allows are roving wiretaps, executing surveillance on people suspected of terrorism that do not harbor ties to any terrorist organization, and searching business records. It also allows the FBI to search through financial, telephone, and email records without receiving a court ordered warrant. However, this is controversial because the American people are supposed to be...
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...“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself,” (Albert Camus). As this quote clearly says, authors not only use their books as a way to entertain the reader but also as a way to prevent society from destroying itself. A way authors do this is by critiquing norms of society. For example, George Orwell uses his book 1984 to critique the normalities found in society. To be specific, Orwell uses the novel 1984 to critique the social, political, intellectual norms of today’s society which can be seen extensively throughout the book. To start, George Orwell uses 1984 to critique to social norms of today’s society. One way he does this is through the use of telescreens. Telescreens are a propaganda tool used by the Big...
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...even thoughts. A world where all basic Constitutional rights are taken away. George Orwell, in his novel 1984, accurately depicts a destitute totalitarian society ruled by a figurehead named Big Brother. This book warns about the future of man and how unless history changes, citizens will lose all human qualities. Although Orwell wrote his book set in the future, our society today is close to his depiction. In a way, Orwell was able to predict some futures of our world. Many important themes in 1984 are relevant to our life now. Our world today relates to many of the themes talked about in 1984. "The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting...
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