...Visual Analysis “Farm Journal” normally targets farmers because farmers are the ones that generally receive and read the magazine. This causes the ads in “Farm Journal” to be heavily agriculturally based. The company Ag Leader Technology that deals with the development of new technology that helps farmer’s jobs easier and more efficient created the ad that I choose to analysis. The name of the product that Ag Leader’s ad is for is called SeedCommand. The ad also explains what the SeedCommand does in text right below the tractor. The SeedCommand helps farmers manage the planting operations. SeedCommand helps to prevent overlapping seed, increase accuracy in seed spacing, automatic row shutoff, and advance seed monitoring. This ad from “Farm Journal” for SeedCommand forces the audience, mostly farmers, to view planting in whole new different light. With prices for high yielding seed not getting any cheaper, farmers cannot afford overlapping, inaccurate spacing, and misses when planting the expensive seed. The ad suggests that the SeedCommand could become the sidekick that helps the farmers saves the crop season and become the hero. It suggest this because the tractor and planter sit in what appears to be a dead and dried up field however with the sun setting in the background it seems to portray it as the thing that could come in and save the crop at the last minute. The tractor resembles a hot rod or high performance vehicle. This suggests that with SeedCommand the tractor...
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...The MacDonald Farm The Conservation Foundation established in 1972 as a non-for- profit organization that focuses its efforts to protect its land and watershed. The Conservation Foundation sits on the 60-acre McDonald Farm and working land located in Naperville, Illinois and its primary mission is to preserve open spaces and natural land, and protect rivers, streams and watersheds. The Conservation Foundation received the MacDonald Farm as a donation from the MacDonald family 1992 and it moved its headquarters to the site in 1998. The MacDonald family purchased the property in 1949. The family rehabilitated the barn and some other buildings including the new construction of the latest house that had previously burned twice. Mrs. MacDonald continued living in the farm after the passing of her husband in 1966. In the 1970s, farms were disappearing rapidly due to the fast development in the area. Soon most farms were replaces by subdivisions and in less than 10 years all those farmland became neighborhoods. Mrs. MacDonald resisted and sent away many developers who offered big amounts of money for the farm. She always insisted that no one was going to build any houses on her property. Mrs. MacDonald donated the farm to the Conservation Foundation on the promise that this property was to be kept for conservation, education and agriculture purposes. Include aspects on water conservation, native landscaping, solar and wind power, co-op farming. The McDonald farm under the Conservation...
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...AP Literature The classic novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell unravels the story of a group of farm animals who craved freedom from humans. Many of the characters in Animal Farm relate to ideas and people involved in the Russian Revolution such as, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx and the idea of communism. George Orwell tends to give animals on the farm characteristics of those who lead the Russian Revolution. The novel is simply a reflection of this time period with the twist of the people involved being portrayed as animals instead. George Orwell's novel Animal Farm is directly related to the Russian Revolution in several ways. In the novel Animal Farm, Mr. Jones treats his animals extremely poorly and fails to give them enough food to be healthy (Orwell 18). He is sometimes cruel in which he beats his animals with whips and on the other hand he is sometimes kind by mixing milk into the animals' mash. This relates to Czar Nicholas II of the Russian Revolution. He was a poor leader compared to his western kings and he was sometimes cruel and brutal with opponents, and other times he was kind and hired spies to make money (CITE). Old Major is also a character that can be compared, he taught animalism as Karl Marx had taught and invented communism. Major also spoke of how the animals did all the work while the humans kept all the money and for that reason the animals should revolt against mankind. Marx believed that the workers of the...
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...ANIMAL FARM First I want to tell you a little about a few outlines and a small part of the characters in the fable Animal Farm by George Orwell. After I've done this, I will try to discuss why George Orwell decided to write the story as a fable with talking and thinking animals. In the end of my essay I would try to draw a conclusion. Animal farm, a novel by George Orwell, shows how a government based system gone incredible wrong. George Orwell’s plot gives the reader a familiar feeling of being frightened. We learn through a group of farm animals, who rebel against their farmers, that we are not as free as we assume. Orwell composed many of his characters in the fable animal Farm after Russian leaders. He depicts the troubles of Russia in the book excellent. In the book Animal Farm George Orwell shows us how a person's language or way of expressing themselves can control other persons minds and not least how you can tell the people false information about you just to make you look better, and gain the people’s trust or to use it on the enemy to make them look worse. There is the character Squealer who stretches the truth a bit every time he spokes to the other animals. He fools them into believing that what happens is not as bad as it seems to be. In that easy way he gets them to work for him without even lifting a finger. Why the writer George Orwell chose to write the story as a fable, there may be many explanations. One of the explanations could be that the story...
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...In considering Napoleon’s rise to power in the dystopian novella ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, it is important to acknowledge the contextual background that inspired it. Orwell personifies many political ideologies as anthropomorphised animals in order to expose the events surrounding Soviet socialism which he presents in the form of a Beast Fable. Napoleon, the main antagonist, can be seen as an allegory of Joseph Stalin, the second leader of the Soviet Union. ‘Animal Farm’ was published in 1945 but follows the events leading to the Russian Revolution in 1917 and also mirrors events in Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union. Napoleon’s rise to power can be reflected to the rise to power of Joseph Stalin. A fable can be defined as a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. Fables can be considered a fixed literary custom. Although Animal Farm is a fable taken from Aesop. La Fontaine, the main influence was 20th Century Russian history and the idea of socialism in one country and Russia’s move to a more...
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...George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm is about miserable animals on a farm who rebel against their evil owner, Jones, and the pigs gain power, but only to be back where they were and worse. On the surface, Orwell wrote Animal Farm in response to show how others abuse power to the individuals who cannot rebel however, under the surface he refers back to the Russian Revolutionary War. The author’s use of anthropomorphism and common diction lead us to believe he intended the novel to be read by the “everyday man” or lay person. Orwell wrote the text in order to show how, when someone has power, it can be absolute corrupted absolutely. The author uses a detached narrative point of view as they unfold in the story; the text is in third person limited. While he uses several stylistic devices in Animal Farm to achieve his purpose, although the two that impacts his purpose is symbolism and irony. Ultimately, the tone in the narrative shifts from one of hope to one of despair as Orwell leaves his tragic tale of the animals rebellion....
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...Yazan Arafeh November 23, 2011 L.A/Block 4 Animal Farm Chapters 1-2 “Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle Wight boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals…Old Major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour’s sleep in order to hear what he had to say.”(pg 15) This is an exposition. It explains who old Major is. It explains that old Major is not his actual name. He is the boar. He is also a very important animal in the story because it says he was so highly regarded. The animals respected him like a high person. He was probably the king of the animals. Chapter 2 “And so, before they knew what was happening, the Rebellion had been successfully carried through: Jones was expelled, and the Manor Farm was theirs.”(pg 29) It was so unexpected that it would happen so fast. I thought the Rebellion of the animals against Man would take a very long time such as a year or ten years. It happened so fast that I was shocked. Chapter 1 Question Old Major tries to persuade the animals into a Rebellion against Man. He tells the animals what their life is right then and now, and also tells them what their life will be when they succeed in the Rebellion against Man. He persuades them by describing to all the animals how miserable, and short their...
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...the Various Animals in Animal Farm Mimic Social Classes or Types Found in Human Society? After reading “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell, I have come to a realisation that it resembles much of the human society. Events from the book resemble greatly what happened during a historical period such as during the Soviet Union. In order to describe the pigs’ dictatorship and the role of the different animals, I will use the example of Stalin’s reign in Russia. Also, I will be describing the roles of the people under Stalin’s dictatorship in comparison to the animals. Starting with the role of old major, followed by the pigs, then the horses, the dogs, Mollie the sheep and Moses the raven. The roles of each animal will be described and then analysed by comparison to the social classes in a dictatorship society. In the beginning of the story of “Animal Farm”, Old Major preached about a dream he had the previous night. It was about a world in which animals lived without tyranny of men, where all animals roamed free as they wished. He described a world which is out of reach for the animals in their current situation. He preached an idealism called Animalism where animals do the work but humans keep the profit made. In animalism, there are no owners, no rich and no poor. Animals get a better life, because without owners, all animals are equal. In addition, every animal owns the farm. They work for themselves in order to get work done within the farm. With a poor leader like Mr....
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...Animal Farm is not just about a story about animals it is about human nature and behaviour. “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is a novel based on the lives of a society of animals living on the Manor Farm. Although the title of the book suggests the book is merely about animals, the story is a much more in depth analysis of the workings of society in Communist Russia. The animals are used as puppets to illustrate how the communist class system operated, and how Russian citizens responded to this, and how propaganda was used by early Russian leaders such as Stalin, and the effect this type of leadership had on the behaviour of the people of Russia. One thing which relates to the topic is how the pigs are favoured on Animal Farm. The main source for this was because their leader Napolean was a pig, the pigs were subject to favouritism by Napolean, and were given privileges that other animals were not given, such as sleeping in beds, wearing clothes and drinking beer. The pigs were also the only animals involved in making the vital decisions on Animal Farm. The fact emulates in a way how our Government tends to operate. The Government Party members are paid an exuberant amount of money, with this money the members of the Government can purchase costly cars and houses, if they wish to do so. They make all the important decisions about the country where as the tax payers rarely have a say in it. Another thing that “Animal Farm” and todays society have in common...
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...the insights presented in George Orwell allegoric novel “Animal Farm”. Another key to the choice of this idea was the oppression of human rights in society during Stalin´s dictatorship. After researching the history of a single- party state it was found that they failed to remain true to the principles that they proclaimed when they were seeking power. Since this particular topic has already been researched, it is an advantage because it has many resources to investigate, including books, articles, speeches form Stalin, etc. In order to develop this extended essay, it requires a general understanding of Stalin’s dictatorship and the novel “Animal Farm”. Different sources have been consulted that have helped raise awareness about the idea and topic to analyze. b. Justification This extended essay will analyze an important historical fact of Stalin’s dictatorship and some insights presented on the allegoric novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell; Specifically, the oppression of human rights in society during Stalin’s dictatorship. c. Identification of the problem 1. Definition of the problem: - Comparing and contrasting Stalin’s dictatorship to George Orwell´s allegoric novel to reflect the oppression of human rights in society 2. Delimitation Geographical extent: Russia Temporary extent: 1905 - 1917 Thematic extent: Stalin´s dictatorship portrayed in the allegoric novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell II. Theoretical Framework * Single...
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...Animal Farm Questions Chapter 5 18. Make a list of 6 things Napoleon does in this chapter to secure his position as leader of the Farm. Which do you think was the most effective? Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership much like his Russian Revolution counterpart Joseph Stalin does in multiple ways. 1. Napoleon manipulates the animals by talking to them one at a time. He does this early in the book when Snowball is trying to persuade animals to join him on his ideas. Napoleon is a dissenter in the midst who talks individually to get them to see things his way, for example in the case of the windmill. 2. Napoleon also enlists the help of a gifted and crafty speaker on his behalf. This is Squealer. Stalin had Pravda as his mouthpiece in Russia. Napoleon uses Squealer to make great speeches that demonstrate production is better than it was in Jones time by shouting out tons of numbers. 3. Napoleon has Squealer use propaganda. Fear is an emotional appeal used to get the animals to remain faithful to the cause of animalism. The slogan "Four legs good, Two legs bad" unifies the animals against a different enemy. Napoleon uses Snowball almost a scapegoat and they blame everything they do not want to take credit for on him. So if they are stuck in a bad circumstance, Snowball gets the blame. 4.His use of force to maintain order. He used his fierce dogs to scare the animals into submission (compared to Stalin's secret police), and also to protect himself from harm. These dogs...
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...Napoleon becomes the sole leader of Animal Farm, he seizes power and becomes more and more like a human. He uses several methods to take and maintain control of the farm. His primary methods are by using fear, by exploiting the animal and by bending the rules. Napoleon uses his intellect to good effect as far as self-interest is concerned. Napoleon instills fear as a way of giving the animal no chance to argue about what he says. This allows him to run the farm in his own manner and gives him a more comfortable life than the other animals. Early on in Animal Farm, Napoleon takes Jessie and Bluebells nine newborn puppies. These puppies become his little army of fear. He uses them to gain power by eliminating his enemies, Snowball "They dashed straight for Snowball...he slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more." Also, Napoleon used the dogs in the public forum he created by setting an example of what would happen to those animals who chose to disobey him. The Russian Revolution is an example that absolute power often corrupts society. In the novel Animal Farm, author George Orwell shows through Boxer’s faithfulness to Napoleon that absolute power can control one’s mind. This showed that absolute power can ultimately brainwash one’s own opinion, which can have negative consequences. Boxer’s loyalty often controlled his mind and directed his actions in important situations, it can be seen how power corrupts the pigs in Animal Farm simply by their actions, which...
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...Animal Farm Essay What would a society be like if all of its inhabitants were uneducated? What if no one could make a clear and distinct decision for themselves about what is right and what is wrong? If they allowed a ruler to have absolute control over their future lives and present quality of life, then the ruler would promptly become corrupt from this new overload of authority. An uneducated person is taught how to think whereas an indoctrinated person is taught what to think. There is an unmistakable difference; the ability to formulate one’s own opinion and draw one’s own conclusions greatly influences the structure of any society. George Orwell emphasizes the importance of an education in his allegorical and satirical novel "Animal Farm". The political nature within the book leads to the questioning of propaganda and indoctrination. Readers will recognize after reading the novel that education and who delivers the education are important matters. It is clear that Orwell suggests that the animals within the book do not think for themselves, and only do what they are told too. From the beginning of the novel, readers become aware of educations role in stratifying Animal Farm’s population. Following Old Major’s death the pigs are the ones that take on the task of organizing and mobilizing the other animals because they are “generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals” (Orwell 35). At first the pigs are loyal to their fellow animals and to the revolutionary...
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...Animal Farm, was published on the heels of World War II. Orwell wrote the book during the war as a cautionary fable in order to expose the seriousness of the dangers posed by Stalinism and totalitarian government. In Orwell’s novel he portrays many World War II leaders through the animals on the farm (GradeSaver 1). In the beginning of the book the readers find out that Mr. Jones, the farm owner is a drunk and does not remember to care for the animals. Then the readers find out that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had a strange dream that the animals take over the farm a live without humans. Napoleon, a large rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, is one of the few animals that Orwell uses to portray the leaders from World War II (Animal Farm 35). Throughout the chapters of the novel, Napoleon slowly gains control over the farm by letting Snowball organize things, by helping with little things, and by finally chasing Snowball off the farm. Napoleon slowly takes control over the farm by sitting back at letting Snowball organize things after old Major dies. Shortly after old Major died the animals chased Mr. Jones off the farm. They then burned anything and everything that led them back to Mr. Jones. The next day, after all the animals had woke up, they held a meeting. Snowball says, “Comrades, today we begin the hay harvest. Now comrades, to the hay field!” (Animal Farm 42-43). This is an example of Napoleon letting Snowball organize things on the farm. In the...
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...How are the characters in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, different and diverse? Difference and diversity refers to the concept that embraces the variety of characteristics in all living things. It is portrayed through species, preferences, religion, culture, race, political beliefs, ideologies and more. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, difference and diversity can be seen in the character’s species, level of intelligence and their needs. In Animal Farm, the characters are different and diverse as they are of different animal species. In chapter one when all the animals gather to hear Old Major’s dream in the barn, we learn that “First come the three dogs..., and then the pigs..., the hens..., the pigeons..., the sheep and cows..., the two cart-horses..., the white goat..., the donkey..., the brood of ducklings..., the white mare... and last of all comes the cat.” This indicates that there was a wide range of animal species living on Manor Farm (name of the farm given by the human owner) since it is stated early in the book in the opening scene. The variety of animal species on Manor Farm is just one aspect of difference and diversity shown throughout George Orwell’s historical satire. Moreover, difference and diversity is noticeably shown through the different levels of intelligence of the characters in Animal Farm. Two great examples of this are Boxer and Clover. “Those two had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves, but having once accepted the pigs as their...
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