their own free thoughts and opinions. The main character‚ Winston Smith‚ is convicted of several of these thoughtcrimes against the government‚ and is tortured to near insanity by the reigning government figure‚ the Party. After his torture for these crimes‚ Winston is released back into the world with a seemingly changed attitude towards the Party to live out the rest of his days with a sinecure to keep him occupied. It is assumed that Winston gets to live the rest of his life‚ but it is also heavily
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Hillary Holt Leadership assignment Monday‚ October 23‚ 2006 "Grolier Online"-Winston Churchill In this article‚ the author is describing Winston Churchill as a strong leader who took a leading part in laying the foundations of the welfare state in Britain‚ prepared British troops for World War I‚ and eventually emerged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in World War II. Because Churchill was half-English half-American‚ he became an indispensable link between the two countries during World
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In his dystopian novel‚ 1984‚ George Orwell portrays a society under a harsh totalitarian regime. The protagonist Winston is an unlikely hero because of his fatalistic nature and the subtlety of his rebellion. He risks exposing himself by daring to act on his own sense of individuality. The paradox of hope´s presence in a dystopia highlights the little optimism in the novel. Hope is generated by characters who are able to recognize the wrong in society that others seem oblivious to‚ and resist‚ even
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and watches over him. With that being said Winston begins to do things to rebel from Big Brother. Towards the middle of the book‚ Winston meets and falls in love with Julia. Winston and Julia believe that they are sneaking around behind Big Brothers back undetected. However we find out later that they have been betrayed and turned in. After being beaten‚ they separate the two and drag them to the Ministry of Love. This incident affects both Julia and Winston‚ they have to be separated and tortured to
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Thought Dr. Rodgers Biographical Paper 12/3/14 Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher‚ political economist‚ educator‚ scholar‚ author and journalist. As such‚ he was one of the most influential figures of the 18th century Scottish Enlightenment. His two most notable works are the Theory of Moral Sentiments‚ and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations which is often shortened to simply Wealth of Nations. Smith was known as an Ethicist‚ and Wealth of Nations was
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Elizabeth Smith (Bessie Smith) Elizabeth Smith was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. Her parents were Laura and William Smith. She was one of the second children. She was born into a poverty stricken black family in the segregated south. Her father was a Baptist minister he died soon after her birth leaving her mother to raise her and her siblings. She was about nine when she lost her mother and two brothers. Bessie and the remaining siblings were raised by their
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Johnson Kown as the “Empress Of Blues”‚ Bessie Smith was said to have revolutionized the vocal end of Blues Music. She showed a lot of pride as an independent African-American woman. Her style in performance and lyrics often reflected her lifestyle. Bessie Smith was one of the first female jazz artists‚ and she paved the way for many musicians who followed. Bessie was born April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher‚ William Smith‚ and his wife Laura. The family was large
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Domination through Limitation In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the setting nation of Oceania is being governed by a totalitarian entity known as Big Brother. To exert his authority‚ Big Brother has placed censorship on nearly all aspects of society. Big Brother banned sexual activity‚ modifies all public news and programs‚ monitors the activities of the general public‚ and even goes so far as to censor an entire language by making people convert to a new speaking system. This is done as a precaution; a necessary
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main protagonists‚ Julia and Winston‚ are under constant surveillance during their private and professional lives‚ which ultimately leads to the destruction of their relationships with themselves and each other. The Party’s continuous watch over Winston and Julia’s lives affects their personal‚ professional and emotional lives. Government control over the population of Oceania has reached a point where the citizen’s simple rights are perceived as miracles. Winston walks into the rundown room in
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capitalism was created by Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher and economist‚ during the Age of Enlightenment. Smith’s objectives differed from those of the feudal empires and monarchies. The natural laws created by Adam Smith‚ which characterize the Industrial Revolution in the United States‚ led to a dramatic increase in competition and a transcendence in the rate of innovation‚ it is best exemplified through Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s war of currents. Adam Smith is regarded as the father of
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