The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1463-5771.htm BIJ 19‚4/5 Evolving benchmarking practices: a review for research perspectives 444 Paul Hong Department of Information Operations and Technology Management‚ University of Toledo‚ Toledo‚ Ohio‚ USA Soon W. Hong Department of Industrial Engineering and Management‚ Youngdong University‚ Chungbuk‚ South Korea James Jungbae Roh Rohrer College of Business‚ Rowan University
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the worlds of George Orwell’s 1984 and today‚ many parallels become apparent in terms of the sexual oppression that exists in both universes. The overwhelming control the government holds over sex and sexual content‚ as well as sexual education or lack thereof‚ all play a pivotal role in defining a society’s view on sex and sexuality. I believe that the similarities that are evident should most definitely be some cause for concern. In terms of sexual oppression in 1984‚ there are abundant examples
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equality‚ and peace. Although in the novel‚ 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ and the film The Truman Show‚ directed by Peter Wier‚ the readers and viewers are presented with a negative utopian society. A negative utopian society is a perfect world that somewhere has gone wrong. The controllers in the novel and film succeeded in achieving complete control and power‚ which was their attempt to make the ideal society. Each controller has a different threat‚ in 1984 it is association while in the film‚ The Truman
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In the novel “1984” by George Orwell he shows readers what a negative utopia is. Winston Smith is the main character and the plot revolves around how Winston feels frustrated by the control of the party. The party has a strong control over its citizens and the use telescreens‚ the thought police‚ and the youth league to maintain their control through psychological manipulation. The party maintains their control over citizens by using telescreen to have around-the-clock surveillance. They use the
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the street is relevant to the book 1984. In 1984‚ there are telescreens that are controlled by Big Brother and used to watch all of what the citizens of Oceania do and are capable of calling each individual by their full name when necessary. Although the citizens of Oceania‚ much like the men in the cartoon‚ are afraid of the telescreen’s abilities and its knowledge of their every day lives‚ no one questions the telescreens’ need overall. Towards the end of 1984 the telescreens call Winston by name
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“The bleak setting of ‘1984’ reflects the bleak lives of the characters.” Discuss. There is no doubt that the setting of ‘1984’ is bleak – it just simply cannot get any more miserable and dreary. The entire concept of ‘Big Brother’‚ the reeking smell of “boiled cabbage and old rag mats” and the totalitarianism of the Party‚ almost forces the whole of Oceania into bleakness. In fact‚ the only characters who seem to be unaffected are the proles and Julia. Julia’s youthful personality and apathetic
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The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell. This book represents the society in Oceania through the character name Winston‚ who is an outer party that works in the Ministry of Truth. In Oceania‚ people are surveilled by the Big Brother and have no freedom. This seems to appear in today’s society by how we are watched by the government through social media or even on computers. There are many similarities to be found include Social Media‚ Privacy‚ and the Mutability. Nowadays technology is a big
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Composers such as‚ Fritz Lang‚ Metropolis‚ and George Orwell‚ 1984‚ demonstrates how a government’s repressive values can induce turmoil within societies‚ to subsequently cause an individual to begin to search for meaning. Lang’s melodrama‚ silent film reflects on the consequences of rapid industrialisation in the Weimar republic of Germany post WW1‚ whilst Orwell’s‚ dystopian satirical novel is inspired by the rise of communism and fascism‚ as he warns against the advent of totalitarian societies
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1984 Process Paper In the novel “1984” by George Orwell‚ uses the thematic subject totalitarianism and reality to convey the political issues going on in the 20th century. On one hand‚ Orwell uses totalitarianism to illustrate the issues going on in Germany. On the other hand‚ Orwell uses reality to illustrate the lack of self identity and realism in the community. I believe Orwell wrote this novel to illustrate what would happen if the United States continued to ignore the Holocaust the world would
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The first theme in 1984 is that people who care about you will almost do anything for you‚ “ ‘I’m sorry‚’ he said; ‘it’s nothing. I don’t like rats‚ that’s all.’ ” “ ‘Don’t worry‚ dear‚ we’re not going to have the filthy brutes in here. I’ll stuff the hole with a bit of sacking before we go. And next time we come here I’ll bring some plaster and bung it up properly.’ ” (Orwell‚ 317) If Julia will do whatever it takes for Winston‚ then she is acting out of love. We saw the same love three years ago
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