| 1984 | Themes | Individual vs. Society-Julia and Winston (p.27‚pp.312-322)Rebellion-Winston and Julia break the rules‚ Winston because he questions the party’s principlesTotalitarianism/Knowledge Is power “Big brother is watching you”‚ omnipotent‚ omnipresent (P.3) also signified by the fact that Winston needs to hide his thoughts because he is more intelligent than the norm Knowledge is dangerous‚ especially independent thought‚ Intelligence leads to rebellion‚ can be seen through Winston’s
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Big Brother isn’t watching you The English comedian Russell Brand lives in Los Angeles‚ but that don’t necessarily mean that he can’t be heard in the public media of London. In his commentary “Big Brother isn’t watching you” posted on The Guardian website in 2011 he explains his opinion towards the riots in England. This is primarily headed towards the Londoners‚ but it also conflicts with other cities and even the politicians. Russell Brand tries to get people to see these riots as young human
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‘’Big Brother isn’t watching you’’ In 2011 between 6 and 10 August‚ London was tormented by riots where there were thousands of people in streets and the high amount of people resulted in chaos and a high level of police activity. The riots that are deemed to come from the economic class triggered a debate among political‚ social and academic figures. The debatable question is what caused the riots and who to blame. English comedian‚ actor‚ singer and famous TV person‚ Russell Brand‚ comments
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Big brother isn’t watching you The expression‚ Big brother isn’t watching you is a directly parallel to the English author and journalist George Orwell’s book‚ 1984. Originally‚ the book was written in the year 1948 and is about an insignificant young man‚ named Winston Smith‚ who works for the state. His job is to paraphrase historical documents to promote propaganda in the society. The book is about Winston’s attempt to rebel against the totalitarian state‚ he lives in. People today‚ still
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Big Brother is watching you ‚ is a phrase that has been used repeatedly in the book 1984‚ by George Orwell. The book is about how surveillance was used in the past and gives insight as to how it would be used in modern days. The story takes place in an imaginary place called Oceania‚ and in the novel 1984‚ the main character‚ Winston and the other citizens of Oceania didn’t have a right to speak out of their opinions‚ or be intelligent. “Big Brother” was constantly watching their every
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Big Brother isn’t watching you Russell Brand wrote a commentary on the 2011 UK riots. But what does he have to say? Not a lot‚ you would think‚ since he does not reside there anymore. Surprisingly‚ Brand wrote the commentary with‚ of course‚ a humoristic tone‚ but still maintaining the seriousness of this matter. Let me start by saying that the 2011 UK riots were allegedly caused by the death of Mark Duggan in police custody. Surely‚ this ought to stir the tension in some minorities‚ if not‚ larger
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Engelsk – Essay ”Big Brother isn’t watching you”‚ Russell Brand In 2011 videos and reports about riots vandalizing the streets of London wandered through the Internet and the media to all parts of the world. Everybody’s eyes were on Britain. Especially it was big in Europe. Not one day passed without new pictures‚ new stories and new tragedies. But riots aren’t something new in the 21st century. Almost daily‚ both before and after the 2011 UK riots‚ riots and conflicts between civilians and
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Big Brother isn’t watching you Conflict is unavoidable wherever there are humans. But what causes these conflicts and how should these be resolved? These questions are addressed in a commentary by Russell Brand called ”Big Brother isn’t watching you”. He comments on the riots of London in 2011 and tries to explain why they happened as well as how to resolve this conflict between the government and the younger generations. Russell Brand moved to Los Angeles but still considers himself an Englishman
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In the following essay I will analyze Russell Brands commentary “Big Brother isn’t watching you”. I am going to deal with the style and the authors attitude‚ furthermore I will look at the texts composition‚ look at certain quotes and look at the title. Being neglected‚ feeling no one cares about you‚ these are feelings everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives. The feeling that society does not care for you‚ that society does not give anything back‚ society does not give the opportunity
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When people talk about government snooping or spying on Americans the big thing they really have a problem with is the Patriot Act. What this act did was give sweeping surveillance and domestic gathering powers to law enforcement in the name of fighting terrorism. I wonder if you take a poll between the people who have suffered through a terror attack and the people who have not‚ how much of a difference in opinion there would be. The debate has heated up over the last few months thanks to an individual
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