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    Villa The Big Brother The Author introduces the book with a important aspect in the book which is “Big Brother” and this goes to show that in the book “Big Brother” is used to manipulate may people and also mentioned so many times and is always watching you so Orwell says‚ and he uses “Big Brother” as a metaphor that tells how in the world we are actually being watched and how it is turning into a reality and Orwell uses “Big Brother” in a sadistic way. Big Brother is a huge

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    known throughout book would be “Big Brother” appearing on countless walls and buildings. Big Brother‚ one of the novel’s central symbols‚ represents‚ Government regulation and the Party within the society. When trying to maintain control within the people‚ the party makes use of propaganda and fierce icons such as Big Brother. He can either be a watchful protector or a force not to be messed with.In the beginning of the novel Winston describes him saying‚ “ Big Brother seemed to tower up‚ an invincible

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    The War For Our “Little Brown Brothers” William Howard Taft‚ the first American Governor General of the Philippines and later the 27th President of the United Sates‚ coined the term “Our Little Brown Brother‚” referring to the people of the Philippines. Taft "assured President McKinley that ’our little brown brothers’ would need ’fifty or one hundred years’ of close supervision ‘to develop anything resembling Anglo-Saxon political principles and skills.’”1 This comes from another text Stuart Creighton

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    Big Brother Today Big Brother is an idea created by the government known as the Party in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. This is the concept that every citizen is being monitored at all times. The novel proves that Big Brother is watching when the characters Winston and Julia are arrested after being surveilled for conspiring against the party. In 1984‚ the Party uses devices called telescreens to monitor citizens. Telescreens have a display and a speaker as well as a camera and a microphone to

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    1984=2017 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

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    In "The Little Convent Girl"‚ the girl was forced to become an adult at a young age‚ not knowing who she was‚ and not being able to decide on her own. The girl was forced to join the convent at a young age when knowing yourself is impossible. She was unable to grow and learn from mistakes. In the text‚ the little convent girl did not show much emotion and give many opinions. The only idea to grasp about her is from the interactions with the people on the ship. The narrator gives a description of

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    trying to address this problem have been published In George Orwell’s popular novel 1984 there is constant mention of an entity that instills fear among the people despite there never being a physical presence of this entity. This entity‚ known as Big Brother‚ is said to be always monitoring everybody at anytime. Although his presence is always felt‚ there is never any knowing whether or not he is physically there. The concept of constant fear is the most efficient way to create order among your

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    Imagine having a brother that is disabled and cant do everyfay things like most kids.In the story the little brother couldn’t help that he couldn’t walk and he was embarrassed to have doodle as a brother but he taught him to walk and do everyday things. Don’t judge a person by the way they look or how they do something because they may not be able to control it or help it. Doodles brother was embarrassed to have him as a brother because he couldn’t do anything or everyday things. He tried to teach

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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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    An interesting character in “Yellow Brick Road” by Witi Ihimaera is Matiu‚ a young boy who cares for his family and is very eager to meet with the future. Matiu helps to deliver the idea of going somewhere foreign with great enthusiasm in this story‚ unlike the character Hema from “Big BrotherLittle Sister.” Hema is also an interesting character as he is protects and cares for the people in his family‚ and instead of purposely harming them when they betray him‚ Hema runs away. Hema and Matiu are

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