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American Orwellian Tyranny, 2004.
An analysis of George Orwell's "1984" and the impact it has had on contemporary American society.
1,641 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper contends that although the apocalyptic vision of the future that Orwell presented in "1984" has not yet occurred, some of the most chilling concepts he described are gradually becoming doctrinal pillars of law in the United States. The paper presents an analysis of contemporary society that reveals that an Orwellian manipulation of language is causing a dramatic shift in the way people think and is exerting tyrannical control over the common American. The paper claims that this control is being brought about by newly formed standards of speech backed by governmental regulation and which commands that government approved behavior be displayed. These events parallel the control that Orwell's 'Big Brother' exerted on the populace in 1984 but which is commonly referred to today as political correctness.
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"Three of the most potent ideas discussed in Orwell's 1984 are "doublethink" (3), the destruction of actual events (17) and "thoughtcrime" (8). These ideas work collaboratively to bring about the control sought by the ruling American oligarchy. Quaintly referred to today as "political correctness" this movement continually shows its influence in the official language of laws and in public policy. A careful review of some of Orwell's most frightening ideas as compared to actual events in recent history illustrates that 1984 was not only a well written expose on socialistic fascism but was in many ways a premonition of things to come."
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The Orwellian Panopticon, 2006.
Discusses the panoptical characteristics of life in Oceania - a continent in the novel "1984" by George Orwell, using Michel Foucault's work "Power/Knowledge" as a reference.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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When we read "1984" by George Orwell, with excerpts of Michel Foucault's work "Power/Knowledge" as a lens, we are able to see striking similarities between the Panopticon and Ingsoc. The paper shows that these similarities eventually lead us to the conclusion that the life of the people in Oceania, including Winston and Julia, are subject to the Orwellian Panopticon.
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"However, upon closer analysis, there exist significant differences between Foucault's idea of panoptical strategies and Ingsoc. While classical panoptical strategies, as described by Foucault, were used to instill discipline in minorities like prisoners and soldiers, it is a totalitarian approach in Nineteen Eighty-Four. With Ingsoc comes the use of violence and extreme measures like the "anti-sex league" (Orwell 69) and "doublethink" (Orwell 28). Omniscient surveillance in Oceania is present in the daily lives of the Party members even to the extent of having the Thought Police to monitor their minds."
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An Orwellian America?, 2007.
A persuasive paper against the policies of the George W. Bush administration.
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper claims that President George W. Bush will go down in history as one of the most unpopular presidents in the annals of American politics. The paper discusses how both Orwell and Huxley presage the dangers of a despotic regime and the paper equates their visions with the United States of today. The paper asserts that modern and emerging technologies are being used to invade the deepest recesses of our homes and our lives. The paper also bemoans the way suspected terrorists are not allowed the due process of law and humane incarceration.
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"President George W. Bush will go down in history as one of the most unpopular presidents in the annals of American politics. With the trampling of Pres. Bush's Republican Party by the Democrats in both U.S. House and Senate, these is a clear sign and mandate from the American voters that majority of Bush's actions the previous years are not accepted by the citizenry. One of the major political platforms of the U.S. president is his stance on the "war of terror" brought about by the 9/11 terrorists attacks and since then, he has been dubbed as doing a lot of Orwellian acts. It all started with "the Bush administration's proposal for a labyrinthine 'Department of Homeland Security (DHS)' included an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act (Evans, 2002)."
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Our Orwellian World, 2002.
A study of the accuracy of George Orwell?s predictions and what they hold for our future.
3,246 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper analyzes how George Orwell's book "Nineteen Eighty-Four", written in an era after only thirty-five years in which there had been two world wars, a communist revolution, a host of fascist dictators and a frenzy of slaughter, imagines a world yet darker than that which already existed, a world in which the voice of authority had triumphed absolutely and in which individual human needs and desires were no more. It shows, through analysis of the novel, how Orwell may not have been entirely accurate in the way he pictured the world in "Nineteen Eighty-Four" even though he was amazingly prescient in foreseeing many of the problems that would arise in future years. He understood that the evil actions of Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Francisco Franco had inspired in the West a response that was in many ways no less deplorable and it was the collapse of the traditional ethical and social framework of the West that had first brought both communism and fascism into being.
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"It is no surprise that George Orwell should imagine a world in which the State has taken complete control of every aspect of the individual and of society, for such a thing had already happened, albeit not so completely. Clearly, the Soviet Union was the chief model for Orwell?s Oceania. In the years since the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Communist Party, and in particular, Joseph Stalin, had created a world that could be considered a prototype of that described in Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the Soviet Union, the entire old order had been overturned, weeded out and replaced by a form of government and society that had never really existed before in any time or place."
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The Effects of the Internet, 2007.
This paper explores how the Internet changes individual and communal relationships.
3,151 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper reveals that far from the utopian vision of a massive sharing of intellectual insights, the Internet has become balkanized and fragmented, which has led to a marked reduction in collaboration on research and discoveries. The paper also explains that the rise in the corporate use of the Internet has driven up the need to validate someone within any online community, leading to the decrease of trust. The paper discusses the novel "1984" by George Orwell that defines a totalitarian state, dominated by excessive monitoring and control of its citizens. The paper applies this to today's pervasive use of monitoring technologies.
Outline:
Introduction
The Internet's Balkanization and the Quantification of Trust
Quantification of trust
Orwellian Monitoring Strategies in the 21st Century
Conclusion
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"As the most ubiquitous, debated and increasingly relied on communication medium ever, the Internet has significantly influenced and impacted the lives of literally millions of people globally. The value judgment of whether the Internet has unified versus fragmented or balkanized communities is a subject of far-ranging debate. The one truth beginning to emerge however that is the Internet has increasingly become a medium that invites the creation of one's own unique voice and perspective being instantly available to millions of others. The meteoric rise of blogs, and with them, the influence of all forms of Consumer Generated Media (CGM) is evidence of how individuals are seeking out their own unique identity online. It is debatable however if these many forms of free speech are leading to more fluid movement of intellectual discoveries, insights and documents."
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The International Future, 2008.
A discussion of four potential scenarios for the international future of the world, with a focus on China and India.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper looks at four scenarios - the rise to power of China and India, the persistence of American hyper-power status, the rise of an Islamic Caliphate, and a "cycle of fear" scenario wherein the world becomes noticeably Orwellian and where intrusive security measures are the norm. The paper discusses which one of the four scenarios is most likely to materialize and why and then examines the theoretical assumptions upon which the aforementioned prediction is predicated. The paper concludes that the world of tomorrow promises to be one dominated by the Asian superpowers of China and especially, India.
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"The trends and the implicit/explicit theoretical assumptions guiding this writer to the conclusion that the rise of India and China to pre-eminence is the most likely of all the four scenarios outlined above are numerous but easily explained. Most of all, demographic trends are key. This writer operates under the assumption that the country with the greatest latent human resources will eventually win - even if it initially trails a competitor. Clearly, both nations have this advantage to the fullest. Working especially in India's favor is the fact that this nation has not embarked upon a ruinous "one-child" program as has China; consequently, India's population will not age (is not now aging) as rapidly as China's. Therefore, India will cut into whatever human resources advantage China has by virtue of having a relatively younger and thus more industrious population."
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Personal Implications of the Internet, 2006.
A discussion regarding the globalization of the Internet and its ramifications.
3,559 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 99.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at the Internet. According to the paper, the meteoric rise of the Internet is bringing with it many compromises to the original visions many had of freely sharing intellectual discoveries, insights, documents, and the creation of a more fluid level of democracy and communitarianism.
Outline:
The Internet's Balkanization and the Quantification of Trust
Orwellian Monitoring Strategies in the 21st Century
Technically Speaking This is Rebellion
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"The rise in the cyberculture's rebellious reaction to globalization of the Internet is exemplified in the thousands of chat rooms and websites dedicated to hacking techniques and tools, and the hacking of sites that are focused on taking Internet freedoms away. The most courageous of these hackers are those political voices coming out of China, focused on bringing freedom to that nation. These hackers in China are given multi-year prison sentences as their voices for global change are silenced by an oppressive Chinese government intent on keeping its citizens under political control. One could go as far to say that the Chinese hackers and bloggers are testing the limits of the Internet's use as a vehicle of governmental and societal change. More powerful than the lone figure standing in front of the four tanks in Tiananmen Square (1989) the Internet frightens the Chinese government and the continued voice of dissidents is truly going to test this medium of communication on a global scale."
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Road Cameras, 2005.
This paper analyzes photo radar and red light cameras to determine how useful they really are.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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The paper analyzes the radar cameras and red light cameras on the road. The paper relates how since the 1990s these technological methods for catching motorists in the act of speeding or running red lights has been touted by advocates as a powerful weapon for improving the safety of the roads. The paper explains, however, that critics call the technology Orwellian and they claim that the cameras have been employed primarily to increase revenue both for individual cities as well as the vendors who provide this technology. This paper researches the general pros and cons of the issue, examining some pertinent legislation.
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"The purpose of this paper is to examine the radar cameras and red light cameras. Since the 1990s these technological methods for catching motorists in the act of speeding or running red lights has been touted by advocates as a powerful weapon for improving the safety of the roads. However, critics call the technology Orwellian and claim that the cameras have been employed primarily to increase revenue both for individual cities as well as the vendors who provide this technology. This paper will research the general pros and cons of the issue, examining some pertinent legislation as well as the major claims of both sides of the matter. In the end, however, it is and will be my position that photo radar and red light cameras are effective only at lining the city coffers."
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