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1984 Documentary – “The evolution of time”

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This documentary summarizes and shows a new version of power and new point of view on how much control is being induced on citizens. Not only has this changed the society but it has also changed the perspective of many, including politicians, who are known for having more power and responsibility, you will find even within their work they have put in a type of structure and/or security to keep everyone in line and in check from doing criminal activity.

1984 Setting

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Physical Setting Quotes:

  • “Winston lacked, and she seemed also to have an exhaustive knowledge of the countryside round London, stored away from innumerable community hikes.” p. 160
  • “It was a street in one of the poorer quarters, where there was an open market which was generally crowded and noisy.” p. 160
  • “It was a good hiding-place when once you got there, but the getting there was very dangerous.” p. 161

Emotional Setting Quotes:

  • “It was a street in one of the poorer quarters, where there was an open market which was generally crowded and noise.” p. 160
  • “His heart leapt. Scores of times she had done it: he wished it had been hundreds-thousands. Anything that hinted at corruption always filled with him a wild hope.” p. 158
  • “He saw that the little man was making straight for the girl’s table. His hopes sank again.” p. 141

 

Political Spectrum – “1984” & Big Brother

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The political spectrum is basically like a chart where certain governments fit in. Some would be on the right side and some would on the left. Or on the top, or the bottom. The difference between left and right politics is that the right has more of the “conservatives” views. They want to try to change as little as possible and bring back old traditions. The right side has more of a “liberals” view. It is basically almost like the opposite of the conservatives. They want the change, they want to bring new traditions into the country. The top side is more of the “authoritarian” side of the political spectrum. That’s a form of government where they have conservative voting. The bottom side is more of a “libertarian” side of the political spectrum. They try to get as much freedom as possible and individualism. In the book , “1984”, Big Brother fits more towards the top left side of the spectrum because they seem like a dictatorship. Ingsoc fits the same at the top left side because they act like a communistic place.

 

Recognizing a Dystopian Society – “Being Pretty”

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A dystopian society is a universe that is under totalitarian, corporate, bureaucratic, technological, and/or moral control.  A characteristic about a dystopian society is that it’s a propaganda and it’s used to control the citizens that live in that society. A few movies that would show a dystopian society are, the matrix, the maze runner, the 100, Wall-E, Zootopia, and much more. ‘Being pretty’ fits the dystopian genre because it wants everyone to be pretty, just like how the title explains. They kill everyone that have disabilities, part of the LGBT, ugly, or for other reasons. Everybody must follow certain rules that are put in place so that everyone is the same. The mother does the same thing every day, the father the same. Kids do the same things every day. Everybody must get married and have kids and then the kids will grow up and do the same things that their parents did. Then once the parents get old they need to die because the robots might use the dead bodies as fuel so the robots can function.

The Eddy Article – “What you should know about the Sting graduation game”

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What you should know about the Sting graduation game

Two grade 12’s set up the game Sting, hoping to create a tradition at Riverside.

By: Carmen Moldovan

Riverside students, Emily Rosh and Hannelie Jogha, two grade 12’s, started a graduation game called “Sting,” which allows other grades 12’s to come together and compete in a series of tasks.

Rosh and Jogha saw that other secondary schools in the district were also playing the game, so they decided to bring it to do Riverside.

They started by making an account on Instagram and then signed a due date to stop collecting money.

The game started on October 4th,2021. To join the game, one would need to pay $5.

They made about $340, and at the end of the game, 50% of the money goes towards the winner, and the other 50% goes towards graduation.

The objective of the game is to complete all tasks that are given throughout the day, and if they aren’t achieving the task in a non-safe zone, you could get stung.

Whoever plays is assigned a target that they’d have to watch and sting if they weren’t doing the task that was given that day.

In order for the sting to count, it has to be recorded, so the creators will know if it’s fake, and the person that is getting stung must be failing the task during the event of the sting.

The game runs 24/7, so they have safe zones. Their safe zones: classrooms in session, at work including breaks, during sports, the gym, in your own home, washrooms, and change rooms.

Rosh and Jogha are planning to have the game running as well next semester because “Some seniors wish they joined when they could,” said Rosh.

According to Rosh, It was a lot of work to create the game because they had to satisfy everybody’s wants, and they needed to take in a lot of consideration and thoughts while making the safe.

 

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Indigenous Podcast – “The Disappearance of Shannon Alexander”

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