Propaganda in 1984

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Propaganda is a way of relaying information and communicating to a group of people. The information that is being shared is often influenced or biased. Often it is filled with lies and partial truths, with the intention of persuading a larger group of individuals. Propaganda appears often in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Whether it is through telescreens, or slogans (ignorance is strength, freedom is slavery, war is peace), it is obvious to the reader that propaganda techniques are being used in the narrative. For example, the Two Minutes of Hate provokes chaos in which everyone must follow suite. This is an example of the “Bandwagon” propaganda technique. Another tactic being used by the party is “diversion” as they are constantly referencing a war in Eurasia, imposing information onto civilians to remain within Oceania. Finally, Nineteen Eighty-Four illustrates the “distorted data” technique by changing history and language.

3D Cityscape of “1984”

Physical Setting Quotations
Quote #1:
– “on the walls were scarlet banners of Youth League and spies and a full sized poster of big brother”
Quote #2:
-“there was the usual boiled cabbage smell common to the whole building, but it was shot through by a sharper smell of sweat”

Quote #3:
– “the kitchen sink was full nearly to the brim with filthy greenish water which smelled worse than ever of cabbage”

Quote #4:
– Repairs except what you could do for yourself, had to be sanctioned by remote committees which were liable to hold up even the mending of a window pane for two years”

Emotional Setting Quotations
Quote #5:
-“ The parson’s flat was bigger than Winston and dingey in a different way” 23
Quote #6:

– “as if the place had just been visited by some large violent animal.”

1984 Politics

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The Political Spectrum is classified as a way to define different political positions with the use of four quadrants. The right and left wing politics are presented in the horizontal line. The right side is associated with conservative views, to limit change and instill traditional values. Being on the far right side would show an extreme nationalist viewpoint, such as fascism. Meanwhile the left wing supports progressive reforms and equality. However the far left is considered more extreme, revolutionary thinking, such as communism. The vertical line is where the libertarian and authoritarian concepts are defined. The bottom half of the axis depicts libertarianism or the belief that personal freedom should be prevalent. The top half is authoritarianism or the belief that authority should be constantly followed. To summarize, a political spectrum shows each quadrant’s relation to one another.  In 1984, the government is known as Ingsoc or the English Socialist Party. My guess is that Ingsoc falls under the “red quadrant” as it includes socialist and authoritarian principles. However I do believe that this government should be classified closer to the vertical axis, or near the blue. Ingsoc may be classified as fascism or socialism; combining the two principles in their governing tactic.

Internet Based Article

Local Man Changes Outcome Coronavirus

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On October 26th, 2022, a man named Gerald Schultz from Ohio, built a time machine and unintentionally changed the world as we know it.

The Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was a global pandemic that occured in 2020, yet the first case of this catastrophic virus was in late 2019.

While Schultz was experiencing a quarantine along with the rest of the world, he started tinkering with the idea of building a time machine.

Little did he know that his little home project that he begun out of boredom would change the trajectory of the world.

After his successful trip going back in time, Schultz decided that he would slaughter a singular bat that he found while exploring ancient rome.

After he returned back to the current day, it was uncovered that the eradication of this single bat, made it so that the coronavirus pandemic would never spread and bats would have gone extinct by the year 1912.

This phenomenon is called the butterfly effect.

Now, our society has completely shifted.

The Covid-19 pandemic is now a forgotten moment in history and many problems have diminished.

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In turn, homelessness cases are way lower and many people are not struggling nearly as much with financial security.

 

Public Broadcasting Introduction

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Public broadcasting is a multimedia platform that consist of radio, television and other media platforms. Funding for public broadcasting comes from the government and taxpayer money. Canada’s public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), provides free services such as sports streaming, music, and news. The CBC also curates to minorities and people in rural areas. Programs directed to minority communities are easy to make on public broadcasting services, because they aren’t searching for high views, like a private broadcaster. However, some may not agree with the CBC as 400 million dollars worth of funding comes from advertisers, which can potentially lead to bias towards these corporations. Overall, public broadcasting is extremely appealing to the general public as its services unite our nation and is adaptive to the demographic of the country.