I need to develop an outline too, so any ideas for body paragraphs relating to or supporting your thesis ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Melvin

In what ways could the following be true?
“Ignorance is strength”
“War is peace”
“Freedom is slavery”
Can I have an example of each? please.

Eric

If we define freedom as the condition of acting without compulsion, wouldn’t the only way to spread it be convincing people?
and if we define democracy as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections wouldn’t them have to vote for our army to go and invade their coutry or wouldn’t them have to grab the power of their country for themself?
timm1776- I hope you realize that you are contradicting yourself or maybe not contradicting but saying that the end justify the means. As long the end result is freedom and democracy we can spread it in anyway.

Darrell

I was sitting in my economics class and began to ask myself this question. Like what are some examples of the way they are different?

Donald

… overthrown democratically-elected governments and installed dictators in their place (example: the Shaw of Iran and Saddam Hussein), supplied these dictators with weapons of mass destruction (again, we gave Saddam the gas he used again the Iranians and the Kurds), trained death squad commandos at the “School of the Americas” and sent them back to Latin American countries to kill and torture innocent civilians, including priests and nuns? Are these the marks of a country that loves freedom and democracy???

Marc

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_politics

Bush’s “fine ally”–the dictator of Pakistan, who staged a coup to seize power–just deported the former Prime Minister–who was elected by the people of Pakistan.

This “ally” of bush’s is the same one who, last year, sighned an agreement with al-Qaida granting them sanctuary in Pakistan.

This dictator–Bush’s ally whom he continues to support and defend, has thus done exactly what the Taliban did–give sanctuary to America’s proven enemies.

Yessiree, Bush is such a great supporter of freedom and democracy. Doesn’t it just boggle your mind?

Ryan

In my British Literature class, we are reading a book called 1984 by George Orwell and we have to do a research paper on it. My research topic is thought and if/how it is influenced. and how do we know what we want why we do what we do. If you have any ideas or comments please let me know!

Timothy

What does Orwell mean by “War is Peace” and “Ignorance is Strength” ?
How do the slogans “War is Peace”, “Ignorance is Strength” and “Freedom is Slavery” illustrate the theme of the book and Orwell’s basic political philosophy? Why?

Allison

I had an assignment to write an essay of two examples of propaganda in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Do you think this is good?
THIS WOULD MEAN SOOO MUCH TO ME IF YOU HELPED ME.

Propaganda in 1984 by George Orwell
In Oceania, rumors, myths, ideas and false information controls the minds of the citizens. The Party uses propaganda as a powerful weapon against the citizens. There are many types of propaganda used.

One use of propaganda used by the Party is doublethink. “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” (the Party’s slogans) are all part of doublethink. In this example, the Party is trying to convince the citizens of Oceania that what they want, is what they already have. They do not want freedom, because it is slavery. If they were free, they would be unhappy and would not live the way they do. They are made to believe that war makes peace and serenity. And that not knowing and being unaware of what is going on, is strength. The Party uses these slogans to control the minds of the citizens to believe that anything other than their INGSOC government would not make them happy. This way, the citizens will not consider rebellion because they believe that the Party’s way of government, is the only good way of government.

“Big Brother is Watching You.” This slogan of the Party is used in the media also. This example of doublethink is depicted beneath the picture of Big Brother on posters that are hung about Oceania. This slogan is meant to give citizens a feeling of protection. A feeling of safety. The Party uses this to make them think that within this government, nothing can go wrong. And that if there was no Big Brother, they would not be living like this. This, in fact, is true. But the citizens are brought up believing that without Big Brother, life would not be safe. Everyone within Oceania would be in danger, all the time. Big Brother represents the Party, and INGSOC. “Big Brother is Watching You” makes the citizens feel that the Party will always protect them and make them happy.

Propaganda is brainwash. The citizens of Oceania are brainwashed to think that the Party is really there to help them, to make them happy. “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” and “Big Brother is Watching You” are examples of doublethink. These uses of propaganda prevent rebellion of the citizens of Oceania because they believe that this society is the ideal society. They believe they are protected, and that they could not be happier. Propaganda is the Party’s deadliest weapon of control.

Richard

if democracy and freedom got in the way of making money in the USA would they be eradicated. America is a capitalist system and democrary and fredom ares it political and moral aspects but if democrary and freedom got in the way of people making money would americans erddicate them.

Jacob