1984 Book Report Essays - Nineteen Eighty-Four, Proles, Julia

1984 Book Report Essays - Nineteen Eighty-Four, Proles, Julia 1984 Book Report 1984 -George Orwell SUNDAY, NOV 14, 1993 Summary Chapter 1 and 2 We are introduced to Winston Smith the main character of the story. Works at Ministry of truth. Ministry of truth is one of four government buildings in destroyed London, the main city of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania. Year is 1984 and three contries are at war, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Oceania is run by the party whose leader is Big Brother. Winston is sick of his life in the ruined city and decides to keep a diary. This is against the law in Oceania. He felt his feelings begin to hate Emmanuel Goldstein, leader of the enemy party. He also spots O'Brien, a party leader whose eyes he see's a bit of political sympthy. See's young girl who he dislikes. He feels it is only a matter of time before his though crimes are detected. A knock at the door he thinks is police. Mrs. Parsons, his neighbor is at the door and asked him to unclog a sink. He does it but smells sweat all over the apartment. Mrs. Parsons is a f ollower of party doctrine and a fellow employee at the ministry. The children are members of Spies, a youth that encourages spying and telling on traitors, including parents. Winston is revolted. He returns home and writes a couple more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his hands and hides the diary Reaction Major ideas, conflicts and themes are introduced. We are shown how the earth has changed, into 3 main contenients. we are also introduced to the main character and how he fits into the new world. Also we are shown how the computer age has taken over peoples minds. The language is easy to understand, it has not really changed much over time. Seems like nothing left after nuclear war, just ruins remaining. We are introduced to Tom Parsons which Winston is contrasted with. The city is very drab. Quotes Big brother is watching you, the caption beneath it said Thoughtcrime w as not a thing that could be concealed for ever. 1984 -George Orwell MONDAY, NOV 15, 1993 Summary Chapter 3,4 and 5 Waking from dreams, he remembers his mother and sister, and can barely remember their disappearence and feels responsible for there deaths. He has another dream where he is in the perfect countryside with the girl he had noticed eariler. He dreamed she stripped for him. This time he is woken up by the telescreen, telling him to do his exercises. He thinks about how much power the Party has over all information. Begins work at the ministry of truth. His job is to correct printed articles in line with the Party's orders. The Ministry and records department jobs are to rewrite history to make the party look good. They get a break because of the 2 minute hate. When he gets back he replaces a speech by Big Brother with invented history. Makes up story about a man named Ogilvy. The article had become contrary to the present party policy. It is replaced as though is never exi sted. Winston meets Syme, a philologist, for lunch. Syme explains parts about Newspeak. They are joined by Parsons. Winston thinks of the fate that each co-worker will recieve. Syme will be vapourized because he is to smart, where Parsons is dull enough to escape vapourization. He is the only one who has not been taken over by the propaganda that is always being brodcast. He notices the same girl from the other day starring at him and thinks it is the thought police. Reaction The Golden country that he dreams about is definatly a release or a freedom from the the drabness of London. Also from the party. We are introduced to the fact that he has no mother or father or sisters or brothers anymore because they were taken by the party. He is realizing that he is rebelling against the party and he understands that he is at risk. Winston is in search of the truth and

Wound vs. Injury

Wound vs. Injury Wound vs. Injury Wound vs. Injury By Maeve Maddox A reader questions the media’s use of injury and wound as if they were interchangeable: I had always thought that to wound describes the deliberate infliction of an injury, while the injury itself could be the result of an accident.   If this is still the case, could you address the confusion. In modern usage, the noun wound [WOOND] refers to any injury that tears the flesh. The verb to wound [WOOND], however, retains its earliest meaning: â€Å"to inflict a deliberate injury that tears the flesh.† For example, a police officer who is shot or stabbed by a perpetrator has been wounded. A fireman who suffers lacerations from being struck by falling debris has been injured. Both the officer and the firefighter have wounds on their bodies, but only the officer was wounded. Likewise, soldiers are wounded by roadside bombs, but construction workers are injured in accidents. The difference is that the wounds suffered by the soldiers are the result of malicious intent, whereas the construction workers received their wounds as the result of accident. In addition to their literal meanings, both noun and verb have acquired figurative uses. For example, an insult may be said to wound the recipient. I am very sorry if I wounded your feelings this afternoon; it was wholly unintentional, I assure you. Narcissism usually starts with a significant emotional wound or a series of them culminating in a major trauma of separation/attachment.   The verb wound, documented in English from 760, predates the noun wound by about 150 years. The earliest documentation of the noun injury is from 1382. In the 15th century, injury was used both as a noun and as a verb, but by the end of the 17th century, the verb form injure had become established. The earliest meaning of the noun injury is â€Å"hurt or loss caused to or sustained by a person or thing.† Synonyms for this type of injury are harm, detriment, and damage. The verb that developed from injury meant, â€Å"to do injustice or wrong to a person.† Only later did the idea of bodily harm become as closely associated with the words injury and injure as it is now. The word wound carries an emotional connotation that injury and injure lack. A false report might injure a person’s career, but wound a person’s feelings. Injure is more or less emotionally neutral, but wound suggests strong emotions of distress or anguish. The following words are options for describing wound in the sense of a break in the flesh: lesion cut gash laceration tear slash graze scratch abrasion bruise contusion The following words are options for wound in the context of emotional injury: insult blow slight offense affront hurt damage pain distress grief anguish torment Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Misused Words category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Addressing A Letter to Two People15 Great Word GamesPlurals of Proper Names