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I agree entirely Camilla Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM
The most powerful messages of 1984, I think, are the horror of the totalitarian society, the paranoia, the not being able to trust anyone, and the way anyone can be broken in the end. And then there's other topics Orwell touches upon along the way that are relevant to modern society, like the political abuse of language, the dangers of political apathy and a population fed with "panem et circenses", the way political entities have an interest in "correcting" or outright falsifying their own history, and so on. And then of course the aspect that you mention that has become so famous through the Big Brother TV show.


Using plausibility as the standard of what makes a book worth our time is nonsensical.
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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1574 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 1087 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 408 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 966 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 1087 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 980 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 1017 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 1041 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 1071 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1223 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 1001 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1218 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1180 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 902 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 400 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 822 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 1002 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1257 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 1048 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 981 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1195 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 1007 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 1000 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 1096 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 995 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1150 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 1047 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 1051 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1134 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 1013 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 1112 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 1032 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 999 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 1116 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 935 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 944 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 991 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 985 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 915 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 380 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 960 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 405 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 989 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 1016 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 1015 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1243 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 927 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1164 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 962 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1174 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 1010 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 1113 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 1068 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 1045 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 1113 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 861 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 1128 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 958 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 1021 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1148 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 951 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 875 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 952 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 955 Views
The Grapes of Wrath was required in Sophomore English in HS. And I loved it. The Shrike - 07/02/2010 03:25:55 PM 1037 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 1055 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1227 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 1082 Views
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