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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 1320 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 827 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 297 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 732 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 856 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 746 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 786 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 799 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 818 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 973 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 751 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 896 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 921 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 657 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 285 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 621 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 757 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1025 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 807 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 739 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 914 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 762 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 758 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 831 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 748 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 886 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 838 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 815 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 882 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 756 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 858 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 772 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 761 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 862 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 706 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 713 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 732 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 743 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 667 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 268 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 723 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 302 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 740 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 773 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 755 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 992 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 682 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 889 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 745 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 939 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 750 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 842 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 813 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 791 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 856 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 621 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 885 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 696 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 761 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 927 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 714 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 631 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 694 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 720 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 793 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 806 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 981 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 858 Views
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