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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 1500 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 1007 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 378 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 902 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 1007 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 914 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 955 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 975 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 988 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1148 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 930 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1121 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 1106 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 837 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 365 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 765 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 933 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1189 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 978 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 912 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1117 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 929 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 930 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 1022 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 927 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1078 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 985 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 984 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1063 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 935 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 1046 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 964 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 937 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 1046 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 875 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 880 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 917 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 910 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 846 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 348 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 893 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 377 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 909 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 957 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 942 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1172 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 865 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1093 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 902 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1107 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 927 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 1037 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 992 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 976 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 1034 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 795 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 1060 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 884 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 952 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1086 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 883 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 810 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 878 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 888 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 966 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 982 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1160 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 1021 Views
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