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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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The humans have been divided into three groups the low, middle, and high.

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What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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- The primary purpose of modern warfare is to keep the citizens fearful and submissive, as well as to “use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living because “an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction..of a hierarchical society.” (188-189).

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The war never-ending because of the civilization and the over control onto nations and there will still be crimes because the people revolt because of having different ideas and they see this as a normal action, defenses are sinister. The economy is involved as a factor of never ending war because of wanting for their economy labor power towards society, more armaments, labor, and territory. War doesn’t ends because war will unites a country (pg 186-188).

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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The part Winston readds does not answer Winston’s question.

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Goldstein’s book is organized by chapter with the first two chapters being named after a slogan of the inner party. (184-185)

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Pg.212: “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as by instinct... protective stupidity...demands a control over one’s own mental process”.  In other words, it is deemed necessary as a mental discipline for good party members to ensure that there are no private emotions and to avoid thinking any thoughts deemed dangerous by the government.

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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Big Brother is a figure of power. He represents the Party, and was made because it is easier for the citizens to feel the emotions of love, fear, and respect to an individual than it is to a whole organization. “Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen. We may be reasonably sure that he will never die…..”(208). These lines prove that one of the main goals of the Party is to gain all of the power that they can get, and keep that power for as long as they can or would like.

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The citizens are used to it because that is all they know. Winston has even said that he only knows war, he can’t remember a time when Oceania wasn’t at war with another country. This essentially, in a weird way, unites the country and citizens (p. 198).

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   Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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   Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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There is not much scientific progress because of all the wars and revolutions that would keep the community in poverty, and technical progress is stopped because they needed actual thought, which the state takes away from them. (189)

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Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?- There isn’t much scientific or technical progress because “the empirical method of thought, on which all scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc,” which would threaten the rule of the Party and technical progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty,” (193).

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Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?- There isn’t much scientific or technical progress because “the empirical method of thought, on which all scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc,” which would threaten the rule of the Party and technical progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty,” (193).

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Goldstein's book was separated into chapters. pg.184

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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The two great aims of the Party are to conquer the earth and completely get rid of the possibility of independent thought (193).

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The war is never ending because it would unite the countries and the people  and it would stop the advancing of things.

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War is never-ending because it unites the countries and the people. That’s where part of the Party’s slogan came in “WAR IS PEACE” because being in war doesn’t mean “make or prevent conquests of territory but to keep the structure of society intact” (199).

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d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?

The first aim of the party is to conquer the whole surface of the earth and secondly to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought. Pg.(193)

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The war is never-ending because the purpose of these wars is to be better and more quickly repaired for the next war. (188)

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Yes, Goldstein’s ideas do make sense and I agree with them because he is actually the only person to put his questions into words and to make sense of them. I do believe that these ideas only apply to Winston’s society and not to my own society, but in some places these ideas are true such as North Korea. These ideas do not correlate with our own society because we have a democracy which is the complete opposite of their society. (208)

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(211-212) Crimestop is the “whiping-out of persons who might perhaps commit a crime at some time in the future.” It is also “the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought.”

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Goldstein's book is organized by chapters, each chapter has by titled the principles of the Party; Ignorance is strength, War is peace and Freedom is slavery. (Pg. 184-185)

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2 . According to Goldstein

a. The war is never-ending because it is what stops the production and advancement of society, it allows the regime of Big Brother to keep society at a point in history of their choosing. (198)

b.    What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

The primary aim of modern warfare is for the use of machinery products.

c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

There isn’t much progress because there is no need for progress, the war halts all advancements of technology by keeping the different superstates at war. (198)

d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?

The aims of the party are to contort or create reality and make abstract thinking impossible.

e.    What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

The High, Middle, and Low Classes are the groups that humans have been divided into since before history. (201)

f.     Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?

No, they are all regimes that oppress their citizens and control the influx of information that goes into their country. (203)

g.    What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

1. It is conquered from without

2. It governs inefficiently so the masses start a revolt

3. It allows a strong Middle Group to rise up

4. It loses its willingness to govern

(207)

h.    What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?

The biggest danger to Big Brother is the Proles.

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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(212-214) Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it causes to the people to tolerate present-day conditions because they have no standards of comparison and uses conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty.

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Goldstein's book is organized into two parts by chapters. (page 184-185)

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Goldstein’s book is organized by chapters each of the chapters each of the first chapters are titled after Oceania motto. For example chapter one is titled ignorance is strength while chapter three is titled “War is Peace” 184- 185. They are titled this way to break down the motto and what state what is actually true about it.

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 What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?184

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 What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?184

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The three groups that humans have been divided into since before history it was the high, the medium and the low class (pg 184).

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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(217) The part of the book that Winston read didn’t answer his question about why, but rather how. “...it had merely systematized the knowledge that he possessed already.”

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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Big Brother is fake! Big Brother is so untouchable and there are so many questions about Big Brother, yet no one dares to question him. The society created Big Brother to insure that the people will be listen and be afraid, yet there still has to be a main group or person that is in charge because they vaporize anyone who is too intelligent. (208)

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Goldstein’s ideas make sense and I agree with them because the only way for prolonged control over people is to control not only everything they do, but their ability to think. If this is not the case, then rebellion is inevitable. The ideas are applicable to our own society because there are communist governments still in effect and if those governments don’t take the same approach in controlling the minds of the people, then there will always be potential for rebellion.

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What is the primary purpose of General Warfare?

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What is the primary purpose of General Warfare?

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the primary aim of modern warfare, is to use up the products of the machine.

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War is never ending because it's part of there everyday life,its normal.”Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia” (page 182)

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c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

There has not been much scientific or technical progress due to the “Impoverishment caused by the long series of wars and revolution.” 189

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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Big Brother appears to the people as the powerful leader on posters and the telescreens everywhere, but I don’t believe that he is an actual person, but rather a figure that symbolizes what and the power that the party has over the people.

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What isn't the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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What isn't the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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Goldstein says there is “...no such thing as military necessity…” (p.198) because each three superstates are unconquerable. Instead, they are constantly at war and use old and not effective defense methods. The primary purpose of warfare is to use the machinery products.

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Why isn't there much scientific or technical progress 

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Why isn't there much scientific or technical progress 

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There is no need for progress because of the always being at war.

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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The two great aims of the party are 1. To conquer the world, little by little. And 2. To get rid of personal thought, and emotions, all together.

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The war was never-ending because they NEEDED division and people were so used to it so no one cared anymore. (215)

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War with eastasia had already been going on, 182

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War is never-ending because it’s part of normal everyday life. “186-190”-

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history

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The three groups that humans have been divided into since before history are low, middle, and high (p.201). This pattern has always reasserted itself in every government system.

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b.    What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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b.    What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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The book directly says it is “to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.” (188-1890

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According to Goldstein the war is never ending because it is a sort of cycle that always finds a way to be repeated. In a way its normal for different countries to become enemies fighting for superiority. It is common for the different countries to be competing over one's raw materials, economic, and “labor power”. In a sense, the countries have to constantly compete for each of them to function.  (pg.188)

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    What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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    What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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The four ways of ruling group can fall from power is “ Either it is conquered from without or it governs so inefficiently that the masses are stirred to revolt, or it allows a strong and discontented Middle group to come into being or it loses its own self confidence and willingness to govern.” (Page 207)

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 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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The primary purpose of modern warfare “is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living”(pg 188).

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The two great aims of the party is to conserve and create quality and make abstract thinking possible.

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Pg. 212-213: Party demands a continuous alteration of the past, which is “necessary” as a subsidiary reason.  “The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. He must be cut off from the past, just as he must be cut off from foreign countries, because it is necessary for him to believe that he is better off than his ancestors”.  In other words, they are trying to establish comfort and safeguard they currently have rather than what previous ancestors had.  So the day-to-day falsification of the past is necessary to have stability of the regime in the work and society.

Pg. 213-215: Furthermore, to answer the question directly, the reason why doublethink is so central to Ingsoc is because doublethink is the way that the Party controls the thoughts of its population and makes them believe what the Party is telling them even though at some deep level they know that what they are hearing is not actually true.  Without this concept of doublethink the Party would not be able to present itself as flawless and all-knowing, its errors and mistakes would show through, and as a result the people would lose their fear, respect, and praising of the Party.  Expressly, doublethink is the very basis of the power of the Party and what makes it impenetrable, so if the people are to be shown otherwise and question those ways, as said before, the Party would lose its power.

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The war is never ending because war is what keeps the country organized and keeps the country together. pg.182-186

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 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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There isn’t much because “failed to happen, partly because of the impoverishment caused by a long series of wars and revolutions… scientific and technical progress depending on thought” (189).

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 What are the two great aims of the Party?

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 What are the two great aims of the Party?

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“The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought” (193)

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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The High,The Middle,The Low

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Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?

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Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?

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The three huge countries in the world have a similar political system. The other countries are not allowed to know the other forms of government, and each government limits their citizens (p.196-197).

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Goldstein’s book is separated into parts by Big Brothers montra. Ignorance is Strength, War is Peace, etc. (179)

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c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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The atomic war of the nineteen fifties set back the society and put inventions and experiments to a halt unless used for espionage police activities. (193)

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

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Pg. 217: The part of the book that Winston reads doesn’t answer his question of why.  I know this because the book states: “not learned the ultimate secret.  He understood how; he did not understand why.  Chapter 1, like Chapter 3, had not actually told him anything that he did not know; it had merely systematized the knowledge that he possessed already”.  In other words, it had just reassured him of what he already knew, he was still eager to learn something foreign, unknown.

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d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?

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d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?

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One major aim of the party is too eliminate all self thought or expression.

Also to control the entire world .(193)

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Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems 

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Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems 

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There governments are similar because they are all always at war and control everything.

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Crimestop is “the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct.” It prevents you from thinking deeply about something and misunderstanding things that argue against Ingsoc. (212)

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What are the 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power

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What are the 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power

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The 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power by getting conquered,allows a middle group to become strong,loses own self confidence,or governs ineffectively

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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Goldstein’s ideas make sense to me because it is one of the most clearest description of Winston's society.  They are applicable only to Winston’s society since his very actions/thoughts are controlled by the government.  Yet, they aren’t applicable to our society because we live in a democratic society.

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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The three groups that humans have been divided into are low, middle, and high (201).

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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Pg. 209: Oceania has no capital, and its titular head is a person whose whereabouts nobody knows.

Pg.215-216: Since Oceania is an oligarchy, it doesn't have a dictator.  Oceania seems to be ruled by the Inner Party.  Where Big Brother, the “visible” head of the government, seems to be a fictitious character invented by the government to allow the Party to be more obscure and secret”.  To add to my claim, the text states, “It is in the ranks of the Party, and above all of the Inner Party, that the true war enthusiasm is found” and “the Inner Party, depends upon doublethink”.

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4.    Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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4.    Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

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I agree with Goldstein and the ideas that he has about Oceania are clear. They make more sense and they do apply to Winston society. Things have gotten worse in society since Goldstein wrote the book. This isn’t applicable to my society but it is applicable to societies in the world today. For example, North Korea has created a society where people aren’t allowed to express themselves freely. (215)

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What is the biggest danger to  big brother

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What is the biggest danger to  big brother

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The biggest danger to big brother is the proles.

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i.      What is “crimestop”?   “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought” 212j.      Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it’s the method the party uses to control the thoughts of their citizens.

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i.      What is “crimestop”?   “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought” 212j.      Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it’s the method the party uses to control the thoughts of their citizens.

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    If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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    If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

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Big Brother is fake and the people are convinced that he does exist. Big Brother is actually a group of people, not just one person. (210)

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 What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history? 201

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 What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history? 201

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- The High, The Middle, and The Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they bourne countless different names, and relative numbers, as well as the attitude toward one another, have varied  from age to age; but the essential structure of society has never altered.

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 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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The Primary purpose of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of double think, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Using the military technology, concepts, and methods that have came to use after World War II and the Korean War. pg.188

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 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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- Technical progress can cease and the most palpable facts can be denied or disregarded. 198

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What is the biggest danger to Big Brother? 

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What is the biggest danger to Big Brother? 

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The biggest danger to big brother is the Proles. The Proles would be the biggest danger to the party because they make up the majority of the population (85%). Since they would be considered “the Low” their goal would be to achieve equality. If enough of them understood what was really going on in the government they would have the power to rebel and overthrow the party.  (pg.208)

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Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

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There isn't much scientific or technical progress because the technology is far behind and the government does not allow the people to build off of creativity. pg189

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What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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If its is conquered from without, it governs inefficiently that the masses revolt, it allows a strong and disconnected middle group to come into being, or it loses its  own self confidences and willingness to govern. 207

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What are the three groups that humans been divided into since before history?

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What are the three groups that humans been divided into since before history?

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The three groups that humans have been divided into since before history are divided by low,middle and high class and I think is because since the beginning of our history we've been trying to divide our society into "classes". (Pg. 184

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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The two great aims of the party is to create an restricted reality and to make creativity impossible. pg.193

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What is the primary purpose of the modern warfare?

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What is the primary purpose of the modern warfare?

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The primary purpose of the modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living because they want to control their resources without affecting their community. (Pg -188)

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

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The high, the middle, and the low. pg184

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What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

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There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall from power. Either it is conquered for without, or it allows a strong and discontented middle group to come into being, or it loses its own self-confidence and willingness to gover. Pg.207

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What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?

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What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?

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The biggest danger to Big Brother is the proles, they are a threat to Big Brother.

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Doublethink is so important, because party members want to be in control.

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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What are the two great aims of the Party?

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The two great aims of the Party is being able to manipulate their people into doing whatever they ask, and having all of the power and keeping all of the power. The Party has manipulated their citizens through propaganda such as Two Minutes of Hate, and making them believe that war is a good and necessary thing to have. The way that the Party has all of the power and is able to control it is by stopping anyone that threatens to destroy it. The Party thoroughly watches all of their people and themselves in order to stop something destructive from happening. For example, children that are born of members in the inner party does not mean that they are born into the inner party, they must be thoroughly examined (208-217). “The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought” (193).

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

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Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it is the only way that the Party is to be able to rewrite history. Doublethink is when the Party is telling deliberate lies to the people, but wholeheartedly believing in those lies. “...the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty” (214).

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2. p.188-197 (start at "The primary aim..." and stop at "In past ages...")
What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

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43m
What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?
  - The primary purpose of modern warfare is to keep the citizens fearful and submissive, as well as to “use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living because “an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction..of a hierarchical society.” (188-189). 
Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

Adam Montez
41m
   Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
 There is not much scientific progress because of all the wars and revolutions that would keep the community in poverty, and technical progress is stopped because they needed actual thought, which the state takes away from them. (189)

Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?- There isn’t much scientific or technical progress because “the empirical method of thought, on which all scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc,” which would threaten the rule of the Party and technical progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty,” (193).

Elizabeth Muneton
42m
Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?- There isn’t much scientific or technical progress because “the empirical method of thought, on which all scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc,” which would threaten the rule of the Party and technical progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty,” (193).
What are the two great aims of the Party?

Elizabeth Muneton
41m
What are the two great aims of the Party?
The two great aims of the Party are to conquer the earth and completely get rid of the possibility of independent thought (193).
d.    What

Cristian Jimenez
39m
 d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?
The first aim of the party is to conquer the whole surface of the earth and secondly to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought. Pg.(193)


c.    Why

Cristian Jimenez
38m
 c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
 There has not been much scientific or technical progress due to the “Impoverishment caused by the long series of wars and revolution.” 189

What are the two great aims of the Party?

Adam Montez
38m
What are the two great aims of the Party?
The two great aims of the party are 1. To conquer the world, little by little. And 2. To get rid of personal thought, and emotions, all together.
Why is the war never-ending?

Juan Flores
37m
 Why is the war never-ending?
 War is never-ending because it’s part of normal everyday life. “186-190”-
b. What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

Zachery Hughes
36m
b.    What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?
The book directly says it is “to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.” (188-1890
Why is the war never ending?

Maria Ascencio Martinez
37m
Why is the war never ending?
According to Goldstein the war is never ending because it is a sort of cycle that always finds a way to be repeated. In a way its normal for different countries to become enemies fighting for superiority. It is common for the different countries to be competing over one's raw materials, economic, and “labor power”. In a sense, the countries have to constantly compete for each of them to function.  (pg.188)

What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

Juan Flores
37m
 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?
 The primary purpose of modern warfare “is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living”(pg 188).
Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

Juan Flores
37m
 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
 There isn’t much because “failed to happen, partly because of the impoverishment caused by a long series of wars and revolutions… scientific and technical progress depending on thought” (189).
What are the two great aims of the Party?

Juan Flores
36m
 What are the two great aims of the Party?
 “The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought” (193)
c. Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

Zachery Hughes
35m
c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
The atomic war of the nineteen fifties set back the society and put inventions and experiments to a halt unless used for espionage police activities. (193)
d. What are the two great aims of the Party?

Zachery Hughes
34m
d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?
One major aim of the party is too eliminate all self thought or expression. 
 Also to control the entire world .(193)

What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?

Penny Turley
29m
 What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?
The Primary purpose of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of double think, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Using the military technology, concepts, and methods that have came to use after World War II and the Korean War. pg.188 

Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

Penny Turley
28m
Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
 There isn't much scientific or technical progress because the technology is far behind and the government does not allow the people to build off of creativity. pg189

What are the two great aims of the Party?

Penny Turley
23m
What are the two great aims of the Party?
The two great aims of the party is to create an restricted reality and to make creativity impossible. pg.193
What is the primary purpose of the modern warfare?

William Zamora
17m
What is the primary purpose of the modern warfare?
The primary purpose of the modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living because they want to control their resources without affecting their community. (Pg -188)
 
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 3. p. 197-208 (start at "In past ages..." and stop at "In principle...")
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

Anthony Echeverria
43m
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?
  The humans have been divided into three groups the low, middle, and high.
Why is war never-ending?

Rebekah Shepherd
39m
Why is war never-ending? 
The citizens are used to it because that is all they know. Winston has even said that he only knows war, he can’t remember a time when Oceania wasn’t at war with another country. This essentially, in a weird way, unites the country and citizens (p. 198). 
Why is the war never ending?

Christopher Silva
39m
Why is the war never ending?
The war is never ending because it would unite the countries and the people  and it would stop the advancing of things.

Why is war never-ending?

Aryana Lamb Rife
41m
Why is war never-ending?
 War is never-ending because it unites the countries and the people. That’s where part of the Party’s slogan came in “WAR IS PEACE” because being in war doesn’t mean “make or prevent conquests of territory but to keep the structure of society intact” (199).
2 . A

Edmond Adams
38m

2 . According to Goldstein

a. The war is never-ending because it is what stops the production and advancement of society, it allows the regime of Big Brother to keep society at a point in history of their choosing. (198) 
b.    What is the primary purpose of modern warfare?
 	The primary aim of modern warfare is for the use of machinery products.
c.    Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
 	There isn’t much progress because there is no need for progress, the war halts all advancements of technology by keeping the different superstates at war. (198)
d.    What are the two great aims of the Party?
 	The aims of the party are to contort or create reality and make abstract thinking impossible.
e.    What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?
 	The High, Middle, and Low Classes are the groups that humans have been divided into since before history. (201)
f.     Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?
 	No, they are all regimes that oppress their citizens and control the influx of information that goes into their country. (203)
g.    What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?
It is conquered from without
It governs inefficiently so the masses start a revolt
It allows a strong Middle Group to rise up
It loses its willingness to govern
	(207)
h.    What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?
 	The biggest danger to Big Brother is the Proles.
What is the primary purpose of General Warfare?

Christopher Silva
38m
What is the primary purpose of General Warfare?
 the primary aim of modern warfare, is to use up the products of the machine.
What isn't the primary purpose of modern warfare?

Rebekah Shepherd
38m
What isn't the primary purpose of modern warfare?
Goldstein says there is “...no such thing as military necessity…” (p.198) because each three superstates are unconquerable. Instead, they are constantly at war and use old and not effective defense methods. The primary purpose of warfare is to use the machinery products. 

Why isn't there much scientific or technical progress

Christopher Silva
37m
Why isn't there much scientific or technical progress 
There is no need for progress because of the always being at war.

What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history

Rebekah Shepherd
36m
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history
The three groups that humans have been divided into since before history are low, middle, and high (p.201). This pattern has always reasserted itself in every government system. 

What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

Gonzalo Sotelo
35m
    What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?
 The four ways of ruling group can fall from power is “ Either it is conquered from without or it governs so inefficiently that the masses are stirred to revolt, or it allows a strong and discontented Middle group to come into being or it loses its own self confidence and willingness to govern.” (Page 207) 

What are two great aims of the party?

Christopher Silva
37m
What are two great aims of the party?
The two great aims of the party is to conserve and create quality and make abstract thinking possible.
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

Christopher Silva
35m
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?
The High,The Middle,The Low
Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?

Rebekah Shepherd
24m
Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems?
The three huge countries in the world have a similar political system. The other countries are not allowed to know the other forms of government, and each government limits their citizens (p.196-197).
Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems

Christopher Silva
34m
Do the three huge countries in the world have different political systems 
There governments are similar because they are all always at war and control everything.
What are the 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power

Christopher Silva
34m
What are the 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power
       The 4 ways a ruling group can fall from power by getting conquered,allows a middle group to become strong,loses own self confidence,or governs ineffectively
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

Aryana Lamb Rife
33m
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?
 The three groups that humans have been divided into are low, middle, and high (201).

What is the biggest danger to big brother

Christopher Silva
32m
What is the biggest danger to  big brother
The biggest danger to big brother is the proles.
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history? 201

sarah wilson
29m
 What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history? 201
- The High, The Middle, and The Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they bourne countless different names, and relative numbers, as well as the attitude toward one another, have varied  from age to age; but the essential structure of society has never altered.

Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?

sarah wilson
29m
 Why isn’t there much scientific or technical progress?
- Technical progress can cease and the most palpable facts can be denied or disregarded. 198 
What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?

Maria Ascencio Martinez
29m
What is the biggest danger to Big Brother? 
The biggest danger to big brother is the Proles. The Proles would be the biggest danger to the party because they make up the majority of the population (85%). Since they would be considered “the Low” their goal would be to achieve equality. If enough of them understood what was really going on in the government they would have the power to rebel and overthrow the party.  (pg.208)
What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

sarah wilson
28m
What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?
 If its is conquered from without, it governs inefficiently that the masses revolt, it allows a strong and disconnected middle group to come into being, or it loses its  own self confidences and willingness to govern. 207 

What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?

Penny Turley
20m
What are the three groups that humans have been divided into since before history?
The high, the middle, and the low. pg184

What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?

Penny Turley
18m
What are the four ways a ruling group can fall from power?
There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall from power. Either it is conquered for without, or it allows a strong and discontented middle group to come into being, or it loses its own self-confidence and willingness to gover. Pg.207 

What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?

Penny Turley
17m
What is the biggest danger to Big Brother?
The biggest danger to Big Brother is the proles, they are a threat to Big Brother.  
 
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 4. p. 208-218 (start at "In principle..." and stop at chapter X)
Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

Alexis Olson Cruze
41m
Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?
The part Winston readds does not answer Winston’s question.
What is "crimestop"?

Lizbeth Lopez
38m
What is "crimestop"?
Pg.212: “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as by instinct... protective stupidity...demands a control over one’s own mental process”.  In other words, it is deemed necessary as a mental discipline for good party members to ensure that there are no private emotions and to avoid thinking any thoughts deemed dangerous by the government.
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

Emily Henry
42m
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?
Big Brother is a figure of power. He represents the Party, and was made because it is easier for the citizens to feel the emotions of love, fear, and respect to an individual than it is to a whole organization. “Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen. We may be reasonably sure that he will never die…..”(208). These lines prove that one of the main goals of the Party is to gain all of the power that they can get, and keep that power for as long as they can or would like. 
Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

Alexis Olson Cruze
41m
Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?
Yes, Goldstein’s ideas do make sense and I agree with them because he is actually the only person to put his questions into words and to make sense of them. I do believe that these ideas only apply to Winston’s society and not to my own society, but in some places these ideas are true such as North Korea. These ideas do not correlate with our own society because we have a democracy which is the complete opposite of their society. (208)
What is “crimestop”?

Jack Ichord
40m
What is “crimestop”?
 (211-212) Crimestop is the “whiping-out of persons who might perhaps commit a crime at some time in the future.” It is also “the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought.”
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

Jack Ichord
39m
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?
(212-214) Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it causes to the people to tolerate present-day conditions because they have no standards of comparison and uses conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty.
Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

Jack Ichord
39m
Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?
(217) The part of the book that Winston read didn’t answer his question about why, but rather how. “...it had merely systematized the knowledge that he possessed already.”

If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

Alexis Olson Cruze
39m
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?
Big Brother is fake! Big Brother is so untouchable and there are so many questions about Big Brother, yet no one dares to question him. The society created Big Brother to insure that the people will be listen and be afraid, yet there still has to be a main group or person that is in charge because they vaporize anyone who is too intelligent. (208)
Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

Jack Ichord
38m
Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?
Goldstein’s ideas make sense and I agree with them because the only way for prolonged control over people is to control not only everything they do, but their ability to think. If this is not the case, then rebellion is inevitable. The ideas are applicable to our own society because there are communist governments still in effect and if those governments don’t take the same approach in controlling the minds of the people, then there will always be potential for rebellion. 

If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

Jack Ichord
38m
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?
Big Brother appears to the people as the powerful leader on posters and the telescreens everywhere, but I don’t believe that he is an actual person, but rather a figure that symbolizes what and the power that the party has over the people. 

Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

Lizbeth Lopez
36m
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?
Pg. 212-213: Party demands a continuous alteration of the past, which is “necessary” as a subsidiary reason.  “The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. He must be cut off from the past, just as he must be cut off from foreign countries, because it is necessary for him to believe that he is better off than his ancestors”.  In other words, they are trying to establish comfort and safeguard they currently have rather than what previous ancestors had.  So the day-to-day falsification of the past is necessary to have stability of the regime in the work and society.
Pg. 213-215: Furthermore, to answer the question directly, the reason why doublethink is so central to Ingsoc is because doublethink is the way that the Party controls the thoughts of its population and makes them believe what the Party is telling them even though at some deep level they know that what they are hearing is not actually true.  Without this concept of doublethink the Party would not be able to present itself as flawless and all-knowing, its errors and mistakes would show through, and as a result the people would lose their fear, respect, and praising of the Party.  Expressly, doublethink is the very basis of the power of the Party and what makes it impenetrable, so if the people are to be shown otherwise and question those ways, as said before, the Party would lose its power.

Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?

Lizbeth Lopez
34m
Does the part of the book that Winston reads answer his question about why?
Pg. 217: The part of the book that Winston reads doesn’t answer his question of why.  I know this because the book states: “not learned the ultimate secret.  He understood how; he did not understand why.  Chapter 1, like Chapter 3, had not actually told him anything that he did not know; it had merely systematized the knowledge that he possessed already”.  In other words, it had just reassured him of what he already knew, he was still eager to learn something foreign, unknown.

What is "Crimestop"

Brian Duarte
34m
What is "Crimestop"
Crimestop is “the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct.” It prevents you from thinking deeply about something and misunderstanding things that argue against Ingsoc. (212)

Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

Lizbeth Lopez
34m
Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?
Goldstein’s ideas make sense to me because it is one of the most clearest description of Winston's society.  They are applicable only to Winston’s society since his very actions/thoughts are controlled by the government.  Yet, they aren’t applicable to our society because we live in a democratic society.

If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

Lizbeth Lopez
32m
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?
Pg. 209: Oceania has no capital, and its titular head is a person whose whereabouts nobody knows.
Pg.215-216: Since Oceania is an oligarchy, it doesn't have a dictator.  Oceania seems to be ruled by the Inner Party.  Where Big Brother, the “visible” head of the government, seems to be a fictitious character invented by the government to allow the Party to be more obscure and secret”.  To add to my claim, the text states, “It is in the ranks of the Party, and above all of the Inner Party, that the true war enthusiasm is found” and “the Inner Party, depends upon doublethink”.

4. Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?

Brian Duarte
33m
4.    Do Goldstein’s ideas make sense? Do you agree with them? Do they apply only to Winston’s society, or are they applicable to our own? Why or why not?
I agree with Goldstein and the ideas that he has about Oceania are clear. They make more sense and they do apply to Winston society. Things have gotten worse in society since Goldstein wrote the book. This isn’t applicable to my society but it is applicable to societies in the world today. For example, North Korea has created a society where people aren’t allowed to express themselves freely. (215)

i. What is “crimestop”? “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought” 212j. Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it’s the method the party uses to control the thoughts of their citizens.

Zackary Plascencia
32m
i.      What is “crimestop”?   “Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought” 212j.      Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it’s the method the party uses to control the thoughts of their citizens.
If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?

Brian Duarte
30m
    If Oceania is an oligarchy, then it doesn’t have a dictator. Who or what is Big Brother?
Big Brother is fake and the people are convinced that he does exist. Big Brother is actually a group of people, not just one person. (210)

Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

Penny Turley
10m
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?
Doublethink is so important, because party members want to be in control.
What are the two great aims of the Party?

Emily Henry
4m
What are the two great aims of the Party?
The two great aims of the Party is being able to manipulate their people into doing whatever they ask, and having all of the power and keeping all of the power. The Party has manipulated their citizens through propaganda such as Two Minutes of Hate, and making them believe that war is a good and necessary thing to have. The way that the Party has all of the power and is able to control it is by stopping anyone that threatens to destroy it. The Party thoroughly watches all of their people and themselves in order to stop something destructive from happening. For example, children that are born of members in the inner party does not mean that they are born into the inner party, they must be thoroughly examined (208-217). “The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought” (193).
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?

Emily Henry
3m
Why is doublethink so important to Ingsoc?
Doublethink is so important to Ingsoc because it is the only way that the Party is to be able to rewrite history. Doublethink is when the Party is telling deliberate lies to the people, but wholeheartedly believing in those lies. “...the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty” (214).
 
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