My Influential Person by Madison Crossley https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo Summer Health 2019 en-us 2019-06-18 18:34:53 UTC 2019-06-18 19:43:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Eric Arthur Blair a.k.a. George Orwell inspired me to enlightenment myself in the categories of classical literature and history. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368173262 2019-06-18 18:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368173262 Eric Arthur Blair using the pseudonym George Orwell wrote extremely influential books such as "Animal Farm" and "1984". madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368173596 2019-06-18 18:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368173596 Reading the book "1984" inspired me to read more books such as "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368174472 2019-06-18 18:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368174472 George Orwell put on ragged clothes and worked the amongst the lower class as a laborer so that he could gain a better understanding and relation to the lower classes of Europe. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368175507 2019-06-18 19:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368175507 George Orwell's book "Animal Farm" spurred my desire to further educate myself on the topic of corruption in government. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368175922 2019-06-18 19:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368175922 While in Spain to report on the Civil War Orwell joined a Republican Militia and rose to the ranks of second lieutenant. His career ended with an injury to the throat. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368176696 2019-06-18 19:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368176696 Orwell's writing has inspired me to be outspoken about my viewpoints on various topics and to consider others different perspectives when formulating my own opinion. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368177250 2019-06-18 19:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368177250 Orwell challenged important issues of his time such as imperialism, fascism, and communism through his writing. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368178515 2019-06-18 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368178515 Orwell's writing has inspired me to potentially pursue a career in politics and also led me to question the psychological aspects of government, as to why and how we are manipulated. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368178889 2019-06-18 19:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368178889 Orwell's famous quotes such as "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal" and "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength" have inspired many people to question what they assume they know about life. madcro584 https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368179714 2019-06-18 19:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madcro584/al7yem3dnrvo/wish/368179714