English 1C by Bili White https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a Critical Thinking and Composition en-us 2020-01-24 17:34:27 UTC 2023-01-19 20:42:17 UTC hello@padlet.com English 1C Syllabus Spring 2020 bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/435761176 Welcome! Here is the syllabus for the class this semester.

]]> 2020-01-24 17:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/435761176 Summary Notes bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/436725458 2020-01-27 23:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/436725458 Reading the Audience bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/437148315 2020-01-28 18:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/437148315 First article to write your academic summary: bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438452378 2020-01-30 20:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438452378 bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438453508 2020-01-30 20:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438453508 Genre bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438966350 2020-01-31 19:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/438966350 Alejandro G - Reading the Audience Assignment alejandrovgregorio https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/439574274 2020-02-03 12:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/439574274 Writing as a Conversation bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/439962983 2020-02-03 21:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/439962983 Francis G. - Reading the Audience francis_gibson https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441360516 https://docs.google.com/document/d/19FfviBVgKtrrN6r9-eLXLq0XxTUJdkZ4fzp5NpNfbaE/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2020-02-06 04:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441360516 Iyary F - Reading the Audience iyary_fregoso https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441375846 2020-02-06 05:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441375846 aaron_malasan https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441893920 Aaron M. - Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-06 22:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441893920 Claudia B. Reading the Audience claudia_brown1 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441930934 2020-02-07 00:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441930934 Zakariya Abdi- Reading the Audience https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441953946 2020-02-07 02:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441953946 Dgerico Sarmiento - Reading the Audience https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441964812 2020-02-07 02:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441964812 Ryan Ramirez - Reading the audience ryan_ramirez https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441969019 2020-02-07 03:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441969019 Jerald S. - Reading the Audience jerald_sanjose https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441989550 2020-02-07 04:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441989550 Deandric Sarmiento - Reading the Audience deandric_sarmiento https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441990379 2020-02-07 04:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441990379 Krisha Mae Lee krisha_lee https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441992068 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 04:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441992068 Trayvon Hendricks traytwin https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441994888 Reading the Audience ]]> 2020-02-07 05:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441994888 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441995976 2020-02-07 05:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441995976 Jasmin Soto jasmin_soto2 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441996227 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 05:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441996227 Drevon Hendricks https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441997846 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 05:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441997846 Adrian Reyes adrian_reyes5 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441999831 Reading the audience]]> 2020-02-07 05:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/441999831 Alexander Castaneda https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442000142 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 05:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442000142 Leijo Tolentino leijo_tolentino https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442001898 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 06:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442001898 Tatiana Bealer https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442004636 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 06:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442004636 Jillian Villegas jillian_villegas https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442006089 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 06:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442006089 Kirsten Hernandez https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442008623 2020-02-07 06:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442008623 Andrea Barajas andrea_barajas2 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442012978 Reading the Audience]]> 2020-02-07 07:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442012978 Allen Lake allen_lake https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442020536 Reading the audience]]> 2020-02-07 07:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/442020536 Thesis statements bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/443182972 2020-02-10 17:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/443182972 krisha_lee https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/443490366 Krisha Mae Lee - Genre Notes]]> 2020-02-11 05:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/443490366 Alejandro Gregorio - Thesis Statement Notes alejandrovgregorio https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/444578238 2020-02-12 19:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/444578238 Christian Cox - Thesis Statement Notes https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/445434117 2020-02-14 04:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/445434117 Krisha Mae Lee - Thesis Notes krisha_lee https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/446601677 2020-02-18 02:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/446601677 Iyary Fregoso - Thesis Statement Notes https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/446637682 2020-02-18 05:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/446637682 Trayvon Hendricks Thesis Statement Notes trayvon_hendricks https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/447122735 2020-02-18 21:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/447122735 bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/448334182 Notes on intro to literary theory:

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]]> 2020-03-03 07:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/453457434 Christian Cox & Kassandra Peel - Stakeholders Assignment https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457181754 2020-03-09 20:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457181754 Jillian Villegas & Krisha Lee https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457182189 Stakeholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-09 20:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457182189 Adrian Reyes & Iyary Fregoso iyary_fregoso https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457184236 Stakeholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-09 20:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457184236 Andrea Barajas & Ryan Ramirez andrea_barajas2 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457185118 Stakeholders Assignment ]]> 2020-03-09 20:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457185118 Jerald San Jose & Leijo Tolentino jerald_sanjose https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457186919 Stakeholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-09 21:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457186919 Drevon Hendrick and Tatiana Bealer https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457188104 Stakeholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-09 21:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457188104 Alexander Castaneda and Gabriel D. Haro alexander_castaneda https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457192872 Stakeholders Assignment ]]> 2020-03-09 21:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457192872 Francis Gibson IV and Zachary Rodriguez francis_gibson https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457193564 Stakeholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-09 21:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457193564 Aaron Malasan and Gabriel Apostol aaron_malasan https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457221041 2020-03-09 22:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457221041 Trayvon Hendricks and Allen Lake III traytwin https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457325445 2020-03-10 04:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457325445 Jasmin Soto jasmin_soto2 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457334046 Stakerholders Assignment]]> 2020-03-10 04:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457334046 Jeanna Mae Vitug and Alejandro Gregorio Stakeholders Assignment alejandrovgregorio https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457341676 2020-03-10 05:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457341676 Deandric and Dgerico Sarmiento Stakeholders Assignment deandric_sarmiento https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457343509 2020-03-10 05:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/457343509 Research Paper Prompt bwhite83 https://padlet.com/bwhite83/x2sjqtfh0c8a/wish/503090236
This research paper focuses on Orwell's 1984. There are many topics from which you can choose below, but you are welcomed to come up with your own topic. I ask only that the topic be directly related to Orwell and/or the novel. This is crucial. Do not forget that your paper, while being research, must also be thesis driven. This means that you need to have a clear argument and support.


 


Examples of topics related to 1984:

  1. Mind Control
  • advertising as mind control, e.g., military recruitment advertisements, tobacco, etc.
  • television as propaganda spreading official information leading to mind control
  • alcohol/substances as mind control
  • cults of personality and other religious cults
Sexual Repression, Sexism, and Pornography as Mind Control
  • Orwell as a (non-)sexist author
  • Julia and sexuality
  • notice the effects of 'free speech' and 'free press' in the USSR after Gorbachev: a boom of pornography
Censorship
  • "This will not be another Viet Nam": how the military handled the media in the Gulf wars
  • If you can't beat 'em, embed 'em: co-opting the media during war
  • "All the news that we see fit to print": corporate ownership of the US media
  • fake news
Propaganda
  • how journalism and the media failed this country after 9/11 and during the lead-up to war
  • fear and loathing: how to coerce people with fear, prejudice, and blatant nationalism, manipulating them to do what you want
  • the Bush administration's justifications for invading Iraq
  • implied emergencies to force policy changes
Invasion of Privacy and/or Prior Restraint
  • the loss of civil liberties during "war," i.e., the Patriot Act
  • 1984 as a warning about how governments can use fear to erode civil liberties
Historical Parallels
  • the loss of civil liberties during "war," i.e., the Patriot Act
  • Oceania and the USSR
  • Oceania and Nazi Germany
  • Big Brother as Hitler or Stalin or the cult figure of your choosing
  • the Cold War
  • the Military-Industrial Complex: what President Eisenhower warned us about more than 50 years ago has come true about why we fight, or 'how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.'
  • 1984 as a warning about how democracies become authoritarian states run by elites

Requirements:

  1. The minimum length of the text is 2500 words, not including any front or end matter (such as headers, title pages, outlines, table of contents, notes, bibliographies, or appendices).
  2. The paper must employ a minimum of six sources, both primary and secondary, both book and periodical, and the sources must be scholarly/professional sources.
  3. The paper must incorporate quotes (Links to an external site.)/paraphrased materials (Links to an external site.) from both 1984 and your abstracted sources.
  4. The paper must conform to the MLA style sheet/format.
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