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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 1432 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 950 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 347 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 850 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 940 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 857 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 901 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 914 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 935 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1084 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 863 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1016 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 1044 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 782 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 340 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 707 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 879 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1139 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 915 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 856 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1031 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 879 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 874 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 965 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 875 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1003 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 922 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 928 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 996 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 875 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 980 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 899 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 876 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 983 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 822 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 828 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 846 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 860 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 781 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 321 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 835 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 354 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 851 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 899 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 868 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1113 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 803 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1014 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 851 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1051 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 870 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 962 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 936 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 911 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 966 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 735 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 993 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 813 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 880 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1040 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 827 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 750 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 818 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 839 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 913 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 920 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1102 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 971 Views
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