Post by rhoshowski on May 13, 2016 14:35:59 GMT
1. Are you willing to give up your privacy if constant government surveillance means living in a safer country? Does America seem to be willing to give up their privacy?Why?
I’m not willing to give up my privacy for constant government surveillance to live in a safer country, America doesn’t seem to be willing to give up their privacy because if we lose our privacy that’s like losing a lot more than privacy.
4. Is technology today more or less advanced than it is in the book? Is this a good or a bad thing
Technology is more advanced today than it is in this book, it’s a good and a bad thing. It’s a good thing because there are a lot more learning oppertunities. It’s a bad thing because there’s a lot of illegal things that happen.
7. Are we "Proles" or "Party Members"?
I think we’re proles because we don’t control everyone, we are controlled by the government, we are occupied and distracted by things like: social media, gossip mags, movies and more entertainment.
8. What is the goal of Newspeak? Do you believe that this is an effective method of control?
The goal of newspeak is to basically eliminate the language. I believe it is an effective method of control by eliminating the language everyone speaks to have conversation, by eliminating it we can’t have unique conversations,
10. Does our society feature any forms of “Newspeak”? Is our language today more advanced or more simplified than in the past?
Our society does have forms of newspeak. Our language today is more simplified than in the past because we have sites like twitter where you only have a certain amount of characters you can use, hashtags, and abbreviation for a lot of words.
I’m not willing to give up my privacy for constant government surveillance to live in a safer country, America doesn’t seem to be willing to give up their privacy because if we lose our privacy that’s like losing a lot more than privacy.
4. Is technology today more or less advanced than it is in the book? Is this a good or a bad thing
Technology is more advanced today than it is in this book, it’s a good and a bad thing. It’s a good thing because there are a lot more learning oppertunities. It’s a bad thing because there’s a lot of illegal things that happen.
7. Are we "Proles" or "Party Members"?
I think we’re proles because we don’t control everyone, we are controlled by the government, we are occupied and distracted by things like: social media, gossip mags, movies and more entertainment.
8. What is the goal of Newspeak? Do you believe that this is an effective method of control?
The goal of newspeak is to basically eliminate the language. I believe it is an effective method of control by eliminating the language everyone speaks to have conversation, by eliminating it we can’t have unique conversations,
10. Does our society feature any forms of “Newspeak”? Is our language today more advanced or more simplified than in the past?
Our society does have forms of newspeak. Our language today is more simplified than in the past because we have sites like twitter where you only have a certain amount of characters you can use, hashtags, and abbreviation for a lot of words.
