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Hello, my name is Matthew Atwell I went to Abington Senior High school and am now a Freshman at Ship. I am a Communications major hoping to acquire a minor in either Marketing or Spanish. I took this class because I have always been talented at understanding literary devices and novels. My favorite novels are Fight Club, The Outsiders, and Moneyball: How to Win in an Unfair Game. My favorite musicians are Pearl Jam, Foster the People, The Doors and Wu Tang Clan. I enjoy watching Sports center, the Office, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Wilfred. My favorite movies include Fight Club, Miracle, and the Mighty Ducks, I love playing baseball, hockey and basketball.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Orwellian Society

Obviously the society presented in 1984 is way more over the top then one presented today in America. I think the point this blog is trying to get at that technology is our version of "big brother" and that technology is always around and as much as we try to avoid it it still pops up. I forget where I read it but there was a guy working on his laptop and through the webcam at the top of his laptop his boss was able to watch him do his job to make sure he was using his time right and found out he was not, that man was fired from his job. Also there is no way of complete privacy with technology because all someone has to do is Google your name and they could find out a lot about you. Then again, its no where as extreme as the society the people in 1984 are faced with.
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4 comments:

  1. meganrawr22October 9, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    It is kind of scary how easy it is to track us down no matter where we are, especially with low jack in cellphones, but I think we do still have some privacy. I know people without cellphones and credit cards and internet are very hard to track down. We put ourselves out there all the time so it's our fault that strangers can get to us and know so much about us. The only problem is that it's hard not to live without such things that do make it easy to find out what we are doing. You have to have a credit card to buy most things now, hardly anyone takes cash. And most jobs require that you utilize technology and the internet to improve your work output. The one freedom we do have that they don't have in 1984 is being able to sit in our homes and not have someone watching us at all time. We can also still be with our thoughts without worrying about what they are.

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  2. Blake BombergerOctober 10, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I didn't really think how it applies with webcames and other advanced technology either. I think that is a very good point to bring up, and as you said Matt, obvously it is not as bad as 1984; however, I believe the book is just trying to relay the message that this could very easily happen in a different way. Our spread of technology could take over in the next 10 years and it is very scary. Is technology better off for us in the long run ?

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  3. Kayla BOctober 12, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    It is kinda scary the amount of information one can learn from the internet. What we search, where we shop, where we live, our interests etc...
    I actually have never Googled myself because Im scared of what I may find.

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  4. CynthiaOctober 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I agree with you that Big Brother is suppose to be related to our modern day technology and our ability to access so much information from the internet. But the society Wiston lives in is much worse then ours. We still have the rigth to express our feelings and emotions.

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