1984 blog #2

It seems that Winston is having a hard time buying into what big brother is selling because he has memories from the past before the time of Big Brother and Oceania. These memories have been suppressed my the party for so long that Winston can only think about these memories subconsciencely. Until he saw the glass paper weight. For some reason the paper weight sparks his imagination as well as his memories of the past. All of these fantasies as well as true memories are keeping Winston from fully believing Big Brother and The Party.
Winston's acts of defiance ARE a form of protest. Although they are subtle and unnoticed, until chapter 10, these acts are his own personal way to defy The Party without being publicly embarrassed or immediately vaporized.
Winston's rebellion would compare to the modern day "Occupy wall-street" movement. Theses protesters are not doing anything to hurt anyone as rebellion. They are simply speaking out their dislike of what the government is doing. As is Winston.

1984 book 1

One key factor in a Utopia is equality of all. In George Orwells "1984" the party tries to control everyone's thoughts and actions. They do this with a specialized technology called telescreens. These are in every house and are required to be on all the time. They will show propaganda for the party as well as monitor your thoughts and actions and report any suspicions to the thought police. By doing this everyone is required to think the same way and act The same was as well.
Religion has not been discussed so far in the book. When it comes to relationships, most people are too brainwashed to care. All sexual desires have Been abandoned in the process of conforming the community. When two people get married they must first be approved by the party and if they show any physical attraction towards one another their request will be denied. All sexual actions are only for populating the empire that the party rules over.
Friendships are not allowed. You are not allowed to get emotionally close to anyone. If you do (and get caught) you will be brainwashed to the point that you go crazy and act like a zombie.
Inside of the craziness of the party, People still believe they are happy. They honestly and truly believe that they are happy inside.

The place Winston smith lives is a Dystopia. Despite the party's efforts to create equality and happiness, the city is still falling apart and is not functioning correctly.

What is a Utopia?

-A Utopia is the perfect place with no bad and all good. Mainly associated with an entire city or region. EX. The Giver.
-My Utopia is a small town in the middle of nowhere that is full of self-reliant, friendly, neighborly people.
-The soundtrack of my Utopia would be a happy country album about friends, parties, and good times.

"You were right" Built to Spill

Lyrics
- The artist believes that you shouldn't believe everything someone tells you
-"you were wrong when you said, everythings gonna be alright," while throughout the rest of the song he says, "you were right when you said..."
Music
-Harsh guitar distracts from the lyrics
-The lyrics seemed to hide under the music so there was no lasting effect.
Effectiveness
-This song was not effective at all at conveying any sort of message to the listener
-Stole lyrics from many different songs. "dust in the wind", "You cant always get what you want" and there was no melodic lines at all.

"Young life" Bo Bartlett

Three claims and supporting details
1.) The man is done hunting for the day.
-The shotgun is unloaded and the sun is setting.
2.) This family does not live on the land that they are hunting on.
-The tires have a fresh layer of dirt on the bottoms only and the sidewalls of the truck are not dirty.
3.) The son aspires to be like his father.
-He is holding the sick in the same position that his father is holding the shotgun.