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19841984

Monday, January 30Monday, January 30(morning)(morning) MC PracticeMC Practice Sample exam III, 13-27Sample exam III, 13-27

Monday, January 30 Monday, January 30 (afternoon)(afternoon) Persuasive Essay 2Persuasive Essay 2

Tuesday, January 31Tuesday, January 31

WordWord Part III questionsPart III questions Important QuotationsImportant Quotations Test reviewTest review

Word of the DayWord of the Day

HackneyedHackneyed (adj.) overused, cliché (adj.) overused, cliché HAK-needHAK-need No matter how many times I say No matter how many times I say

to avoid to avoid hackneyedhackneyed phrases, my phrases, my students still use them as if they students still use them as if they are going out of style.are going out of style.

Part III questionsPart III questions1. What is the difference between common criminals and 1. What is the difference between common criminals and

political criminals? (ch.1)political criminals? (ch.1)2. What is the purpose of describing Winston’s long wait 2. What is the purpose of describing Winston’s long wait

(including all the people who come and go?) (ch.1)(including all the people who come and go?) (ch.1)3. How do Winston’s captors combine physical and 3. How do Winston’s captors combine physical and

psychological torture? (ch. 2)psychological torture? (ch. 2)4. From what exactly does Winston suffer, according to 4. From what exactly does Winston suffer, according to

O’Brien? (ch. 2)O’Brien? (ch. 2)5. Why is it necessary for Winston to fully believe in the 5. Why is it necessary for Winston to fully believe in the

Party’s doctrines before he is killed? (ch. 2&3)Party’s doctrines before he is killed? (ch. 2&3)6. Based on Winston’s condition, how would the original 6. Based on Winston’s condition, how would the original

title title The Last Man in EuropeThe Last Man in Europe have been appropriate? have been appropriate? (ch. 3)(ch. 3)

7. Why is it necessary for Winston to go to Room 101? 7. Why is it necessary for Winston to go to Room 101? (ch. 5)(ch. 5)

8. How could the ending be read as a happy one? (ch. 6)8. How could the ending be read as a happy one? (ch. 6)

1. 1. If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles…it must lie in the proles, because only proles…it must lie in the proles, because only there in those swarming disregarded masses, 85 there in those swarming disregarded masses, 85 per cent of the population of Oceania, could the per cent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated. force to destroy the Party ever be generated. The Party could not be overthrown from within. The Party could not be overthrown from within. Its enemies, if it had any enemies, had no way of Its enemies, if it had any enemies, had no way of coming together or even of identifying one coming together or even of identifying one another. Even if the legendary Brotherhood another. Even if the legendary Brotherhood existed, as just possibly it might, it was existed, as just possibly it might, it was inconceivable that its members could ever inconceivable that its members could ever assemble in larger numbers than twos and assemble in larger numbers than twos and threes. Rebellion meant a look in the eyes, an threes. Rebellion meant a look in the eyes, an inflexion of the voice, at the most, an occasional inflexion of the voice, at the most, an occasional whispered word. But the proles, if only they whispered word. But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning… blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning…

2. 2. DoublethinkDoublethink means the power of holding two means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. The simultaneously, and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows memories must be altered; he therefore knows that his playing tricks with reality; but by the that his playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of exercise of doublethink doublethink he also satisfies himself he also satisfies himself that reality is not violated. The process has to be that reality is not violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt. falsity and hence of guilt. DoublethinkDoublethink lies at the lies at the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty….Even in using the word honesty….Even in using the word doublethinkdoublethink it is it is necessary to exercise necessary to exercise doublethinkdoublethink. For by using . For by using the word one admits that one is tampering with the word one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of reality; by a fresh act of doublethinkdoublethink one erases one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely, with the lie this knowledge; and so on indefinitely, with the lie always one leap ahead of the truth. always one leap ahead of the truth.

3. 3. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness; only power, pure luxury or long life or happiness; only power, pure power. What pure power means you will power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from all understand presently. We are different from all the oligarchies of the past in that we know what the oligarchies of the past in that we know what we are doing…The German Nazis and Russian we are doing…The German Nazis and Russian Communists came very close to use in their Communists came very close to use in their methods, but they never had the courage to methods, but they never had the courage to recognize their own motives. They pretended, recognize their own motives. They pretended, perhaps they even believed, that they had perhaps they even believed, that they had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just round the corner there lay a and that just round the corner there lay a paradise a where human beings would be free paradise a where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end....The object of persecution is persecution. end....The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.power is power.

4. All through his interrogation, although 4. All through his interrogation, although he had never seen him, he had had the he had never seen him, he had had the feeling that O’Brien was at his elbow, feeling that O’Brien was at his elbow, just out of sight. It was O’Brien who just out of sight. It was O’Brien who was directing everything. It was he was directing everything. It was he who set the guards onto Winston and who set the guards onto Winston and who prevented them from killing him. It who prevented them from killing him. It was he who decided when Winston was he who decided when Winston should scream with pain, when he should scream with pain, when he should have a respite, when he should should have a respite, when he should be fed, when he should sleep, when the be fed, when he should sleep, when the drugs would be pumped into his arm. It drugs would be pumped into his arm. It was he who asked the questions and was he who asked the questions and suggested the answers. He was the suggested the answers. He was the tormentor, he was the protector, he tormentor, he was the protector, he was the inquisitor, he was the friend. was the inquisitor, he was the friend.

5. “By 2050—earlier, probably—all real 5. “By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed…. the past will have been destroyed…. Even the literature of the party will Even the literature of the party will change. Even the slogans will change. change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like How could you have a slogan like ’freedom is slavery’ when the concept ’freedom is slavery’ when the concept of freedom has been abolished? The of freedom has been abolished? The whole climate of thought will be whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will different. In fact there will bebe not not thought, as we understand it now. thought, as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not thinking—not Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.”unconsciousness.”

6. The woman down there had no mind, she had 6. The woman down there had no mind, she had only strong arms, a warm heart, and a fertile only strong arms, a warm heart, and a fertile belly. He wondered how many children she belly. He wondered how many children she had given birth to. It might easily be fifteen…had given birth to. It might easily be fifteen…and then her life had been laundering, and then her life had been laundering, scrubbing, darning, cooking, sweeping, scrubbing, darning, cooking, sweeping, polishing, mending, scrubbing, laundering, polishing, mending, scrubbing, laundering, first for children, then for grandchildren, over first for children, then for grandchildren, over thirty unbroken years. At the end of it she thirty unbroken years. At the end of it she was still singing....It was curious to think that was still singing....It was curious to think that the sky was the same for everyone, in Eurasia the sky was the same for everyone, in Eurasia or Eastasia as well as here. And the people or Eastasia as well as here. And the people under the sky were also very much the under the sky were also very much the same...people who had never learned to think same...people who had never learned to think but were storing up in their hearts and bellies but were storing up in their hearts and bellies and muscles the power that would one day and muscles the power that would one day overturn the world. overturn the world.

7. 7. The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a man of more than a metre wide: the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features. Winston and ruggedly handsome features. Winston made for the stairs. It was no use trying the made for the stairs. It was no use trying the lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and present the electric current was working, and present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours. It was part of the cut off during daylight hours. It was part of the economy drive in preparation for Hate Week. economy drive in preparation for Hate Week. The flat was seven flights up, and Winston…The flat was seven flights up, and Winston…went slowly, resting several times on the way. went slowly, resting several times on the way. On each landing, opposite the lift-shaft, the On each landing, opposite the lift-shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran.the caption beneath it ran.

8. From where Winston stood, it 8. From where Winston stood, it was just possible to read…in was just possible to read…in elegant lettering, the three elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party:slogans of the Party:

WAR IS PEACEWAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERYFREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTHIGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

99. His eyes refocused on the page. He discovered . His eyes refocused on the page. He discovered that while he sat helplessly musing he had also that while he sat helplessly musing he had also been writing, as though by automatic action…been writing, as though by automatic action…DOWN WITH BIG BROTHERDOWN WITH BIG BROTHERDOWN WITH BIG BROTHERDOWN WITH BIG BROTHERover and over again, filling half a page….He over and over again, filling half a page….He could not help feeling a twinge of panic…[but] could not help feeling a twinge of panic…[but] whether he wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, whether he wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, or whether he refrained from writing it, made or whether he refrained from writing it, made no difference. Whether he went on with the no difference. Whether he went on with the diary, or whether he did not go on with it, made diary, or whether he did not go on with it, made no difference. The Thought Police would get no difference. The Thought Police would get him just the same. He had committed—would him just the same. He had committed—would still have committed…the essential crime that still have committed…the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.but sooner or later they were bound to get you.

10. 10. “…The one thing that matters is that we “…The one thing that matters is that we shouldn’t betray one another, although even that shouldn’t betray one another, although even that can’t make the slightest difference.”can’t make the slightest difference.”

““If you mean confessing,” she said, “we shall do If you mean confessing,” she said, “we shall do that, right enough. Everybody always confesses. that, right enough. Everybody always confesses. You can’t help it. They torture you.”You can’t help it. They torture you.”

““I don’t mean confessing. Confession is not I don’t mean confessing. Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you—that would be the real betrayal.”loving you—that would be the real betrayal.”

She thought it over. “They can’t do that,” she said She thought it over. “They can’t do that,” she said finally. “It’s the one thing they can’t do. They finally. “It’s the one thing they can’t do. They can make you say anything—can make you say anything—anythinganything—but they —but they can’t make you believe it. They can’t get inside can’t make you believe it. They can’t get inside you.”you.”

““No,” he said a little more hopefully, “no; that’s No,” he said a little more hopefully, “no; that’s quite true. They can’t get inside you. If you can quite true. They can’t get inside you. If you can feel feel that staying human is worthwhile, even when that staying human is worthwhile, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them.” them.”

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Wednesday, February Wednesday, February 11 1984 1984 testtest WordWord


DebunkDebunk (v.) expose a falsehood, (v.) expose a falsehood, esp. while ridiculingesp. while ridiculing

dee-BUNKdee-BUNK People attempting to People attempting to debunkdebunk the the

famous 1969 moon landing make famous 1969 moon landing make compelling claims, but they are compelling claims, but they are not enough to convince most not enough to convince most Americans. Americans.

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CensureCensure (v.) to criticize or (v.) to criticize or disapprovedisapprove

SEHN-shur SEHN-shur (can also be used as a noun)(can also be used as a noun) Though I often Though I often censurecensure students students

who refuse to study, my harsh who refuse to study, my harsh words usually fail to inspire them.words usually fail to inspire them.

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Health surveyHealth survey WordWord FoldersFolders


CupidityCupidity (n.) greed (n.) greed kyoo-PID-i-teekyoo-PID-i-tee Many people are disgusted by the Many people are disgusted by the

cupiditycupidity of professional athletes of professional athletes who demand millions of dollars who demand millions of dollars for playing a sport.for playing a sport.

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