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Nathan Ducey
English 4
2/25/2010
From the Classroom to The Real World
In school there are those lessons that leave students wondering, is this ever going to be relevant to me, these two stories contradict that idea that many students might have thought. Books 1984 by George Orwell and Little Brother by Cory Doctorow illustrate similar ideas. 1984 takes place in a totalitarian state where the people are divided into classes, within the classes everyone is equal. The people are controlled and patrolled by the government, which is ruled by Big Brother. The main character, Winston wants to break free of the system set in place. Winston tries to break free but he is eventually brought down by the government. While Marcus the main character in Little Brother is playing hookie with friends he is caught by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) near a terrorist attack in the San Fransisco bay area. Marcus is not guilty but he is detained by the DHS and is tortured while in custody. He was released with all his friends a week later except for one. Marcus is hooked on the idea of an eye for an eye against the DHS after his torture. These books opened the reader's mind to opinions and questions regarding ideas such as how technology can strip people of their privacy, whether to stand up for what an individual believes in, and the trade off of giving up freedom for security.
The opinions the books, 1984 and Little Brother left the reader with the are how technology strips you of your privacy, standing up for what you believe in, and about losing rights for protection. Technology can leave you exposed, because people can discover where you have been, what you are doing on the web and any miscellaneous fact. Little Brother displays how the government can track what an individual is buying ,"

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"I"I want us with questions, as always after a good book, the major up is h the bookstanding up for one's beliefs. In 1984 Winston becameflirts with rebellion, the rebellion is simple though, it is just having a drunken lost causerelationship, he is broken after going by the government. On the other hand does one give up knowing you failedgovernment, he betrayed himself and justice will not be served.his love under torture. Could he have escaped the Nation he lived in? Could he had achieved spiritual freedom by being true. The other ones trail totoo much you that technology brings.brings my Uncle who is a Professor refuses to own a cell phone. Another lesson
The books 1984 and Little Brother left the reader with questions opinions and just the idea on how who will apply this. the important main ideas from these books you need to pay closer attention to these ideas because they are important ideas. that need to be carried into the daily lives.
Works CitedDoctorow, Corey. Little Brother. Tor, 2008. Print.Meyer. Mrs. Moritz Class, Denver. Speech.Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. Print.Print."WIkipedia." Web. 21 Feb. 2010. <http://www.wikipedia.org/>.

The security," he said, looking around his little shop with its tubs of dried beans and seeds, its shelves of Turkish groceries. "The government. They monitor it all now, it was in the papers. PATRIOT Act II, the Congress passed it yesterday. Now they can monitor every time you use your card. I say no. I say my shop will not help them spy on my customers." (Doctorow) With this the government could see what one is purchasing when and where even though they may be watching for illegal things it is still wrong for them to surveillance someone for no suspicion. Almost everything ones does with technology can be pulled up, with ones history, whether it is on a phone, an ipod, a computer. As Mr. Meyer said if someone are within three feet of a cellphone that person can be found. All someone has to do to find that person they are hunting is pay about 250 dollars to the service and give them the phone number. The next opinion someone is left with is to stand up in what they believe in. An example of this is shown in 1984 when Winston is taken joins the Brotherhood to stand against the government. Winston does this although he could be charged of numerous crimes,he does this because it is what he believes in. The idea of standing up for what you believe in is also shown in Little Brother. When Marcus is recently released by the DHS, and knows what they have done is wrong so he wanted his revenge,
"I want us to fight back," I said. "I want to stay free so that I can do that. If we go out there and blab, they'll just say that we're kids, making it up. We don't even know where we were held! No one will believe us. Then, one day, they'll come for us."(Doctorow) These examples leave the impression on the reader that it is the right thing to do to stand up for what one believes in even if it is one vs one hundred. The final major theme that these books leave the reader with opinion about is whether to give up freedom for protection. A premier example of this is a rabbit, it has the freedom to travel far from the tree however with each hop it loses protection of the tree. Another example is in 1984 how everyone is safe but in return no one has individuality. This brings the idea to the reader how freedoms are more important than security.
Little Brother Corey Doctorow goes up is how far does one fight for what one believes in, there are options with this question. Does one lose it all like Winston in 1984? In the end ofh the book story is do youdoes one give up ones protection. doDo you deserve lose both like ben franklin said becauseif you do respect either ofenough to keep them. or doesThese are both important but where is the trade off if there is one lose your head becauseor do you strayed to far fromjust keep all your freedoms and none of the bush.safety?
With all if one covercovers ones trail you will definatelydefinitely look like a criminal evencriminal. Even though you to separate yourselfoneself from technology on hand. Although this idea may be absurd to many some people enjoy their privacy more than the need of instant gratification that technology brings. Another lesson learned sisfrom the books is how far what you beleivebelieve in. itIt is interestingodd to think what they beleivebelieve in yet common enemy. evenEven though it all and go down a villain rather then a hero. In some situations it would certain battles the nthen just go at it.theit and risk more important things. The last idea implant into yourones daily life rights vs protection evenprotection. Even though they small rights you giveone gives up some every day persayday. per say when i go to lunch i giveone drives they lose safety because of all the terrors that could occur on the road however one would lose the freedom of driving around. With all the above statement it is up protection every day by going outto the reader to find the balance with them and farther away.apply these to real life situations.
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Works CitedDoctorow, Corey. Little Brother. Tor, 2008. Print.Meyer. Mrs. Moritz Class, Denver. Speech.Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. Print.Print."WIkipedia." Web. 21 Feb. 2010. <http://www.wikipedia.org/>.

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After reading these books readers are left with questions, as always after a good book, the major questions that arise come with the major themes in the stories. One major theme carried in these books is how technology strips someone of all their privacy. The question that arises after this idea is how does someone manage their technology use. In 1984 if you are an average citizen you have no control over the technology. (lead in to this sentence, don't jump from idea to idea) "TELESCREENs" this is a scary idea because imagine a world where every individual is monitored consistently. In a modern situation how does someone keep track of what they do on the internet. Is there even anything one can do to avoid being patrolled while on the web. Another example is how a bounty hunter can find almost anyone if they have a cell phone, which considering most people have cell phones and carry them around how do you avoid that, "quote meyer." The next question that is brought up is how far do you fight for what you beleive in. do you lose it all like Winston in 1984 because at the end of the book he became a drunken lost cause. or do you give up knowing you failed an justice will not be served. or do you attempt to be successful like Marcus in Little Brother. another question that comes up is do you give up your freedoms for your rights. do you deserve to lose both like ben franklin said because you do not respect either of them. or do you lose your head because you strayed to far from the bush.(give more of a summary on the books, explain the endings and what they are truly fighting for, and how they get there. And if your going to mention ben franklin show the quote and give a good lead into it. watch personal pronouns! answer all of the questions that are asked)
With all these lessons learned in the book it is up to the reader to decide how to apply them and when it is right. With technology if you cover your trail to much you will definately look like a criminal even though you may just want your privacy. Another idea is to separate yourself from technology more and more because anyone could find you even if you have minimal technology on hand. Another lesson learned sis how far do you go in what you beleive in. it is interesting to think that all terrorists are doing is standing up in what they beleive in yet most of the world finds them the common enemy. even though it is a noble cause you may just lose your head and not benefit at all and it would be wiser to give up on certain battles the n just go at it.the last idea to implant into your daily life is rights vs protection even though they may be small rights you give up some every day persay when i go to lunch i give up protection every day by going out and farther away.

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The books 1984 and Little Brother left the reader with questions opinions and just the idea on how who will apply this. the important main ideas from these books you need to pay closer attention to these ideas because they are important ideas. that need to be carried into the daily lives. this is bad edit!

In school there are those lessons that leave students wondering, is this ever going to be relevant to me. these . The two stories contradict that idea that many students might have thought. books 1984 by George Orwell and Little Brother by Corey Doctorow illustrate similar ideas through the stories.1984 takes setting in a totalitarian state where everyone is equal, and controlled and patrolled by the government, which is Big Brother. The main character, Winston wants to break free of the system set in place. Winston tries to break free but is eventually brought down by the government. Marcus in Little Brother is playing hookie while caught near a terrorist attack in the San Fransisco bay area, Marcus is detained by the DHS and is tortured while in custody although he was not guilty. He was released along with his friends however one friend was left behind Marcus was therefore hooked on the idea an eye for an eye on DHS. These books had illustrated the reader with facts, questions and choices on where they will go with major ideas carried through the books such as how technology can strip people of their privacy,whether to stand up for what an individual believes in, and giving up rights for technology.
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With all these lessons learned in the book it is up to the reader to decide how to apply them and when it is right. with technology if you cover your trail to much you will definately look like a criminal even though you may just want your privacy. Another idea is to separate yourself from technology more and more because anyone could find you even if you have minimal technology on hand. Another lesson learned sis how far do you go in what you beleive in. it is interesting to think that all terrorists are doing is standing up in what they beleive in yet most of the world finds them the common enemy. even though it is a noble cause you may just lose your head and not benefit at all and it would be wiser to give up on certain battles the n just go at it.the last idea to implant into your daily life is rights vs protection even though they may be small rights you give up some every day persay when i go to lunch i give up protection every day by going out and farther away.
The books 1984 and Little Brother left the reader with questions opinions and just the idea on how who will apply this. the important main ideas from these books you need to pay closer attention to these ideas because they are important ideas. that need to be carried into the daily lives. this is bad edit!

to me. these . The two stories contradict that idea that many students might have thought. books 1984 for technology.
The opinions these books left you with on the ideas, how technology strips you of your privacy, standing in for what you believe in, and about losing rights for protection.To begin with technology can leave you naked, because people can discover where you have been, what you are doing on the web and any miscellaneous facts. Little Brother displays how people can track where you are or going,"QUOTE on how they are using cards to track you" this is like what owners do to their dogs to be positive they won't lose them, one would feel wronged having people track all the time. Also almost everything you do with technology can be pulled up, your history what you have done on your phone any calls you have made. Even if one is doing nothing illegal it is not fair for one to be tracked all the time. just reading the Facebook terms of agreement makes one realize the dangers of prvacy on the web "QUOTE on how facebook owns anything on it". not only your phone anyone could Google a name and find a bunch of info on someone. if someone was to search hard enough i could only imaging they could find one after all the child predator movies have been shown in school
After reading these books one is left with questions as always after a good book, the major questions that arise come with the major themes in the stories. One Major theme carried in these books is how technology strips somebody bare of their privacy. the question that arises after this idea is how does someone manage their technology use.
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on DHS. These books had illustrated the reader with facts, questions and choices on where they will go with major ideas carried through the books such as how technology can strip people of their privacy,whether to stand up for what an individual believes in, and giving up rights for technology.

be relevant to me. The books 1984 by George Orwell and Little Brother by Corey Doctorow illustrate similar ideas through the stories.1984 takes setting in a totalitarian state where everyone is equal, and controlled and patrolled by the government, which is Big Brother. The main character, Winston wants to break free of the system set in place. Winston tries to break free but is eventually brought down by the government. Marcus in Little Brother is playing hookie while caught near a terrorist attack in the San Fransisco bay area, Marcus is detained by the DHS and is tortured while in custody although he was not guilty. He was released along with his friends however one friend was left behind Marcus was therefore hooked on the idea an eye for an eye on DHS.