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Jun 7, 2023 · Jason Davis/Getty Images for NAMM. George Winston, a pianist whose successful recordings made him one of the first stars of new age music, died June 4 in California after a decadeslong struggle ...
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Nov 25, 2010 · George Winston, on the heels of “Autumn” and his successful contribution to William Ackerman’s “Passage” also performs here. In both cases, the effect is to complement and not overwhelm the immersive soundscapes created by Hedges.
Jan 1, 1984 · It is the vigilance of the citizens that has prevented Big Brother from starting his reign in the free world. This vigilance, Orwell would say today, may not relent if freedom is to be saved ...
For human beings, because we are finite creatures and live in time, time is always of the essence and always present. The ticking of clocks was redolent of time then as clocks ticked. Orwell in this passage is tackling the question of why some people break under torture. It should be obvious - it's torture.
Analysis. Still writing in his diary, Winston records his belief that the Party will be overthrown by the proles, who make up 85 percent of the population of Oceania. The Party makes no attempt to indoctrinate them, and promiscuity among them goes unpunished, because the Party considers them to be too stupid to be dangerous.
Room 101 Meaning. Room 101 is a prison chamber in 1984 in which a prisoner’s worst fear is manifested, as determined by the Party. The Party, through their various means of investigating and spying on their citizens, is all-knowing (as Winston is reminded of when he’s arrested.) They are aware of every citizen’s worst fear and are ...
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Winston Smith creates a war hero, Captain Ogilvy, who has led an "ideal" life and was killed in battle. Winston writes a speech that Big Brother is supposed to have given, commending this hero that never existed. It strikes Winston that he could create a dead man but not a living one. Ogilvy, now in the records, exists on the same authority as ...
