Fahrenheit 451' vs. '1984'
Several conflicting frames of mind have played defining roles in shaping humanity throughout the twentieth century. Philosophical optimism of a bright future held by humanity in general was taken advantage of by the promise of a better life through sacrifice of individuality to the state. In the books 1984, by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury have clear opposition to these subtle entrapments that was voiced in similarly convincing ways.

They first both establish, to varying degrees of balance, the atmosphere and seductiveness of the "utopia" and the fear of the consequences of acting in the non-prescribed way through character development. A single character is alienated because of their inability to conform - often in protest to the forced conditions of happiness and well being. Their struggle is to hide this fact from the state's relentless supervision of (supposedly) everything. This leads them to eventually come…...

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Eventually all the alienated characters come before some prophesizing hand of the government who is ready to rationalize the right and duty of the government to posses such control over its people. In 1984 this is during the torture of Winston for his crime of not loving Big Brother. Orwell then reveals the horrors of an advanced dystopia through O'Brien such as the death of the individual: "Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind... only in the mind of the Party, which is collective and immortal." (1984, p261) As well he goes into great depth as to the advancement of the parties' strategy against its enemies: "We do not merely destroy our enemies, we change them." (1984, p265)

Beatty, the fire chief in Fahrenheit 451 discovers Montag's affinity for books. As a result, he explains that books were made illegal because they always offend somebody. The new society, as he explains, allows all people, rich and poor, stupid and smart to "get a sense of motion without moving." (F451, p56) In this sense, the diversion of otherwise competent people into useless tasks and past times is the particular concern and fear of the author.

The authors therefore saw the 'utopian' societies to be a trap for weak minded publics, and that once in place, such systems would be able to perpetuate indefinitely due to the efficiency at which they protect and propagate themselves. Through fear, diversion and sedation the utopia can maintain a strong grip on the people it encompasses before anyone realizes the sacrifices made. The popularity of these books does rule out the possibility of such a society coming into existence in the future, however. The state of people is not about to change, and their ignorance will continue regardless of the harshness of the wake up calls issued.

The second crucial element missing from society, in Faber's explanation, is the leisure time among citizens to critically analyze or even think at all about any meaningful information they should come across in their lives. Because the government has become so successful at capturing their attention in simple forms of entertainment, people lack the necessary motivation to take time away from those enjoyable pursuits to learn about any quality information that happens to come their way. Even if they were to hear intellectually stimulating ideas, they would probably not remember it, or they might remember it superficially but never actually use that information for anything important.

The third element missing from society, according to Faber, are the rights of citizens. Without basic rights, even if people were to accumulate meaningful information about the truth or learn to think critically and to question the actions and policies of the government, they would…...

1984 & Fahrenheit 451
The Pessimism of 1984 vs. The Optimism of Fahrenheit 451

Both 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are futuristic depictions of totalitarian societies that value conformity over individualism. The two novels present systems of institutionalized control. There are strict laws and rules governing behavior and thoughts, and both societies are based on a hierarchy. The protagonists in the novels, inston Smith and Guy Montag, are unhappy with the control their respective societies exert on people's lives, so they attempt to find ways to usurp the systems.

Both authors examine the idea of a central authority that has no institutional checks or limitations. Both societies endeavor to control how people perceive their own reality. Through the burning of books in Bradbury's work or through mechanisms such as the thought police in Orwell's, both works feature a reality where collective security and control have sacrificed individual expression.…...

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Works Cited

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrrnheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Print

Grossman, Kathryn M. "Woman as Temptress: The Way to (Bro) otherhood in Science Fiction Dystopias." Woman's Studies, Vol 14, Issue 2, December 1987: 135-146. EBSOC. Web. 1 December 2012.

Hof, Jennifer. "Foucault, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451." Lit & Film. 29 October 2009. Web. 1 December 2012.

O'Malley, Joey. "Comparing a Dark Future: 1984 and Fahrenheit 451." Yahoo!voices. 7 December 2006. Web. 1 December 2012.

Granger helps him reconsider the importance of his hands when he tells him it does not matter what you do "long a you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away" (170). This scene proves noteworthy for Montag because he realizes it is true. He even notes change will "come from our hands and our mouths" (175). Here we see a complete turnaround for Montag as he begins to accept personal responsibility rather than do what the powers that be tell him to do. He finds a sense of self apart from the government machine and he discovers he does not agree with that government. This is a significant stage in Montag's growth because he begins to believe in himself and the others. His fear and his anxiety regarding this transformation are lessening.
Fire is undoubtedly…...

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Work Cited

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books. 1979.

Philosophy: Enlightenment and Fahrenheit 451
e are a society defined by technology and machines. At the speed of light, we gain knowledge via the Internet, our lives are made more convenient and the globe becomes a smaller place to live. As a result of machines and technology, we are a 24/7 society where time is scarce and a high commodity. Even with machines to make our lives and jobs easier, we face collectively greater challenges as a result and remarkably less time for pleasure. Some would say we are adversely affected by the machines and devices we have grown so accustomed to in every aspect of day-to-day life. Everywhere we go, machines are present, technology comes into play in every process. Does science best serve our society? Have we let the machines take over to a point where we have lost control much like the futuristic Terminator films? hat are the…...

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Works Cited

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballentine Books, 1953.

Paine, Thomas. The Age of Reason, Part 1. New York: Citadel Press Kensington Publishing, 1976.

The Age of Enlightenment. 25 Jun. 2005 .

Inside he is changing but he continues with his life as much as he can. Beatty accuses Montag of being a hopeless romantic and does his best to convince Montag there is nothing in books that could benefit man. Beatty also blames a large part of Montag's "problem" on his encounters with Clarisse, who was "better of dead" (64). This attitude is a stark contrast with Faber and his beliefs. Faber realizes Montag's situation and tells him that what he needs can be found in books. He says, "There is nothing magical in them at all. The magic is only in what books say" (89-90). He admits something useful can be found in books and that is how they are valuable to us. e learn from others and their experiences, Faber tells him. He also tells him books "remind us what fools and asses we are" (93). Faber also…...

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Work Cited

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books. 1979.

Dystopias Restrict Thought: Burning Books in Fahrenheit 451In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradubry, published in 1953, the theme of independent thought being restricteda characteristic of dystopian societyis explored. In his introduction to the novel, Neil Gaiman discusses the use of dystopian fiction as a way to critique society. As Gaiman points out, This is a book of warning (xi). The novel written by Bradbury is set in a future society where books are outlawed and firemen are responsible for burning any that are found. The protagonist, Guy Montag, begins to question the government's control after meeting a young woman who opens his eyes to the power of literature. As he starts to read forbidden books, he realizes the truth about his society and the role that he has been playing in its oppression. Gaiman argues that dystopian fiction allows authors to explore the potential consequences of current trends…...

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Works Cited

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Simon and Schuster, 60th Anniversary Edition, 2013. Gaiman, Neil. Introduction. Fahrenheit 451, by Rad Bradbury. Simon and Schuster, 60th

Anniversary Edition, 2013, pp. xi-xvi.

“Utopias and Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics from ReadWriteThink.org.”

This action of doing one thing and feeling another is a perfect statement regarding how censorship
can thrive in a community. In Farenheit 451 the citizens allowed the
government the freedom to burn books, they did this by not speaking out at
the initiation of such actions. Faber tells Montag "I said nothing. I'm
one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would
listen to the 'guilty', but I did not speak and thus became 'guilty'
myself" (Bradbury 82). hen good citizens quail in the face of attempted
censorship, then censorship will thrive. ithout the knowledge blocked by
the censors, the citizenry will flounder under the thumb of oppression.
The characters in the book who meet Montag after his escape from the city
know this is true. Granger, one of the leaders of the group tells Montag,
"All we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need intact and
safe" (Bradbury 152).…...

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Works Cited

Anderson, Ron. "Movie Censorship and American Culture", Journal of American

Culture, 30.3 (2005): 349 - 350

Bradbury, Ray. Farenheit 451. New York: The Random House Publishing Group,

1953

Banning Books in High School
Book Banning and Censorship

Social groups, including religious organizations, parents, and school administration among others, make decisions daily about what material will become a part of the regular school curriculum and what material will be excluded. Many decisions are made based on the educational value of text books and other learning material. However, many decisions are unfortunately made without educational potential in mind, but rather on the basis of what is considered to be profane or proper based on the opinions of certain people that feel they have the moral authority to make such decisions. American schools have always been built on the principle that children must be protected from that which is inappropriate for them to see, hear, or experience. "American schools have been pressured to restrict or deny students access to books or periodicals deemed objectionable by some individual or group on moral, political, religious,…...

Dreamed of Creating Magic - and He Does
One of my dreams was to grow up and become a magician. ell, that's what happened. I'm not a science fiction writer. I'm a magician. I can use words to make you believe anything." -Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is one of the classic authors of our day- one of the fathers of science fiction. At nearly 82 years old, and over 500 works later, he is still going strong. He is still writing, creating and producing.

Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in aukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920. He was the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, a telephone line worker, and Esther Marie Bradbury, a Swedish immigrant. Bradbury credits his mother, with jump-starting his love of fantasy and the supernatural. His mother was fascinated with the new motion pictures. She would sneak Bradbury in with her when he was only two or three…...

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Biography of Ray Bradbury." June 18,2002.  http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Authors/about_ray_bradbury.html 

Eyman, Scott. "Q&A with Ray Bradbury." Palm Beach Post. Sunday March 10, 2002.

Fat Chucks Index." May 21, 2002. June 18, 2002. http://www.fatchucks.com/z4.bb.html

Relationship between a Social Issue or Problem and the Various MediaFree Speech in the Time of COVIDThats against the law!Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451In the time of COVID, free speech came under assault: contrarian voices were kicked off Twitter and other social media; people who protested were fired, had the businesses shut down, or were arrested; and the media establishment allowed one narrative and one narrative only. This led to a situation where dissenting views were effectively suppressed. As a result, the free exchange of ideas was stifled and critical thinking was discouraged. In short, it has been a troubling development that could have far-reaching implications for democracy. Moreover, it reflects the kind of dystopian perspective put forward by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451. The fact that so many people went along with it, viewing contrarians and independent thinkers as conspiracy theorists or whackos suggests that Postmans complaint of the typological…...

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Works CitedBabich, Babette. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Pseudo-science and ‘fake’news:‘Inventing’epidemics and the police state.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" The Psychology of Global Crises and Crisis Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021. 241-272.Baima, Stephanie. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Tracing Climate Change Denial in the United States and Looking for Impacts on the United States’ Science Diplomacy.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" (2020).Cowan, Thomas S., and Sally Fallon Morell. THE CONTAGION MYTH. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2020.Lanka, Stefan. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Dismantling the virus theory.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" (2015).Malcolm, Dominic. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Post-truth society? An Eliasian sociological analysis of knowledge in the 21st century.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Sociology 55.6 (2021): 1063-1079.

" After effectively damning her to a life as a vampire, Ibrahim, himself abused by the man who made him one of the undead, tries to 'make good' on his promise to himself to help Lina: "Despite the many shortcoming of Ibrahim's moral probity, he had known from the start that he would live his life as a vampire much the same way he had lived his life as a normal human -- trying to be good, even if he failed miserably most of the time." This is, Taylor suggests, not unlike that of a terrorist who rationalizes his conversion of another man (or woman) to the cause, that he is at least trying, and saving the new convert from a worse fate.
Taylor's extended metaphor of Islamic terrorism and fundamentalism and vampirism, of one life as an outsider in real life with life as an outsider in a science fiction…...

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Ahmad, M.A. "Islam and Science Fiction: Islam SciFi Interview of Pamela Taylor."October

13 th, 2010.

Taylor, Patricia. "50 Fatwas of the Virtuous Vampire." November 1, 2010.

And there are always a few racists in any town. But I believe we have a great, open, accepting community. e entertain tourists from all over the planet, and many of them are from ethnic cultures different from ours. They say they feel welcomed here.
Q: hat use does the community foundation make of the local AM station KMHS-AM?

M: I'm glad you asked. e have learning programs for parents and students. And students make up their own little reports and broadcasts. Topics range from the environment, world news, California news and Coos Bay news.

Q: Typically what news items from Coos Bay do you use on KMHS?

M: e interview people who are doing interesting things in town and with businesses. Biologists from the college and local fishermen. The news in this town isn't really very earth shaking. Look at the list of news items on the orld's ebsite today: "heel falls…...

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City of Coos Bay, Oregon. (2010). Welcome to Coos Bay. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from  http://www.coosbay.org/ .

City-Data.com. (2010). Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from  http://www.city-data.com/city/Coos-Bay-Oregon.html .

Coos Bay School District. (2010). Middle School -- Grade 8 -- Reading / Language. Retrieved February 2, 2011, from http://cbd9.net.

Coos Bay School District. (2010). Welcome to Coos Bay School District. Retrieved February 2,

"Specifically, it's an extension of the familiar Amazon store (where, of course, Kindles will be sold). Amazon has designed the Kindle to operate totally independent of a computer: you can use it to go to the store, browse for books, check out your personalized recommendations, and read reader reviews and post new ones, tapping out the words on a thumb-friendly keyboard. Buying a book with a Kindle is a one-touch process" (Levy 2007). It encourages consumption and purchasing of literary material filtered through one corporation's portal. Independent bookstores that showcased new authors will find it even more difficult to survive in the new, 'Kindled' world.
The Kindle's domination extends not only to fiction, but also to news. The Kindle "not only displays the news" but it "also speaks it with a computerized voice" with free downloadable new pronunciations for the week's newsmakers (Arango 2009). However, the domination of the Kindle…...

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Arango, Tim. "The President's Name Trips Up a Would-Be Voice of the News" The New York

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Parents who are predisposed to limit children's exposure to violence will do so as a matter of course. Parents who don't feel that way, will not. Therefore, if parents can't be relied upon to police their children, then society must- because what social order wants to have violence-overloaded children heaving their criminal behavior upon it?
In the mid-1950's a Senate sub-committee began to investigate the "sources of the moral rot at the core of an otherwise flourishing postwar America," (Knox, 4). This committee looked at the comic book industry, movies, and particularly at television. While these efforts did little to nothing to curb interest in subjects considered to be anti-American, or "immoral," it does show the depth of time and effort that has been spent on this issue - at every level. However, over the course of time, television has become more liberal rather than less. So, in response, the…...

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Thesis statement: In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, the author explores the dangers of a society consumed by technology and censorship, ultimately conveying the importance of free thought and individuality in preserving humanity.
To strengthen your thesis statement, you could also consider mentioning the role of books as a symbol of resistance against conformity and suppression of ideas. Additionally, you may want to touch upon the theme of knowledge and the power it holds in challenging oppressive regimes. By delving into these aspects, you can provide a more well-rounded argument in support of your thesis statement. Good luck in developing your....

Thesis Statement:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury serves as a potent critique of societal trends prevalent in the mid-20th century, warning against the dangers of censorship, the erosion of critical thinking, and the unchecked influence of technology on our lives.

Introduction:

Amidst the ashes of a dystopian future, Fahrenheit 451 paints a grim tapestry of a society where knowledge and intellectual freedom are ruthlessly extinguished. Firefighters, once guardians of safety, have become agents of censorship, tasked with incinerating books and extinguishing any embers of independent thought. The novel's protagonist, Montag, initially embraces this duty but gradually awakens to the horrors it perpetuates. Through....

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