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Author
Index
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George
Orwell |
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Title
Index
N |
Nineteen
Eighty-Four |
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| Year |
1949 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
| ISBN |
0451524934 |
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Synopsis
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1984
is the year in
which it happens.
The world is
divided into three
great powers,
Oceania, Eurasia,
and Eastasia, each
perpetually at war
with the
other.
Throughout Oceania
'The Party' rules
by the agency of
four ministries,
whose power is
absolute - the
Ministry of Peace
which deals with
war, the Ministry
of Love
(headquarters of
the dreaded
Thought Police)
which deals with
law and order, the
Ministry of Plenty
which deals in
scarcities, and
the Ministry of
Truth which deals
with
propaganda.
The authorities
keep a check on
every action,
word, gesture, or
thought. |
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Review
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George
Orwell's satire
has been compared
with that of
Swift, and in
Nineteen
Eighty-Four the
satire is the
framework for one
of the most moving
stories to have
been published in
this generation -
the human story of
Winston Smith and
his revolt against
the Party's rule. |
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Credit:
NASA
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Floating
Free
In
February
1984,
Mission
Specialist
Bruce
McCandless
II went
further
away from
the
confines
and safety
of his
ship than
any
previous
astronaut
had ever
been. This
space
first was
made
possible
by the
Manned
Manuevering
Unit or
MMU, a
nitrogen
jet
propelled
backpack.
After a
series of
test
maneuvers
inside and
above
Challenger's
payload
bay,
McCandless
went
"free-flying"
to a
distance
of 320
feet away
from the
Orbiter.
This
stunning
orbital
panorama
view shows
McCandless
out there
amongst
the black
and blue
of Earth
and space. |
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NASA
Image of
the day
archive |
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