And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can ...



On a sheet of lined paper, and with a group of 2-3 students total, translate the following famous speeches into Newspeak:

JFK: And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

LINCOLN: Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

FDR: Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

MIRANDA WARNING:

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense.

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

1984-Test Essay topics:

1.) Discuss and explain at least five details that prove that life will go on as usual in Oceania after Winston’s defeat. (E.g. How did the Party make sure Winston is not a threat, and how will they make sure he cannot inspire anyone else to rebel?)

2.) Clearly the novel still has relevance even though the year 1984 has passed. Discuss and explain at least five reasons why.

3.) Discuss and explain at least five ways in which the Party makes itself stronger by influencing the children and the youth of Oceania.

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