Freedoms

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows" (pg 81). When parents give their children too many freedoms, they lose control of their children. Parents always do their best to provide their children with a good home, comestibles and a generally good standard of living. Too often these days, parents try to bring too much zest and become friends with their kids instead of parents. Of course I think parents and children should get along, but the parents should still assume an athoritative role. Without that, the children will never listen, and will disparage the parents. The parents should not be aloof, but have a nice middle ground, and know when to be understanding and when to use their athority. If the athority is not used, then the parents lose it. This is similar to 1984 in that the party has to continually drill into everyone's head that Big Brother has the athority and that he holds all the freedom. That freedom is slavery, and slavery is freedom. To us, that doesn't make sense, but to the ignorant, it would.

Big Brother - Eagle Eye?

Big Brother from 1984 is the leader of the party. The idea of "Big Brother is watching" that is repeatedly stated in 1984 is shown in the movie Eagle Eye, starring Shia Lebouef. Big Brother is depicted as a laconic figure, harsh but mysterious. In both the movie and book, the people cede to the higher power, satiating their "master." These cryptic figures treated the people with little respect, and would disipline them if they attempted to resist. Nearing the climax of both the novel and movie, the protaganists meander from the requests of the greater power. The difference is that in Eagle Eye, the protaganists are successful, where Winston and the vivacious Julia were not.

This Just In: Onion Ring more popular than Justin Bieber!

That's right, an Onion Ring received more fans on Facebook than the tween girl sensation Justin Bieber. Just like any big star, there are bound to people a group who despise him. Whether it be jealousy, or just disliking the music, this group of people were overt in their opinion. I'll admit, yes, I was indeed in the group. Facebook tends to be wary about letting groups exists in a non-positive manner. The problem with the group was that many of the members were writing things that would put down Justin Bieber, and many of the Bieber fans indicted the group for bashing. Subsequently, the group was banned, just a few weeks after surpassing, and becoming more popular than Justin Bieber. This parvenu known as the onion ring is the first inanimate object to receive such popularity. Personally, I felt no scruple joining the group, not because I had an extreme hate for Justin Bieber (though I don't care much for him), but I thought the group idea was funny.