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…, adroit use of the resource of language, and the style used by the author which appeal to the reader. Literature can be found in many different forms, such as poems, novels, diaries and letters. The literature will have an impact on its audiences regardless…

…. Winston's first act of rebellion is buying and writing in a diary. This act is known as a thought crime and is punishable by death. A thought crime is any bad thought against the government of Oceania. “Winston commits many thought crimes and becomes paranoid…

…finger directing his troops where to go. In Document I, Napoleon is tells his diary the things that are important to him. He writes, "My power proceeds from my reputation, and my reputation from the victories I have won. My power would fail if I were…

…today and our societies from the past. In 1984's society it is illegal to write in a diary freely or read books that provoke rebellious ideas. These crimes are merely to have power over what a person can obtain knowledge wise. Crimes such as this are also…

…University. He initially gained employment at a private insurance firm. His job here provided him with a steady income and regular hours so that he could dedicate his evenings to writing. His diaries contain continuing accounts of his restlessness…

…. Winston lived in a "dark, gray drab jungle." Posters of Big Brothr were everywhere. The telescreen could see and hear alsmost everything that Winston did. However, Winston could hide from it long enough to write in his diary even though he knew he would…

…and Karel Reisz. John Hill notes that for Lindsay Anderson, the key term in Grierson's definition of documentary ('the creative treatment of actuality') was 'creative'. A Diary for Timothy (Humphrey Jennings, 1945) and Fires Were Started (Humphrey Jennings, 1943…

…, personal letters, hymnals, birth and death records, autobiographies and diaries, church records, receipts, plantation records, travel accounts and agricultural almanacs. A major way that slaves retained their culture was through their language. Despite the fact…

….) "And this (Civil War) for the sake of slavery, for the sake of an institution that forbids millions of men and women to marry, to rear their children, to read their prayer book!" (Strong, Diary of The Civil War p.618) After the Civil War at the time…

…. In the summer of 1753, John had joined a reading club. A reading club was where a group of students would read and or translate passages or poems. John learned that he had an ability for public speaking. In his senior year, John had begun to keep a diary. He…