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Tag Archives: George Orwell
I’d rather work late than let machines grade essays
Poor marks for a new technology
‘A culture of fear and a politics of division is taking over’
Alice Funke talks to Allan Gregg about his thoughts on Orwell and the Harper government.
What Orwell foretold
Allan Gregg considers the Harper government’s approach to evidence, reasoning and language in policy and our current political culture.
What students are talking about today (Aug. 22 edition)
Dirty Dancing, a fireworks battle and spying on Muslims
North Korean Olympians praise Great Leader; Canadians, would it kill you to do likewise?
Memo:
Those damned ‘elites’
It’s not clear who the ‘elites’ are, but they sure do make life miserable
Bringing Afghanistan’s democrats out of the shadows
It is fitting that Terry Glavin begins his book Come from the Shadows: the Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan with a quote from George Orwell — who once said it is not enough to oppose fascism; one must stand against totalitarianism in all its forms.
Weekend reading: George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism
This essay had a huge influence on my thinking when I first read it as an undergraduate. In it, Orwell uses, and admits to using, the word “nationalism” very loosely — it could apply to any movement or group to which people can apply blind loyalty or irrational contempt. He wishes people would notice their own “nationalisms” and attempt to correct for them:
You buy a book but don’t own it?
Amazon’s Kindle deletions sparked a host of questions over e-book rights and privacy