So I started my journals today, roughly a week before my IOP. My topic for my IOP is comparing George Orwell's political views with works to show similarities. So pretty much 1984. I am a bit nervous of how well I will be able to compare both things, they both are relevant since authors write about what they know and feel. Today I did some research on Mr. Orwell's, at first I did not find what I thought would be useful. And as I was researching I found out his has written an essay called "Politics and the English Language".
George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense, revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism.
In "Politics and the English Language," George Orwell provides six rules for writers:
"Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print".
"Never use a long word where a short one will do".
"If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out".
"Never use the passive voice where you can use the active".
"Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent".
"Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous". These rules I feel like will help me out some way with my IOP, I don't know how yet, but I feel like it is a possibility. And I also think that Politics and the English Language essay will be useful as well. I will check out tomorrow at school and see if there is any copy of this essay, if not I know I can find it online. From my search so far, in both books the theme of totalitarianism. And from this I think I might be putting a lot of my effort on that idea of politics. I will continue my research tomorrow, and I will also check out the hard copy of Animal Farm, and then I will be finding evidence.
"Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print".
"Never use a long word where a short one will do".
"If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out".
"Never use the passive voice where you can use the active".
"Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent".
"Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous". These rules I feel like will help me out some way with my IOP, I don't know how yet, but I feel like it is a possibility. And I also think that Politics and the English Language essay will be useful as well. I will check out tomorrow at school and see if there is any copy of this essay, if not I know I can find it online. From my search so far, in both books the theme of totalitarianism. And from this I think I might be putting a lot of my effort on that idea of politics. I will continue my research tomorrow, and I will also check out the hard copy of Animal Farm, and then I will be finding evidence.
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