What is the main message that you think that George Orwell is trying to communicate to you through 1984? Provide three quotes from the book to support your claim, and explain HOW those quotes support your claim.

I believe the main message that George Orwell is trying to communicate to us through 1984 is that the we shouldn't let out future become like this. The fact that Orwell mentions in the back of the back that this is his theory of how the future will be, it shows that Orwell wants us to know that he thinks this will happen. "1984 is still the great modern classic of 'negative utopia'" (Afterward By Erich Fromm) I think he wrote this so that people in the back could understand that technology could eventually take our privacy and be all around us. For example, the telescreen is first mentioned on page 3, "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper..." I believe this is why technology is mentioned a lot of times. There are several messages that Orwell tries to explain however, the use of technology is one of the main ones.  

Find an argument made by The Party to the party members or proles that contains one or more logical fallacies. Quote it, and explain the fallacy or fallacies as well as what you believe the agenda of The Party is for making this argument.

The Party makes the party members believe that if they are thinking or rebelling against the Party, then they are committing a crime. If they are committing a crime, then the entire nation will be filled with chaos, traitors and terrorism. On page 23, the children mention the Party's argument briefly as they say, "You're a traitor... shouting 'Traitor!' and "Thought-criminal!'" They use the logical fallacy slippery slope and aim towards scaring the people into order. I think the Party uses this argument to convince people that the ones who might question their power are highly dangerous. This is obviously false. However, since they use the slippery slope it seems highly realistic to those in that type of society. It is very easy for the Party to use this kind of fallacy since they have higher authority.  They also use appeal to authority because most people believe it since the authority said it.

Using the questions you learned in class on Thursday, deconstruct some kind of persuasive media (magazine cover, advertisement, political ad, commercial, etc.). Please either upload the image here or link to whatever you choose.

Whose message is this? Who created or paid for it? Why?

This is Vogue's message and they created. And paid for it. They made it so that people would buy the magazine and the products advertised in the magazine.

Who is the “target audience?” What are the clues (words, images, sounds, etc.)?

The target audience is mainly women. This is because they have a women in the cover with "new fashion clothing." Also, they clearly say "All Women" in bold letters on the top right corner.

What “tools of persuasion” are used?

It mentions words like "bold and beautiful" which many people want to be like, so they hope this will persuade them. Also, they say "YOUR NEW LOOK starts here" which kinda indicates that the audience needs a new look. They say "Chic eats..." and it says that if you wanna be chic you have to follow their food guide.

What part of the story is not being told?

The magazine doesn't mention that the truth is these things aren't really gonna make audience love themselves. Also, it doesn't mention that the audience doesn't need these things to love themselves.

What groups of people does this message empower? What groups does it disempower?

This message empowers women who follow their tips and the latest fashion trends. It disempowers women or people who don't follow their tips.