Required Reading: (n) a mandatory book to study in highschool. Perferably written by someone really old, about something really old. Must utilize dry language and miniscule font.
If you had to ask any highschooler what required reading was, most would answer something along the lines displayed above.
Well, not me... I'm a nerd. But that's besides the point.
There is a classic book that most of us read...
Or, SparkNoted for that matter.
The book?
1984 by George Orwell
I actually remember reading it, doodling in my notebook, thinking
"Yeah... this is never going to happen"
I had just recieved my first cell phone, and it had "predictable text" which I thought was the coolest thing ever. It really wasn't.
However, little did I know how far technology would go so fast.
We've talked about it in class several times, and I wonder...
HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO BEING 1984?
IS THERE ANYTHING TODAY THAT COMPARES TO BIG BROTHER?
(By Big Brother I am not referring to the TV show on CBS where people exchange saliva constantly)
The example I will be using?
LONDON
Which is ironically the town in which
1984 takes place.
The city of London is known as the "most spied on city" in the world- The city of London is reported to have more CCTV (video cameras) than another other city per capita at an estimated 2 million CCTV's.
- A group has formed called "Big Brother Watch" that is concerned that security has been taken too far.
- A new anti-terrorist spy plan can pry into emails or phone calls where the CCTV cannot reach
It's creepy, isn't it?
It won't be long....
"BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING"
-George Orwell
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