As we are reading "1984," I want you to make connections between the text and current events that happen around us. For this post, I want to you listen to a podcast that aired on October 2, 2015, on This American Life. If you have an iPod, iPad, Apple computer, or an iPhone, you can download the Podcast and listen on your device. You will choose Episode 568, The Human Spectacle, more specifically Act One: I Am the Eggplant. If you do not have any of these devices, you can find the transcript and the link to the audio here:
http://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/568/transcript
After you have listened to the podcast, write a comment in response to the following prompt:
In 1984, Winston's entire life is watched through a telescreen by Big Brother. In "The Human Spectacle," an entire nation watches as the Eggplant unknowingly participates in a televised show. Which of the two invasions into a person's privacy do you find more appalling? Why?
Keep in mind that you need to be respectful of each other's ideas, to refrain from using any language that is offensive to me or your classmates, and to stay on the topic assigned.
Happy blogging! :)
http://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/568/transcript
After you have listened to the podcast, write a comment in response to the following prompt:
In 1984, Winston's entire life is watched through a telescreen by Big Brother. In "The Human Spectacle," an entire nation watches as the Eggplant unknowingly participates in a televised show. Which of the two invasions into a person's privacy do you find more appalling? Why?
Keep in mind that you need to be respectful of each other's ideas, to refrain from using any language that is offensive to me or your classmates, and to stay on the topic assigned.
Happy blogging! :)