In Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, the moment when Raskolnikov confesses to Sonia that he is the murderer is one of the most gripping spiritual unveilings in literature. It is not just a confession of guilt but a cry from his heart. He is buried in his own intellectual pride and moral confusion. When he says, “It was I killed the old pawnbroker woman and her sister Lizaveta with an axe and robbed them,” Sonia’s response is not one of condemnation, but compassion. It mirrors the Gospel’s mercy the kind that calls not for justice but for transformation. This moment resonates […]

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“Im claiming the right to be unhappy”( John, Brave New World, pp.268). Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago describe societies that rely on permanent lies to maintain order and control populations. In The Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn describes what he calls “the permanent lie, ” a falsehood so ingrained in society that it remains unquestioned. This permanent lie is the only way to live within this society and the only way to exist. In both The Gulag Archipelago and Brave New World, citizens who speak against societal norms are exiled to islands (Brave New World) or […]

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“Feel how the Greater Being comes! Rejoice and, in rejoicings, die! Melt in the music of the drums! For I am you and you are I.” (Huxley,86) Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s ideas about totalitarian society share a common theme, the dehumanization of individuals through the imposition of a rigid ideology and the manipulation of technology for social control. Huxley portrays a society that values efficiency, consumption, and pleasure over human emotions, relationships, and creativity. Solzhenitsyn, on the other hand, emphasizes the oppressive nature of a regime that uses technology as a means of surveillance and punishment, […]

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Dear Generation Z, Stop listening to mainstream media and look for outside news sources! Although you may be thinking why? So many news sources present opposing narratives, “I can find all sides”… this is not true. According to https://www.bitchute.com/video/nZw8jd3cJQOD/, an interview with RFK Jr., many popular news networks cohort with popular government narratives as they have signed contracts obligating them to do so. For instance, BBC works closely with MI5 and censors info on public health that the government does desire to be promoted. Unfortunately, social media networks are doing the same. Facebook is a prime example of this. Facebook, as […]

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1. Dr. Peter McCullough and the Controversy surrounding him and COVID-19 When researching the controversy on Dr. McCullough I was immediately met with a lawsuit on  https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/93936 in which Baylor Scott and White Health sued Dr. McCullough for allegedly affiliating himself with its facilities while promoting controversial views about COVID-19. These organizations claim McCullough deliberately used misleading former professional titles in media interviews while spreading his opinions about the pandemic. They claim that McCullough used this technique in “dozens if not hundreds of interviews” to allegedly spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Some of these so called misleading claims […]

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K is tasked with persuading those human beings left on Earth to “ascend” to “Alexandria,” a seemingly digital “republic of souls” (219) that Wayland “was tasked with building . . . so that humans,” facing the collapse of civilization due to global warming and climate change, “could continue to live a conscious life after the physical deaths of their bodies” (201) In Alexandria, the act of reconciliation represents the possibility of preserving and celebrating the diversity of human knowledge and culture, despite the destructive forces of post-apocalyptic conditions, therefore, emphasizing that we, as a society, need to stop grasping for […]

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Mother calls into the sky crying out for me to become woman. The womyn now close in on me running hands over my body and smelling me; now I smell of woman. (Alexandria) Gender and the developing identities surrounding it have stood in contrast to some traditional values, therefore, raising debates about the place of gender and gender discussions in education and in society as a whole. The advent of modern technology has brought about many changes to our society, including a newfound freedom in how we define and redefine our identities. This new freedom, however, has also given rise […]

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Investigative Journalist approach The New York Post article discusses the Biden administration’s halt of its controversial plans to create a disinformation board. This board was set to be led by Nina Jankowicz a “disinformation expert”. The creation of this board has been a topic of conflict as many republicans, libertarians, and some liberals have compared the board to the ministry to the Ministry of Truth in Orwell’s novel “1984”. In “1984”, the ministry of truth serves as an agency of falsification and propaganda. Winston Smith, the main character in the novel is manipulated into loving Big Brother (essentially the government) […]

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My group’s project regards extraterrestrial life, particularly if it exists and if it has been covered up. The government’s control of information could significantly impact this topic. Since we are investigating potential government coverups of UFO sightings, alien encounters, and other extraterrestrial events, it will be hard to find sources to support this (assuming they exist). As seen with COVID misinformation, the Government can control the results found on google and other search engines. We have also seen instances where the Government has erased all evidence of people working for certain corporations. For example, when an employee of Pfizer was […]

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When exploring the Twitter files article, the documents reveal that Twitter has a “Blacklist” system, which effectively shadowbans users without their knowledge. This system, which was implemented in 2019, involves blocking a user’s content from appearing in search results, hashtags, and other features, thus severely limiting their reach on the platform. Twitter claims that this is done to combat spam and misinformation, but critics argue that it is a way to silence certain voices and manipulate the conversation. Another alarming revelation from the documents is that Twitter has a team dedicated to “monitoring and manipulating” users’ tweets and interactions. This […]

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