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The Intellectuals of 1984 - James Nam

James Nam Masters Literature Lv.2 Im John The Intellectuals of 1984 Since humanity has bonded into families and towns and countries, changes have always been made. Those changes, the revolutions, like the farming revolution or the industrial revolution, change humanity in big ways. Some revolutions were made on the systems or the ideologies of the country. By these revolutions, countries gain ideologies like democracy and communism. In the book 1984 , George Orwell strongly opposes totalitarian governments and shows how totalitarian governments monopolize power in the country. Apart from the warning that George Orwell throws to the crowd, he gives a warning to the intellectuals of a country through Syme and Ampleforth. Syme and Ampleforth represent the intellectuals of a totalitarian or a communist government, and they die after being used in a government program, which means that George Orwell is trying to say to the intellectuals and the citizens not to be a threat to...

"Chase" by James Nam 남기웅

James Nam  Masters Writing 2 Aaron Teacher Chase I hit the ground. The crash made a small sound that echoed around. My hands were touching a soft, cool substance. After emitting sets of coughs, I drank air with my mouth. The pace of my breathing became slower each moment while I tried to calm myself down. After a few seconds, I was able to pull myself up to a sitting position. I opened my eyes. My sight was just a series of blurry images which I couldn’t figure out. I rubbed my eyes and tried again. The soft, sticky substance that was sticking to my fingers moved onto my eyelids. I cleaned the substance with my arms and wrists and got a clear vision.  I looked at what I was sitting on. Dirt, just plain dirt with specks of grasses it was. I shifted my gaze upward and saw light. The light was quite dim; making it almost unable to see what was around. The lights blinked and made small cracking sounds. It was coming from a streetlamp. I stood up. Pain reached m...

"Nothing There" by Yumin Seo 서유민

Yumin Seo Masters 2 lit  Im John teacher Nothing There I can ’ t see anything. But what ’ s in there, glowing in the dark? Anne breathed heavily as she let her eyes watch the darkness that she was facing at. She could see nothing but pitch black, and she could also feel some heavy power pushing and passing her cheeks and hair. Where am I? It seemed that she was inside a place, but she didn ’ t have any ideas that where she was. She slowly moved her feet. Screeeeeeeech . The floor shriecked as she made her first step. Anne reassured herself that everything will be alright. She kept walking. Her legs were quivering and her face looked like a clown. Bang . A wall was blocking her step as if it were going to ridicule her, you can never get out of here. Hahaha. Anne inhaled and slowly exhaled. Then she continued her step. But something in front of her feet was interrupting her to move. Anne slowly lowered her body and picked up that figure which stopped her. It fit as she...