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Batman: Arkham City has many references to 1984. An example are the signs that force authority in the prison. One of the signs even has Hugo Strange look similar to Big Brother. When turned upside down, Arkham City's symbol looks remarkably similar to Ingsoc's symbol. [23]
The use of contradictory names in this manner may have been inspired by the British and American governments; during the Second World War, the British Ministry of Food oversaw rationing (the name "Ministry of Food Control" was used in World War I) and the Ministry of Information restricted and controlled information, rather than supplying it; while, in the U.S., the War Department was ...
O'Brien was partly inspired by the character of Gletkin from Arthur Koestler's novel Darkness at Noon. [1] The two characters share many common traits, including their ruthlessness and fanaticism to the government: O'Brien however is more sadistic than the cold, detached Gletkin, and prefers to use torture himself, whereas Gletkin prefers to torment his prisoners psychologically.
San Antonio went ahead 103-102 on Chris Paul’s baseline jumper with 1:20 to play. Maxey took over from there, first stealing the ball, scoring on a left-handed dunk and finishing the three-point ...
Photo interpretation at the U.S. National Photographic Interpretation Center during the Cuban Missile Crisis.. Aerial photographic and satellite image interpretation, or just image interpretation when in context, is the act of examining photographic images, particularly airborne and spaceborne, to identify objects and judging their significance. [1]
Oddly, the sole loss was by No. 4 Kentucky against unranked Clemson. Every other game was a show of force for the SEC, or lack thereof for the ACC. All but two of the SEC's wins were by double digits.
Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. Third-ranked Texas (10-1, 6-1) and No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2) meet ...
Fifth Air Force photographic analyst searches for the location of enemy flak batteries to plan attacks against enemy positions during the Korean War.. Imagery intelligence (IMINT), pronounced as either as Im-Int or I-Mint, is an intelligence gathering discipline wherein imagery is analyzed (or "exploited") to identify information of intelligence value. [1]