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  2. Nineteen Eighty-Four in popular media - Wikipedia

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    The author of The Butterfly and the Flame Dana De Young, references that 1984 as an influence on her writings. In addition to being dystopian literature, The Butterfly and the Flame features several subtle homages to Orwell's work. One of the main characters, Julia La Rouche, was named after Julia in 1984. Aaron and Emily La Rouche stay in a ...

  3. What George Orwell got right in '1984' - AOL

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    In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author outlines a dystopian future that is eerily similar our world today. "1984" is still considered a fictional piece of ...

  4. Xennials - Wikipedia

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    Xennials is a portmanteau blending the words Generation X and Millennials to describe a "micro-generation" [5] [6] or "cross-over generation" [7] of people whose birth years are between the mid-late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s.

  5. Selle v. Gibb - Wikipedia

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    Selle v. Gibb, 741 F.2d 896 (7th Cir. 1984) was a landmark ruling on the doctrine of striking similarities.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that while copying must be proved by access and substantial similarity, where evidence of access does not exist, striking similarities may raise an inference of copying by showing that the work could not have been the result of ...

  6. “Pretty Lonesome ”Host Madeline Argy Calls George Orwell’s ...

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    1984, may just be the next read for Madeline Argy’s book club on her Pretty Lonesome podcast.. While discussing the differing literature education requirements by country, Argy brought up the ...

  7. This Was the Average Social Security Benefit in 1984, and ...

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    Data source: Social Security Administration, 2024 Annual Statistical Supplement. *As of November 2024. Back in 1984, the average monthly benefit was just $460.57 -- adding up to about $5,527 for ...

  8. Nineteen Eighty-Four - Wikipedia

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    In 1984, there is a perpetual war between Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, the superstates that emerged from the global atomic war. The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, by Emmanuel Goldstein, explains that each state is so strong that it cannot be defeated, even with the combined forces of two superstates, despite changing ...

  9. ‘It changed the world.’ How a 1984 Supreme Court decision ...

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    And, at the root of it all: that Supreme Court case in 1984. NCAA vs. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. The case represents a line of demarcation in college athletics, a before and ...