All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
Big Brother is watching you.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.
George Orwell, b.1903, added these ideas and terms to our collective wisdom. If you’ve never read 1984 or Animal Farm, you should. Both books are directly applicable to current events.
Also born on this date, Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider, among other favorites. I noted a couple of years ago on this date that The Grouchy Ladybug would make a great blog title.
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Off the top of my head, the first novel I can think of set in Ancient Egypt is “Mara, Daughter of the Nile” by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. I know I loved it when I read it at about 13 or so.
Off the top of my head, the first novel I can think of set in Ancient Egypt is “Mara, Daughter of the Nile” by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. I know I loved it when I read it at about 13 or so.