Did George Orwell's '1984' Predict the Power of Smartphones?

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Dan MacGuill

Jul 17, 2017 A widely-shared quotation comes from a 2014 theater adaptation, not the original 1949 novel.

These High School ‘Classics’ Have Been Taught for Generations – Could They be on Their Way Out?

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The Conversation

Sep 16, 2022 An English professor takes a critical look at why today’s students are assigned the same books t ...

Researchers Tested Henry David Thoreau's Historical Observations — and Here's What They Found

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The Conversation

Oct 26, 2022 The group assessed the quality of Thoreau's findings to determine if, or how, they could inform ...