Saturday 30 July 2016

ESSAY : Animal Farm

Have you guys ever read Animal Farm - an allegory of the failed Russian revolution of 1917 by George Orwell - before? 
Here is the essay that I've made based on the prompt, "Do you think this work is still relevant now? Why/Why not?"

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          An allegorical novella by George Orwell which entitled Animal Farm has given me so much fun and worthwhile knowledge during the reading venture. By reading this allegory of the Russian Revolution, I can easily understand the way that revolutions can and have gone wrong, due to the misuse and corruption of those in power. Throughout the reading, I do believe and sure that this novel of George Orwell has its own relevancy with what is actually happening with the world nowadays, especially with something related to politics and corruption in the individuals who have power.

The novel remains relevant to the society nowadays as we still can see how some still cannot hold power properly – always have the temptation to misuse it. In the novel, I can clearly see how Napoleon had taken the advantages of being a leader by eliminating Snowball from the farm as he thought Snowball as its rival that might overtook his power in any time. Napoleon also put blame on Snowball when the farm suffered a setback. In today’s context, I can relate this to any number of dictators around the world. The simplest instance that I can relate to is the government of my own country which have severely misused the power over the population and the privileges that they have just for the sake of their own selves. They executed all of those person who tried to overthrow their power and those who tried to tell the true stories behind their corruptions in leading the country. They have the authority to eliminate every people who put difficulties on their way, thinking them as the obstacles that are needed to be avoided in order to defend their privileges. This has proven the relevancy of Animal Farm in portraying the dictator such as Napoleon that can somehow be related to today’s governs in most countries including my own country, Malaysia.

I do believe that Animal Farm is undoubtedly relevant now due to the fact that the corruptions are still on-going in people with privileges – not necessarily politicians. Once a person has the taste of power in his hand, the tendency of him to become corrupted is slightly higher than a person who does not have the power at all. It is portrayed in the Animal Farm when Squealer had told the farm citizens that the pigs needed more milks and apples in order to sustain themselves as they are said to be the most hardworking animal in ensuring the management of Animal Farm was smooth. To relate it with the world nowadays, I can see some individuals are giving false promises to the other group of individuals in attempt to get benefits from them on the other hand. Usually, in a democratic country, the leader would be chosen based on the choice of the population themselves. Some of the leaders would take the chances for granted by promoting false promises, just for seeking attentions of the people to vote for them. In the end, they do not even take responsibility for whatever promises that they had made. The corruptions like these are still happening and that is why Animal Farm is utterly relevant to the world today.

To sum it up, I strongly think that the work of George Orwell entitled Animal Farm is still relevant now due to the situations that are currently taking places in the world nowadays are likely related to things that are happening in most parts of the story.

                

Friday 22 July 2016

MOVIE REVIEW : Before I Go To Sleep

Hello everybody!

This week I had watched a few psycho movies but I think this one is quite interesting to be written as my movie review >.<

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP


Looking at the title had made me assume of many things about this movie. At first, I think it is a horror movie but it turned out to be a mystery thriller film that had left me wondering about how if this kind of situation would eventually happen for real in my life. 

Starring Nicole Kidman as Christine Lucas who is suffering a disease that causes her to lose her memories on her previous days up until his early twenties. She stays in a house with man named Ben, who is said to be her husband. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nash, a neurologist at a local hospital who gives her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Dr. Nash instructs Christine to keep the camera hidden from Ben and reveals that her memory loss occurred after she was attacked and left for dead near an airport hotel. They surmise that Ben tells Christine it was a car accident to avoid upsetting her. The truth keeps revealing when Christine realizes that she actually has a son named Adam but Ben says he is dead. The zenith is when Christine knows that the person that she calls Ben all this time is not the real Ben - not the real husband of her. 

I like this movie because of its plot twists. I still remember when Christine suddenly remembers the name of the person that has something to do with what she has gone through all this time. MIKE - that name. At first time, I do think that Dr. Nash is the real 'Mike', however in the end, Mike is actually the person that stays with her in the house. He acts as Ben in order to stay with Christine. During her twenties, Christine had an affair with Mike and she ended up being abused and hit by Mike as she refused to tell the truth to his husband, Ben. Since that time, Christine suffered the memory loss. Ben had to leave her for Adam`s sake. Eventually, Adam is actually alive. In the end of this movie, Mike had been caught and Christine was warded when Ben and Adam came to visit her. 

I like this kind of movie - thriller and mystery. For that, I can rate Before I Go To Sleep with 4 out of 5 stars!! Looking forward to see more movies like this soon :')

xoxo,
iffah

Saturday 16 July 2016

VOCABULARY :")

New vocab are coming .........................................................................................

1) constitute (verb)
: to be the pieces that make a whole
- Fifty states constitute the U.S.A

2) underlying (adjective)
: forming the basis for something
- There is no single way to put an end to drug addiction since there are too many underlying causes.

3) negate (verb)
: to make not true or not effective
- Studying late into the night might help you learn more, but sleeping less negates the positive effects.

4) perceive (verb)
: to be aware of // to sense or feel
- If hunters are skilled, the animals will not perceive their presence. 

5) perplex (verb)
: to confuse somebody
- Even skilled mathematicians are sometimes perplexed by physics, since the logic comes not from abstract rules but from the physical world. 

xoxo,
iffah