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Excerpt from my last paper of the semester:
Using categories and examples from George Orwell's "Politics of the English Language" (1946), and "America", "Afghanistan", and "terrorism" as nouns.
"Politics..." full text:
http://mla.stanford.edu/Politics_&_English_language.pdf
<Location> is a <dying metaphor> for <enemy>, a <useless phrase> of <descriptor of enemy> <meaningless word> and <pretentious dictation (verb)> who despise <meaningless word>. We will <dying metaphor> these <enemy locations>, <ready-made useless phrase> of <meaningless word>, and <pretentious dictation (verb)> <meaningless word (noun)>. <Self-descriptor> will <verbal false limb> in <ready-made useless phrase> from <meaningless descriptor> to <ready-made useless phrase>, uniting the <ready-made useless phrase>.
"Afghanistan is a hotbed for terrorism, a melting pot of anti-American values and individuals who despise freedom. We will render inoperative these terrorist training camps, lay the foundations of Democracy, and promote freedom. America will play a leading role in achieving a radical transformation from bloodstained tyranny to Democratic society, uniting the free peoples of the world.”
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