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**2. Identify the ways the media is used in Oceania and discuss its role. Can you think of any cases where mass media have been used in similar ways in your country, past or present? Discuss when, where and how.** **I believe that media was one of the large reasons why this country in particular is crappy. This government can see and here every little thing happening to individuals in the country causing chaos.**

**3.What is power, and how is it gained and used?** **Power is gained from violence and brain washing individuals, making them have no rights and basically be a property to society.**

**4.What constitutes an abuse of power by the government?** **I believe that this government was able to take control of there country so easily was from intimidation and abuse.**

**5.Can individuals change a society?** **Absolutely, single men like the president have so much strength and power everyone will do has he says or there will be repercussions.**

**6.What are the dangers of government-controlled media?** **The dangers of government controlled media are no being urself, no Freedom of speech, no equal rights, and no seeing how others live around the world.**

**7.What can citizens do if power is abused by a ruling group or government?** **You need to try and be yourself and find ways to make yourself happy without breaking any for of law. A possible solution is go against the government with force. Leaving the country in another way out.** **8.How is technology changing our understanding of privacy?** **If somebody in the world has a control over the entire Internet, this means everyone is being monitored at all times. Privacy is only if you don’t use the internet which in this case isn’t many people in this world. If you’re on technology most likely somebody can track and no what ur doing at all times.**

**9.Can changing language change thought?**

**No because there are translations in this world, thus every word spelled on the technology can be translated.** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;American Typewriter&#39;; font-size: 17px;">**10.How do governments balance the rights of individuals with the common good?** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;American Typewriter&#39;; font-size: 14px;">**America is a country that was expressed with a president Thomas Jefferson that told the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was a key factor for making America self balanced and able to be free. Other country’s don’t have the individual right to life and with few common good.**

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;American Typewriter&#39;; font-size: 17px;">**11.Why do some individuals take a stand against oppression while others choose to participate in it?**

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;American Typewriter&#39;; font-size: 14px;">**Some individuals are strong witted and “no what is right” thus making them want to fight for there personal choice. Others in countries are more easy going and would like to live life by the rules an make no effort in trying to fight for what is right.**