Essays Tagged: "Doublespeak"

Language & Communication Within Cultures.

usually correct to be able to say exactly what you want to your family member even if it is hurtful.Doublespeak is another way people communicate. One of the types of doublespeak is that of jargon usu ...

(3 pages) 127 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Femininity and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.

such control directly affects her well-being and future. Ignoring thepsychological and mythological doublespeak used by many feminists, this paperwill discuss the manner in which Whedon and his cadre ...

(8 pages) 78 0 4.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

George Orwell's 1984

situations are present today. Our government recently has greatly resembled the party in its use of doublespeak. Doublespeak, definition: two contradictory ideas expressed in such a way as to negate a ... sion. Affirmative action, a recent hot topic in the election, is a definite example of one of these doublespeak plans that our government proposes so very often. One can easily see the contradiction i ...

(5 pages) 88 1 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Analysis of an essay by George Orwell criticizing the euphemisms used by the U.S. government + other examples of today's euphemisms

Bad Memories for Orwell.George Orwell demonstrated how writers and politicians use euphemisms, doublespeak, and other misconceptions to mislead their audience and hide their real agenda; he expos ... ans accomplish this vagueness, inaccuracy, and misconception in their language by using euphemisms, doublespeaking, dying metaphors, verbal false limbs, pretentious diction, and meaningless words. A c ...

(4 pages) 61 0 5.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Same Sex Marriage: A Critical Analysis of Some Common Conservative Arguments

le ground. It may seem difficult to find a stance on this issue that is not rife with hypocrisy and doublespeak. Having researched the conservative arguments against gay marriage , it has become appar ...

(8 pages) 140 1 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality