injustice-mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt
perpetually
wickedness-the quality or state of being wicked
vague-not clearly expressed : stated in indefinite terms
flogging- to beat with or as if with a rod or whip
irrepressible-impossible to repress, restrain, or control
pecked-to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool
ignominious-marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame
conjured-to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
disinterred-to take out of the grave or tomb
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
characters in Animal farm

mr.jones-he was the animal owner but is now not do to the animals rebellion
Napoleon- The animals leader which is a pig
Boxer- is a cart horse who is very strong and contributes alot to helping animal farm run right.
squealer- one of the pigs who sometimes helps out napoleon.
Old major-the prize winning boar who gave a sort of insperational speech to the aniamls cuasing them to rebel agianst the humans. three days after giving this speech he died...
Clover moses- a horse who is good hearted and blames herself alot for disobeying the "7 commandments"
mollie-mollie is a horse but she now left to go live with humans.
benjamin-a donkey who does not care much about the rebellion.
muriel- a white goat who reads the commandments
Mr.frederick- an untrustworthy niehbor of a farm.
Mr. Pilkington - a nice farmer who runs foxwood farm
Mr. Whymper- a human that napelon tries to hire to show animal farm to other humans
Jessie and Bluebell. two dogs who had baabies in the beginning of the book.
Minimus- a pig that is a poet
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
george orwell

Eric arthur bliar is know'n by his "pen name" of George orwell. Eric was born in Bengal india on june 25 1903. when he was one him and his mom moved to england. while he lived in england he published his first poem " Awake, young men of england", oh! think of the war lord's mailed fist, that is striking at england today. Because of this poem he got himself a scholarship to eton college where he spent 1917 to 1921 at. sfter college eric tried to follow his father's career to be a police officer in burma. during this time eric decided to become a writer so he moved to paris where he would attempt to write short stories. while writing stories he dstroyed them all becuase no body would publish them. now eric wanted to right for the "common man". he lived as we would call a ho-bo. he learned what it was like to live in other economic classes. during this time he wrote "urban rides" and and " the road to wiggan pier. eric then was a teacher for somw time in 1932 before he moved to london to manage a book store. then in 1936 eric got married to eileen o'shaughnessy. soon after they got married in 1944 they adopted a child. after a while he had been making his favorite novel 'animal farm". Then in 1950, after marrying again, Eric arthur bliar suddenly died.
information sourced at...
http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/
information sourced at...
http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/
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