In 1948, George Orwell wrote a book with spine tingling insights into the future, 1984. This book did quite a number on the literate world. Many people read this book and became fearful of the year, 1984, when the government would take control of everything, including people’s thoughts. 1984 came and went. There were no signs of a governmental take-over, no helicopters looking into windows or telescreens in every room. Instead there was Ronald Reagan, Flock of Seagulls, …showed first 75 words of 801 total…

…showed last 75 words of 801 total…the main and most obvious. Orwell was close with his prediction of helicopters, microphones, and telescreens to be used to watch the world. Today’s society is not far from having its own Big Brother watching and making people believe 2+2=4. In today’s society Ignorance is bliss because if people saw actually how close society has come to Orwell’s world, they would be mortified. Modern surveillance maybe a doorway to the totalitarian world of 1984.