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Why reading one poem in five languages means reading five different poems

An argument for translation as creative authorship that favors the poem’s felt impact over literal mirroring, inviting readers to compare five versions side by side and notice how each language remakes cadence, image, and cultural weight while keeping the same emotional center alive.


1984 by George Orwell: how reality is manufactured

A close reading of 1984 that follows how power trims language, trains memory to accept revision, and domesticates fear, while arguing that small acts of attention and ordinary tenderness still make a real breach.