Why do books burn? Or rather, why burn books?

Recently, as I was perusing Twitter, I stumbled upon a cool video posted to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's web page. I thought it was appropriate for both my English II students (recently having completed their Holocaust unit) and my (1984-studying) British Lit kids. Take a look!

Could "Ogilvy" happen in real life?

As we've been reading George Orwell's 1984, we've been coming into contact with more and more crazy stories that seem to show that the world of Oceania is coming to the world around us. As we discussed the manufactured soldier, Commander Ogilvy, we got into a discussion on if this could happen in real life. Here was where our discussion went to: