Peer Learning Terms: Preparation for F451

One of the central themes in Fahrenheit 451 is censorship.
What is it? What examples of censorship can you think of in your own life?

Here are some specific details to help you if you're stuck on a term.

1. Utopia--just the definition
2. Newspeak--connected w/the book 1984 by George Orwell
3. McCarthyism--in general & Who was Joe McCarthy? HUAC?
4. First Amendment--What does it guarantee?
5. Red Guard--connected w/Chairman Mao & communism (Chinese)
6. American Dream--OMAM; George & Lennny's dream; 1930's...
7. Phoenix--from mythology
8. totalitarianism--a form of gov't
9. mass culture--think of the word "zeitgeist"
10. book burning--historical examples; why
11. genocide--definition/etymology (word origin)/examples
12. status quo--Latin meaning; How do we use it in everyday language?
13. heresy/heretic--definition
14. mass media--definition/examples
15. Dark Ages--When? Why dark?
16. hedonism--etymology/definition
17. Lilliput--from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift; What is Lillput?
18. Dover Beach--Where is it? Who wrote the poem by the same name?
19. dissent...--definition
20. Book of Ecclesiastes--from Bible; brief summary
21. Book of Revelations--from Bible; brief summary
22. Salman Rushdie--He wrote Satanic Verses and offended many; Why?
23. P.E.N.--an organization of writers that promotes...
24. Big Brother--connected w/the book 1984 by George Orwell
25. classified information--connected w/gov't, spying, etc.
26. intellectual freedom--definition
27. taboos--definition
28. Catholic Index--This is a list of books...
29. Legion of Decency--1933; an organization that ...
30. Moral Majority--a political group...
31. Anti-Defamation League--This group fights...