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This author included “four great motives” such as “sheer egoism” in one essay to explain “Why I write.” An essay by this man puts forth six rules for (-5[1])writing and (15[1])condemns (15[2])the use of “dying (15[1]-5[1])metaphors” (15[1])and “verbal false limbs.” (15[1])This author of “Politics and the English (15[1])Language” (15[1])created the character Syme, who is tasked with working (15[1])on the eleventh edition of a (*) dictionary while working at the Ministry of Truth. (10[2])“Miniplenty” and “Doublethink” are words (10[1])that this (10[1])author included in the fictional language Newspeak, a language favored by Big Brother in the state of Oceania. For 10 points, name this British author of 1984. ■END■ (10[1])

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