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    Therefore‚ I disagree with the people that say that Utopias can’t exist because the Amish accomplished it. The Amish have a working good Utopia that many people live in. One of the main reasons Utopian societies exist is to make people happy in their lives. Many people move into Utopian Societies to have freedom. “The Amish faith forbids violence and active and military service.” (The Amish Lifestyle; paragraph #2) The Amish community is a real community with real people and they believe that since a

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    it. Evidently‚ it changes him and his views of the world are forever altered. When he is confronted by another Amish named Eli‚ he is asked a series of questions leading up to as to whether he would ever kill a man. Samuel replies to this question by stating‚ “...only the bad men”. Clearly‚ this emphasizes the change seen in Samuel through his interactions with others outside the Amish community. This proves that in general‚ the need to belong and the people we are influenced and surrounded by can

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    discriminated against in very different ways. For example‚ the long beard and long ringlet curls in the men’s hair in the Amish community‚ this is normal for them and if for some reason you don’t or can’t grow it or it gets cut off you are likely to be shunned by the whole community until it all grows back. Most people in society today like the short hair and clean shaven face but with the Amish it quite the opposite. So‚ therefore they are judged and made fun of‚ called names‚ etc. With Hinduism‚ it’s just

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    followed by the panning out‚ illustrates the size of the buggy compared to the tailgating truck. The simplicity of the buggy compared to the truck signifies the Amish cultures way of life compared to that of the ‘English’ as being portrayed as oversized and complex. This portrayal challenges the viewers thought process into thinking the Amish society are a minority within the twentieth century urban American society. The use of an overhead camera angle when Samuel Lapp is at the train station looking

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    Publishers. Bhugra‚ D.‚ & Becker‚ M. (2005). Migration‚ cultural bereavement and cultural identity. World Psychiatry. 4(1)‚ 18–24. Graham‚ L. & Cates‚ J. (2006). Health care and the sequestered cultures: a perspective from the old order Amish. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health. 12(3)‚ 60-66.

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    Culture of England Architecture and gardens English architecture begins with the architecture of the Anglo-Saxons; at least fifty surviving English churches are of Anglo-Saxon origin‚ although in some cases the Anglo-Saxon part is small and much-altered. All except one timber church are built of stone or brick‚ and in some cases show evidence of reused Roman work. The architectural character of Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical buildings ranges from Coptic-influenced architecture in the early period;

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    After failed negotiations with the Mennonites‚ Jakob moved to the Rhineland-Palatinate with his supporters‚ launching the new Amish sect (originally named the

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    associated with remote African tribes. There are also other sects of the population where their youth enter a transitional phase that lasts from months or years‚ such as the Amish and the Aborigines. Their youth use this time as a period of learning to think and act as adults and for decision making about their future. Amish or plain people as they are also known migrated from Europe in search of religious freedom. They were originally part of the Mennonite religion and follow many of the same practices

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    widely known for their rejection of associating and utilizing the electrical world. The Amish don’t use electricity because the Bible tells them that they aren’t allowed to be “conformed to the world”. They believe that using electricity could lead them to temptations that would change the church and family life (Amish People...). This being said‚ people of the Amish culture live very primitive lives. Amish individuals don’t wake up to alarms‚ get to flick a switch for light‚ or even use vehicles

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    is not beneficial to society‚ people will become dissatisfied‚ or it becomes a cut off from society. Utopias will be the demise to some communities. Utopias prove to be not beneficial to society. Many courts have had cases with the amish. In Wisconsin V Yoder‚ an amish man put the state of wisconsin under fire with his belief system. His beliefs are men shouldn’t go to school after the 8th grade. So to speak‚ a child with a maximum of an 8th grade education would leave school‚ get a job‚ and make

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