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    Carolina Alarcón Marín Utopia and Dystopia in: “Gulliver’s Travels” Book 4 by Jonathan Swift “That Nation which he describes as the Seat of Virtue‚ and its Inhabitants as Models to all the World Cleanliness‚ (he lays) Fictions for Justice‚ Temperance‚ reputed of his no Truth‚ and Wisdom‚ are better than mere own Brain; and the Houyhnhms and Yahoos deemed to have no more Existence than the Inhabitants of Utopia”.1 In

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    “A place where disorder becomes harmony.” – Elder Chief‚ The Giver.  A dystopia can be defined as a futuristic‚ exaggerated‚ and highly controlled world  with the illusion  of  perfection.  1984‚ written in  1948  by George Orwell‚ is  a futuristic  society novel about a fictional leader with unthinkable amounts control and power over a  systematic society‚ which is controlled with strict regulations. The short story “Harrison  Bergeson”  is  a  modern  set  society  where  the  people  are  made 

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    WAR AND ITS EFFECTS TO MEN‚ WOMEN AND CHILDREN TABLE OF CONTENTS. Item ___ Page 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………….1 2. Definition……………………………………………………………………….1 3. Effects of war to men....................................................................................…...2 4. Effects of war to women…………………....................................................…...2 5. Effects of war to me children……………….................................................…...3

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    The poem‚ “Dystopia” by Josh Gibbins has various meaning and can be interpreted differently by each individual. However‚ there are many examples of misfortune and depressing thoughts throughout the poem that set the tone as such. It begins with the setting as having ashy skies that were “filled with hate.” The fields were bleak and empty‚ which shows the reader the area may have been abandoned. The following stanza begins with a description of operating machinery with people walking around without

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    Children of Men In the film Children of Men there were many themes that were shown throughout the movie. The themes that I was able to pull out and see were themes of Faith‚ Hope/ Loss of Hope‚ and Religion. I feel like in this film these themes all go hand in hand and brought a biblical feel when you looked into some of the roles. In Children of Men‚ we see the results of a world stripped completely of hope. The film starts out with Theo sitting in a coffee shop watching on the news about

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    Faith Crossen Joplin‚ 6 Utopia or Dystopia Imagine a place without hunger‚ fear‚ pain‚ or fighting; that is a utopia. A utopia is an idea of a perfect society without faults or blemishes. Now imagine a world that is filled with pain‚ starvation‚ terror‚ and war; that is a dystopia. A dystopia is an idea of an unpleasant and disaster filled society. The Community in The Giver is a utopia because they want to keep people safe from war‚make sure everyone can have food‚and keep them safe from illnesses

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    The novel ‘Children of Men’ is a dystopian science fiction book written by P.D. James. This text revolves around the protagonist Theo Faron in a world where a pandemic in 1994 caused infertility in all men. Through the text‚ James comments on the value and abuse of human rights. This is conveyed in the novel through the description of the harsh and unjust treatment within the Quietus‚ Man Penal Colony and the abuse of the rights of Sojourners. ‘Children of Men’ discusses the values by which governments

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    The three war films‚ Alfonzo Cuarón’s Children of Men‚ James Ivory’s The Remains of the Day‚ and the documentary A Painful Reminder‚ all showed consequences of wartime and how it connected with and affected society. Between the three films‚ they were able to show that war can affect not only a smaller group of individuals‚ but a whole population. The film Children of Men‚ directed by Alfonzo Cuarón‚ was a futuristic film set in 2027. Although‚ as the movie progresses‚ it is not the typical futuristic

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    The main problem the world faces in the movie‚ Children of Men‚ is infertility. In the year 2027‚ no child has been born in the world since 2009. Because of unknown reasons‚ every female in the entire world has become infertile. Scientist have no idea why this has happened‚ and have no resolution to fix this worldwide problem. This has become an immense‚ devastating complication for the world. This has caused a present problem because children bind families and people together. As shown in the movie

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    examples include expressing love‚ and care. Sometimes people sacrifice for themselves because they feel it’s Obligatory. Both The Handmaid’s Tale and Children Of Men show how sacrifice was an eminent trait that was utilized often . In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Nick‚ The Commander‚ and Ofglen expressed how sacrifice is essential and how it reoccurs. In Children Of Men‚ Jasper‚ Miriam‚ and Theo all demonstrated how important sacrifice is in life. In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Nick sacrifices being exposed and being

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