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    cultivation‚ but hidden beneath the layers is the glance at a scene of a true dystopia‚ where human conditioning is talking to a higher level then ever seen before. There is no free will. There is no love. A Brave New World is a warning of the power of control as well as the extreme and logically developed society and its bizarre points of what “true” economic value stands to be. To understand the mechanics of a Dystopia (that in which the society of Brave New World entails) we must first know what

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    Lord of the Flies Utopia or Dystopia According to the Oxford American Dictionary‚ a utopia – n – is an imaginary place‚ society‚ or situation where everything is perfect‚ and vice versa‚ a dystopia – n – is a place‚ society‚ or situation in which everything is bad. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys become stranded on an uninhabited island during the midst of a World War. They attempt to form a society to keep the order and civility‚ but through the fear a creature called

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    ‘Lord of the Flies’‚ films; ‘V for Vendetta’ by The Wachowski Brothers‚ ‘Gattaca’ by Andrew Niccol and ‘1984’ by George Orwell. These are some films and novels that portray why a Utopia cannot be created‚ sustained or even controlled‚ dystopia to utopia or utopia to dystopia. “Our life dreams the Utopia. Our Death achieves the ideal.” [2] This quote is displayed in the novel and film ‘Lord of the Flies’‚ as Piggy tried to keep his and Ralph’s utopia alive but lost his life during the attempt. Ralph

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    XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX ENGL 252-01 28 November 2012 Thoughts on Feminism and Dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale The Annotated Bibliography Dopp‚ Jamie. "Subject-Position as Victim-Position in The Handmaid’s Tale." Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne [Online]‚ 19.1 (1994): n. page. Web. 27 Nov. 2012 Dopp believes that Dopp believes that the goal of The Handmaid’s Tale is to work against the oppression of women‚ While he feels that is actually does the

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    Assignment Sheet: The Giver Persuasive Essay Utopia or Dystopia? The Giver describes a society in search of perfection‚ which is a recurring theme in literature. Somebody in Jonas’s society decided that eliminating or limiting choices and feeling‚ among other things‚ would ultimately create a perfect place in which to live. By eliminating and/or limiting choices and feelings‚ the creators were able to implement Sameness‚ which would then provide a conflict-less environment in which to exist.

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    Giver’ the price is definitely too much to pay. Therefore‚ the ‘community’ is definitely more of a dystopia opposed to being a utopia because everyone behaves as if they are incompetent of feeling‚ emotion‚ all civilians of the community have limited prerogatives and limited decisions which they are allowed to make and the fact that differences are not tolerated leans the ‘community’ towards a dystopia as opposed to utopia. However‚ the largest price which the community has payed by far is the fact

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    and enforcing a strict technological control on society. Utopia is a term used to describe a state or condition that is ideally perfect. It is a state that has the perfect respect of politics‚ laws‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ traditions and conditions. Dystopia is the contrary. In a Dystopian society a futuristic‚ imagined universe is under oppressive societal control and the illusion of perfect society is maintained through corporate‚ bureaucratic‚ technological‚ moral‚ or totalitarian control. Dystopian

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    Utopia or Dystopia Film Review- Gattaca Welcome back your listening to 104.7 FM Radio National Breakfast and it is time for films with Jane Smith. Today I’ll be reviewing Gattaca‚ There is no gene for the human spirit. Gattaca enters the same category as Contact (1997). Starring Ethan Hawke‚ Uma Thurman and Jude Law Gattaca is a Science Fiction film about a possible future dystopian world. The movie draws on what it means to be human and the concerns over reproductive technologies which facilitate

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    “Brave New World” utopia or dystopia? The novel Brave New World has often been characterized as dystopia rather than utopia. Nevertheless‚ the superficial overview of the novel implies a utopian society‚ especially if judging by what the Controller said to John‚ the Savage: People are happy; they get what they want‚ and they never want what they can’t get. They’re well off; they’re safe; they’re never ill; they’re not afraid of death; they’re blissfully ignorant of passion and

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    Dystopia‚ Anarchy‚ Destruction: “The Annihilation of Man” Many cataclysmic and apocalyptic waves of destruction hit the human race fast. The first wave was an EMP that shut down everything using electricity after being detonated and which left the whole world in chaos. Next‚ large weather problems started to occur. Then disease hit huge parts of the world further decreasing the number of remaining people. Who will survive the destruction? What special personality traits do these few individuals possess

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