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    Through the readings of‚ “Brave New World”‚ it states that a utopian society is to achieve a state of stability‚ loss of individuality‚ and even the undoing of Mother nature must occur. Accomplished engineers conditioned produces a world in which people are going to live a happily ever after life but at a great cost. As in for today there are many strong debates and questions about the extraordinary breakthroughs in science such as cloning‚ in communications through the Internet with its never ending

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    Dystopia Creative For as long as I could remember it had been that way. It was hard to keep track of time – of the memories before the dissidence brought our freedom into alliance with the wisdom of the government. Had we known the tests were all a ruse we wouldn’t have done them‚ but the promises of a better life drew us in – all of us until it was too late. ‘Institute of Psychometric Coaching’‚ the posters flashed from billboards all over the city. Prepare and Improve your Aptitude Personality

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    True Control Control‚ power‚ the supreme leader‚ dystopia‚ a big ball of confusion and false happiness. Brave New World is a dystopian fiction novel that follows several noticeable characteristics of a dystopia. Such characteristics are demonstrated in other popular novels such as "The Hunger games" and "The Giver" These characteristics are an illusion that the world is a utopia‚ limited knowledge; because knowledge is power‚ constant surveillance‚ uniformed expectations‚ fear of the outside world

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    The dystopian society that is depicted in Ayn Rand’s Anthem is all about selfishness. The Great WE runs the world. It is the way of life. Even through the dark cloud that is WE at least one I shines through. This light is Equality 7-2521. He is the individualism in this society. He is the first domino in the chain of individualistic life. Equality 7-2521 is absorbed in his own learning. He wants to better his knowledge. Equality is selfish and invested in his own betterment. His brothers would

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    Have you ever thought about how a book could relate to our real lives? The Hunger Games is a fine example that shows us what life would be like under a different system of government. In the world of Panem‚ the Capitol and certain types of districts are very wealthy in terms of food compared to less fortunate districts. What would happen if the USA were split into districts and had to participate in hunting rituals‚ just for entertainment for others? There would be Class warfare‚ an overpowered government

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    The year was 2150‚ where LA became a dystopian society after its recent rebellions and riots started because of the unfair society people lived in. Now‚ computers had taken over their lives‚ their entertainment‚ their experiences‚ and their jobs. During this particular period‚ technology had taken over the job network‚ people couldn’t afford to take care of their bills and made low wages on services provided. The people couldn’t bear to live in a dirty‚ robotic‚ toxic society where they couldn’t

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    something to live for‚ has been stripped away to an unknown cause. Women had become infertile for the past 18 years causing mankind to reach the brink of extinction in a post-apocalyptic state. These characteristics in part serve to illustrate the dystopian aspects of the film. For example‚ Theo an Ex-activist gave no importance to life‚ as he ignored his surroundings and found little pleasure in the world around him. When he is with his buddy Jasper‚ and asked how his day went Theo replied it was an

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    Notes on Jonathan Swift’s utopian and dystopian worlds Constantin Manea Maria-Camelia Manea University of Piteşti Abstract: The present paper‟s aim is to substantiate the features of novelty that Swift generated in English and (indirectly) in world literature‚ with regard to the use of utopian and dystopian elements within the broader scope of satire. Jonathan Swift‟s satirical prose‚ which was meant to ridicule human vices and flaws‚ as well as a number of highly topical issues‚ considered with

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    Anthem is a dystopian novel written by Ayn Rand that takes place in a futuristic world in which‚ in theory‚ the human mind is not individual‚ but should be melded with its fellow citizens. There was no greater honor than to carry out the will of your brothers. However‚ although appearing to be a utopian society‚ it was actually a society full of cries of suffering‚ stifled by fear and mindless obedience to a government that had lost sight of the beauty of individualism‚ arguably‚ the most human of

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    V for Vendetta History has a tendency to repeat itself.  One of humanity’s most popular ways of getting its point across is through violence.  When words are no longer enough to argue a point‚ human casualties not only directly solve the problem‚ but symbolically send a message to all those affected as well.  Just as the American colonies fought against the British for Freedom when their voice was no longer heard‚ and just as the Islamic extremists used terrorism to send an evil message to America

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