Neotopia The dictionary definition of a utopian society is “any real or imaginary society‚ place‚ state‚ etc.‚ considered to be perfect or ideal”. I have a proposal for a fictional utopian society that can create a perfect world. The name of this utopia is Neotopia. Neotopia is a worldwide concept that unites the world under one society. The problem our society has is that it is so disconnected and the different countries of the world don’t always get along. Neotopia has a very different view of
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When the USSR began supplying weapons and ‘volunteers’ to the Spanish Republic during their Civil War‚ it seemed as if Stalin was coming to the aid of international communism to defeat Franco. However‚ most modern historians believe this view is too simplistic and that the USSR’s aid was more motivated by the opportunity to advance the needs of their own foreign policy. Stalin attempted to regain support through Spain‚ which some historians believe was to unite international socialism against fascism
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“Buying green‚ saving green‚ acting green‚” is the new mantra hummed by numerous amounts of people in the world today. Becoming environmentally conscious has grown to a state where everyone shames those who leave a light on when they leave a room or when they leave the tap on a second too long when brushing their teeth. Can abiding by these rules solve our never ending issue of climate change? An overwhelming no can arise from that. Green consumers these small acts are enough to reach their goal
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popular among Native American tribes. This controversy started many years ago‚ about 100 years ago‚ when a treaty was signed given former slaves rights in the Native American territory. The rights also applied to their offspring‚ and other future generations to come. The treaty gave freedmen’s and their offspring citizenship in Cherokee Nation. The benefits from this treaty only apply to individuals and their offspring that are listed in the treaty. The requirements for the benefits in today’s time
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Over the years‚ there has been many debates over whether rent control benefits the economy‚ tenants‚ or landlords. This is a tricky subject‚ because not every group will benefit at the same time‚ it is a balancing act with the tradeoffs that occur. Rent control can be defined as “a system in which the local government system is in charge of determining how much rent can be charged for an apartment unit‚ or house” (Rent Control). If you ask an Economists there opinion on the situation‚ they will often
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Ever since the 1960s‚ there has been an influx of high-income populations moving into urban areas from the suburbs. This phenomenon was coined ‘gentrification’ by sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964 to describe “the movement of upscale (mostly white) setters into rundown (mostly minority) neighborhoods” (Hampson). Proposition 555 has stated that in order to increase government funding and provide citizens a better life with a cleaner environment and safer community‚ the process of gentrification would
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to be the connectedness and spread of production‚ technologies and communication globally. It is also what trends are for. Globalization is what all of us here in this world share in common. Personally‚ I can say that I am quite globalized. Our generation is‚ so to speak. I use many things that are commonly known and also practiced worldwide. I use social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter and Instagram‚ which were created for us to communicate with everyone else around the world. Also‚
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Is it possible for human beings to act from an apathetically objective point of view? People often attempt to create distance from their subjectivity to achieve goals within the world‚ but they cannot achieve true objectiveness. Engineers‚ natural scientists‚ judges and researchers all put aside their own biases to a degree in order to accomplish their fields‚ however they are not and cannot be entirely objective. Scientists—being the most publicly perceived objective figure—have human biases defined
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Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power What’s nuclear power’s biggest advantage? It doesn’t depend on fossil fuels and isn’t affected by fluctuating oil and gas prices. Coal and natural gas power plants emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere‚ which contributes to climate change. With nuclear power plants‚ CO2 emissions are minimal. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute‚ the power produced by the world’s nuclear plants would normally produce 2 billion metric tons of CO2 per year if they depended on
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Marissa Treece Theology 20611 11/13/08 Destruction of Marriage Much of today’s practicing adolescent population would argue the accusation false. As a whole‚ the liberal population would probably concur. But despite their continuously supported “pros” of premarital cohabitation‚ it is partly—and largely—responsible for the destruction of marriage as a sacrament and as an institution in America. In the following pages‚ I will address the sexual ethical issue of cohabitation prior to marriage. While
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