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    of his pamphlet‚ Thomas Paine discusses the differences between government and society. He states that society is a positive thing to have‚ and that it stems from the things people want in life. Government‚ however‚ stems from the darkness inside of people. Paine says in his book‚ “Society in every state is a blessing‚ but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil.” He goes on to say that the only purpose a government has is to protect‚ and should want to do that at any cost. Paine

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    Betrayal of Freedom Here I am again; working for another rich family to do their labour. I hate having no freedom. I have been owned by different rich families ever since I was born. I am now 16‚ 17 in a month‚ I think. I kind of lose track. I never met my parents. They were slaves for other folks so I guess I won’t ever get to meet them. I don’t get jealous of the rich families though. They got no respect; the young spoilt‚ spiteful children treat me like a piece of shit on their shoe. I can’t do

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    Homegrown Terror & Government Manipulation: Their Impact on Society For generations‚ people have been astonished and affected by events that have transpired into influential elements of their time and times to come. The 20th and 21st Centuries are filled with many historic and controversial people and events which have drastically shaped and changed the way people live their everyday life in today’s world. Important people and events that contributed to and are responsible for the unfavorable change

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    In Dystopian literature‚ the society has a code of conduct that they live by. Few people in society question the power. In the book “The Giver‚” Jonas‚ a 12 year old‚ earns the job of Receiver of memory. As he gets to know more about what has been taken from the society‚ he questions why. Another story‚ The Pedestrian‚ Mr.Mead‚ an older man‚ walks around the town. A police officer pulls him over and says that walking is obsolete. Mr.Mead is not understanding and questions the police officer‚ then

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    Perfection Doesn’t Mean Freedom In dystopian novels‚ it’s very common that society is rather corrupted‚ restricted‚ and unfree. Citizens are expected to follow orders without a second thought and behave like everyone else. Nonetheless‚ these dystopias are treated as if they are perfect and ideal. Why do these troubled societies are appear to be perfect? Is it because they appear to be the best option as other countries are even more corrupted? Are citizens brainwashed into believing that their homeland

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    Berend (2000) From Plan to Market‚ From Regime Change to Sustained Growth in Central and Eastern Europe * After the state socalism collapsed in Central and Eastern Europe in the early 1990s‚ the Washington consensus of 1989 (a broadly accepted set of criteria for a reform program) was adopted as a blueprint for the process of transformation. * Central elements: * Macro-economic stabilization (for countries with significant inflation and indebtedness) * New institutions

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    the outside world‚ not to protect the people. Also‚ The community in The Giver s a dystopia. This community is a dystopia because in the text it states it states‚”Dystopia‚ which is the direct opposite of utopia‚ is a term to describe a utopian society gone wrong.” There are three main reasons I think the community in The Giver is dystopia. The people are not able to learn efficiently‚ The people are too supervised‚ and it

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    The film Divergent directed by Neil Burger is set in a dystopian future‚ in a country which is divided into five factions‚ Abnegation (the selfless)‚ Candor (the honest)‚ Dauntless (the brave)‚ Amity (the peaceful) and Erudite (the intelligent). Each managed in an attempt to form a utopian society. At the age of sixteen children of the factions must choose a faction to which they will now be apart of for the rest of their life. A character that changes throughout the film is strong willed sixteen

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    Victor Mardikian Mr. Garner ELA 8A May 6‚ 2011 The Matrix Dystopian Film Analysis The film‚ The Matrix took place in both a virtual reality and the real world. The hero‚ Neo‚ tried to understand how he was chosen to be “the one.” His goal was to fight off the agents who were not only computer programs but also the gatekeepers of the Matrix; therefore‚ Neo and Morpheus had to fight off the agents so that the human race would cease to be manipulated and used for energy. Since Neo

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    Our religion is called Sumoon. It’s just one religion about the Sun‚ Moon and other planets. There are few gods and goddess. The main three gods are Sun‚ Moon and Pluto. Sun is the elder of the gods and the founder of the island. He wears a robe with red stripes and a symbol of the sun on the back. Moon is the wife of Sun and she also watches Skytopia. She wears a dress that looks like moonlight. Pluto is a god that went mad and tried to kill Sun. Pluto and Moon are also siblings. For the church

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