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    Government in Europe changed a lot from 1400-1815. Government changed from an organized system sharing land called feudalism‚ to absolutism: governing from the divine right of kings to enlightened absolutism all the way to the French Revolution. England had its own history and type of government and didn’t change exactly with the majority of Europe. In order to effectively trace the change in Government in Europe from 1400-1800‚ going back a little bit is necessary. Feudalism developed around the

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    Imagine a world in which technology is in charge of the world‚ and nobody can live without some form of drug. Dystopian societies are basically the opposite of an utopia. This means that they are mainly ruled by one person‚ and everything is unpleasant. The works 1984‚ Brave New World‚ and “The Pedestrian” all have many dystopian elements with a variety of sacrifices and gains. In general‚ dystopian societies offer stability and complete control of power; however‚ citizens have to sacrifice privacy

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    1800: In 1800 European map was nothing like it is today. On the North of the Europe most possessions had Britain‚ Denmark and Netherlands. Britain had a control over the whole Great Britain and Ireland‚ Denmark had a control over Iceland and Netherlands had Norway and Batavian Republic under itself. On the North was Sweden‚ too‚ but it was almost the same like it is today‚ just that it had a part of today’s Finland that didn’t exist at that time. East and South East were mostly under Ottoman Empire

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    considered for a woman and motherhood is the qualities of raising a child. Although they are different‚ these roles play a huge part in a woman’s life. In the novel‚ Brave New World‚ written by Aldous Huxley‚ women are not viewed as mothers‚ they are viewed as sex symbols. Woman in the dystopian society of the brave new world shy away from traditional womanhood by being promiscuous and taking mandatory birth control pills. Womanhood is meant to be sentimental; however‚ Huxley depicts it as something

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    Conformity: To Not Be Your True Self In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World‚ Huxley creates a futuristic world governed by conformity and submission to society. Citizens of this World State are conditioned to follow a set lifestyle determined at birth in order to create a stable civilization. However‚ there is still some form of individuality in each person‚ specifically in the characters Bernard‚ Lenina‚ and Linda. Within each of these characters‚ their difference in personality does not fit

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    Nairobi Campus TERM PAPER: Based on experiences from Kenya and elsewhere‚ discuss why taking development to the people is a fallacy. Presented By: Mwangangi Yvonne Nzisa Student Reg No: L50/76138/2014 Unit Code: LDP 611 Unit Title: Social Change and Community Development Presented To: Prof. David Macharia Group: B A Term Paper Assignment Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Project Design‚ Planning and Implementation Course‚ part of Master of Arts in Project

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    Early settlers had a variety of reasons for seeking a new homeland. The Pilgrims of Massachusetts were pious‚ self-disciplined English people who wanted to escape religious persecution. Other colonies‚ such as Virginia‚ were founded principally as business ventures. Often‚ though‚ piety and profits went hand-in-hand. England’s success at colonizing what would become the United States was due in large part to its use of charter companies. Charter companies were groups of stockholders (usually merchants

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    climax of the novel is when John was too depressed to the point where he killed himself. He was not satisfied with his life. John represents an individual that doesn’t conform to society. He knew there was more to life than sex‚ and technology. The World State manipulated the population by telling them that Soma will fix any problem‚ and everything will be fine. John’s mother was addicted to this sex inducing drug and unfortunately overdosed weeks later (passed away). John was sadden by the fact that

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    for extraordinary story lines and plot themes. However‚ has this younger and naive generation‚ so intrigued‚ invested‚ and fascinated with these series ever read ‘Brave New World’? "O wonder! […] How many goodly creatures there are here! How beauteous mankind is! […] O brave new world […]. O brave new world. […] O brave new world that has such people in it!" A quote from Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest ’ (1610). This was the foundation for Huxley’s novel. His cunning approach to redefine one of the

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    Brave New World & Utopia Essay Composers of Dystopian Literature not only critique personal and political values but also manipulate textual forms and features in response to their times. This is apparent in Thomas More’s Utopia‚ Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ Andrew Niccol’s In Time and Turn On/Turn Off composed by Anonymous. These types of literature create a society that goes against responders’ morals and ethics. These Dystopian societies are characterized by human misery. More uses

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