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    Space exploration has been increasing greatly in the last 50 years. It has allowed us to understand the greatness of the universe and the endless possibilities it offers us. Our planet‚ Earth‚ is inhabited by approximately 6 billion humans. This is well over our natural carrying capacity (the amount of resources there are to sustain our population) but with techniques such as farming‚ we have manipulated our resources to provide us with enough food‚ but alternate solutions are needed. The Cold War

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    punishes the evil. In the case of the novel The Chrysalids‚ by John Wyndham‚ religion creates a dystopian society. This is the result of increased fear amongst the people who fear another tribulation. The increased fear in society causes the people of Waknuk to become extreme‚ as they start evicting anything or anyone who is abnormal physically or mentally. Religion is the underlying cause of the dystopia created in the The Chrysalids‚ as the segregation of the mutants negatively affects families‚ kills

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    The author predicts that by the year 1984‚ the superstate Oceania that society now lives in will be completely controlled by an omniscient government. The Party in 1984 controls the nations of Oceania; consequently‚ strictly controlling all elements of the peoples lives. 1984 is an exemplary albeit incomprehensible example of a dystopian society. Winston is the main protagonist in the novel. He and everyone else in the society are constantly watched twenty-four hours a day through telescreens.

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    bombarded with images of stick skinny woman and this is the way almost everyone wants to look. Although there are other factors the media is the primary source of obsession with being thin. Why has this become such a popular trend? Is this what society says is acceptable? Prove has shown that ladies exposed to pictures of thin models experience more depression‚stress‚guilt‚shame‚insecurity and body dissatisfaction than those exposed to photo of average sized woman. In a world where images seem to

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    things in which everything is perfect.” I strongly oppose the idea of utopias‚ because I believe that utopias can’t be achieved. I think this because not everyone can be happy in a utopia. Also‚ most utopias turn into dystopias. And lastly one person’s utopia could be another person’s dystopia. It is my belief that not everyone can be content in utopias because in Animal Farm it states “Whatever goes on two legs is an enemy‚ whatever goes on four legs‚ or has wings is a friend‚ No animal shall wear clothes

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    We as Americans are becoming increasingly lazy and gradually isolating ourselves from our everyday surroundings due to technology. Technology is detrimental to society by corrupting our minds and consuming our lives. Although technology allows us to efficiently communicate with one another and helps to make life a little amenable‚ it has made the population alarmingly lazy. Instead of going outside to play with friends in the beautiful fresh outdoors‚ one would simply stay shut in the confines

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    A Society at its Worst Dystopian novels have become more common over the last century; each ranging from one extreme society to the next. A dystopia‚ “A futuristic‚ imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate‚ bureaucratic‚ technological‚ moral‚ or totalitarian control‚”[1] through an exaggerated worst-case scenario‚ criticizes about current trends‚ societal norms‚ or political systems. The society in Brave

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    Final Paper Most people in today’s society rely on cell phones for everything. Essentially due to the fact that many cell phones can do just about anything; from checking your stock to connecting to the web. Certain people prefer more accessible features‚ while others believe a phone should be used for verbal communication. These days phones are a life source to many people‚ they use them for playing games‚ talking to relatives‚ send out important information‚ and conducting business. We claim

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    The American Dream in Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby vs. Modern Society 1776: The year America was put into action; the year the dream was born‚ the American Dream. Today‚ I believe the dream may be seen innovatively; representing the want for a life full of contentment and the ability to build our own paths in this life. As depicted in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the dream was seen as the want for social wealth as well as physical prosperity. Although both Fitzgerald’s view of the American Dream

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    This essay is going to look at the families in the Amish Society and British Modern Day Society. The essay will demonstrate understanding of their cultures‚ values‚ norms and inequalities. The Amish society first originated in 1962 in Europe and the first Amish arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1730’s to escape persecution in Europe.The Amish church started as a breakaway from the Annabaptists (adult baptizers) in Switzerland in 1693‚ led by Jakob Ammann. Frater‚ J. (2012) According to BBC Religions

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