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    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 innocent newborns with deformities‚ and creates a hatred between two groups. Throughout history families have been negatively impacted due to political

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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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    homework‚ but he could only receive if someone offered something to him. Joe decided to stay late and send Gus home (showing how he had changed within the past week from a go-getter‚ to a go-giver‚ he let Gus leave instead of himself.) Typically Joe would not be at work at 6:15 on a Friday‚ but since he was a go-giver‚ he found himself there when his phone rang. The laws Joe put into place throughout the week had come back to help him complete the last law of receiving. Neil Hansen‚ a fellow who Ed

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    A job is‚ for many people‚ one of the most important parts of their life. If it’s so important‚ you have to enjoy it‚ and to enjoy it‚ you have to choose it yourself. In this "utopia‚" created in The Giver you don’t get to do that. Other people choose the activity you are going to do for the rest of your life. Fiona was assigned Caretaker of The Old‚ a job she really wanted‚ but what happens if she starts that job and decides that she really doesn’t like it‚ She can’t change jobs because she lives

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    Utopias and Dystopias are very different. A utopia is a paradise while dystopias are twisted and manipulated. A utopia can become a dystopia by multiple means. One way could be a corrupt leader has come into power and is slowly controlling people to where they don’t even realize they are being controlled. Another way is that people are threatened to obey and respect their new leader. Both of these examples are what makes up the dystopian world of 1984. People can also be persuaded into thinking

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    category of either being a utopia or dystopia. A utopia is seen as “a place‚ state‚ or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics‚ laws‚ customs‚ and conditions” (“Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics”). While a dystopia is very different. “It is 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. Dystopias‚ through an exaggerated worst-case

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    Character – In the movie‚ The Giver‚ there is a character called the Receiver of memory. He receives the memory the Giver gives him‚ it is his job to keep those memories. Since a character is a living thing that take part in the action of a story‚ play or movie‚ the Receiver of memory is the perfect example because he is living and takes part in the action. Protagonist – In the movie‚ The Dark Knight Rises‚ there is Batman. He is a well-known superhero who protects the city of Gotham. He dresses

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    versus low-tech‚” described Hallman in his work‚ In Utopia. Utopias and dystopias show the contrast between two polar ideas depending on the point of view of the person. Essentially‚ somebody’s utopia is another person’s dystopia‚ which proves that no two people are completely alike. So‚ the minute differences between two peoples’ preferences could lead to a stark divide that is enough to create each person’s utopia and dystopia. The photograph submitted captured a worm’s eye view of a surveillance

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    Victor Fleming. Throughout this film the idea of dystopia is shown. Dystopia is a very unpleasant imaginary world in which ominous tendencies of our present social‚ political and technological order are projected into a disastrous future elimination. Dystopia is shown throughout this film as in a dystopian society people must believe they are happy and then discover they are not. Dorothy discovers she is unhappy in the film. This idea of dystopia is conveyed to us the viewer by the Imbalance of

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    Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias David W. Sisk Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy‚ Number 75 Donald Palumbo‚ Series Adviser GREENWOOD PRESS Westport‚ Connecticut • London -iii- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Sisk David W.‚ 1963- Transformations of language in modern dystopias / David W. Sisk. p. cm.--(Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy‚ ISSN 0193-6875; no. 75) Includes bibliographical references and index.

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