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    Bread Givers

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    In Anzia Yezierska ’s novel entitled Bread Givers‚ there is an apparent conflict between Reb Smolinsky‚ a devout Orthodox rabbi of the Old World‚ and his daughter Sara who yearns to associate and belong to the New World. Throughout the story‚ one learns about the hardships of living in poverty‚ the unjust treatment of women‚ and the growth of a very strong willed and determined young woman—Sara Smolinsky. After leaving Poland to venture out into the New World of America‚ the Smolinsky family endured

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    In many futuristic novels‚ the protagonist lives in a society whose government is either a utopia or a dystopia. Often‚ a society that appears to be a utopia at the beginning of the novel transforms to a dystopia by the end. It is usually not the government itself that changes‚ but rather the protagonist’s view of the government. As the novel progresses‚ the protagonist begins to realize that the peaceful illusion created by the government masks its true‚ dark nature. Once the protagonist clearly

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    Utopia vs. Dystopia

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    HUMAN NATURE: ARE PEOPLE GOOD OR BAD? From the time when humanity was able to believe in it‚ Utopia has existed as a mere word‚ thought or principle. It is a place that is hoped for‚ and is also a society that was and is apparently deemed to be possible‚ or is it? The Mirriam-Webster’s dictionary defines it as "an imaginary and indefinitely remote place of ideal perfection in laws‚ government and social conditions." It doesn’t exist. It cannot exist because of our nature‚ our practices‚ and our

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    The dystopian book 1984 by George Orwell was first published 1949. 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

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    critical literacy gives students an opportunity to think deeply about the ideologies that underlie the text. Dystopia texts are often developed to criticise a trend‚ social norm or a political system. The texts 1984‚ V for Vendetta and The Lottery all present notions of criticism toward a political system or a trend. The fourth text‚ the students’ choice‚ has to be one of non-fiction dystopia. This extends the students thinking further and creates a deeper meaning as look into reality. The unit has

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    Brave New World - Dystopia

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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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    Indian Givers

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    Indians made a huge contribution to our modern culture and life‚ including economic‚ social‚ political‚ and environmental fields. Jack Weatherford in his book Indian Givers stated‚ that Indians who lived on the lands of Americas were very wise men‚ and they have taught the people from all over the world many useful things in many fields like industry and agriculture‚ food and culinary‚ economy and medicine. It is very important for people who live now to understand this and to be grateful for everything

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    The society in The Giver comes down to being a Utopia or a Dystopia. Seeing things from both sides‚ I conclude that Jonas’s community is a Dystopian society. Not being able to have choices‚ having citizens unhappy‚ and keeping people from being independent would not be considered part of a Utopian society. To begin with‚ Jonas’s community has no say in making their choices or decisions. Based on chapter 13‚ Jonas says‚ “‘But i want them!’ Jonas said angrily. “ It isn’t fair that nothing has color

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    Kellee Vest Matthew Simon English 103-011 12 September 2014 Utopia: Dystopia in Disguise “If we could change ourselves‚ the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature‚ so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do” (Gandhi). The quote above explains that if one seeks social or personal change‚ both aspects must change together or not at all; they have a symbiotic relationship with one another. Change must be a cause

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    The Giver Analysis

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    Portrait of an ENFJ - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging  (Extraverted Feeling with Introverted Intuition)  The Giver As an ENFJ‚ you’re primary mode of living is focused externally‚ where you deal with things according to how you feel about them‚ or how they fit into your personal value system. Your secondary mode is internal‚ where you take things in primarily via your intuition. ENFJs are people-focused individuals. They live in the world of people possibilities. More so than any other

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