Anderson Speech and Debate 04/02/2013 Utopia VS Dystopia A utopia is an imagined place or state of being in which everything is perfect. Opposite to that is a dystopia which is an imagined place or state of being in which everything is unplesant. The first time that a utopia was invented was in 1516 in the book Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore. Two present day examples would be an Omish Community‚ because of the set rules that everyone must follow to make the society perfect‚ and Heaven‚ which is
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English 4‚ Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Sir Thomas More’s Utopia Study Guide Directions: As you read‚ complete each question below. Type your answers in the appropriate spaces provided. 1. In Book I‚ who is the narrator? What point of view is this? Thomas More‚ first person view 2. More and Giles strike up a conversation with someone. Who is this? What does he do? Why are they interested in him? Giles introduces More to Raphael Hythloday. More thought that Hythloday was a seaman
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A utopia by definition‚ is an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. A utopia would be impossible to create because of a hand full of reasons: No single person is perfect‚ competitiveness and striving for things comes naturally‚ and biologically people develop emotionally. In order for perfect society to exist‚ perfect people must live inside the society and nobody is perfect; therefore‚ if are no perfect people‚ there cannot be a perfect society. Competitiveness and facing
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English 4‚ Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Sir Thomas More’s Utopia Study Guide Directions: As you read‚ complete each question below. Type your answers in the appropriate spaces provided. 1. In Book I‚ who is the narrator? What point of view is this? The narrator is Sir Thomas More. The P.O.V. is in the first person. 2. More and Giles strike up a conversation with someone. Who is this? What does he do? Why are they interested in him? Raphael Hythloday‚ he is a philosopher and world traveler. they
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own Utopia Utopia: “A place‚ state or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of laws‚ customs‚ politics and conditions.” 1. What are the key characteristics/quantities of this utopia? 2. Who will benefit from this utopia? 3. Who will be included? Who will be excluded? 4. What will residents have to give up in order to belong to your utopia? 5. What are the disadvantages of this utopia? 6. What laws will be non-negotiable to ensure the success of your utopia?
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Utopia might not be the name of a specific place or location‚ but I wouldn’t mind going there. Utopia has a Neo-Latin origin and it’s definition is “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place considered to be perfect or ideal.” The context it is usually used in is to describe the way a place feels‚ or makes a person feel. If utopias all come from people’s imaginations‚ then there are as many different utopias as there are different people. The way Ayn Rand uses the word utopia in the book Anthem
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can’t believe how unfair utopias are! In this essay‚ I will be providing details and explanation about why utopias are unfair. I will also give examples from a book‚ and a short story. Utopias that are unfair are in your everyday life. Here are some examples of utopias. Utopias are also unfair because people don’t have freedom. An example is in a book called The House of The Scorpion. There are eejits and they have to do exactly as they are told and they work all day. In utopias people also don’t have
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My Utopia Job My Utopia Job would be a compilation of past work experiences‚ as well as what I have learned through my classes here at Brandman. In order to qualify as my Utopia Job‚ the below requirements would have to be met: * Excellent & affordable health benefits package for all employees. Keep them happy and healthy; make it affordable for all of them and their families. * State of the art facility with the latest technologies available‚ giving the employee a safe and clean
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De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir (Saint) Thomas More. The book‚ written in Classical Latin‚ is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious‚ social and political customs. The name of the place is derived from the Greek words οὐ ou ("not") and τόπος tópos ("place")‚ with the topographical
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no citizen is neglected. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English (1996) equality is defined asthe quality or state of being equal: the quality or state of having the same rights‚ social status‚ etc. Equality in More’s “Utopia” can be first seen in the similarity between the towns on the island. “There are fifty-four cities on the island‚ all spacious and magnificent‚ entirely identical in language‚ customs‚ institutions and laws. So far as the location permits‚ all of
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