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    Oz as Utopia

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    Taylor Wilton Dr. Ethna Lay The Wonderful Worlds of Utopia Americans crave Oz because of it ’s utopian vision. On the surface‚ Oz appears to be a perfect utopia to Dorothy. When she first arrives‚ Oz is bright‚ colorful and full of magic and wonder while her home in Kansas is dull‚ lifeless and devoid of hope. In Kansas‚ it ’s as if the citizens are stuck with no real plans or goals for the future. In Oz‚ traveling down the elaborate‚ intertwined yellow brick road offers Dorothy a great chance

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    Utopia and Dystopia

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    night‚ the man finally finds the paths. These two paths are separated by an old massive tree. Through the dim light from moon‚ the sign of the right side says “Brave new world‚ King—Aldous Huxley”. Turning to the left side‚ the men reads the sign “Utopia‚ King—Thomas More”. Thinking and wondering around the road‚ the men still can’t figure it out which road is better to choose. Suddenly‚ a wizard popped out. Switching the magic wand‚ the wizard said “Don’t be anxious‚ young men. I’ll give you two

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    Gulliver's Travels

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    two aims in Gulliver’s Travels besides merely telling a good adventure story. Behind the disguise of his narrative‚ he is satirizing the pettiness of human nature in general and attacking the Whigs in particular. By emphasizing the six-inch height of the Lilliputians‚ he graphically diminishes the stature of politicians and indeed the stature of all human nature. And in using the fire in the Queen’s chambers‚ the rope dancers‚ the bill of particulars drawn against Gulliver‚ and the inventory of Gulliver’s

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    The Prince and Utopia

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    The Prince and Utopia The Prince and Utopia are honored as masterpieces that show two differing styles of government. Both books have many similarities and differences in the governments that are in the their respective stories. Many ideas from the governments they portray have profound impacts on our modern government such as various political principles like the military‚ economy‚ and religion. The Prince and Utopia are both interesting novels that show creative styles of government. The

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    Gender and Utopia

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    Utopia and Gender: Short reflection on Queer(ing) Hetero-normativity ‘I think that when the unreal lays claim to reality‚ or enters into its domain‚ something other than a simple assimilation into prevailing norms can and does take place.’ (Butler‚ 2004‚ p.27) ‘The queer is the taboo-breaker‚ the monstrous‚ the uncanny.’ (Castle‚ 1995‚ p.383) Raphael‚ a well travelled and enlightened sailor‚ is the main protagonist in Thomas Moore’s Utopia. In Raphael’s opinion‚ Utopia was the only commonwealth

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    Dystopia or Utopia

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    Weston Boone Mrs. McCrady D.C. English 101 20 October‚ 2014 Dystopia or Utopia? In the books 1984 by George Orwell‚ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury all have a theme of dystopia. Dystopia means an imperfect society. It is the opposite of utopia‚ which means a perfect society with no flaws. Dystopia is the word that comes to mind with the stories and political horrors with government control‚ politicians‚ and community leaders being those who are most opposed

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    Utopia Analysis

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    Utopia as a text is a clear reflection and representation of More’s passion for ideas and art. Through the character of Raphael‚ More projects and presents his ideas‚ concepts and beliefs of politics and society. More’s Utopia aims to create a statement on the operations and effectiveness of the society of England. This text is a general reflection of More’s idea of a perfectly balanced and harmonious society. His ideas and concepts of society somewhat contrast to the rest of 16th century England

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    More's Utopia

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    In Thomas More’s Utopia‚ an ideal human society‚ known as Utopia‚ is described by the fictional character Raphael Hythloday. Hythloday claims that Utopia is an ideal human society in which all of the citizens of the community work together for the betterment of the community. Essentially‚ his claims reveal that a society advances together if the private interests of the citizens are the same as the interests of the community. However‚ private property is concerned solely with the advancement’s of

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    Utopia: Not Possible

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    English 11-H October 25th‚ 2013 Utopia is Not Possible If one were to ask 100 different people a subjective question‚ one is likely to elicit 100 different answers. This shows that everyone is different and has a wide range of views. Knowing this‚ one can assume that each one of their views on utopia must be equally as varied. Therefore‚ achieving a common utopia is near impossible. A utopia is a perfect place where everyone is happy both in society and in oneself. Motivation; an element of

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    Utopia In Candide

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    Before my group and I worked on the presentation about Utopias and “El Dorado‚” I didn’t really understand what they were or how it correlated to the book Candide‚ by Voltaire. After we made the presentation‚ it made more sense to me. In our presentation‚ we covered what the true definition of a utopia is‚ and how it doesn’t really exist. This was interesting because in the novel‚ Candide and Cacambo eventually reach El Dorado‚ the place where everything is considered perfect. It’s ironic to me that

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