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    Francis Bacon’s Scientifically Revolutionary Utopia The New Atlantis is a seventeenth century depiction of a utopia by Francis Bacon. In this novel‚ Francis Bacon continues on More’s utopian ideas. Unlike More‚ however‚ Bacon relied on societal change via advancements in science and ones own awareness of his environment rather than through religious reforms or social legislation. The seventeenth century marks a period in history where drastic social change occurred. This change‚ however‚

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    1984 "Dystopia: an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad‚ typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one."1 George Orwell’s dystopian novel‚ 1984‚ should be read in high school classrooms because it’s message is still relevant almost seventy years after it was published. The novel exposes students to a dystopic style of literature‚ which demonstrates to students the dangers of totalitarianism and propaganda. Adolescence is a period of natural rebellion against

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    The comic Kingdom Come depicts dystopia through the violent acts committed by the civilians. Dystopia is defined as a society characterized by human misery as squalor‚ oppression‚ disease and overcrowding lead to violence and lack of trust. The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell‚ “...has become famous for its portrayal of pervasive government surveillance and control‚ and government’s increasing encroachment on the rights of the individual” (Nineteen Eighty Four e.p. 1). In a totalitarian

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    Utopia; a perfect world‚ where nothing is out place and everything is quintessential. There’s no crime‚ no murder‚ no rebellious kids‚ nothing to complain about. Its the definition of a nice boring place. It’s the perfect location that takes place in the book Candor‚ by Pam Bachorz. The book focuses on this idea of life that could happen in the near future‚ where nothing can go wrong and a child is the definition of perfect‚ always studying‚ never eating anything with artificial anywhere in the

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    be; while there may at times be peace and beauty‚ it never seems to last. Something horrible always comes to chase the good times away‚ so it seems. If I had the chance to create a better world there would undoubtedly be many changes. My vision of a utopia would be on a beautiful‚ self-sustaining world where innovation and nature co-exist peacefully‚ there are no wars and equality reigns‚ and my friends and family are safe and happy. Nowadays‚ just walking outside your door shows just how wrecked

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    Oceania is a State of Dystopia In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the citizens of Oceania are forced to endure life in a dystopic state. Life is brutal and anything but merry. One constantly feels anxious as the threat of torture or death is always near‚ if one was to break one of the Party rules. For characters like Winston and Julia‚ who are against Big Brother and who realize the true extent of their horrible lives‚ life is unbearable. Exploitation‚ corruption‚ and dehumanization are evident

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    are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly” (“Dystopia”). The animals rebel against their farmer‚ Mr. Jones‚ in an attempt to live life freely without the rule of a human. However‚ a pig named Napoleon takes over‚ and as the novel progresses we can see that he “is worse than the humans‚ and thus that the animals would be better off under benign human control” (Fitzgerald 3). The farm becomes a dystopia because there is mass poverty‚ the animals have no freedoms‚ and violence

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    THE PERFECT WORLD. My own view of a utopian society is fairly simple‚ a place in which there is no pain‚ no crime‚ no anger‚ no corruption‚ where there is no need for "justice"‚ a place where murders would never take place. The government would be a public government‚ in which all citizens would take actions they make would be fair not ingnerent like our govement. Women and men would have equal writes and shar opinons. If a war would start in my utopian nations and friends and answer ’stop this

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    A dystopia can be anything from everyone looking and acting the same‚ to complete chaos. The dystopias all have one thing in common - perfection. "The promises of technology and sociopolitical theory only resulted in war‚ poverty‚ famine‚ and chaos." The people that were a part of that quote wanted a perfect place where they didn’t have to do anything because of technology. A dystopian author shows what they feel is going on and what they think might happen if things continue on that path. A dystopian

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    inside the maze and no access to the outside world. In The Hunger Games‚ Katniss has no privileges as a “citizen” in the districts and is put inside an arena to kill people as a show for the Capital‚ who is basically a dictatorship. The theme of dystopia is fairly similar in the fact that both characters begin in a very tragic

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