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    Swastika Nights Patriarchy

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    “They had hardly more understanding than a really intelligent dog‚ and besides nearly everything was too sacred for them to hear” (Burdekin 415): so are the words of the Knight in Katharine Burdekin’s 1937 dystopia‚ Swastika Nights as he reflects on the treatment of women within his patriarchal society. This quote is representative of the harsh patriarchal ideologies present in the 1900s when Swastika Nights was written. This patriarchal and domineering language present in Swastika Nights is a clear

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    Thomas More's Typology

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    Thomas More is known for his 1516 book Utopia and for his untimely death in 1535‚ after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint in 1935. Born in Milk Street in London‚ on 7 February 1478‚ Thomas More was the son of Sir John More‚ a successful lawyer and later judge‚ and his wife Agnes. More was educated at St Anthony’s School‚ then considered one of London’s finest schools. From 1490 to 1492‚ more served John Morton

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    Utopia or dystopia

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    Different world’s essay Utopia or dystopia “The Giver” by Lois Lowry is like any other novel and to every novel there are two ideas and concepts that you may apply to the novel; the one each person thinks of is determined by the different clarification and interpretation the book. In analysis of the building of Jonas’s community‚ some may debate that the community is a utopia or a dystopia. Some may claim of it being a utopia based on the way that they want their world to be and that is different

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    The Impossible Utopia

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    Jungwon Kim Mrs. Griffith English 10 GT 1 April‚ 2014 The Impossible Utopia “History consists of a series of swindles‚ in which he masses are first lured into revolt by the promise of utopia‚ and then‚ when they have done their job‚ enslaved over again by new masters” (Brander). Animal Farm‚ a farm with animals that are treated cruelly and dream for a better life in which animals are all equal and independent of depraved humans‚ is an allegory of the development of communism‚ even totalitarianism

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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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    In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. The Unknown Citizen Comment [ANn1]: OK‚ so I need to IDENTIFY two implications implicit in the society. I need to make sure I’m speaking only to the society reflected IN the poem. I’ll make sure to quote the poem itself. by W. H. Auden (To JS/07 M 378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) He was found by the

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    Women In The Giver

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    Offspring Options: It’s a Mother of a Problem! What is a mother? A woman who gives labor to a child‚ for one‚ but there is more to the equation‚ for example: a person who cares for a newborn‚ who raises the child‚ and who child considers their mother. When women become pregnant‚ they are faced with decisions and choices that‚ depending on their environment‚ they may not have a say in. Which begs the question: do women have a choice when it comes to procreation? Essentially‚ women within dystopian

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    Utopia Quotes

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    opiaUtopia: Thomas More paints a beautiful fantasy for the reader in Utopia where he creates a world where society as a whole trumps the interest of a single individual. In Utopia‚ the level of equality is unimaginable to a society like any on this planet and dishonesty and hate were unheard-of. The word “Utopia” is a connotation between the Greek word “eutopia”‚ which appropriately translates to "happy place"‚ and utopia which means literally "nowhere." I believe that Thomas More’s purpose in writing

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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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    AN ESSAY "Speculative texts through the creation of distinct worlds can challenge or reinforce understanding of ourselves and how we live in the world" Utopian and Dystopian composers employ the creation of distinct worlds as a medium to covertly express political concerns. The fictional worlds created by Aldous Huxley and Ursula K. Le Guin in “Brave New World” and “The Dispossessed” elucidate prevalent social issues of their respective contexts‚ provoking alternate understandings of humankind

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