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    In the book “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley we are shown a utopian society with a life a bit different from our own. I this society children are born from test tubes and grown up learning not to indulge in feelings and or emotions. Because of this a question arises is social stability worth the price of living a life with little to no emotions. As “ BNW” goes on we meet a character who is very different‚ an outsider in case who decides to go out and live a bit out of the world state. This causes

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    There are numerous ways to envision a perfect utopian society. To some people‚ they can imagine a world with no pollution‚ global warming‚ or no endangered animals‚ but for others living in a world where every human is completely equal would be a perfect world. Sadly enough in today’s society‚ we can only hope to get halfway close to existing in a perfect society. As for me and my preference‚ a perfect world would be living with no pollution or global warming‚ every human being would be treated as

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    protection of the American people has always been a primary ideal of the United States government. In the past five years‚ new technology has emerged that has aided the government in ensuring this ideal. In the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ Orwell uses a dystopian society to portray a government which utilizes technology and procedures to make it seem like they are protecting the citizens‚ but in reality is generating fear to control and have complete power over the people. In modern America‚ the government

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    Cathie201 11‚ October 2013 Science Fiction and Gender Roles Gender has become an epidemic topic that people always talk about in their daily life. Males and females as the two groups of gender‚ play their own role and undertake the respective responsibility no matter for themselves‚ families or society all the time. However‚ because males and females have different gender roles‚ different responsibilities and‚ different behaviors‚ this causes various social issues‚ the problems of gender roles

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    This seems to be a common feature in dystopian novels. This is to say‚ societies in books such as Anthem‚ Brave New World‚ and City of Ember all seem to revolve around a system in which careers are assigned by random or by leaders deemed more intelligent than the rest of the population and any resistance to the pre-established traditions results in exile. Systems such as these would pose a problem for our society since one’s perceived intelligence or capability is vital for their lifelong success

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    Herland and Looking Backward are both utopian novels that attempt to portray a perfect society. Herland‚ written by feminist Charlotte Gilman‚ describes a peaceful‚ organized‚ highly efficient society called Herland‚ where competition‚ crime‚ and war are non-existent. Herland is an isolated society composed entirely of women discovered by three men from the real world. In Looking Backward‚ written by Edward Bellamy‚ the main character wakes up in the 21st century to a publicly owned capital where

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    solutions‚ and that’s what counts. A perfect world is seen differently through many eyes. For many‚ what they may call perfect to me may seem not perfect‚ therefore there is no such thing as a perfect world but more of an ideal imagination. My Utopian society is far on an island on the East coast. Paradise Organic is the title in which I have imagined. It is an island surrounded by clear blue warm waters contamination free. Banana‚ coconut‚ papaya tress all around. Everything produced in this island

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    Name: Date: 4/16/2015 Graded Assignment Unit Test: Modern Fiction and Nonfiction Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You must complete it by the due date to receive full credit on this test. (15 points) 1. Do you think that attending the concert in "A Wagner Matinee" is a positive experience for Aunt Georgiana? Why or why not? Be sure to include specific details from the story in your response. Answer: Yes. The defining aspect of Georgiana’s personality‚ however‚ is never in

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    Gregory L. Baize‚ Sr. In Partial Completion for ENG 102 D04 201130 Professor Robinson July 10‚ 2011 Thesis Statement Comparative study of Graham Greenes ’ "The Destructors" and Shirley Jackson ’s "The Lottery." Both stories are great work of paralleled irony for different reasons. In "The Destructors‚" life ’s decisions are convoluted in a much different way‚ one may say they are the same as in The Lottery‚ but they are not. In "The Lottery‚" life ’s decisions appear

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    3) In what way(s) is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein a Romantic novel? Justify and exemplify. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a Romantic novel in the following aspects: • Subjective point of view Throughout the novel‚ there are three different first-person narrators (Robert Walton‚ Victor Frankenstein and the monster). All of them have a subjective point of view. • Dissatisfaction with the known This aspect is illustrated by Walton’s wish of reaching the North Pole and Frankenstein’s obsession

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