Society as we know it today is so very different than what our ancestors were accustom to. ... The author of this paper will strive to contrast the first utopian society to today's real life society. ... Is it possible to regain a utopian society through the act of obedience? Thomas More used the Old Testament to describe a utopian society. ... This is what the contemporary flawless society would look like if it return to its natural state. ...

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Another aspect of my ideal society is the function of work in a Utopian community. ... The idealistic thinking of benefiting others as opposed to yourself is what separates Utopian Society. ... The equality within Utopia is part of the foundation of the society, which help accomplish the goals of work. ... Whether it be food, supplies, road conditions, or any other improvement of lifestyle, the amount and setup of work in the society can provide for all these. ... The overall principle behind Utopian function of work is based upon the idea that when work is needed servicing the community to...

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However, below the society of peace, love, and harmony is a group of scraps who threaten the Utopian society. ... Being able to think and say what they feel, the scraps appear to be more powerful than those of the Utopian society. ... All of the people living in the Utopian society seem to be well groomed. ... However, the appearance of the scraps is not anything like the Utopian society. ... Whereas, the people threatening the society of peace and harmony, do what they feel is right. ...

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The lesson to be learned from George Orwell's 1984 is that an "ideal" of having a Utopian society will never really work. George Orwell may have written 1984, in order to show us that every society has it's ups and downs and that no matter how hard you work to keep the society perfect there will always be flaws. In the book 1984, the society in which the people lived was completely opposite to what most people would see as "utopia". ... Throughout the book, Orwell pointed to reasons for this being the complete opposite of a Utopian Society. ... George Orwell tried to te...

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What separates us from animals? ... Ray Bradburry was not writing about a Utopian Society. ... In the "Utopian Society" (The society in 451) as well as in the society today war exists. ... Ray Bradburry's novel is not science fiction writing, nor is it based on the details of a "Utopian Society." ... If a "Utopian Society" were to actually exist, war, ignorance, death, suicide, and minorities would not be present. ...

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Its meaning implies a society consisting of perfect qualities, but what does a perfect society really mean? ... There is not a definite right answer to this question, because we all have our own meaning of the word, "perfect," and different visions of what a perfect society looks like. ... What I mean by adequate opportunities, is that the government should provide suitable opportunities for all citizens, without any discrimination. ... If it is not material items that achieve happiness, then what can? ... I am not, however, saying that these three components produce the a perfect utopian soci...

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Throughout the novel, Huxley uses Bernard Marx, a young man who has been deformed by the government, to underline the idea that a Utopian society cannot exist. The advancement in technology has enabled this Utopian Society to create human life. ... The outcome of what happened to Bernard forced him to see that this was one reason a Utopian Society could not exist. ... Huxley is also telling us to be careful with our science, or we may end up like the Utopians, mass producing identical citizens, then brainwashing them to think alike and to think exactly what the government mandates. ... ...

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However, is perfection really what society needs? ... A strong leadership is the foundation of this utopian society, so the political leadership would be set up as a number of commonwealths, 15 to 20, lead by one central government with one supreme leader. ... This Utopian society's look would be bland and boring, perfect for that of the modern world. ... Society cannot function without labor, so in my ideal society, a utopian existence would occur in the form of everyone doing there own work for societies benefit. ... There is only one draw back to this utopian society, with such strict ...

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What is the purpose of life? ... This conditioning is how the utopian society eliminated the problem. ... The mental inferiourity is very important for the survival of the utopian society. ... If stability is threatened, so is the Utopian world. ... In the Utopian society, everyone belongs to everyone else. ...

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They were all key roles in the effort to remake American Society. ... The temperance movement worked because the amount of alcohol consumed was reduced to half of what it was. Utopianism was also a force that led to reform. People had different perspectives on what we should perfect in order to have a Utopian society. ... Some, like Horace Mann, thought that the children were the answer to a Utopian society, and that they should be properly educated because they are the future. ...

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Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, is a book about a Utopian Society that thrives on stability rather than freedom. This futile, yet widely accepted society was challenged by one man, John the Savage. ... Lenina still failed to realize what love is and wanted John to fulfill her sexual needs. ... He came to the conclusion that he needed to free the citizens from this Utopian Society, which was causing more harm than happiness. ... He had the chance to be a part of the Utopian Society but he chose to be a savage and stick to his morals. ...

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But what is the true meaning behind More's Utopia? ... The task of defining what a utopian society would look like is so great that we must first look at what it isn't. By looking to what moral and political practices that couldn't be considered part of a utopia we can also look to the practices of More's Utopians. ... Another practice of the Utopians that contradicts the very principals of a utopian society is that of war. ... In this the Utopians may be acting on what is universally accepted moral principal but it confirms that Utopia is not an ideal society. ...

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Utopian Society In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey there is a power struggle between two characters; McMurphy and Big Nurse. ... Then big nurse says, "What worries me Billy... is how your poor mother is going to take this."... He was an adult and fine with what happened until big nurse decided that she had to have control. ... Socialism is what they needed. ... The ward needed a society where there were class distinctions. ...

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In a perfect utopian society, there is no official religion. ... In a Utopian society these events would never happen. ... The fact is More's Utopian commonwealth was a communist society. ... In a Utopian society, very few are able to explore their talents and dreams, they are required to work if visiting another city for too long and do not even know what vacations are. ... In a Utopian society ... there is no such thing. ...

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Throughout literary history the idea of a utopian society has been a prominent topic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines utopia as "an ideal place or state" or "any visionary system of political or social perfection," both of which have been used to define the state of utopia portrayed in literary works, however, after completing many of these works; it becomes extremely obvious that the eulogized "utopian society" is non existent and in most cases simply a misrepresented dystopia. The utopian society and its underlying problems are the base of literary w...

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This society is what we called as a plural society. ... The united plural society will merge into another society or they can just let the differences exist among them, forming a mosaic. ... From this comprehension, we can say that multiculturalism is an excellent utopian concept yet seemed impossible to implement. ... However, what is happening in the motherland is just the opposite. ... In spite of the cases above and however multiculturalism appears to be a utopian ideal concept, we should not abandon the values in multiculturalism itself. ...

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A utopian government althought idealistic is utterly impossible. If there was to be one the following are what I would like. First I would address citizen involvment in the government and society around it. ... These officials would then debate what is best for this particular state. ... People know people and thye know what they want. ...

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Utopia was intended to be a classless society, but the exploitation of slaves by the Utopian citizens created an underclass to this imaginary perfect state. ... One could argue that the slaves in Utopia are not to be considered as Utopians' because they include condemned criminals from other countries, working-class foreigners and Utopian convicts. ... They are exploited for what they may conceive- a future generation. ... -Utopian citizens can become slaves, therefore members of own society can become underclass - Many of the people I spoke to stated that they felt that who they are...

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Before beginning to explore this topic, it is vital to have clear definitions of what both utopia and dystopia are. ... The word usually denotes a hypothetical society that is significantly worse than our own. ... As Jonathan Swift put it, the idea is "reductio ad absurdum" can be seen as the maxim for almost every utopian/dystopian writer that followed. ... Interesting exceptions from this rule are uchronias, so called What-if? ... Dystopian societies are usually, but far from always, battered and worn-out. ...

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The State of Women in Utopian Society The ideal society that Thomas More created in Utopia initially appears to be founded upon egalitarian principles. The egalitarianism of Utopian society even extends to issues of gender. ... He repeats this fact twice, further stressing its importance in Utopian society. ... Raphael compares the Utopian practices involving occupations with those of other societies. ... What most obviously brings into question the status of women within the Utopian religion is also one that has parallels in the Roman Catholic Church. ...

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In addition to science, Wells used society as an aid to help the reader believe what is going on in his novels. ... Wells believed in the idea of a utopian world, but his writing never actually reached a point where he was able to show us a utopian society. ... Wells tries to create a utopian society with the help of Dr. ... At first, the society of the future in The Time Machine appears to be a utopian world. But the author soon realizes that he is mistaken and that the society is far from a utopian civilization. ...

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A utopian society is a society which has perfect political and social order. When talking about a utopian society, the word perfect is synonymous. ... Utopian's rules and boundaries is what kept the society perfect. ... It was good that women and men were some what equal. ... What if someone's garden is better than someone else's in the Utopian city? ...

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Society as we know it today is so very different than what our ancestors were accustom to. ... The author of this paper will strive to contrast the first utopian society to today's real life society. ... Is it possible to regain a utopian society through the act of obedience? Thomas More used the Old Testament to describe a utopian society. ... This is what the contemporary flawless society would look like if it return to its natural state. ...

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Utopianism was a way of life that consisted of a perfect, full-function society. ... The actual question at hand is why the Utopian movements were unsuccessful and what factors essentially caused it to fail. It was truly ironic that perfectly envisioned societies failed. Utopian ideas have had an impact on almost every aspect of life. ... Although More was not the first to clarify what makes up an ideal society, he was the one to coin this word to describe it. ...

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