Utopia Utopias are generally said to be societies in which the political‚ social and economic troubles hampering its inhabitants has been done away with. Instead the state is there to serve the people and ensure the peacefulness and happiness of everyone. The word utopia‚ which means "no place" in Greek‚ was first used to mean a perfect society in 1516 in the publication of Saint Thomas More’s story "Utopia". The story depicted life as it was with its people and social institutions on an imaginary
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Many readers try to decide whether the community in The Giver is a utopia or a dystopia. After reading The Giver and learning the characteristics of utopias and dystopias I have come to the conclusion that Jonas’s community is a dystopia because of the lack of color‚ the existence of sameness‚ and the very controlling government. First of all‚ Jonas was introduced to color completely in chapter twelve. By taking into account the fact that before he was assigned his job Jonas could not see color
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The Industrial Revolution was a significant event in history. The Industrial Revolution created many useful inventions for humans. The Industrial Revolution created less work for people to do by coming up with new ways to get work done easier and faster. The Industrial Revolution created important technological developments because textiles‚ steam power‚ and iron making was discovered during that time period. The Industrial Revolution happened from 1760 to somewhere between 1820-1840. It was
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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution is a major factor in what our present day society is like. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of many new ideas‚ technology and changes. Although the Industrial Revolution did have its negative effects on the people living during that time‚ it was a blessing to world economy‚ and manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution had many positive effects. For example‚ England became a far superior technologically advanced nation due to the Industrial
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Nowadays‚ it is almost taken for granted that the industrial revolutions are the result of changing technology and the proper application of that in the industrial production. However‚ from my point of view‚ these two factors did play a vital role in stimulating industrial revolutions‚ but they were not the only catalyzer propelling monumental development in industry. Influentially‚ the improvements in organizations of politics‚ social patterns‚ commerce‚ finance‚ and transportation also accounted
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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in 1750 due to the advancement in technology‚ and it spread throughout the world. Britain’s unique wealth‚ resources‚ education‚ population and access to trade was a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution suffered both positive and negative effects. A positive effect of the Industrial Revolution was the punishments. The negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were the working conditions‚ accidents and the pollution
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Ray Gifford History Why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain The industrial Revolution began in Britain for many reasons. The lead reason was the Britain was the leader in economic development. The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment fostered a new world view that promoted progress and new research into many different fields. They began experimenting with all new things and ideas‚ gaining a better understanding of the natural world. This was all funded by the expansion of the English
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The Spread of the Industrial Revolution and its effect on Society JF History 104 Western Civilizations Prof. LG August 27‚ 2012 The Spread of the Industrial Revolution and its effect on Society The Industrial Revolution spread across the globe as it fostered tremendous social and economic changes in every country fortunate enough to participate. As many countries witnessed the birth of Industrialization‚ dramatic social and economic changes took place that significantly altered the
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The Industrial Revolution was an era of technological breakthroughs that impacted the U.S. in several different ways. A lot of new things were happening during the Industrial Revolution‚ people were inventing many new things‚ there was a ton of immigration‚ and the economy was booming. Despite the seeming greatness of the Industrial Revolution‚ it was only positive in the long term‚ and negative in the short term. There are many reasons why the Industrial Revolution was a good thing‚ One reason
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of advancement and greatness in the world for all. It was a major change from 1760 to the period of 1820 all the way to 1840. The movement started in Great Britain and affected anything and everything from industrial manufacturing processes all the way to the daily life of the average normal citizen. This paper is about discussing the Industrial Revolution and all the effects it had on the world as a whole. The main booming industry of the time was the textiles
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