dreams. Utopia turns to be synonymous with impossible because an ideal life in a perfect society that it offers appears to be out of reach. The authors of utopias depict the societies similar to theirs but better organized. They also offer a detailed plan of how we can create such a society and how it might be run. The term was taken from Thomas More’s novel Utopia‚ published in 1551‚ where he depicted an ideal society based on equalism‚ economic and political prosperity and where poverty and misery were
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The Fruitlands was a utopian society‚ which is a place that is modeled to be perfect. In fact‚ this society was one of the most unplanned utopias of all time and sadly‚ there was no official record of the members. The Fruitlands was a very short lived utopian agrarian society which was established in the early 1840s by Amos Bronson Alcott and Charles Lane. By 1841‚ Alcott had come up with the idea of the Fruitlands and had already begun planning it. The Fruitlands had 2 main goals that they tried
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futuristic‚ appears as a utopian society. There are a couple of elements that present its utopian side. They are: a highly reproductive‚ healthy‚ wealthy and stabile community. These are provided by the government who ensures planning and controlling everything that is in people’s interest. Government takes good care of their citizens. Citizens live and work closely together‚ they are agreeable on everything and there is no conflict. Reasons control emotions in a society whose member should all feel
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utopia is described to be a perfect‚ blissful‚ stress free zone. In order for the society to be a utopia‚ physical activity is a must. Nevertheless‚ in order for there to be physical activity within a utopian society‚ play and game need to be implemented. However‚ sports bring many important aspects to a society that in turn make it better overall. Even if sports have the potential of disrupting the flow of a perfect society‚ it is an essential aspect based upon the positive components that they present
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are not possible because lack of freedom will cause corruption‚ lack of decisions will cause rebellions‚ and lack of creativity will make the community unable to evolve. If you lack freedom in a community‚ there will be corruption. In utopian societies‚ a lack of freedom will cause corruption. In Jonas’s community‚ there are a lot of rules. For example‚ in the ceremonies‚ everyone is required to attend and participate in the ceremonies‚ even if it’s only the Ceremony of Loss. They are not allowed
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living in a “utopian” society in which everyone’s life is controlled by a group of elders. When people who live in the society become a twelve‚ they are assigned a job. Jonas expected to receive a normal job like everyone else in the society. However‚ he was assigned the most important and honorable job in the entire society‚ the receiver. He then undergoes training for his new assignment that opens his eyes to many things he never knew about his “utopian” society. A “utopian” society is an ideal
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No‚ religion does not belong in a utopian society because religion breeds two things‚ hope and extremism. A utopian society would eliminate the need for hope because they live in a perfect world. Religion also creates extremism that in turn produces prejudiced people. Therefore‚ religion is not necessary in my utopian society. Utopia is defined as an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. So in this world‚ why would you need hope? Why would you need the promise of a better
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xxxxxxxxx English 102 05/01/13 Corrupt Utopian Societies Have you ever imagined living in a society where everyone is the same? Can you imagine living in a society where people don’t ask questions‚ they just do as they are told? Winston Smith from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Bernard Marx from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World live in worlds very similar to these. They live in worlds where corruption is scarce among the common population. Winston and Bernard are from entirely different
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My Utopian Society Ones Utopia is their view on what a perfect world would be. In my Utopia‚ the main concept I want to address is Liberty. Liberty is the freedom from control‚ interference‚ obligation‚ restriction‚ and hampering conditions according to choice (Merriam Webster). The word liberty can be traced back to the time period between 1325-1372; around the area of Middle English‚ Middle French‚ and Latin cultures (Merriam Webster). Liberty allows a society to be free of all government control
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The Giver was written by Lois Lowry in 1993. It tells about a utopian society in which every person is assigned their life’s purpose at different ceremonies that occur yearly. The society is very organized‚ and everything is very matter-of-fact and by the book. Every year there are ceremonies for the children growing each year‚ named the year they are turning. Each year new milestones are reached‚ and everyone looks forward to the Ceremonies‚ especially the Ceremony of Twelve. The Elders decide what
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