A review of the book "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century" by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Thomas L. Friedman.
Abstract This paper discusses the book "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas Friedman, which analyzes the progress of globalization, especially in the early 21st century. The paper explains how Friedman breaks down his argument for this "flat world" scenario by listing the ten forces that have "flattened" the world within the last decade. The writer explores these ten forces in depth in order to fully understand the immense impact of globalization and how it has "flattened" our world as compared to the past when the United States and Europe dominated global trade and economic development. According to the writer, what the future holds as a result of the emergence of these "flatteners" is unknown, yet it is abundantly clear if not undeniable that other "flatteners" will also emerge and thus drastically change once again the world and the people that live in it.
From the Paper "This scenario serves as the foundation for The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Thomas L. Friedman, the former chief economic correspondent in the Washington D.C. bureau for the New York Times and chief White House correspondent. The editors of Friedman's excellent and intelligently-written book ask the question, "When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development?" Will it be the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Iraq war, or will it be "the convergence of technology and events that allowed India (and) China to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing?" (1). "
Tags: globalization, economics, World, Trade, Center, Iraq, war, technology
Abstract This eight page undergraduate paper compares and contrasts the novel,"Brave New World", with our own world. The paper describes how there are many disturbing parallels between life in Aldous Huxley classic novel, "Brave New World", and life in our contemporary world. The paper further examines how Huxley's fictional world and our modern world share many social, political, economic, psychological, and totalitarian characteristics.
From the Paper "There are many disturbing parallels between life in Aldous Huxley's classic novel, Brave New World, and life in our contemporary world, for Huxley's fictional world and our modern world share many social, political, economic, psychological, and totalitarian characteristics. These parallels have become more obvious and frightening in recent years as conservative politicians at every level of the federal government have allied themselves with powerful corporations, and as the news we rely upon to understand our world and make decisions is being increasingly controlled by corporate entertainment conglomerates."
Abstract This paper examines modern cloning technology in light of the trepidation to this process as presented in the novel "Brave New World." The paper compares Aldous Huxley's image of cloning in "Brave New World" to the controversies this process inspires today. The paper contends that although today's cloning does not hold the place in society that it did in Huxley's work, the process must still be monitored and controlled. Also described are the various types of cloning and the benefits cloning can offer humanity.
From the Paper " While there are different types of cloning, cloning itself is creating an identical copy of something. DNA cloning for instance is a common practice in biological labs since the 1970s and involves "the transfer of a DNA fragment of interest from one organism to a self-replicating genetic element such as a bacterial plasmid" (Human Genome Project 2006). Other types of cloning involve creating entirely new organisms and this is known as reproductive cloning as it "generates an animal that has the same exact DNA as another" (Human Genome Project 2006). Cloning is a broad term that comes to mean some kind of reproduction asexually."
Abstract In this article, the writer examines two key dystopian novels, 'Brave New World' and '1984'. The writer points out that both novels describe how mechanization drains society of its essential humanity and explores the consequences. The writer maintains that the key difference is that '1984' offers a very proximate future, while in 'Brave New World' it is distant. From this point of view Orwell's world can be seen as a stepping stone towards Huxley's. The writer discusses that in Orwell's world there are still political divisions, and three world super states are engaged in perpetual war, which is also the definition of peace. In Huxley's world, on the other hand, politics has been resolved and a philosophical world state has superceded. Here the rulers are philosophers, and have resolved that the masses find happiness only when reduced to animalistic and mechanical existence. The essay also touches on the themes of art, literature and religion, and looks at how they are wrought in the future of mechanization.
From the Paper "George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World are commonly classed together as dystopian novels. The tenor of them are however markedly different, leading many commentators to find differences in their themes too. Some are even bold enough to suggest that Huxley's vision of the future is not distopian at all, and could in fact be describing Utopia. Orwell's future, on the other, is never mistaken as such, and universally evokes horror. The contention of this essay is, however, that it is a mistake to look for either positive nor negative slants to these visions of the future, for the central message from both authors is that the future is inevitable, and is not the fault of any political party (in the case of Orwell) or social class (as in the case of Huxley). In fact, as the argument continues, the futures that they evoke are the same."
Tags: utopia, vision, future, double-think, thought
Abstract The paper concerns itself with the ways in which America is progressing into the 'World State' culture depicted in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World". It explains that through our cultural ideology and values, our American civilization is becoming it's own dystopia.
From the Paper "It's quite hard to imagine the United States of America in the same context as World State of Brave New World. After all, America is the land of the free. America has morals. It's not America, land of free, uninhibited fornication or, America, land of free drug distribution. However, the truth is there are only enough dissimilarities to distinguish our American values and culture from that artful work of fictitious literature. In fact, World State may not be ruled-off as the possible futuristic fate of our nation. Our culture parallels that of World State in uncannily similar ways."
Tags:Brave, New, World, Aldous, Huxley, American, society, World, State
Abstract The following paper is a critical analysis of Aldous Huxley's novel 'Brave New World', where he explores the possibility that the greater number of a population can be pleased with a long, uneventful life having the simple and direct aim of administering one task to society. The writer of this paper examines the consequences of a 'utopian' society, as put forward by Huxley. This paper explores the possibility that if a society chooses to listen, there will certainly be a tremendous decision made for the future of the world. According to the writer it may accept the changes that technology will make, and succumb to science, rationality, and servitude.
From the Paper ?The controlling factor behind the society of Brave New World is the World State. The World State consists of ten World Controllers, who cannot live within the normal classes of Brave New World because of their individualistic reasoning. The World State is a mysterious entity, ?founded not on liberty, equality, and fraternity, but on community, identity, and stability.? (Ramamurty 92)The Brave New World society has scientifically eliminated any traces of individuality (Paulsell 93). The social structure of this society consists of 5 classes of workers. These classes are, in ascending order of rank: Epsilon, Gamma, Delta, Beta, and Alpha. The largest order, the Epsilons are morons. The Gammas are only slightly more intelligent than the Epsilons. The Deltas, the middle level in the social caste, are of average intelligence. The Betas are typically industrial workers with essentially average intellect. The Alphas are the head of the caste system and are extremely hard workers who hold the most difficult jobs (Lyne).?
Abstract This paper examines whether or not Huxley's novel "Brave New World" describes a utopia for the majority of its citizens. The paper describes life in an engineered world and focuses on the willingness of the people to delude themselves for "happiness."
From the Paper "Written in the years after the Russian revolution, the book "Brave New World" was the author's ironic vision of utopia in which "Community Identity Stability" is the state motto. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate whether "Brave New World" indeed represented a utopia to the members of its society."
Tags:brave new world, huxley, utopia, self-determination, totalitarian, john, bernard, social stability, homogenity
Abstract This paper shows that a look at Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" through the eyes of a criminologist reveals the relevance of such theories as Hersch's Social Bonding Theory, Sutherland's Differential Association Theory, and Merton's Theory of Anomie.
From the Paper "The futuristic society envisaged by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World is a utilitarian sanctuary in which all social efforts have been coordinated to produce stability and harmony. In this world personal liberties are quashed in the name of empty pleasures and mindless sensory delights that in spite of their dehumanizing effects do nonetheless produce and perpetuate a gloss of happiness that sustains the citizenry. Genetically engineered and hypnopaedically conditioned to accept-even enjoy-one's station in life the typical citizen in Huxley's future is free in a critical sense ..."
Tags: aldous huxley, criminology, criminal behavior, social bonding theory, differential association theory, theories of anomie, brave new world
Abstract This paper discusses how today's society has much in common with the society that Huxley describes in "A Brave New World" and how there are only two basic paths for people to take.
From the Paper "People in America in the 21st century are very similar to citizens of the world state in " A Brave New World" in the matter of their personal time and what occupies it. Not as much that we do things to distract us, but our popularity is based upon how full our day is. At a very young age, children are encouraged to join as many sports teams as possible. This gives them a chance to find what they like in life and meet many people outside of school, and because their parents did it, and gives the parents a chance to socialize, but it also packs the schedule of these young Americans. Early in their career, they usually practice one to three nights a week. They also go to school 5 days a week, and spend a little time with their friends. The remaining time is spent watching TV or spending time with family. This isn?t that bad. Soon, as they are getting older, they even drop a sport or activity, but devote this time to homework."
Abstract Normative social influence is one of the two types of group influence theories that seeks to explain why it is that people conform. In terms of the normative social influence theory, people conform because they deeply desire to conform to the expectations of their group, and so be accepted and liked. This paper examines how this theory applies to Aldous Huxley's novel, "Brave New World, noting that most of the people in the novel conform.
Abstract This paper answers ten basic questions about Huxley's "Brave New World."
From the Paper "Describe how people are born and raised in the BNW society including the caste system of Alphas Betas Gammas Deltas and Epsilons: In the BNW society there are no longer any live births. Instead at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, ovaries that have been surgically removed from a woman produce ova which are then fertilized with sperm in a laboratory. The fetuses are then incubated in special bottles."
Tags:Huxley, Bernard Marx, Mond, John, savage, Lenina, BNW
Abstract This paper examines how the state's material religion in the novel" Brave New World" is based on Henry Ford's mechanical assembly-line society rather than a spiritual God.
From the Paper "It is no accident that Bernard Marx in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is tormented by his awareness of his individuality. Huxley uses Bernard's last name to refer to Karl Marx who is famous infamous for his quote that Religion..."
Abstract "Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley, depicts a world where despots have used scientific breakthroughs as a way to completely control society. The paper shows that while at first the book seems like an indictment of science, it actually is a warning against the misuse of science to exert power instead of pursuing knowledge. The paper shows how elements of contemporary world events are evident throughout the novel, despite the fact that it was written a decade before WWII.
From the Paper "In Brave New World, the government has co-opted science and uses it as a weapon to control the citizens of the world. They provide all the citizens with a powerful drug called "Soma" that blunts emotions and makes people compliant. They sterilize most women, but leave some fertile so they can remove their ovaries when new children need to be grown in test tubes. The purpose of sex is for personal pleasure only. The concept of love is abhorrent, and the worst insult one can hurl at another is "How's your mother"? implying that the person was not decanted from a glass bottle as normal people are born, but from the disgusting process of procreation, pregnancy and birth."
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore Aldous Huxley's view of religion, his belief in "moderate" applicable use of mind-altering and mind-expanding drugs, as well as the prediction he made for the future of mankind. This is done through an analysis of his life and some of his work.
Outline
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
What Huxley Believed Concerning the Use of Mind-Expanding Drugs
Huxley and Religion
Huxley and His Predictions for Future Generations
Conclusion
From the Paper "Aldous Huxley has been described as many things such as the great "English novelist", "essayist", "iconoclast", "social prophet", and "proponent of psychedelic drugs?. Born Aldous Leonard Huxley on July 26, 1894, into a distinguished family of the intellectual elite due to his experiences was somewhat set apart from the family to which he was born. His mother died with Cancer when he was 14, that as well as other events in his life were the elements that set him apart. At age 16 he suffered from an eye illness that kept him from fighting in World War I as well as pursuing his dreams in Science. His work, Brave New World? is in some ways similar to George Orwell's "Utopia". Huxley's brave new world was written prior to Hitler's rise to power in Germany. The Huxley's came to the U.S. in 1938 where he pursued screenwriting."
Abstract The notion of 'comparative advantage' states that countries prosper first by taking advantage of their assets in order to concentrate on what they can produce best and then by trading these products for products that other countries produce best. In order for this liberal trade policy to succeed, international trade in general must be itself liberalized. This paper assesses how the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor the World Trade Organization, have fared in this task, with particular reference to the developing world.
From the Paper "The mercantilist idea of protectionism ultimately leads to bloated, inefficient producers supplying consumers with outdated, unattractive products. However, liberalising trade tends to lead to sharpening competition, motivating innovation and breeding success. One such policy is the transparency of governments' trade policies, as sometimes promising not to raise trade barriers is just as important as lowering them. This is because the promise allows businesses a much more transparent view of their future opportunities and hence liberalise trade."
