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"1984": As Unachievable as a Utopia, 2005.
Compares George Orwell's "1984" to contemporary society.
1,614 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper shows that despite certain elements in American society such as fear, technology and 'double think' which remind us of the themes in George Orwell's "1984", we are still far from the kind of society which was depicted in the novel.
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"Anti-nationalism is essential for a revolution to exist. Every revolution imaginable has been manifested as a result of un-favorable opinions of the government that ruled them. Although 35% would be a massive loss of life it would not be enough for most nations to lose grip on their citizens; much to the contrary citizens would most likely look to their nations to provide aide, and sympathized nations would be eager to provide. Disasters and war have proved to provide an increase of nationalism not a decrease; World War I, World War II, and the 9-11 terror attacks are many such examples."
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Race, Ethnicity, and Utopia, 2005.
A look at the topic of utopia in literature and how utopia deals with problems of racism and ethnic differences.
3,019 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This essay deals with the way that race is an issue in three modern utopian or distopian art pieces, David Brin?s "Kiln People", the recent movie release of "Lord of the Rings", and the "Star Trek" television series. The paper explains that these three sources have been selected because all three of them are among the most popular of recent works in their respective genres, and each presents a strong utopian vision which, on the surface, is devoid of racism and may even present anti-racist messages, but at its center actually deals with serious issues of race and ethnicity.
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"Even before Moore, though, philosophers such as Plato created imaginary societies that showed the problems and the potential of the world. The earliest Utopias were probably places like Plato?s Republic, which while not overtly racist did include stratification into slaves and masters and a ?myth? that different people were born of essentially different qualities . Writing about Utopia was resumed seriously during the Renaissance, as interest in ideal government and long-lost cultures was renewed. (Donough) It became extremely prominent as a form of fiction, in addition to being philosophical, during the Victorian age and through the early 1900s. This was when science fiction was first being pioneered by people like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, (Wagner) and they were among the first to integrate Utopian and Dystopian story-lines into their fiction. For example, Well?s The Time Machine, includes a very Dystopian idea of the future in which all humans are split into two competing and incomplete races."
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Plato's "Republic" and More's "Utopia", 2002.
A comparison of Plato's "Republic" and Thomas More's "Utopia".
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 72.95
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This paper compares aspects of Plato" Republic" and More's "Utopia", including political systems, economic systems, societal responsibilities and communications. The author also discusses the pros and cons of each Utopia.
Each utopia has fundamental ways to keep society from
degenerating. Their economic system, communications,
societal responsibilities, and political systems show how
they try to do this.
Communications: Each utopia has a different stance on
communicating with the outside world.
Societal Responsibility: Each utopia provides a different
way to produce the desired effect of having each
member of society provided for.
Political System: Leaders of each utopia are chosen
through different means.
Most attractive aspects of each utopia.
Least attractive aspects of each utopia.
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"People complain most about economics, their ability to communicate, their responsibilities to society, and who is leading them. Both Plato and More attempt to solve the problems within these categories. They create societies in which these problems, according to them, are solved, so that the societies will run smoothly, and the citizens will remain happy. The two authors create differing societies; societies that are easy to compare and contrast as to their usefulness. Each society, because they do differ, contain both attractions to it, as well as things that would disenfranchise citizens."
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Urban Utopias in the 20th Century, 2006.
This paper explores two of the three 'urban utopias' described in Robert Fishman's "Utopias in the Twentieth Century" as envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright and Ebenezer Howard.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper details the vision of a perfect society as proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Ebenezer Howard, both considered revolutionary thinkers of their time. This paper focuses on two of the three 'urban utopias' detailed in "Utopias of the Twentieth Century" written by Robert Fishman. Wright's vision of Broadacre City was to create small pockets of low-density development, reducing populations in major urban areas, whereas Howard's Garden City was planned to be an estate embracing an area of 6,000 acres. The writer of this paper also examines how Wright and Howard's visions influenced contemporary society and contends that evidence of their ideas can still be seen all over the world. This paper also discusses how both disagreed on many issues yet held similar views in their plans for the ideal city.
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"Broadacre City"
"The Garden City"
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"Suburbs generally could be said to have little or no meaning. Many of them are purely bedroom communities, with few businesses, perhaps a branch of the local bank. Many do not have economies that could support them. People who live in the commute as much as an hour and a half each way to their place of work on a daily basis. One's car becomes more of a home environment than any other place. Energy consumption in the U.S. due to the availability of cheap energy is through the roof, most of it provided by fossil fuel, not the least of the culprits is the automobile."
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?Utopia?, 2002.
A review of Thomas More's "Utopia" on his ideal society.
3,952 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper examines how Thomas More in "Utopia" presents a view of human nature which is far more positive than negative. It looks at how More shows that human nature can be altered by altering the environment and if the environment is improved, meaning socially, politically and economically, then the behavior of human beings will be improved, bringing out the best in human nature. It analyzes how many other fictional "utopias", such as "1984" and "Brave New World", are more intent on critiquing the attempts to perfect humanity and human society and demonstrating the dangers and ultimate destructiveness of those efforts. It shows how More, on the other hand, believes in his utopia and the betterment of humanity and human behavior through the manipulation of the social environment and how unlike most other utopian writers, is not cynical about human nature and is not skeptical about efforts to bring out the best in that nature.
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"To be fair to More, he himself recognized that his utopia was not likely to be manifested in the real world. He notes in the final lines of the work that his utopia is regrettably more a wish than a possibility in his own time: "I freely confess that in the Utopian commonwealth there are many features that in our own societies I would like rather than expect to see" (More 111). The question of More's view of human nature, and his general optimism about the positive social nurturing which could bring out the best in that nature, is a question of virtue. How good is man as he is, and hoe good could he be made if society encouraged goodness rather than acquisitiveness, fear, greed, envy, jealousy, selfishness, etc.? The heart of More's utopia with respect to virtue is the argument that virtue--that is, virtue as the goodness, rationality, generosity, and compassion of humanity--is encouraged and nurtured under a just political system."
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Criticism of ?1984?, 2005.
Explores seven varied interpretations of George Orwell's classic, "1984".
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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George Orwell's novel "1984" is certainly one of the seminal works of the twentieth century. As such, "1984" has been the subject of much literary criticism. This criticism has identified certain main themes in the novel. One main theme of "1984" is totalitarianism, although critics disagree about whether the book is modeled after past totalitarian societies, is a theory of totalitarianism, or both. Another major strain of critical thought is that "1984" is an anti-Enlightenment novel. Thie essay reviews seven literary critics' interpretations of the theme of "1984". All seven writers identify the main themes as one of the two main themes mentioned above.
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"Irving Howe also interprets 1984 as a totalitarian novel based upon events in recent history. As Howe states, "No other book has succeeded so completely in rendering the essential quality of totalitarianism" (324). What that means, in practical terms, "is that in a totalitarian world man's life is shorn of dynamic possibilities" (Howe 324). Everything is controlled; nothing is left to chance. The powers that be determine the course of one's life. Like Rahv, Howe equates Goldstein with Trotsky (326). Howe, however, is less interested in the actual parallels between Stalinism and the government of Oceania. What he is particularly interested in is the relevance 1984 has to a modern audience. Howe argues that Orwell's novel is a warning to non-totalitarian societies that they must be ever vigilant."
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"1984" and "Republic", 2001.
A comparison of Plato's "Republic" and George Orwell's "1984" and the role of philosophy in these works.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the significance and the role of philosophy in both Plato's version of utopia and Orwell's horrific version of the future in 1984. It suggests that both societies, rather than one being characterized as a philosophical utopia and the other a place where independent though is discouraged, both manifest a form of totalitarian philosophy. The citizens of both societies are encouraged to reject rather than accept doctrine passed down from the ruling class, and that philosophy is used as a means of control rather than of argument.
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"Philosophy could be defined as the highest level of true clarity and understanding human thought can aspire to. It would thus seem strange to compare the ideal philosophical kingdom of Plato's Republic with George Orwell's 1984. Plato's writings form the cornerstone of Western philosophy, while Orwell's text tells of a totalitarian society where all free thought is stifled. However, the two men's versions of government, one utopian, the other horrific, spanning centuries of time, contain certain connections that will be elucidated over the course of this paper"
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"Brave New World" and "1984", 2006.
A comparative analysis of the use of technology in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984".
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This essay provides an analysis of how media, technology and science are the driving forces behind the utopias presented in both Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984" that permit the state to control individual behavior and emotion. The paper also provides a comparison of these "utopias" with contemporary society.
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"Utopia" by Sir Thomas More, 2001.
This paper analyzes the book "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More
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This paper compares Sir Thomas More's 2 works of "Utopia" and "United States". Both works together were commonly known as "Utopia" . It discusses the historical significance of "Utopia" and its attitude towards religion and compares how these ideas are parallel to the situation today.
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"In Sir Thomas More?s book commonly known as Utopia, More presents an ideal society, which includes his idealized view of how religion might be practiced in such a perfect country.
"It is not possible to examine his view of the perfect religion without considering the times he lived in. Bork (1999) cited some interesting parallels between More?s era and the current one. More saw the common view of what was right and proper crumbling, particularly in the realm of religion. The Catholic Church to which More was devoted was being assailed on several sides. First Martin Luther challenged many of its core beliefs, and then Henry VIII, whom More was sworn to serve, formed a separate Church of England. Tynedale had produced a new translation of the Bible; church services could be held in English as well as in Latin; and the authority of the Catholic Church was being weakened (Philadelphia Society). Although the great majority of United States citizens today would reject the notion that there should be one, nationally recognized religion, many would see some similarities in our modern society and describe it as lacking a moral compass."
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"Utopia", 2004.
A comparative analysis of Thomas Moore's "Utopia" with Francis Bacon?s later version.
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This paper examines the two different versions of "Utopia", penned by Thomas Moore in 1516 and Francis Bacon a hundred years later. It explores how Moore and Bacon each wrote about the possibility of utopia from his own perspective, how each had an idea of what stood in the way of a better society, and how each constructed a framework they believed would enhance their world. It looks at how Moore built from the theories of Marx and Bacon from the successful experiment in freedom being applied in the American colonies. Both of these theories still exist today; however, one has demonstrated itself to be faulty; and the other is still on the road toward a prosperous utopia.
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"The second cornerstone of the economic and social prosperity which Bacon?s society enjoys is the widespread success of ocean bearing trade. The people have an elaborate system which keeps members at sea, seeking to trade and bring home treasures. At the time of Bacon?s writing, ocean going trade was the source of a nation?s ability to build wealth. The new world and been discovered, and by the mid 1600?s, ships were traveling back and forth between England and the America?s carrying gold, agricultural goods, and mountains of rare treasures which had never been seen in England. The increasing power of the ocean going vessels to find seemingly unending treasures through merchant voyages was extended into Bacon?s utopia. If small companies could increase wealth for small groups of people, then in his island nation, the entire nation could increase their wealth by a full commitment to the same."
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?Utopia?, 2006.
An analysis of Thomas More's "Utopia".
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explores Thomas More's "Utopia," identifying the characteristics that he considered essential in order to obtain his vision of an ideal society. The paper also delves into the application and affect of More's Utopian society on the state of humanity at present. Given these analyses, the author of this paper posits that More's Utopia allowed humanity to realize its potential to achieve perfection. The paper shows how More's concept of Utopia enables humanity to transcend the limits and boundaries of life and the world that people live in, to create a purpose-driven life. This purposeful life, explains the paper, is the attainment of a state of perfection, i.e. the pursuit that seems infinite and impossible but is nonetheless instrumental in moving history and civilization forward.
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"What makes the concept of Utopia new and controversial during More's time is not so much about its nature of perfection, but rather, the introduction of the idea that humanity can go beyond its present state towards the establishment where social, intellectual, and cultural progress are achieved. Furthermore, the fact that progress and development can be achieved due to human society alone and not due to a metaphysical presence had introduced people to a new form of free or liberal thinking, where humanity is the sole determinant that motivated all civilizations that occurred throughout human history."
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Marxists Aspects of "1984", 2006.
A look at the Marxists undertones of George Orwell's book "1984".
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how George Orwell's book, "1984" illustrates and refracts the Marxist criticisms of the potential social, economic and political conditions of the future. It explains that, although Orwell was judging humanity as a whole in "1984", the undertones of Karl Marx's "ruthless criticisms" are extremely prevalent. The paper concludes that although 1984 has come and gone, George Orwell's masterpiece has endured. This is due to the fact that the book is a comprehensive illustration of the belief and value systems of current issues in American society.
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"Another example of alignment between the book and our own society is newspeak. This was the official language of Oceania and had been devised to meet the ideological needs of Ingsoc. The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view, but also to make all other modes of thought impossible. Its vocabulary was so constructed as to give exact and often very subtle expression to every meaning that a Party member could properly wish to express, while excluding all other meanings and also the possibility of arriving at them by indirect methods. This was done partly by the invention of new words, but chiefly by eliminating undesirable words."
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?Utopia?, 2002.
A discussion of the cultural and historical contexts of Thomas More?s ?Utopia?.
2,660 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper reviews Thomas More?s "Utopia", a work that is a complex critique of sixteenth century northern European society. It examines how this critique is accomplished by way of postulating various ideal conditions that exist on an imaginary island called Utopia and how these conditions are contrasted with the conditions prevalent in the Europe of More?s day. It analyzes how one of these ideal concepts that Utopia gives us is the description of how perfection has been achieved, namely, through the eradication of pride ? the root of all evil in humankind. It examines this concept while being mindful of the socio-historical contexts of the sixteenth century.
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"By the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Renaissance was coming into its own in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and England (although it was waning in Italy), by way of humanist thinkers. These northern humanists are sometimes called ?Christian humanists? in that they believed that it was a human being?s privilege to seek happiness in this life, and that this true happiness was based on reason; however this happiness was only truly attained by divine grace. The northern Renaissance particularly focused on a program of practical reform in a wide rage of areas, including religion, education, and government. But there was an inherent tension in this position, since often these humanist reformers were also members of the political establishment ? in brief, most were courtiers."
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Utopia or Dystopia, 2006.
This well-researched paper examines various works of literature and analyzes the authors' writing styles and motivations when depicting either utopian or dystopian societies.
4,776 words (approx. 19.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 122.95
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The writer of this in-depth paper focuses on assorted dystopian themed novels and the impact these works of writing have on the reader. This paper analyzes novels such as "Brave New World," "Fahrenheit 451" and "1984" all written about dystopian societies while comparing them to more upbeat novels depicting perfect utopian societies. Ray Bradbury's novel "Brave New World" describes the individuality that is stripped from its people who are forced to live brainwashed and segregated without them even knowing of it; the people of this futuristic world see it as utopia whereas the reader can clearly see it's in fact dystopia. George Orwell's "1984" presents a world to the reader where there is no chance for a utopia whereas the citizens see this world as a utopia due to telescreens, propaganda and brainwashing that leads to a society of no desires or thoughts. The writer also details the plots and characters of both dystopian and utopian themed novels as well as the motivating factors which inspired the authors' creativity.
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"George Orwell presents a world to the reader where there is no chance for a utopia whereas the citizens see this world as a utopia due to telescreens, propaganda's and brainwashing that leads to a society of no desires or thoughts. Citizens are not allowed to have personal thoughts or feelings due to the telescreens that destroys the individual mind. Telescreens is a designs that is a two way interacting television set that the Party uses to keep people from thinking. The telescreens are monitored by a force called the Thought Police. "Thought police plugged in on any individual wire, in the assumption that every sound you made was over heard." We see how this is forced greatly on the people when Winston has to hide himself from telescreens just to write down some of his thoughts. Huge posters with big eyes reminds the people that Big Brother is watching them."
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"1984" and "Lord of the Flies", 2005.
A discussion on abused ruling power in "1984" by George Orwell and the "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding.
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In the novels "1984" by George Orwell and the "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, the ruling parties experience virtually no consequences from the populous for their actions. In "1984" this is done by design, but in the "Lord of the Flies" it comes about through natural human impulses. The paper explains how in both cases, however, the competing human drives for order and for random gratification come to rest upon forms of social organization that satisfy certain basic desires of mankind while sacrificing power to a small group of individuals.
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"In Golding's novel the struggle between order and chaos are most clearly exemplified through the characters of Jack and Ralph. The power that Ralph wields over the other boys is sustained by their young understandings of justice and the difference between right and wrong. Ralph is willing to delegate duties and confer some of his power upon others in the hopes of eventual rescue; this is his primary objective. Jack, on the other hand-obtaining only a taste of power-craves more, and takes every opportunity to undermine Ralph's authority. The notion of civilization and a return to the rest of the world are completely lost within Jack's base aims for supremacy. When Jack finally comes to power his rule has no objective other than self perpetuation."
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