Visions of utopia -- or more commonly, dystopia -- permeate the canon of literature and the arts. Thomas More's Utopia builds upon prior literature on the subject, like Plato's Republic. In More's Utopia, the author builds himself into the work as a Continue Reading...
John Winthrop and Ralph W. Emerson Utopia refers to a visualized state or place of welfare, which is comprised of goodness and freedom from all threats of negative conditions and probable failures. Following this description of 'utopia', a Utopian W Continue Reading...
" In other words to understand any writer's utopian vision, one must compare and contrast that particular vision to what utopian authors in the classic traditions have already put forward. DEFINITIONS of UTOPIA: J.H. "JACK" HEXTER: Historian, profe Continue Reading...
Its Scripture-based tradition holds that a man cannot serve God and wealth at the same time. It strikes a fair balance between present abundance and need. All nationalities and origins become one in Christ Jesus. All believers would sell their posse Continue Reading...
American thinkers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Winthrop developed cogent visions of their new nation, promulgating utopian ideals and encouraging their readers to actively create an idealized society. As Peyser puts it, both Emerson and Winthro Continue Reading...
Executive Summary Coca-Cola's mission, vision and values are analyzed, against the literature outlining what the best practices for these things are. Coca-Cola's mission statement has three parts, only one of which says something meaningful; Continue Reading...
Who Should Play a Part in Developing Curriculum for Schools and Why?IntroductionOne of the first things to leap out at the reader of John Deweys description of schools in Utopia is the fact that he gives primacy of place to parentsmeaning that only t Continue Reading...
Art Utopian Images of the Natural State Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's "Bathers Beneath Trees" and Franz Marc's "Bathing Girls." are paintings of the same subject; three women in nature getting ready to bathe and, or, swim. Both are utopian visions of wha Continue Reading...
The rapid approach of the train is contrasted with slow, sensuous and lingering shots of the partially unclothed woman. This contrast of beauty and peril speaks directly to the experience of the filmmaker himself. Among the countless experimental t Continue Reading...
Northrop Frye recognized this fact but believed that the satire missed its mark: It completely misses the point as satire on the Russian development of Marxism, and as expressing the disillusionment which many men of good-will feel about Russia. Th Continue Reading...
Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's is a prime example of a movement containing both utopian and practical elements. To the outside observer, the passive resistance of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s rousing "I Have a Dr Continue Reading...
Race, Ethnicity, And Utopia The idea of a perfect society is very important in human cultures everywhere. Most cultures and religions talk about a time long ago when the world was perfect. Stories of long lost "golden ages" or the "Garden of Eden" h Continue Reading...
There will always be savages, and the attraction of savagery. Huxley wrote Brave New World as a warning. Today, in the age of test-tube pregnancy, genetic manipulation, powerful drugs and the mass media, it appears that his warning has gone unheede Continue Reading...
Moral Criticisms of the Market Moral Criticisms Market This assignment requires read article Ken S. Ewert (found Reading & Study folder). Note article, Ewert defending free market "Christian Socialists." He states position a rebuttal Moral crit Continue Reading...
Jonestown, in Guyana, is a contemporary example of what would be classified as a utopian community.) In a wave of successfully created "utopian" architecture, modern architects from Virilio to Le Corbusier, Louis I Kahn and Aldo Van Eyck, invented Continue Reading...
Clare of Assisi Saint Clare of Assisi was not a feminist in the modern sense, but then again no such ideas existed at all in the 13th Century. By all accounts, though, she was a formidable and powerful woman who was the first in history to found a r Continue Reading...
And so the ache for meaning goes unrelieved." Utopia as a philosophy is also reflected in McMillian's discussion of the nature of this concept in the post-modern society or the society that is information technology-oriented. He asserted that "...ut Continue Reading...
" Why is this the case? Why are some concerned about privacy and others not at all? The answer lies in the fact that society is mirroring both authors' perspectives, Orwell's and Huxley's -- one fearful and the other apathetic. Society is thus a dich Continue Reading...
Vietnam and the Two-Sided American Dream The Vietnam era began under a cloud. Kennedy had inherited a government neck-deep in covert operations and rather than check the rate at which the U.S. exercised military might in foreign countries, he accele Continue Reading...
They are encountered in the workplace, in the home, in every facet of life. Women have made advances toward the equality they seek only to encounter a backlash in the form of religious fundamentalism, claims of reverse discrimination by males, and h Continue Reading...
This balkanization is partially driven by the lack of integration between various segments of itself, and this is primarily a technological limitation. Yet the far broader and more difficult challenge in this regard is the segregating of knowledge n Continue Reading...
Plato the Republic and Huxley's Brave New World IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE SOCIETY IN BRAVE NEW WORLD MOST CLOSELY PARALLEL THE IDEAL CITY DESCRIBED BY PLATO IN THE REPUBLIC? In some modes the essence of The Republic is regarded as very complicated, how Continue Reading...
Scientology Introducing a New Religious Movement, one must be as objective as possible. I, for instance, could choose to tell you that L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 and marketed it as an organization for social reform that Continue Reading...
Furthermore, both statutory and tort law at the time were ill-equipped with regard to provision of environmental safeguards and taking care of the fall-out of an environmental crisis . In fact, at the time that Hoover Chemical Corporation was dumpi Continue Reading...
Analysis of A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation Summary The first part of the book by Gutierrez addresses the issue of what is meant by liberation (1). It begins with a discussion of theological reflection, and the assumption u Continue Reading...
Cultural effects would take longer to appear, but would be drastic. With both the incentive and the ability to move long distances gone, families and friends would stay in the same community through several generations. Children would see grandpare Continue Reading...
In this paper, he discusses the role of culturel in relation to the present age of "barbarism." He makes the important statement that in the age that has produces barbaric events such as Auschwitz, cultural activities such as the writing of poetry a Continue Reading...
(ibid) His ideas and design were extremely influential after the Second World War. The rational logic of Le Corbusier's designs also led many critics to accuse his architecture of being too 'cold' and having little 'humanity' about them. His ratio Continue Reading...
Ginsberg in fact spent some time in a psychiatric ward and his poem Howel makes the implication that his and his contemporaries madness is caused by the madness of society which, due to its infatuation with technology, has become a demon far worse t Continue Reading...
1. The clip “What is Capitalism?” presents a certain vision of capitalism. Do you feel that the image they present is realistic? I do not feel that the image of capitalism that is presented is realistic because it imagines that the Continue Reading...
Utopia My utopia would be an isolated piece of land, not very accessible from other areas -- such as an island. The island would be situated in a warm temperate area. The geography would be fairly flat without any high mountains. The entire island w Continue Reading...
Evaluating Art Francisco Goya’s “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” plate 43 from Los Caprichos, 1797/99, is available for viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago. This etching on ivory print paper (301 x 207 mm) depicts an ind Continue Reading...
..Of course, her earnings were also meager, but it was better than relying on farming alone" (Nagatsuka, 1). Oshina, the wives' character in the novel, could be the impersonation of any hardworking farmer's wife during the Meiji Restoration in Japan. Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of a 4-Day Work Week on Employee Well-being: Explore the psychological and emotional effects of a reduced workweek on employees, including the potential for decreased burnout and increased j Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Health Insurance on Access to Healthcare: Examine how health insurance coverage affects individuals' ability to access medical services, preventive care, and manage chronic diseases. Discu Continue Reading...
Major Social MovementThe Hippie Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was a countercultural movement that opposed the traditional norms and values of American society. It professed views of free love, peace, and non-violence. It began mainly as a youth mov Continue Reading...
Irrationalists and the Enlightenment Thomas Carlyle and his friend Mazzini were a couple of the "irrationalists" who opposed the Enlightenment developments and believed men needed a "new religion" (Stromberg 50) in order to guide them towards futur Continue Reading...
Jensen's "The World is a Business" Speech from Network (1976) The speech by Arthur Jensen in the 1976 film Network is given to an audience of one -- Mr. Howard Beale, network television news show host. It takes place in a large conference room, nick Continue Reading...
