Perfection And Utter Disaster : A Utopian Society

Perfect Societies Have you ever wanted a perfect utopian society? There are many examples of societies that have failed and some that haven't. For example the The Amish is a very good example because they have kept their community together . In my opinion Utopias are possible, but to have an accomplished society you need requirement, values, and beliefs. The requirements are pretty brief.

There are many different definitions to describe a true perfect Utopia. The reason that there are so many people with many different ideas about the perfect world is because the act of making something perfect in a person vision of utopia is created to suit what that creator deems to be perfect. Perception is the key to understanding what makes a Utopia perfect and what makes it flawed. My view of a Utopia requires several different managements and trade-offs of what is believed to be best for the community. This Utopia cannot be strong unless it has a powerful backing of several democratic leaders, many sound and agreeable rules, understanding of peace, lack of war, and desire to work in harmony within the

Throughout history, many utopian societies have been established in hopes of creating a protected and uniform environment. In order to maintain a perfectly equal and errorless environment, some basic human rights are often violated. Many of the utopian principles put in place are based on the fear that the citizens will gain knowledge and notice the absence of their basic human rights. Unfortunately, once the citizens figure out that the government has infringed on their civil liberties they become disillusioned and want to revolt. This ultimately causes dissention and unhappiness throughout the utopia, which defeats the sole intention the leaders had when creating it. To avoid the rebellion, leaders of utopian experiments infringe on

Garden City, Ville Radieuse, and Octagon City. (io9.gizmodo.com). The reason for failure was the simple fact of nothing can ever be perfect. Everyone will always have different point of views. One place which they say was supposed to be a utopian society in Texas is Post,Texas. Post, Texas which was established for people who worked for post the cereal was meant to be perfect. This town also failed in becoming

What if I told you that your daily activities are damaging the very Earth that supports you? You wake up and shower with shampoos and soaps that contain a hundred chemicals that proceed down the drain and into the ocean. Then, you then drive your car that produces greenhouse gases that hang out in the air you breathe. Then you throw away all of your trash. All of the waste you have ever produced can still be found to this day, somewhere on the planet. If we want to imagine a utopian society, we have to understand the consequences of our daily actions. It is difficult to imagine an ideal or utopian society when our present day society seems to be stuck in a downward spiral. Although, if you look a bit further and really try to figure it out, some great revelations might come through. An ideal society would emphasize on the basics. It would be a clean and safe place to thrive and support its inhabitants. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a society can be defined as “a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests” (Merriam-Webster). From that definition, I can deduct that we, as a broad grouping of people, have collective activities. These activities are as ordinary as eating, walking, and breathing. If we consider every human a part of the Earth society, all of these activities are shared with all people on earth. Ideal society includes the use of renewable energy sources instead of

Both ‘Pleasantville’ directed by Gary ross and ‘The Giver’ written by Lois Lowry clearly demonstrate that a perfect society is impractical. No matter how hard you try, the issues that break down a society will only resurface and ruin the perfect society. A utopian society would not be possible to sustain because Each person has a different idea of a utopian society, People also must feel sad to feel happy, the people of a utopian society don’t have freedom and finally People in the book are deprived of privacy. These are just some of the reasons why a utopian society is unrealistic.

At first glance, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World feels quite odd and out of place. Reading a story about a “perfect society” where people do not feel or think for themselves does not make for much lighthearted conversation. However, after taking a closer look, deeper meaning begins to seep through this tale. Through Bernard's initial views on his society's leniency towards casual sex, society's use of the drug soma, and Mustapha Mond's explanation as to why God becomes obsolete in a perfect society, this utopian-set story serves as a warning to modern society of what may come to fruition in the future.

The Facade of Utopian Aspirations Just like in the book “1984”, a world that might seem like a utopia to some can seem like a dystopia to others. A utopia is “an ideal place or state, any visionary system” (“Utopia”); a dystopia is “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding” (“Dystopia”). The difference between the two is that one is a perfect world where nothing can go wrong and the other is a living hell. Utopias can go off course and turn into the dreaded dystopia quickly. A sudden change from a positive society to a negative one can happen when a government or individual wants too much power, also when a higher power makes it seem like a utopia but it is actually not.

In our lives today, we take advantage of all the luxuries that are presented daily. Freedom alone is one of the greatest luxuries we possess as an American nation. In Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs and Utopia by Thomas Moore, we are presented two life styles, which some might consider very similar in various ways. Both authors focus on a peaceful living lifestyle, to better the people of the nation. Although some of their specific details are different, I believe that Jacobs would definitely approve of the features that More develops in Utopia.

A utopian society is amongst many things that we as humans strive towards. In an ideal world, a society where everyone is treated equally and sin does not exist, is the definition of a perfect society. However, what many people neglect to understand is that they are striving to reach a goal that is nearly impossible to accomplish. A utopian society is nearly impossible to have because of power imbalances, different values, and the existence of sin. All of which are a part of human nature, and controlling the actions and feelings of humans cannot easily be done, especially without the use of extensive technological devices.

Utopia. The idea of a society that has a perfect social, political, economic, and legal system is a popular one. Fiction writers love to explore the possibility of Utopian worlds and have been doing so for a long time. Some famous literary works exploring Utopian worlds are 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Hunger Games series of books by Suzanne Collins, and Island and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. These books usually feature a story where the hero uncovers an ugly truth or reality about the society. They then set about to expose the truth and generate change. This usually results in the partial or total destruction of the society.

     Sir Thomas More writes, in his book Utopia, about a society that is perfect in practically ever sense. The people all work an equal amount and everything they need for survival is provided. Most importantly is that everyone living in this perfect society is happy and content with their everyday lives. In this society everybody supports everyone. The community is only as strong as its weakest link. For society to progress everyone must work together. Opponents of the Utopian system, however, feel that the strong should not have to look after the weak. Progress would be maximized if all the resources are spent on the people most qualified to help society. A Utopian society, as perfect as the one

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In a Utopian world, everything is exactly the same and that includes humans The problem is that, nobody is perfect and everyone is different from each other. The sad truth is that, everyone has flaws. It is okay to have flaws because, we're all humans, and every human is different. On a website called ‘Debate.Org’ with a topic of ‘Is a Utopia Possible?’ 69% of the people who answered stated that a Utopia world is not possible. “Humans are too flawed” or “Humans are not perfect” are two of the claims that people commented, which I strongly agree on. Each and every human is born looking a different way or growing up acting different, and in a Utopia, the world is the same, including humans, so that everything is perfectly exact.

At this point, Pinker explains that the Utopian Vision is coming to an end with the support of the entire political spectrum. The Tragic Vision, on the other hand, has the ability to coexist with the entire political spectrum. This is due to the fact that Tragic Vision has flexibility and it allows for learning well as growth in human nature. Despite the fact that humans for the most part are selfish we have an ability to learn from our mistakes and grow from them and in this way the Tragic View encompasses the ideologies of both sides of the political spectrum.