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    concept of a “perfect” society. It is told from the perspective of a man Tomas moore is talking to. This man is Raphael Hythloday, who was a voyager and went to an island with very different rules and way of life. The book talks about the way these people live, and the way other countries live. Questions on this topic are what will be addressed. What are big problems that other countries have that Utopia doesn’t? What are some of the ways of life the utopians live by? Is this Utopia perfect, or achievable

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    Omelas Perfect Society

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    For centuries, every society has believed that they are a flawless society and will strive till the end of time. These societies are oblivious to the inevitable collapse of their civilization, no matter how perfect they once saw themselves. “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin is described as a mythical society and is shown to be perfect until one finds out what their happiness is based upon. The happiness of the Omelas is based on the suffering of a child that is kept under the

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    Perfect Utopian Society

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    A Utopian society is a society that blocks out any war, crime, hate and hostility to make a “peaceful” union of the people in that community. Many countries try to create the perfect civilization, though many do not come to an agreement on what the meaning of perfect is. Perfect is defined as “making something completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible,” (Google) and because not many people have the same ideas of a perfect Utopian society, there are many misunderstandings

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    When we look at today’s society, we see things that cause us a lot of grief, poverty, death, hunger and many more. There are so many struggles and issues in life that sometimes people wish for a perfect society, but how do we create a society that is so perfect? How do we create this utopia? Here are a few characteristics that a society must have in order to be a utopia. Firstly, the society must have a strong sense of community. In order to have a society that is peaceful and happy as any utopia

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    What is a perfect society? Well according to the society in The Giver, there is no such place, the Greek word Utopia confirms this. It is astounding how so many perfect societies have been attempted, but not one has been successful.The society today is far from perfect, it is also very different from the society shown in The Giver which may present itself as flawless but isn't remotely close. In our modern day society we have rules, which is needed or else the world would be a chaotic mess. The

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    Eugenics Perfect Society

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    Does Eugenics Really Lead to a Perfect Society? In the perfect world there would be an elimination of disease, discrimination, poverty and many other horrible aspects of the world, or would there? It is arguable whether or not that type of world would be perfect because much of the creation of it would be the result of the engineering of human genes. This concept is called eugenics which is mainly a set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the genetic quality of a human population. Some

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    people are in a perfect or “utopian” society, but in actuality they are in a fake world run by people called Elders who want to keep constant control, and go to no limits as they control who people marry and if they are allowed a child or not. The word death has no meaning to the people they are leading, they simply believe that people are “released,” The story starts off as a boy named Jonas, he is a normal kid, near age 12, really nothing more to him than that. In This perfect society everyone is

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    No Society Can Be Perfect In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the author paints a picture of an imperfect society by the way she describes the community. People in the society are completely clueless about memories, feelings, and colors. The receiver of the community’s memories gains all the knowledge of the past events that have happened, so no one can receive any memories, and thereby have sameness throughout the community. Life for these individuals is easy and controlled. When a person is a part of

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    A dystopian society is an illusion of a perfect society. Think of a world where having fun isn’t allowed. Nothing that has been created is fun no sports, no computer games, no music and everything in life has a purpose. You are forced to work for the rest of your life a job that the government chose. The government chooses who you are going to marry, where you are going to live and how much you are going to make. However, one person is assigned a job that he enjoyed and is fun. It is so fun that

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    possible, Crystal Cove is the closest thing to a perfect society as it allows individual rights and social controls to co-exist. Crystal Cove creates equal opportunities, as everyone has the option to work, and easy access to resources. The coexistence between leaders allowing individuals certain rights and individuals working with leaders, is what makes it a simple, but happy place to live. One thing that contributes to making this society perfect is the fact that it works with the environment to

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