Removing the Stains From Society
The world’s creatures have always yearned for a special peace that would allow all to become equal. This peace may bring about a utopian world but reality may strike and send a message of what life is really about. Some may think of life as a time to form justice and equality amongst all yet, others think of life as a time to become a higher more authoritative person that the rest of the world. The Residential Community at Beacon Hill Friends House provides the sort of utopian community that many imagine achieving. Everything is equal in a small world like this starting from the management of food to the use of the VCR. The Residential Community at Beacon Hill Friends House has set a realistic utopian society and has not yet corrupted the uniqueness of justice and equality amongst the residents as in Anthem.
A utopian society is a form of society in which there is only equality and justice for all. Many utopian societies are formed for means of shelter to those who form similar opinions of how the world should work, some for educational purposes and others for a spiritual communion. The Residential Community at Beacon Hill Friends House was formed “ To advance and foster the distinctive principles of the Religious Society of Friends, to provide opportunities for the development of leadership for the Society, and especially to establish and maintain a center where members of the Society and persons sympathetic to its principles, including those pursuing programs of study at other educational institutions, whether undergraduate, graduate, or special, may meet together, and where such persons may live, and where the principles of the Society may be advanced and fostered by study and example.” This society is still successful in its mission to provide what has been stated. This community is still open and willing to accept any applicant.
There are many elements that are required to maintain a utopian society such as equal chores of an everyday household. There are responsibilities of every resident from cooking food to keeping the house clean. These chores have to be just otherwise the purpose of the utopian society is corrupted. All residents have the same right as any other member of the society yet there are some rules that are to be followed to help maintain the community. This is when a form of self-government comes into action.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the residential community at beacon hill friends house provides the sort of utopian community that many imagine achieving.
- Explains that utopian societies are formed for shelter, educational purposes, and spiritual communion. the residential community at beacon hill friends house was formed to advance and foster the distinctive principles of the religious society of friends.
- Explains that there are many elements that are required to maintain a utopian society, such as equal chores of an everyday household and responsibilities of every resident from cooking food to keeping the house clean.
- Opines that a utopian community may in some way shape or form begin to think alike and form similar opinions. many people in the realistic world more than likely have differences in their pattern of thinking.
- Explains that the residential community at beacon hill friends house has set a realistic utopian society and has not yet corrupted the uniqueness of justice and equality amongst the residents as in anthem.
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- Analyzes how sir thomas more's clever play on words suggests that 'no place' is just no place right now. utopia is an ideal place that does not exist in reality yet.
- Explains that the theoretical and literary genres of utopianism seek to promote a "vision of "the good life" which transcends normal idealism and is inevitably at variance with the imperfections of existing society
- Explains that utopianism has surfaced throughout history in a variety of forms as it shapes itself to suit the needs of socio-political climates.
- Explains that an epistemological survey of utopian texts must trace not only the chronological production of such texts but also the origins of the utopian philosophy. plato's republic describes an ideal society in which conditions are equal and preferable for all citizens.
- Argues that plato's episteme and the hardships of life in the ancient world shows that benevolent, educated rulers who assure all citizens, even those condemned in slavery, that they will be provided for to the best that the society is able.
- Explains that plato's philosopher-rulers were expected to make wise decisions by contemplating the absolute ideas and make few though "justly administered" laws to separate the community of the people from the processes of political structuring and administration.
- Analyzes how plato's philosophies run rich in the republic, based on the idea that humanity should aspire to the ideas of justice, friendship, and morality that it discovers in this unseen realm.
- Explains that plato's philosophy and his republic were not isolated ideas in the ancient community. aristotle argued that humanity’s ability to strive towards a higher level of morality, justice, and brotherhood is what sets them apart from the lesser animals.
- Explains that genesis' garden of eden is a precursor to modern utopian thought. morality and hard work are not strange concepts in utopias.
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- Explains that to fully understand a utopian society, it is utterly necessary to know the origin of utopia and how it came into existence.
- Analyzes how mahmoudi separates the utopian society into three distinct types in her work, based on "types of literary utopia in persian classical literature" by ghaemi.
- Explains that the emergence of a world economic system has led to the production of notions of world political and social systems that simultaneously represent either totally perfect worlds or, from an alternate perspective, totally nightmarish visions
- Explains that more's utopia is the first example of a utopian society.
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- Explains that utopians work for the commonwealth and in result no one worries about hunger or payment. this system allows them to prosper because if one household does not do well that year, it results in a balanced scale.
- Explains that utopians have balance and harmony, while subjects and rulers must know and not step out of their roles because it would lead to downfall.
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- Compares sir thomas more's utopia and james redfield’s the celestine prophecy. both have visions of a humanistic way of life.
- Explains that utopia achieves great universality by evincing great understanding and sympathy with all men. redfield's text focuses on nine insights to a spiritual transformation.
- Analyzes how improprieties on the part of the churchmen in the 14th and 15th centuries are alarming because they hold themselves to be the only connection between yourself and god.
- Explains that in the modern age, a mass distrust of papal and royal authority grows. while trying to discover one true spiritual situation, they worked to raise the standard of living and the sense of security.
- Analyzes how utopia touches upon the movements that characterize the height of the renaissance: the consolidation of absolute monarchy in principalities, the establishment of dynasticism as the controlling factor of international affairs.
- Explains that every human being illustrates with their lives how he or she thinks a human is supposed to live. we are spiritual creation, not just physical creation of our parents.
- Explains that the seventh insight deals with the process of consciously evolving yourself, of staying alert to every coincidence, every answer the universe provides for you.
- Explains that the eighth insight is about an interpersonal ethic, a way of treating people so that messages are shared. it warns us of our growth being stopped when you become addicted to another person.
- States the ninth insight that we should view children as end points in evolution that lead us forward. children need our energy on a constant basis.
- Explains how power struggles arise in romantic relationships because of the flow of energy between the individuals involved.
- Explains that we can become addicted to the opposite sex because we have yet to access the universe's energy.
- Analyzes how utopia recognizes and solves the problem of equality and inequality, of differences in degree. redfield describes this as energy, which is malleable to human intention and expectation.
- Explains the fourth insight that eventually humans would see the universe as comprised of one dynamic energy, an energy that can sustain us and respond to our expectations.
- Explains that humans are reevaluating their motivations and seeking another way to interact. the movement of energy is a way of understanding what humans receive when they compete, argue, and harm each other.
- Explains that most people feel weak when someone controls them and feel better when they control others, but this sense of feeling better costs the other person's energy.
- Analyzes how hythlodeaus, the only utopian idealist in more's book, holds the presuppositions of utopianism: the desirability and attainability of a secure and happy society on this earth. both authors include and utilize forces that are cultural and intellectual, religious and spiritual.
- Analyzes how more and redfield make it sound as though humans are in control. the process of accepting teachings and winning salvation is shown throughout both texts.
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- Analyzes how the attractiveness of a utopian society can cause many communities to attempt to create the impossible fantasy.
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- Analyzes how skinner's walden two describes a utopian society where everyone lives in peaceful contentment. he believes that humans are not autonomous, but rather under constant control of their surroundings.
- Narrates how professor burris is visited by rogers and lieutenant steve jamnik, who discuss a theory of utopian society. they discuss t. e. frazier's utopia called walden two.
- Describes how frazier would be happy to give them a tour of walden two, along with anyone else they want to bring. burris invites augustine castle, rogers and jamnik bring along their girlfriends, barbara macklin and mary grove.
- Analyzes how frazier introduces guests to the idea that nothing is done unless necessary. buildings are connected to avoid unpleasant weather, and if a way is found to improve something is immediately done.
- Analyzes how the economy of walden two is not monetary as everything is free. members are compensated for labor with labor-credits. castle is infuriated by the lack of love from a mother
- Analyzes how frazier goes into more detail about cultural engineering and explains the removal process of jealousy and instated self-control. children are put in small groups with constantly changing groupmates until they are ready to move into the world.
- Analyzes how frazier introduces them to the code, which outlines all the rules and regulations for the members of walden two. castle is convinced that the whole thing is a scam.
- Analyzes how burris asks frazier why he doesn't reflect all of the ideas and laws put into place in walden two.
- Analyzes how castle is disgusted and leaves walden two to return to his normal life. burris stays, and supposedly writes the narrative. jamnik and mary stay in the community and continue their life there.
- Opines that walden two is an interesting take on utopian theory, presenting a compelling solution to the problem of emotional influence in society.
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- Explains that utopia is fabricated idea of a perfect society, which was intriguing to many people during the 19th century, resulting in thousands of utopian societies across the us.
- Describes george ripley's brook farm as a utopian microcosm that would inaugurate the social reform for all communities.
- Explains that ripley hoped to form a society of liberal, intelligent, and cultivated persons with the guidelines that he would later enforce.
- Explains that the brook farm was flourishing before the winter of 1845-1846, where funds were dwindling. the ripley family was faced with financial ruins and an enormous amount of debt.
- Opines that kurt vonnegut would appreciate ripley's attempt to make everyone similar in characteristics and equivalence.
- Opines that utopian societies serve great justice to our communities, but many have fallen over the years, concluding in the limited communities present today.
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- Analyzes how prometheus realized that his society's teachings and ideas were not helpful in advancement to the society as a whole because men are meant to think for themselves.
- Analyzes how prometheus began to understand that being an individual is the way men are supposed to think.
- Narrates how the 'golden one' followed him after he showed the council the light bulb and they threw him in jail. he knew that being an individual would bring society farther and help in the long run.
- Analyzes how prometheus learns that what society thought was evil, like being an individual, was in fact the good and all mankind is supposed to be a person.
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- Analyzes how prometheus (equality) finally begins to understand why the "best in himself" are his sins and transgressions.
- Analyzes how equality is a hard worker no matter what, taller than most people, and intelligent. he enjoys his transgressions and is taught that doing anything without his brothers is wrong and unwanted.
- Explains that growing up for equality was not difficult, especially considering that he was intelligent and made it through the house of students very easily.
- Analyzes how the unchartered forest helped equality and liberty understand themselves. they expanded their definitions of life and the world around them became more to their understandings. the unspeakable word let them express themselves as one.
- Analyzes how equality's society regards the "best in him" as sinful because the society wants everyone to be equal.
- Analyzes how the collectivized society that equality lives in tells each individual that being different is wrong. the society leaders see the "best in him" as sinful because they do not want others seeing that he is different.
- Analyzes how the society that prometheus lives in regards the "best in him" as sinful because the scholars do not like diversity of individuals among their society.
- Analyzes how prometheus comes to realize that the society he lived in was vitally flawed and that each individual should be known as a singular person.
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- Describes a totalitarian society in which the central government holds complete authority and controls every aspect of life in the society.
- Analyzes how ayn rand exposes a society with the absence of individualism and the presence of an overpowering government known as the world council of the scholars.
- Analyzes how a totalitarian society regulates every aspect of people's lives including the knowledge they may obtain. equality 7-2521 writes about his curse which allows him to understand much easier and gain knowledge much quicker.
- Analyzes how the scholars created this living arrangement intentionally so they could eliminate any form of emotion ranging from love and affection to hatred and rebellion.
- Analyzes how leaders in totalitarian societies like ayn rand's anthem force children to be separate from their parents and other family members.
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