Imagine a place where everything is perfect. There A place where there is no warfare, where all. All politics, laws, customs, and traditions are respected. A place where there There is sameness among all the citizens and everyone is content and happy. This place would be considered a utopia. The Hutterites, a large group of people with almost 500 locations in the United States and Canada, have attempted to create a perfect place for their citizens. Jacob Hutter is the founder of the Hutterites and led this them group away from their founding spot of the Austrian province of Tyrol so that they could spread the beliefs and customs of Christianity. They then Then they started to follow Anabaptism where their main beliefs were nonviolence, adult According to Hutterian Brethren, “The early traditional style [of the Hutterites] originates from the German and Austrian national costume: black Lederhosen and suspenders for men and boys; the Dirndl, a sleeveless dress with a blouse and an apron for women and girls.” Hutterian Brethren also states, “Both men and women usually wear dark jackets/coats [and] children, for the most part wear lighter colours than adults.” The Hutterites practice sameness because they all wear the same types of clothes. With the women and the girls wearing dresses and blouses and the men and the boys wearing leather pants with suspenders. This shows that the Hutterites are a utopia because being the same creates a favorable environment with no chaos. No one will be worried about how they look and not looking like everybody else. Dressing the same helps prevent people from judging other citizens. Sameness helps create a utopia because the people will act the same and this helps to not cause conflict in the community. It will help make the citizens appreciate the community more and think it is a perfect place. Therefore, the Hutterites society is a utopia because the citizens practice According to the website Hutterian Brethren, “The formal education of Hutterite... [girls and boys] starts with preschool or klanaschuel, beginning at age two.” The Hutterites have equality for all of their citizens because all kids are offered the chance to go to school even with their gender differences. Girls are not forced to stay home and work the house like they may have to in other communities. Instead, they get the same education as the boys and are not discriminated by their gender. Giving the same education to all kids allows them to have the same chances to be successful when they are older. Equality for all citizens represents a utopia because allowing all the citizens to have the same rights helps to cause no problems with the government and no protesting in the community. Equality forms a peaceful and benevolent government with not many problems. Having a peaceful government that is accepted by all the citizens creates a perfect place. Thus proving, the Hutterites are a utopian society because they have equality among all of their
Hutterites Society The Hutterian Brethren, more commonly known as “Hutterites”, possess many similarities and differences to my own culture as a North American Christian. The life of a Hutterite society is characterized by their historical background, geographical distribution, language, unique cultural aspects, and threats within the colony. I have always been fascinated and curious by the consistent and well-structured way of living that the Hutterites have accomplished over many generations. Ironically, it was the first culture that was spoken about in the anthropology course and book by Michael Allen Park. Therefore, I have chosen to compare and contrast my culture, which I live in today, with the Hutterian Brethren civilization, to further
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.
While Schwartz explains his utopian society, he suggests, "A fat society would be less harshly competitive, less devouring" (185). This may be true, but this is suggesting a communistic society. Selwyn Duke, political writer and columnist, talks about why a similar thinking of a utopian society in New Harmony, Indiana did not succeed. He states that Robert Dale Owen wished to created a secular commune in the 1820s which did not succeed. Duke explains, "...New Harmony wasn’t very harmonious: it started to disintegrate within a year" (Duke). Schwartz implies throughout his explanation of his theoretical society that it would create better environment of living. This assumption may be accurate; however, the probability of this utopian society to even last would be unlikely due to the history that follow niche utopias. Schwartz, despite creating an unconventional theoretical, introduces the issue of social harassment towards overweight people
Rather, there are different characteristics of gender inequality. The World Bank claims that an estimated “130 million girls globally” are not in school, and that developing countries show less percentages of gender parity being achieved at primary and secondary level education than developed countries however, developed countries still haven’t achieved gender parity because there is still gender bias in secondary and higher level education, (2017). Access to education and the development of girls and women’s potential, can be the difference between life and death. Ensuring the right of quality education, for all, is number four on the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ set up by the United Nations (2016). And so, without ensuring gender equity in education, the world’s health and development goals cannot be reached. Educating girls and ensuring that that they receive education not only empowers them, but makes them more productive and thus wind up making a huge contribution to
Education is for boys as well because they are the husbands who will lead the communities. This time, the women want to choose their husbands, go to school, don’t want to be cut anymore, make their decisions for themselves, to be involved in politics and to be equal.
The clearest answer is a character that goes by the name of The Benefactor. This character, who is never described with great detail remains mysterious throughout the novel, is the individual who set up OneState as the “paradise” it is now. The benefactor went to all his people, as god did to Adam and Eve, and asked them to give up their freedom, such as, their privacy, right to wonder and explore, and to make personal decisions, in order for them all to achieve happiness. The people of OneState agreed to his terms, just as Adam and Eve did to start, and gave up all their freedoms in order to achieve “paradise.” The Benefactor, as stated previously, remains mysterious throughout the novel, but, yet, the people of OneState are always aware that he could be watching over them at any point throughout the day; that is why the people of OneState follows his orders even when he is not present, as though he has a watchful eye over them. This is the same idea with God and his vigilant eye over Adam and Eve. In both stories, the characters are constantly aware that the individual above, god or the benefactor, is always watching and if they disobey him, he could take away their happiness with a simple single striking
Women’s hanbok reflected the Confucian ideal of modesty. Although people generally considered that modesty could be achieved by concealing the female form, the hanbok’s unique design was concealing, yet revealing at the same time. According to Kyung (2010) “the status and rank of their husbands defined the dress of women during the Joseon dynasty” (para. 17). Sumptuary laws mandated that certain fabrics and accessories could be worn only by those who held an appropriate rank. Nonetheless, the categories were eroded over time, and restricted articles came into general use. Kyung (2010) found that geumseonhye, high-quality silk shoes once reserved for members of the royal family, became popular among ordinary people during the nineteenth century (para. 17). Confucian tenets stressing the importance of brides to families as the bearers of sons of the next generations resulted in elaborate marriage clothing that copied the court’s, such as the wearing of marten fur or deep-green-dyed clothes along with jokduri, coronets, and binyu, hairpins, both of which were prohibited several times by special edicts. When women went out in public, a seugae, or veil, was worn to hide their faces from men. Jangot, a long coat, was another type of face-covering headdress used by upper-class women, as it was worn over their heads to cover their faces in public (Kyung, 2010, para.21).
Utopian communities have deep roots in American history. According to Mark Holloway, utopian communities were “secular heavens,” formed for a multitude of reasons (17). Utopian communities began in America as early as the seventeenth century and were predominant through the late nineteenth century. Few utopian communities prospered and gained a large following, while others faded within a short period of time. Utopian communities can best be understood by examining the history of their foundation, aspects that bound these communities, and predominant communities.
Where I can live my beliefs and practice my religion without being concerned of any consequences from the government, whether it be Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, or Christianity. Any and every religion is accepted in this
When thinking of Utopia, most people picture a world with no evil or suffering, instead everyone would be happy and successful. Most people who describe this ideal world don’t understand what evil and happiness mean. They think happiness means feeling good rather that being fulfilled. The idea that it could be necessary or that we allow inhuman things to happy isn’t any easy pill to swallow.
In the South Asian culture there are strict rules as to how one presents themselves and if they show rebellion then the family is frowned upon. For instance, my parents will not allow me to wear short attire, have multiple piercings, or change my hair colour. However, forcing children to present themselves in a certain manner will rob them of their self-identity. The way we dress represents who we are. It is our way of expressing individuality. It
Families are very close, including distant relatives and inlaws. Most families are large and having multiple children is common. The Roma have specific customs and beliefs when it comes to clothing, and their home lives. Children wear modern kids clothes. Women wear modest skirts, pants typically down to their mid calf. The Roma women show no shame in wearing low cut tops. Married woman often wear scarves on their heads with their hair up in a ponytail or braided. Men wear clothes that reflect authority, power, and masculinity. Everyone excluding children treat clothes worn on the upper body to be pure and clothes worn on the lower body as impure. Men are considered more pure than women, and can be polluted if a woman exposed herself to a man that isn’t her husband. Upper body clothes are washed separately from lower body clothes. The head is considered the most pure part of the body so scarves and hats are washed separately from other clothing. Children don’t have to worry about polluting others or being polluted until they hit puberty.
Men and women tended to have long hair and wear jewelry. Being overweight was frowned upon and could result in punishments. As for their dress, they wore brightly colored tunics with embroidery on them. Gold or silver belts were used to cinch the tunics in. They wore pants called Bracae. Cloaks were also very fashionable and were fastened together with stylish broaches. Their most important accessories were their torcs. Torcs were metal neck rings. They were either made out of gold or bronze depending on how much money the wearer had. (Koch)
One can also see how culture causes people to be different in their dress styles. In Vietnam, it is acceptable to wear clothes similar to pyjamas out in the street. Yet in America, one cannot do this. One has to dress properly, which means that pyjamas is worn at night and to bed only. However, it is incomprehensible to the Vietnamese why the Americans have to dress so well to go to sleep, why they have to wear nightgowns or pyjamas with fancy designs. They do not understand why it is important to put on a robe when one eats breakfast.
It is documented that girls who are educated grow up to be better thinkers, better citizens and better parents. Children born to these girls are 2 times as likely to survive past the age of five. Every extra year of education increase their income ability by 25%. They are more likely to resist violence and less likely to subject their daughter’s to genital mutilation. An educated girl has lower incidence of contracting AIDS, they are less likely to be forced to marry at a young age, and less likely to become pregnant. Education empowers females to have broader life skills and realize their rights. It is well documented that when woman are in control their families eat better and are much heathier and her children will be educated.