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    Andrew Mendez Professor Sandoval English 52 13 December 2016 Never Happy Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World creates a picture of a perfect society that wins happiness by altering the minds of its people to believe they are happy. The population is so conditioned to think things done today that are seen as wrongful doings or taboo, will be considered the norm. In a world where painting an unorthodox vision of the future to create stability, the people are no longer as happy as they would make their…

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    chai tea on the stove makes it a very inviting and cozy atmosphere. Mrs. Weeks invited me to sit at the island while she takes homemade coconut tarts from the oven. As we sip tea, Mrs. Weekes motioned to me that it was ok to start the interview, she has a busy day ahead planning for Thanksgiving and the 18th birthday of one of her grandchildren. We talked about her life growing up on a small island in the Caribbean in the 40’s before ultimately moving to the United…

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    George Orwell Dystopias

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    Oceania and The Amish; Actually Dystopias Utopias and dystopias are supposed to be opposite worlds, but most utopias may actually be a dystopia because of how they are controlled by the government or its leaders. A utopia is a world that the people living in it believe it to be a perfect place. In the article “Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics,” a utopia is defined as, “A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and…

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    Easter Island was quite an experience of a new location for settlers and showed the inadequate use of resources that were accessible to the new inhabitants. It showed how desperate and inhumane people became at the extinction of valuable resources on this island. These new owners of land were quickly befallen at the expense of most of their lives and all of the natural resources. The main idea of internal collapse focuses on the issues that man has faced since the beginning of sharpening a…

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    In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, he depicts a futuristic “ideal” society where all natural and mental pain is diminished, by biotechnology to create the most idealistic society where there was no pain or worries, everyone is equal as well as happy , but at what price?..as the novel continues huxley slowly unveils the many flaws in this “ideal” society, from citizens futures determined for them, to being unable to think for themselves...all for social stability . Is social stability…

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    A Parasite Named Technology Advancements in technology were expected to make life easier and more enjoyable, but it has brought mayhem and destruction to our basic fundamental human rights. “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury explores the futuristic world where a house goes about its daily routine on its own. “The Future of Luxury” by Hans Magnus Enzensberger introduces us to the conjecture of the future where concepts that were was a given are considered luxurious. Technological…

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    Bahamas Research Paper

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    east of Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba and the Caribbean north, the Bahamas contains 700 islands and coral reefs. Opposite to the southeast coast of Florida, on the north side of Cuba. Islands from the northwest to the southeast extension 1220 kilometers long, 96 kilometers wide, consisting of more than 700 islands and more than 2000 coral reefs, is 13878 square kilometers with a total area of, of which more than 20 islands have human habitation. A subtropical climate, the annual average temperature…

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    A Brave New World

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    The novel, Brave New World, explores a technologically advanced dystopian society where all aspects of civilization, economic, social, and biological, are controlled by the government. People are developed in tubes with predestined social classes, jobs, and beliefs. The lower classes are designed to be both physically and intellectually less developed, just enough to satisfy the menial labor needed to sustain the economy. The higher classes are designed to be the thinkers and leaders of this…

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    I will be very sorry if I don’t get back to you to see you when your first born, but I’m stuck on the Sandwich Islands to refit the ships for our next whaling adventure. It’s been taking longer than normal and missionaries have started coming here. All of the islands are very peaceful and they have many different customs than us. Some of our crew has started staying here getting jobs and building homes. There have been a lot more people coming here and we have been complaining a lot of the…

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    Fiji Research Paper

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    In the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,300 miles north of New Zealand, there is a country that is made of 300 islands and 540 islets. These islands combined form the republic of Fiji. Out of all 300 islands, only about 150 are inhabited by humans. The largest island is Viti Levu, also known as Great Fiji, and the capital is Suva. Fiji is a democratic country, with the government system set up very similar to the United States. Sports are also popular in Fiji, such as rugby and soccer. My goal…

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