Luna Island

Is social stability worth the price of giving up your individualism in exchange for a life filled with nothing, but joy? Is this not what everyone thrives for? In the book Brave New World the society that everyone is accustomed makes sure everyone is happy, has a role and title, and there is no crime nor religion. For a society to become a utopia in my opinion, must have these essentials: a society that everyone can be themselves without any worry, crime is a thing of the past, everyone…

Greetings Why citizens stop looking for work. Please read the complete short article(URL below) regarding unemployment statistics in Nevada. I experienced this in LA, I had tenants, in my rental units, that were on welfare that were making more tax-free money than I was making on one of my regular full time jobs. And.... They did not want to pay the rent to the white man. Oh... did George make a racist remark?... Call the PC Police... I need to seek asylum in my safe place so I do not have to…

The “Ones who walk Away from Omelas” was one of the most popular short stories that Ursula Kroeber Le Guin wrote. This story is about this perfect place named Omelas and the darkness it upholds behind its great walls and enchanting environment. It will not only fill up your mind with fantasy, but also gives you a deeper understanding about ourselves as humans. The perfect Omelas symbolizes the positive emotions of the town people and the kid symbolizes the darkness inside their hearts, while the…

I am Emnjundi Jacqueline Longton (call me Jackie), and this is my story. I live in the utopia of Colorum, or perhaps it is the dystopia of Colorum. Utopia is certainly what our world appears to be. We all have our jobs, our lifestyles. When we change, we can change our surroundings if we wish. Everyone is happy, except for those who are misfits. Those who don’t get along with our law. No one knows what happens to them, just that they get removed. To where? No one knows. To people in Hyacinthum,…

Giver” is about a utopian society where everyone and everything looks the same and there’s nothing more outstanding than other things. Our society isn't close at all at being a utopian world because we revolve too much around crime and starvation. The Island was close enough to a utopia, but wasn't completely perfect. 10) v. Vacillate- To waiver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. Each time we went to watch a movie she would vacillate before decision which movie to watch. Due…

Imagine living in a society where individualism wasn't an acceptable concept. Picture a world where “I” wasn't a state of mind. This is the theme of Ayn Rand's Anthem, a dystopian novel set in the distant future. “We learned that the earth is flat and the sun revolves around it, which causes the day and the night. We learned the names of all the winds which blow over the seas and push the sails of our great ships. We learned how to bleed men to cure them of all ailments.” (Rand 23). This quote…

“Utopianism substitutes glorious predictions and unachievable promises for knowledge, science, and reason while laying claim to them all” Mark R. Levin. Utopianism refers to the improvement of social issues and to the questions of the imagination. Utopian writers or artists use their imagination and beliefs utilized by society, to create a world that emphasizes on perfection. The tendencies of people to conceptualize utopian societies is for the use of comparing current society to how humans…

Due to the fact that Italy didn’t have anywhere to keep the mentally ill, in 1922, the island was transformed into a mental asylum. The highly disturbed could be kept isolated from the mainland. The hospital was large and had a very impressive bell tower. Right when the asylum opened patients immediately began reporting sightings of the ghosts of the plague victims. Patients would be kept up at night because they were able to hear the tortured cries of the suffering spirits. These complaints…

Interviewer: Today we have the pleasure of meeting with the esteemed healer who might one day control the healer Torre, a tower filed with the best healers our continent has to offer. So Yrene we can start with an easy question, How did you get to the healers place? Yrene: After I left home I planned to travel to the coast work up some money and take a ship to the southern continent to start becoming a healer, but I ended up stuck in a small city off the coast for a few years because I could…

Welcome to the Pledis Islands! The Pledis Islands are comprised of two main islands and twelve smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, specifically at 42 degrees latitude and 162 degrees longitude. These islands where man made in 2012 by architect Sabine Toews, and have the smooth lines of traditional man made islands, as well as many natural features that truly make it unique. These islands generally experience a climate similar to that of the marine west coast, with warm summers, cool winters,…