Stability

Social Stability, the most important element in any established society. Sometimes this important element comes with a price, but what kind of price would we pay for it? Would we pay with religion? What about the family? Or even our best friends, or our pets? In Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, we see a society where they have given up all these important pieces of their lives in the name of that supreme element, social stability. There is no pain, limited sadness/stress, and little to no…

The customs of societies range, based on regional and or cultural barriers, but the one principle all societies base themselves on is stability In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the concepts of community, identity and how the relate to stability are explored. The maintenance of stability within the society in Brave New World comes at the price of the oppression of individuals through caste systems, moral training and the sacrifice of truth for universal happiness. The essence of community…

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Faith, Stability and Friendship As I reflect on my life and my values, I realize that leaving my house at the age of fifteen has molded me into the person I am today. My father was an alcoholic and loved to gamble, and as a result, my parents divorced when I was very young. My father moved to Las Vegas and we never created a strong relationship. The evening I left my house, I found myself standing alone in the shopping center by myself. I found myself calling my father 's mother who I had…

In the automotive program this quarter I didn't know too much of anything about the brakes . In this quarter i started learning things that I thought I wouldn't . The few things that I learned to do was how to be organized , how to machine a drum , and how to take a caliper off . I started off knowing nothing about those things but within these 9 weeks i've learned how to do these things . I haven't just learned how to do these things on paper but i've also learned how to do them on a live car…

To what extent was the stability of the Weimar Republic between 1924 and 1929 superficial? The Weimar Republic was seen to be a period of advancement and prosperity between 1924 and 1929, however, despite relative political stability, a lack of political consensus was prevalent. Whilst Stresemann was successful in reviving the economy of the Weimar Republic, inherent problems existed with Germany’s dependency on international loans. There was also superficiality in social policies as they…

by the World State in order to achieve a state of stability. The artificial society dehumanizes mankind to attain the world state’s motto, “community, identity, stability” Huxley’s fictional world is maneuvered with a brainwashing system very similar to a factory where how everything is controlled. After successfully manipulating every single aspect to creating a “happy” world it comes at a great cost, individuality. In order to maintain stability, the novel implicatively insinuates that…

Was the stability that the World State established worth the price? Aldous Huxley’s science fiction novel Brave New World portrays a world where all forms of pain and suffering are eliminated, where happiness and pleasure are persistent, and where society is contained in perpetual stability. Although the World State does hold stability, the price that they have paid for it was not worth the cost. By establishing this new form of stability, individualism is eliminated within the World State…

provoking a clash of the concept of freedom versus stability. Would freedom, perhaps, be dispensable, if it were to provide safety? Despite the fact that freedom is perceived as one of the highest values in society, its extent is often impeded by the desire for stability. While the ideal society would demand the coexistence of both, the balance between the two is precarious. In Brave New World, the overridance of freedom in favor of stability reveals the denouement of such a system. Aldous…

In May 2009, the International Monetary Fund released a report on Thailand’s Financial System and Stability. This report identifies three different ranks from financial firms reporting on financial situations around the world. Specifically, these firms IMF.org (2009) graded Thailand’s largest commercial banks the Bank of Thailand is considered stable…