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volcompoetry in sanityrules

eutopia?

Dec 30, 2003 09:32

Ever wonder if George Orwell was on the right track to a perfect world? I mean , practically all of us have read 1984. For the majority that read that book said to themselves " god, that sucks." But, does it really? Think about this world for a second. Now imagine a world, where everyone was born the same [don't take that out of context like some ( Read more... )

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Eutopia? runswthsc1ssors December 31 2003, 03:53:44 UTC

Great post! Very thoughtful. I remember seeing a movie called "Eutopia" a long time ago. It illustrated a place that at first appeared perfect, but on closer examination, everyone was really apathetic - no joy in that!

Re: Eutopia? volcompoetry December 31 2003, 04:14:36 UTC

hahah my AP euro teacher no me Eutopia means "no where" so a perfect world doesnt exsist

imgomez January 1 2004, 16:35:35 UTC

Goes to the old debate-- relative merits of individuality and celebration of self, or identification with a larger community and celebration of shared values. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote a story where everyone was made equal by handicapping those above average. Smart people had constant distracting noises in their headsets, athletic types were shackled and weighted down. Interesting.

volcompoetry January 1 2004, 21:30:50 UTC

I know, i have read that story. But its much different to my eutopia.