PPT-What is a dystopia? An

imaginary place in which everything is unpleasant usually as a result of oppressive control andor environmental degradation Criticizes current trends societal norms andor political systems through the use of . Dystopia A futurist ic ima ine universe in wh ich o ppressive societal co ntrol and the illusion of a p rfe t society are ma inta ined th rou h co rpora e bureau cratic techno logi cal m ral or tota lita ian contr l D st opi s thr ug h an e ag gerat Ursula Le Guin. The purpose of a thought-experiment, as the term was used by Schrodinger’s and other physicists, is not to predict the . future— . . . but to . describe reality, the present world. Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.. Dystopia. Dys. = bad. Topia. . = place. What’s the opposite of a . dystopia. ?. Dystopia. In literature, a dystopia is a futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a . DYstopia . Lisa Gehler & Marieke Lange. General Information about Utopia. “not“ and “place“. Ideal community or society. Invented by Sir Thomas Morus. Attempt to create an ideal society. What is a Utopia?. A community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities. . Characteristics of Utopias:. Ecological. Economic. Political. Religious. Science and Technology. Dystopia. Dys. = bad. Topia. = place. What’s the opposite of a . dystopia. ?. Dystopia. In literature, a dystopia is a futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a . Pros and Cons. Argument Mini-Unit. Lisa Johnson. Lincoln County Middle School. Language Arts. Lessons created using a process developed by the . National Project i3 College Ready Writers Program funded by the Department of Education.. Fahrenheit 451 . and Beyond. Day . 5. Daily Agenda Day 5. Daily Agenda. Bell Ringer: . Bell Ringer Review # 19. Vocab Spotlight: . Collect Trifold 4. Introduce Pariah, Profusion, Stagnant, Equivocation. AO3 . Show detailed understanding of the ways in which writers' choices of . form. , structure and language shape meanings. A Grade:. AO3 . exploration and analysis. of key aspects of form, structure and language with . Utopia And Dystopia. Alex Samoylov. ENG 2420. Dr. Jill . Belli. 12/8/16. OVERVIEW. What is a Utopia And . Dystopia. How are they Defined . Who defined them . What they mean. Why they are relevant . How they have changed . Huxley. Introduction Lecture.  . What . does the “perfect” or “ideal” society look like? How does it function?. “O wonder!. How many goodly creatures are there here! . How beauteous mankind is! O, brave new world. The New Woman. In the late nineteenth and early 20. th. centuries, Henry James coined a phrase, the New Woman, a phrase meant to indicate women of affluence and sensibility who exhibited an independent spirit and acted according to their own wishes, in short, women who resisted the traditional patriarchy. Although they tended to resist the societal norms, the did so in what many would deem a more passive or submissive way; while refusing to marry and follow traditional female roles, they did not seek to redefine the roles of women as a whole, rather seeking to focus on their own independence within the spheres they normally inhabited.. Dr. . Rebekah . Fitzsimmons and . Dr. Casey Wilson. @. DrFitzPhD. @. CaseyAlane. Georgia Institute of Technology. Definition: Dystopia. From the Greek- . dos. meaning bad, diseased, . topos. meaning place. Learning Targets. :. Students will be able to list common . Tragic Flaws. of a . tragic hero. .. Students will be able to identify what makes a character the . tragic hero. . Students . will . be aware of .