Civilization in Brave New World
The dictionary defines civilized as "advanced in social customs, art,
and science". The keyword here is social customs. A persons idea of what
is civilized is relative to his culture. Through out the history of man,
one can see many changes in customs, and customs is what defines our idea
of what is civilized. The word civilized is one of the most relative
concepts.
Time and distance are what have shaped our customs for thousands of
years. If we look back throughout history we can see many customs that may
seem odd, or even barbaric, to us but were everyday events to these ancient
people. For example, the Aztec conducted sacrifices, to their Gods, in
which they torn out their victims heart with a knife, and their priests and
warriors proceeded to eat the victims flesh. Yet, the Aztec were
considered to be one of the most civilized group of Indians in the western
hemisphere. The Anasazi, commonly called cave-dwellers, who from birth,
used wood and bindings to elongate the head. Even today in Japan,
tradition says that women are supposed to walk ten feet behind their
husbands. This may seem like demeaning women to us but who are we to judge
when the United States has had a long history of racial and ethnic
discrimination and only now are we changing.
The society in Brave New World has not lost their values but has
simple changed their idea of what is right and wrong. After all, how much
have we changed in the past 600 years. Six-hundred years ago in England,
we killed people for conducting scientific experiments and believed this
was against the teachings of the church. The society in Brave New World is
a mirror to our own when we view the past. If a person from the present
were to see the sacrifices and eating of the human flesh by the Aztec
Indians, that person would see it as barbaric in contrast to his own
culture. Isn't it true that what we view as barbaric or uncivilized is
always in comparison to own. Doesn't it stand to reason that in a society
without families, they would view monogamy as uncivilized? This society
has been shaped by hundreds of years and will continue to change in the
years to come.
Many of the civilized behaviors for the society of Brave New World are
very different from our own. The main concern was to keep everyone happy.
Two efforts to do this were to teach them to be selfish and take soma. The
The Aztec’s and Incas seemed like a very well devoted tribe to one another. Even though they only lived a few thousand miles away from each other and didn’t know about each other they were well known. The artifacts left behind shows that they were very advanced, and the food they ate they knew how to take care of their bodies. The Aztec and Inca’s also knew how to prepare for war also. These two tribes are some of the best warriors known to man.
While Edison was in Newark, NJ, he and a team of researchers worked on different aspects of projects. He would hire unique and brilliant individuals. Each were given specific research responsibilities. He took the time to take meticulous logs off everyone’s responsibilities, their progress,
Have you ever thought what a world without children would be? Well, from comparing both “Brave New World” and “Children of Men,” it is found that a world without children is a dystopia. In other words, it is a complete disaster and everything in the world is not how it is today. By comparing the Brave New World society and the society in the film “Children of Men,” we can establish that in both dystopias there are no children, which impacts the relationship between man and woman. War, drugs, castes are common in both dystopias, as people tend to cope drugs to get away from the reality of war caused by people of different “castes.”
Edu/LA260/Aztecs.htm> Benson, Sonia. The “Aztec Religion” Culture, and Daily Life.” Early Civilizations in the Americas: Almanac Vol.2.Ed. Deborah J. Baker, Ph.D. Michigan: Farmington Hills, 501-527. Print.
In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a society is created with traditions in place about how to handle emotions. Solidarity Services are held in order to gather the people of the Brave New World and relive tensions or anxiety. Each participant in a Solidarity Service says, “I drink to my annihilation” (82) because they are in the midst of taking soma, the community’s everyday solution to discomfort or unpleasantness. As the name of the Service says, everything is done as a unit. “Ford, we are twelve; oh, make us one,” (82) As a community, they all take part in escaping from reality and the world’s small problems. By annihilating oneself, they are essentially eradicating their conscious personalities from society and taking away their individuality. Nevertheless, that is the goal of the community. “When the individual feels, the community reels”. (92) Feelings are not supposed to be endured, and if they are, soma is highly suggested to take care of that. When someone is experiencing emotion, the community turns upside down. The community emphasizes the importance of soma; in fact, it ...
When you think about family, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you only thought about your parents or close relatives then you may have been caught in an “individual vs. family” paradox. Nearly every culture considers family important, but “many Americans have never even met all of their cousins” (Holmes & Holmes, 2002, p.19). We say we are family oriented, but not caring to meet all of our extended family seems to contradict that. Individual freedoms, accomplishments, and goals are all American ideals that push the idea of individualism. What's important to note is that family or even the concept of family itself doesn't appear in any of those ideals. Holmes and Holmes (2002), observed that “The family reunions of yesterday are now rare, and when they occur they are often a source of stress.” (p. 19) That quote solidifies one reason why family interaction today is : it's just too stressful, so we avoid it. Where does marriage fit into our culture of individuals? Marriage itself may be less of a family unifying event than a way for two individuals to obtain personal happiness; the climbing divorce rate alone seems to suggest the devaluation of commitment in a relationship. Likewise, the Holmes and Holmes (2002) state “marriage is in effect a continuation of courtship” (p. 19) In my opinion, I would have to agree with the authors on family and marriage, considering the above-stated facts and trends. If we, as a nation, can place the individual so far above our own relatives, are we not creating a future of selfishness?
He built an industrial research laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, and this was the main research laboratory for the lighting company. He spent all of his time here until he realized it all could not be all done by one person. Thomas never stopped inventing or working. He became a well-known business man. He still invented throughout his later years. He had a major impact on this world and the economy. Thomas and his second wife spent the rest of their lives at their winter retreat in Fort Meyers, Florida. Thomas Edison passed away October 18, 1931 at the age of 84 years old. Now you can see that Thomas had a very good child and was a hard worker as a teenager. His invention of the universal stock printer was a popular and much needed invention and as you all know the lightbulb has been one of the most important inventions in
As the Europeans set up colonies in America, they brought the plantation ideas with them, which led to the need for labor hence they tried to enslave the Native Americans to work in their mines and fields. The Native Americans were prone to diseases hence most of them died as a result of diseases and overworking. Apart from the ones who died, a number rebelled and formed alliances forcing the Europeans to look for other sources of labor. They settled on acquiring African slaves due to a number of reasons; The African slaves were more stronger and immune to a number of diseases in Europe and America, the Africans had no friends and family in America hence it was not easy for them to form alliances or to escape, they provided a permanent and a cheap source of labor, and most of them had worked on farms before in their native lands. In addition, there were also white slaves for cheap labor.
The development of slavery in the Americas began as early as 1500, after the arrival of the Spanish, and first centered around the Caribbean. However, a lucrative triangle trading system between England, Africa and North America greatly increased the slave trade during the 1600’s (Foner, 38). At the time, slavery was driven by market forces, and largely defined by geographical necessity. Landowners had large plantations, located in areas with small populations and did not have access to the cheap labor necessary to cultivate lucrative crops like tobacco and sugar. They needed slaves to economically survive and prosper. Later, in the American colonies of the south, the entire economic and social structure
The sacrifice of a man’s honor can save his family and their reputation. A man’s ultimate sacrifice would be losing his life for his family. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, a hero named John Proctor redeems himself after having brought distress and shame to his marriage. He defies higher authority in the town of Salem and in doing so; it leads to his demise. John Proctor is a hero because he sacrificed his life for his and his family’s honor.
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World illustrates a colorful, fantastic universe of sex and emotion, programming and fascism that has a powerful draw in a happy handicap. This reality pause button is called “Soma”. “Take a holiday from reality whenever you like, and come back without so much as a headache or a mythology.” ( Huxley 54 ).
On February 11th, 1847 in some hospital in Milan, Ohio, a new inventor was born. His parents, Samuel and Nancy, named this inventor Thomas Alva Edison. He was the seventh child. In his early life he set up a laboratory in the cellar of his house. Young Thomas thought that if given enough gas to a person, that person would float. That turned out to be a wrong hypothesis because when he tried this experiment on his friend, his friend got sick and his laboratory was closed by his parents. At the age of twelve Edison became a newsboy and a candy butcher on the Grand trunk Railway. When he fifteen he published his first newspaper, "The Weekly Herald", on a moving train. His railroad was quickly finished when his laboratory caught on fire in one of the boxcars. Fortunately for him he saved the son J. U. Mackenzie from a certain death in a train accident. The father of the boy he saved was the station agent at Mount Clemens, and Mr. Mackenzie taught Edison telegraphy.
A tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. A man in this tragedy should not be exceptionally righteous, but his faults should come about because of a certain irreversible error on his part. This man should find a bad or fatal ending to add to the tragedy of the story, for this man in the tragic hero. The protagonist John Proctor portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible; his hamartia of adultery causes great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and he encounters catastrophe through recognition and reversal.
Thomas Alva Edison was one of the greatest inventors. He was a smart man. Thomas invented many things such as the light bulb and phonograph. Without the light bulb we would still be using candles and lanterns like they did many years ago. Although Thomas was deaf he worked hard and never gave up.
Thomas Edison is widely regarded as one of the most influential inventors and innovators of the Twentieth Century. Edison’s efforts ushered in a new era of technology; a world in which electricity would be harnessed and made to bow before man’s will. Walter Lippman wrote, “It is impossible to measure the importance of Edison by adding up the specific inventions with which his name is associated” (qtd. in Baldwin 409). Edison’s decades long career was a synergistic melding of his success as an inventor and his prowess as a promoter and businessman. He exemplified the ideals of intelligence married to hard work and perseverance. He forever changed the landscape of American invention and the limits of technological change (Baldwin 409).