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Utopia?

Date Submitted: 09/07/2003 01:26:31
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 3 pages (820 words)
Imagine it – utopia, a remote cabin on the beach, the kingship of a vast empire, Nirvana; Heaven, the Happy Hunting Grounds, paradise, perfection. What exactly is Utopia? According to Webster it is “1, an imaginary and indefinitely remote place” or “ 2, often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection esp. in laws, government, and social conditions.” Where is this perfect place? Will my dog live forever there? Will I never grow old? If I never grow old there …
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…and because of human limitations, we set ourselves up for failure. By trying to create a utopia, there will always be an inevitable creation of some sort of dystopia. For this reason the definition of utopia (from Greek ou for not and topos for place, meaning “no place”) is a non-existent but commonly sought after place of absolute perfection. Before we take to sea we walk on land, before we create we must understand. Utopia.
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