Utopian & Dystopian Societies: January 10, 17, 24, 31 This unit deals with cultures, societies and/or governments that have a tight and wide grip on their inhabitants. Often they are dystopian, especially if considered from the perspective of the working, controlled, or oppressed classes. WIkepedia says: "A dystopia (from Ancient Greek: δυσ-, "bad, hard", and Ancient Greek: τόπος, "place, landscape") is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian. Dystopian societies feature different kinds of repressive social control systems, various forms of coercion. Ideas and works about dystopian societies often explore the concept of humans abusing technology and individually and collectively coping, or not being able to properly cope with technology that has progressed far more rapidly than humanity's spiritual evolution. Dystopian societies are often imagined as police states, with unlimited power over the citizens." Groups: Heumann: Divergent: Abbi, Chiara, Alina, Khoi (4) with Tricia Wing Barcode Tattoo: Carter, Graham, James, Claire, Kevin (5) with Stephanie Bainbridge 1984: Jacob, Jenna, Audrey, Danny, Alison (5) Cristina Rivera Peters 1984: Avery, Justin, Sarah, Juliann (4) with Cindy Hellmann The Long Walk: Riley, Malaika, Dominic, Alec, (4) with Marcie Mitchell The Long Walk: Karim, Douglas, Vernon, Nolan, Ian (5) with Cahn Le Stuart: Fahrenheit 451: Leon, Kevin, Tomer (3) with Debbie Berge Divergent: Stephanie, Keiko, Camila, Rachel (4) with Moira Edelman Divergent: Kiyasha, Jamie, Rana (3) with Stephanie Bainbridge The Long Walk: Nate, Nikolai, Tony, Mason, Alexis, Dean (6) with Denise Alvord 1984: Isaac, Kyle, Joey, Gunnar (4) with Barbara Bussler 1984: Frankie, Josh, Harrison (3) with Meagan Mujushi The Assignment (January 31 to February 17):
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