Answer:
1. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
2. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
3. Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
4. Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
5. The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Explanation:
The passage in the question is from the very first paragraph of the text of Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", a novel about a dystopian world. This excerpt shows the perceived "perfect utopian world' whereas the citizens still seem to be under the constant threat of being 'punished'.
The passage is also an example of the characteristics of a dystopic world that is the setting of the story. Here, propaganda is used as a means to control the citizens, with the restriction of the information and various other independent thoughts. This led to the fear and reluctance of the citizens in associating with the outside world, and the dehumanization of the perceived perfect society. All these is an illusion that the society they are living is the perfect utopian world.
Answer:
Some of the challenges of democracy are as follows:
Corruption and Inefficiency.
Role of Anti-Social Elements.
Growing Economic and Social Inequalities Among People.
Casteism and Communalism.
The main idea is <span>Factory workers are degraded at work and at home on a daily basis.
The excerpts above describes the past situation where factories did not even provide necessary salary to sustain the living of their hard-working labors, but they never had a chance to change jobs because they couldn't find another opportunity.</span>
<span>The phrase actually refers is the what by now should be the well-known history of the U.S. supporting military coups all over South and Central America. Many of the officers involved in the coups with documented violation of human rights were trained by the U.S. in the so-called School of Americas renamed the Western Hemisphere for Institute for Security of Cooperation. </span><span>
</span><span>If you look back at the history of the U.S, you'll see a number of wars or otherwise extensive conflicts averaging every 20-30 years. This rabid aggression and the use of extensive deception are among the reasons U.S. presence is not only resented in Central/South America but currently in areas such as the Middle East.
<em>Hope this helped! :)</em>
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