Virtually all cultures have strived to achieve a utopian society. A utopian society is fundamentally one that has overcome aggression, war, hatred, and crime while establishing "peaceful" and orderly communities. A utopian society could not exist with the individuality that nature has bestowed on the human race. As long as humans remain unique in their state of mind, utopia is a mere fantasy. To get around this problem, a society must adapt to achieve a utopian-like state. This can be achieved in two ways. One of these might be known as “hostile transfer.” This path is illustrated in the novel “farenheight 451” by Ray Bradbury. Bradbury shows how society creates a career of burning books (especially historical books). The semi-communist, semi-utopian government then fulfills its own twisted version of the past to maintain a stable state of control by keeping its citizens oblivious to their true rights and privileges. This results in a semi-utopian society in which any resistance, crime, or aggression is either insignificant compared to the “big picture” or easily overcome. Utopia is rejected in this case due to the extreme force used to maintain it. The second way of achieving a semi-utopia could be called a “manipulative utopia”. A good example would be the utopia created for the novel “1984” by George Orwell. In this utopia, society is manipulated by major organizations/governments to rejoice in what would be most profitable for the event/product organizer, or to be intimidated while being assured of government protection. This type of utopian-communist government rejects the true utopian factor when the ability to show signs of individuality is disabled through manipulation. The two utopian type societies also have their similarities. They both operate independently of other states/countries/provinces; both seem strongly opposed to democratic systems. The two central governments remain very enigmatic when the question of past societies is raised. Ruling organizations also controlled another aspect of civilization: the media. Newspapers revolving around a “one-sided” political or military event. The media seems very controlled by governments or ruling parties in both cases..