Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 2 / Imperfection Is Better...
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A 3 page look at the geopolitical beliefs expounded in Utopia and how such societies have traditionally failed throughout the course of history. The writer argues that rather than strive for the unattainable, we should learn to appreciate the value of imperfection. No other sources cited.
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 3 / Not A 'Perfect' Society
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A 3 page essay criticizing More's Utopia in an historical context. The writer feels that a 'perfect' society is not possible when it has war, prisoners or war, and slavery. Examples from other Utopian ideologies are presented to illustrate points made. No other sources cited.
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 4 / Communism Doesn't Work !
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In this insightful 3 page essay, the writer argues that in Utopian societies, the creator is always theoretically 'playing God,' and establishing whatever social order (s)he sees fit for the achievement of societal perfection. It is argued that there exists no viable connection between the Utopia presented in Thomas More's book and true democracy. Rather, More's Utopia more closely resembles Communism -- a failed idea ! No other sources cited.
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' & The Communist State
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A 5 page paper analyzing the ways in which Thomas More's idealized society, described in his book Utopia, could be said to be Communist. The paper concludes that the actual aims of Karl Marx and More were different; Marx was calling for a social revolution, and More was calling for a moral one. Bibliography lists three sources including book.
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Criticism
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A 3 page essay in which the writer critiques More's 'Utopia'-- pointing out several atrocities including the treatment of lawyers and animals in his fictitious society. The writer does also find, however, that the book was intended to be satirical and therefore to only criticize it would be to overlook its 'chariacture-like' value. No other sources cited.
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Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Overview
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A 10 page research paper concerning the first of many literary 'utopias' which describe perfect imaginary societies. The writer explores the framework of the society imaged by Sir Thomas More in the early sixteenth-century discussing such topics as the rights of the individual, the laws, and customs of More's ideal human society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Sir Thomas MoreÕs 'Utopia' & The Renaissance City
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Sir Thomas MoreÕs 'Utopia' & The Renaissance City : A 6 page paper examining the way Sir Thomas MoreÕs Utopia reflected the actual conditions of the Renaissance city. Particular attention is paid to London, where More lived; the paper also shows how MoreÕs views differed from PlatoÕs Republic, the book he used as his primary source. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Moreutop.wps
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Huxley's 'Brave New World' vs. Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle' / Two Utopias ?
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A 6 page paper arguing that Huxley and Vonnegut created utopian societies in prose to prove that there is no such thing, and in fact created 'dystopias' in their prose and agreed with that vision. The paper postulates that they believe society is helpless to change its path. Definitions of utopia and dystopia introduces the paper, which ties into a Huxley finale. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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