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One Writer’s Idea Of Utopia : A 5 page piece on a Utopia that offers a combined virtual and social education system, a justice system without lawyers, housing, food and clothing for everyone, no guns, community involvement in daily governance, and hierarchies of volunteer councils of twelve (to infinity). Income is earned and taxed--equally at 10 percent. Money and credit are dispensed with in favor of living according to means with debit cards. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Uto.wps

Huxley’s "Brave New World" vs. Vonnegut’s "Cat’s Cradle" / Two Utopias ? :
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. Dystopia.wps

"Brave New World" & "On Liberty" : A 5 page essay which attempts to see the world depicted in Aldus Huxley’s "Brace New World" through the eyes of John Stuart Mill based upon his work entitled "On Liberty." For Mill, what has been lost in Huxley’s utopia is individual freedom and expression. Mill argued that the danger of society is that the majority denies liberty to individuals, whether explicitly through laws, which he calls, "acts of public authority," or more subtly through morals and social pressure, which Mill calls "collective opinion." The writer of this essay believes that upon entering the brave new world, Mill would criticize it harshly for having denied liberty through both of these methods. bravelib.wps

Blade Runner : A Possible Society ? : 10 pages in length. An evaluative analysis of technology, society, and freedoms as presented in the film "Blade Runner." The 'right to happiness' is mentioned as a key issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Bladerun.wps

New Lanark, Oneida, & Other Utopian Societies In America : Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, numerous utopian groups created their own "heavens on earth" in the American heartland, ranging from the Shakers, to Robert Owen's "New Harmony," to the Oneida community. They struggled in vain to create "perfect" societies that would differ in contrast with the dreary ones overseas in Europe. This 6 page research paper examines the purpose, attempts, and failures of these communities -- concentrating primarily upon the examples of New Lanark and Oneida. The themes of these communities and their decline are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Utopias.wps

"Outside the Family" / Views On Sex American History : A 7 page review of textbook information presenting the 19th century’s history and development of sexual perceptions, the development of sexual utopias, and the creation of sexual commerce in the United States. This writer presents a number of major points and figures as they relate to the concepts of the nuclear family and to the formation of "sexual norms."
No additional sources cited. Fam.wps

Sir Francis Bacon's New Atlantis : A 20 page paper discussing New Atlantis in relationship to its time as well as contrasting it to other versions of ideal societies or utopias. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Newatl.wps

The Utopian Visions of More and Bacon : A 7 page research paper on Utopia and The New Atlantis. The writer details the place of each in utopian literature and compares them for style and content. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Utopia5.wps

Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" / An Analytical Criticism : 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. Utopia.wps

Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" # 2 / Imperfection Is Better... : 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. Utopia2.wps

Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" # 3 / Not A "Perfect" Society : 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. Utopia3.wps

Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" # 4 / Communism Doesn't Work ! : 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. Utopia4.wps

Sir Thomas More’s "Utopia" / An Analytical Overview : 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. Moreutop.wps

Sir Thomas More’s "Utopia" & The Communist State : 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. Utopia.doc

Sir Thomas More’s "Utopia" & The Renaissance City : A 6 page paper examining the way Sir Thomas More’s Utopia reflected the actual conditions of the Renaissance city. Particular attention is paid to London, where More lived; the paper also shows how More’s views differed from Plato’s Republic, the book he used as his primary source. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Moreutop.wps

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