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    Thomas More’s Utopia is a work of ambiguous dualities that forces readers to question More’s real view on the concept of a utopian society. However‚ evidence throughout the novel suggests that More did intend Utopia to be the “best state of the commonwealth.” The detailed description of Utopia acts as Mores mode of expressing his humanistic views‚ commenting on the fundamentals of human nature and the importance of reason and natural law‚ while gracefully combining the two seemingly conflicting ideals

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    More‚ the author‚ describes Utopia as a community or society possessing highly desirable or near perfect qualities. However‚ this fictional society would not work especially in today’s day and age‚ because the description of the cities and farms hinges upon a general fact of Utopian life: homogeneity. Everything in Utopia is as similar as it possibly can be. According to Hythloday the cities are almost indistinguishable from each other. They have virtually the same populations‚ architecture‚ layouts

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    UTOPIA 1. What was the date of publication of Utopia? 2. What explorations had created a new world picture in the quarter of a century prior to the composition of Utopia? How did those explorations affect the book? 3. Who was Erasmus and what was his connection with More? 4. Who was Peter Giles and what was his role in Utopia? 5. Who was Raphael Hythloday and what was his role in Utopia? 6. Who was Cardinal Morton and how did he figure in Utopia? 7. Cite several conditions‚ laws‚ and customs

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    OZAN AKÇA 1111310054 1-TITLE: UTOPIA 2-AUTHOR: SIR THOMAS MORE 3-DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2011 4-NUMBER OF PAGES: 176 5-GENRE: Science Fiction 6- THEME: Common welfare vs. private interest 7-SETTING: Antwerp 8-PLOT: On a diplomatic trip to Brussels‚ "More" takes a side trip to the seaport of Antwerp where he falls into conversation with Peter Giles and Giles’ acquaintance‚ Raphael Hythloday‚ who sailed with Amerigo Vespucci.  The men go to "More"’s house where‚ in the

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    Evaluate the pros/cons in life in Utopia Humanity always seems to debate on what makes a perfect society. Whether it is completely controlled by the government or a free nature of state. In Moore’s Utopia‚ he explores the aspects of this so called perfect society. Yet like any piece of literature‚ the reader might find pros and cons to life in “Utopia” the way Moore describes it. These can include the sx hour working day and everyone being materially equal‚ as being positive. Versus women having

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    by Jane Jacobs and Utopia by Thomas Moore‚ we are presented two life styles‚ which some might consider very similar in various ways. Both authors focus on a peaceful living lifestyle‚ to better the people of the nation. Although some of their specific details are different‚ I believe that Jacobs would definitely approve of the features that More develops in Utopia. Utopia occupies a crescent-shaped island that curves in on itself‚ enclosing a large bay and protecting it from the ocean and wind.

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    society’. Discuss this statement in light of Sir Thomas More’s Utopia and another text of your own choosing. In your response make detailed references to forms‚ features‚ context and values of your texts. Utopia by Thomas More and The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan‚ criticise and challenge the dominant ideologies of their society. Thomas More uses Utopia as a satirical text to criticise and challenge the corrupt society he lives in. Utopia was written during King Henry’s reign and anything that was obviously

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    agree with me and would be willing to volunteer themselves and also their future generations for an experiment. To reach a definite set of results‚ this test will take between 100 and 200 years to complete. In today’s world‚ people dream too much. From birth‚ children are taught that they can be anything they want to if they put their mind to it. This is a weakness and is nowhere near true. People don’t know what is best for themselves. A country can be kept much stronger‚ thus making all citizens’

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    “The Color Precious” "Precious" by Lee Daniels‚ and "The Color Purple" by Steven Spielberg‚ display struggles on various occasions but also presents what happens when you weather the storm. Daniels presents a main character whose relationship seems to prosper from confidence and direction‚ while Spielberg seems to demonstrate overcoming struggles by backbreaking work and patience. Despite this difference‚ the movies allow for aspiration that its possible to overcome for a better outcome

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