Unit 2 Paper: A Modern Day Sir Thomas More After reading Utopia‚ I realized problems in today’s society itself. Hythloday compared and contrasted concepts of government between Utopia and European countries all throughout the book. The perfect Utopian society included all‚ but not limited to: rational thought‚ communal property‚ no love of gold‚ no class distinction‚ little to no crime‚ no poverty‚ religious tolerance‚ and little inclination to war. Many of these concepts are completely
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Odysseus & Aeneas By: Chance E-mail: mmb0014@unt.edu If there is any possibility that a comparison could be made with the famous journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas‚ it must be known that Aeneas is actually a hero in search of his own soul while Odysseus is a hero trying to find his old life and in a sense‚ his old soul. The Aeneid is very much of a spiritual quest‚ which makes it unique in ancient literature and in contrast with the Odyssey. Only Virgil admits to the possibility that a character
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Bales‚ Kevin‚ and Zoe Trodd. Modern slavery: the secret world of 27 million people. Oxford: Oneworld‚ 2009. Print. Modern Slavery: The Secret World of 27 Million People is an analysis of modern slavery‚ going back to the history of slavery and the economic and political context of the present time. Other than the fact that it really places slavery into a much larger context‚ the book also seems exhausting ‚ with lots of statistical references and a broad analysis. Kevin Bales is a researcher who
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Our contemporary society has many flaws and issues that can cause severe sufferings for mankind. Among them Contemporary slavery also known as Modern day slavery is one of very unjustifiable problems which clearly demonstrates that inhumanity still exist in the present day in our modern community. Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world‚ in a recent statistic‚ approximately 35.8 million people are currently trapped in this curse (USA Today) but unfortunately many of us simply
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Odysseus’s success. Odysseus needs to have the courage‚intelligence‚ and kindness to survive this adventure‚he must go to the depths of hell just to return home. Odysseus has been a hero in the story making him a strong willed character with the intelligence and courage to succeed. Odysseus has the courage to face the large Cyclops. Odysseus said “I’ll make my own crossing in my own ship‚with my own company¨(73). Odysseus wanted to go alone‚ but his men went also . Odysseus managed to stay calm
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because of its tragic ending that resulted in the lost lives of two “star-crossed lovers”. Many people usually don’t see how Romeo and Juliet’s times are also comparable to modern days. If Romeo and Juliet were looked at closely though‚ others would see multiple similarities to modern days! Romeo and Juliet’s relationship plus modern relationships have several similarities which are very surprising. First of all‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet fall for each other extremely
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Throughout the history of Iran‚ there have been many forms of resistance‚ such as the Tobacco Revolt and Black Friday‚ which have created other types of resistance in modern day Iran.The power of force to silence and eliminate forms of resistance in history has nurtured a movement of forms of protest in modern day Iran. Foremost‚ in the year of 1891‚ the Nasir al-Din Shah signed an agreement with the British giving them privilege over the profitable Iranian tobacco industry. Following the agreement
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Modern day slavery seems to be sneaking by people in the North America at an astounding rate‚ surprisingly we look right past the little to no wages‚ terrible conditions‚ and child labor that blights most of the Northern Mexican workers who try to earn a living wage‚ and provide for their families. When we buy most produce‚ we can see their hard work for ourselves‚ yet no one really sees’s what really goes on to the people that help feed the country. It is because of this‚ that we must look beyond
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similarities between the society in The Giver and the society in modern day‚ there are many more differences. First and foremost‚ jobs is one difference between the society in The Giver and the society in modern day. In The Giver‚ the citizens are assigned jobs. On page 27 in the novel‚ it stated‚ “There was no doubt that Benjamin would receive his Assignment to that field and would probably be permitted to bypass most of the training.” In modern day society‚ all citizens pick which jobs they want. Additionally
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not certain just ask an elder what it was like to type a paper or wait all day for a phone call without modern day technology. The progression of artificial intelligence has made many aspects of our lives easier than the day of our parents. In spite of there benefits however‚ there are of course some faults with in the growing of artificial intelligence. Research shows that there are numerous effective usages for modern day technologies. This technology affects our everyday lives in various ways
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