The idea of utopia has evolved and taken many forms since Sir Thomas More first coined the word in 1516. ... With the Renaissance the ideal of a utopia became more sophisticated, but the religious component in utopian philosophy is often present from then on. To understand More's work, it is important to define what a utopia is, how the term came about and what literature influenced More as well as how More's book influenced following generations of utopia writers due to this startlingly original work. The Oxford English Dictionary defines utopia as "a place, state or condition idea...

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Of course, affirmative action is pathetic; a waste of time and money, as well as part of the liberal agenda to bring America from the strong representative republic that it once was s into a weak socialistic utopia (a.k.a. communism). ...

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Race and education are two things that seem to have a very large affect on each other. Race affects education because it affects the way that children are taught and the material that they are taught. Education affects race by teaching children what is in the textbooks, and whether it is biased info...

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The United States has become a melting pot of quagmire. The issues concerning air safety, chemical weapons, and terrorism are blurring our vision of real safety in America. Our minds are being poisoned with propositions of tax cuts, better health insurance, and decreasing the unemployment rate. T...

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In the duration of time between the years 1825-1850, many reform movements were occurring as American citizens fought for the reformation of many laws and institutions. There was the temperance movement, aimed toward lessening alcohol consumption, and in extreme cases, the complete abolishment of i...

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Criticisms of Marketing There are several advantages of marketing as we know it. Marketing is specially formulated so that more of company A's products are bought. But in the end, through advertising the consumer ends up getting a fair amount of choice. A typical marketing plan with a fair a...

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The colors that represent this country and its people were acquired only through the courageous souls that came to this place with nothing and worked hard and overcame obstacles as well as the individuals that put their life second to the well being of the country and it's people. From the first se...

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The Second Great Awakening led many to explore and experiment with a wide array of social reforms as ways to accomplish reform, whether it be through environmentalism, temperance, body reforms, transcendentalism, social utopias, or abolition. ...

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