Essays and Research Papers on Utopian Societies

This 12 page paper provides an overview of utopian societies as discerned by Marx and Rousseau. The philosophers are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

6 pages in length. Perhaps George Orwell's prophetic novel about a totalitarian existence was merely a result of the author's overactive imagination. Maybe, however, it was a warning. Orwell, himself, said he did not believe such a society as he describes in '1984' would ever arrive; however, he did believe that something ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the expectations of a life-changing move, as well as the harsh realities associated with such expectations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how Karl Marx's ideas, when put into practice, have not been incredibly successful. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper is a tutorial on how to write a reaction paper, with the use of Walden Two. Details from this B.F. Skinner book are explored and ideas about utopian society are discussed. No additional sources cited.

A six page paper which compares and contrasts the concept of pleasure in the three works, with particular reference to the difference between physical, mental and apiritual pleasure, and the importance of rationality and wisdom to a civilised society.

5 pages in length. Engineer Bill, who understands the essence of greater good, is faced with the most difficult decision of his life: does he rescue a single little girl who is caught upon the railroad tracks at the expense of one hundred people who are headed for certain death, or does he spare ...

This 5 page paper dicusses the impact which the industrial revolution had on the lives of people. While it is often the assumption that the industrial revolution improved people's lives, in many ways this was not the reality. Bibliography lits 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines Thomas More, his book “Utopia,” and the impact the work made on society during More’s time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that Marxism is brilliant but man has flaws and so cannot implement the model properly. The paper also suggests that communism has never been implemented in the way that Marx laid out which is the reason for its failure. Communism is compared with socialism. No additional sources cited. ...

This 6 page paper uses J. Bronowski's Science and Human Values to explore Greg Egan's novel called Distress. Science and human values are discussed in light of the material from the science fiction work. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that summarizes the principal argument and critically analyzes Maria M. Lopez's essay "Port work selves and entitlement 'attitudes' in peripheral postindustrial Puerto Rico" and Post Work, the Wages of Cybernation edited Stanley Aronowitz and Jonathan Cutler. The writer argues that these writers overlook certain unavoidable facts about American culture. Bibliography lists ...

A twelve page paper which looks at the different views of Utopia which were proposed by various thinkers of the French Enlightenment, including Rousseau, Voltaire and de Graffigny.

This 5 page paper looks at the Russian Revolution and the conditions preceding it that caused the people to embrace Marxism. Details about Marxism and the revolution itself are included. The paper takes an analytic look at the facts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the nature of social relationships in the 19th century and references the autobiographies of two people of that era. This paper asserts that the social relationships of that era were negatively affected by race and gender. Bilbiography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper detailing the increase in Chinese tourism which the world has witnessed in the past two decades. Supplementing the text with six charts, graphs and tables detailing the statistics of this trend, the author supports the contention that while practically unheard of at the beginning of the twentieth century, China now ...

This 3 page paper contemplates what makes a fair society. Democracy is applauded. Many ideas are discussed, including communism, Athenian democracy and the tension between Republicans and Democrats. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of this futuristic novel. It is discussed from a feminist perspective. Various issues about present day society and the future utopian society contained in the book are each discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which compares Spielvogel's account of the Renaissance period with the society described in More's Utopia, and puts forward the theory that the latter was intended as a blueprint for a possible societal model rather than solely as a critique of More's own culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing elements of an ideal society based on those from ancient or modern day societies. Societies of Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire and Modern Sweden are used to improve that currently in the United States. An outline is included. In creating an ideal society based on the aspects of ...

A paper which compares Spielvogel's account of the Renaissance period with the society described in More's Utopia, and puts forward the theory that the latter was intended as a blueprint for a possible societal model rather than solely as a critique of More's own culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page discussion of the many benefits of community service. The author contends that enacting mandatory one-year community service requirements for individuals between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one would have advantages for the community as well as for the individual. This contention is supported with a brief look at volunteer services ...

A 3 page discussion of the many benefits of community service. The author contends that enacting mandatory one-year community service requirements for individuals between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one would have advantages for the community as well as for the individual. This contention is supported with a brief look at volunteer services ...

A review of Callenbach's Ecotopia, which looks at his depiction of a society based on sustainability and the rejection of consumerism and industrialisation, and considers whether or not it is a valid social model.

A review of Callenbach's Ecotopia, which looks at his depiction of a society based on sustainability and the rejection of consumerism and industrialisation, and considers whether or not it is a valid social model.