Essays and Research Papers on Utopian Societies

This 5-page paper is an analysis and reflectin of the book Spirit in the City, which is edited by theologian Katherine Tanner.

This 3 page paper examines this well known classic. Did More mean the message to be taken literally? The work is discussed. Quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents. How Freud sees problems in society and how they should be resolved is at the crux of this inquiry. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page discussion of how Andrew Carnegie's nineteenth century views on wealth distribution apply to contemporary times. The author of this paper uses the problems unearthed by Hurricane Katrina to make this application. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. A perfect society is comprised of myriad components that are conspicuously absent from society as it is known in the twenty-first century and has been known for decades – even hundreds – of years. Caste systems, racial discord, economic inequity and capitalism all work as a synergistic web to ...

This 4 page paper evaluates just what a perfect society is, and what can be done to move towards that. The problem of drugs in society, and war, are two issues highlighted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which focuses on Jordan’s medalist appearances in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, considers how opponents would attempt to play ‘keep away’ so that he could not control the ball, and how he always managed to overcome his challenges during these competitions. ...

An 8 page overview of the subculture we know as the Amish. The author describes the factors that make this group a subculture to the American mainstream culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper examines cloning and the sociological implications of it. What a world with cloning might be liked is imagined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper uses these two works to discuss the two paradigms. They are compared and contrasted in the context of five questions posed by a student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

10 pages in length. Tragedy and uprising reflect the foundation upon which most cities move through the often painful struggle of progress. Chicago is no different in this respect and can even lay claim to some of the nation's most notable events of this type. While the Windy City has had her ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the ideas in More's Utopia and Machiavelli's The Prince. The paper ultimately concludes that More's Utopia is a more desirable world than is Machiavelli's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides a critique of More's Utopia as if Machiavelli had written it. This is a fictitious piece written in first person and contains a quote from Utopia. Bibliography lists 1 source.

3 pages in length. Freedom is not only a mindset of those who seek life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but it is also a birthright afforded those who live beneath the umbrella of a democratic society. National constitutions bestow the multifaceted components of freedom upon their people; however, myriad countries are ...

This 3 page paper evaluates Orwell's 1984 and Aristotle's works. The idea of utopia is discussed as it relates to these two authors.

This 4 page paper discusses possible ways of building a utopia. It also touches on theories of utopia advanced in the past, and argues that such a society is impossible to build. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 4 page paper very briefly explains why it’s difficult to create a utopia, and then describes one possible version of a utopian society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page research paper/essay that, first of all, discusses behaviorism, what it is and how it started and then moves on to discussing B.F. Skinner’s 1948 novel Walden Two. With this material as introduction and background, the writer then offers a detailed discussion of a personal vision for what constitutes a utopian society. Bibliography ...

A 4 page essay that is written from the perspective of person washed ashore on Thomas More's Utopia. The writer describes what it is like to live within this imaginary ideal society. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines the ideas of Marx and Engels. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the American Dream and what it means today. No bibliography.

This 6 page paper reviews the sociological perspective. An emphasis is placed on the importance of society, culture, and values although the latter are frequently contradicted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper considers how big cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are stereotyped in popular thought. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In a paper of five pages, the author writes about a Utopian world they made up, and also about the problem of world hunger. The author of this paper discusses possible solutions to eliminate world hunger. There is one source cited in this paper.