“There are fifty-four cities in the island, all large and well built, the manners, customs, and laws of which are the same, and they are all contrived as near in the same manner as the ground on which they stand will allow" (324) and this is build of Utopia is very similar to the build of the US, because we have many states, that most all follow the same rules and well-built, strong, independent, and all under one government. The explantation from Utopia, "Every city sends three of their wisest senators once a year to Amaurot, to consult about their common concerns" (325) is like that of the US, due to the fact that each state has different members, including a senator, that meets with higher areas of the government and address different aspects, rules and even contradictions regarding different things going on in each state. Lastly, another way Utopia and the US compare is, when it is stated in Utopia, "Whenever they are engaged in war, which is the only occasion in which their treasure can be usefully employed, they make use of it themselves; in great extremities or sudden accidents they employ it in hiring foreign troops, whom they more willingly expose to danger than their own people..." (325) so the US is only engaged in war, like Utopia, when it is needed (most of the time anyways), and war has occurred after many long battles, but also on short notice and last minute decisions from our president. But, we also have ties with other countries/nations that are aligned with us and assist us in war, putting their own people at risk for our country, just like described in Utopia and how it actually worked in Sir Thomas More's country of Utopia.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Post 24: Utopia Compared to the US
Sir Thomas More's Utopia differs that of our country of the United States because Utopia is more of a peaceful society, with no class distinctions, little crime or immoral behavior, and little war, and the US, at one point, was very similar to this style. As centuries have passed, this has changed, where we have classes, crime and murder occurs almost anywhere, and we have been apart of major wars in Iraq and now Syria and are completely fighting ISIS. We do compare to Utopia, however, in the fact that we are one of the strongest and most superior nations in the world, and that is what Sir Thomas More believes of Utopia. We also compare in many different areas as well, which are important aspects to recognize.
“There are fifty-four cities in the island, all large and well built, the manners, customs, and laws of which are the same, and they are all contrived as near in the same manner as the ground on which they stand will allow" (324) and this is build of Utopia is very similar to the build of the US, because we have many states, that most all follow the same rules and well-built, strong, independent, and all under one government. The explantation from Utopia, "Every city sends three of their wisest senators once a year to Amaurot, to consult about their common concerns" (325) is like that of the US, due to the fact that each state has different members, including a senator, that meets with higher areas of the government and address different aspects, rules and even contradictions regarding different things going on in each state. Lastly, another way Utopia and the US compare is, when it is stated in Utopia, "Whenever they are engaged in war, which is the only occasion in which their treasure can be usefully employed, they make use of it themselves; in great extremities or sudden accidents they employ it in hiring foreign troops, whom they more willingly expose to danger than their own people..." (325) so the US is only engaged in war, like Utopia, when it is needed (most of the time anyways), and war has occurred after many long battles, but also on short notice and last minute decisions from our president. But, we also have ties with other countries/nations that are aligned with us and assist us in war, putting their own people at risk for our country, just like described in Utopia and how it actually worked in Sir Thomas More's country of Utopia.
“There are fifty-four cities in the island, all large and well built, the manners, customs, and laws of which are the same, and they are all contrived as near in the same manner as the ground on which they stand will allow" (324) and this is build of Utopia is very similar to the build of the US, because we have many states, that most all follow the same rules and well-built, strong, independent, and all under one government. The explantation from Utopia, "Every city sends three of their wisest senators once a year to Amaurot, to consult about their common concerns" (325) is like that of the US, due to the fact that each state has different members, including a senator, that meets with higher areas of the government and address different aspects, rules and even contradictions regarding different things going on in each state. Lastly, another way Utopia and the US compare is, when it is stated in Utopia, "Whenever they are engaged in war, which is the only occasion in which their treasure can be usefully employed, they make use of it themselves; in great extremities or sudden accidents they employ it in hiring foreign troops, whom they more willingly expose to danger than their own people..." (325) so the US is only engaged in war, like Utopia, when it is needed (most of the time anyways), and war has occurred after many long battles, but also on short notice and last minute decisions from our president. But, we also have ties with other countries/nations that are aligned with us and assist us in war, putting their own people at risk for our country, just like described in Utopia and how it actually worked in Sir Thomas More's country of Utopia.
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