More’s Utopia, and Spielvogel’s account of the late medieval period
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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.
Filename: JLmoreut.rtf

New Lanark, Oneida, & Other Utopian Societies In America
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Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, numerous utopian groups created their own "heavens on earth" in the American heartland, ranging from the Shakers, to Robert Owen's "New Harmony," to the Oneida community. They struggled in vain to create "perfect" societies that would differ in contrast with the dreary ones overseas in Europe. This 6 page research paper examines the purpose, attempts, and failures of these communities -- concentrating primarily upon the examples of New Lanark and Oneida. The themes of these communities and their decline are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Utopias.wps

One Writer's Idea Of Utopia
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A 5 page paper on a Utopia that offers a combined virtual and social education system, a justice system without lawyers, housing, food and clothing for everyone, no guns, community involvement in daily governance, and hierarchies of volunteer councils of twelve (to infinity). Income is earned and taxed--equally at 10 percent. Money and credit are dispensed with in favor of living according to means with debit cards. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Uto.wps