Pleasure in More’s Utopia, Plato’s Republic and Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
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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.
Filename: JLutop.rtf

Political System in "Utopia" and "Blade Runner"
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A 6 page paper discussing these different, yet similar, political systems. Sir Thomas More roundly criticized all those who chose to remain idle rather than produce some item or service of value, and no class was more guilty than was the idle rich. They depended on their peasants to work their lands; their peasants depended on them to provide protection against invasion by outside forces. More described a picture of a society dependent on peasants' production according to their talents, rather than on their loyalty to the manor master. Blade Runner holds a picture of a group ready to demonstrate to its controllers its dependence on their production, which is also based on their capabilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSUtopBlade.wps

Positive and Negative Points in the Communist Manifesto
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This 3 page paper focuses on two positive and two negative points which appear as a set of ten points at the end of the second chapter. Alienation is discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA311Mrx.rtf

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
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A 7 page paper which answers questions, provided by the student, regarding Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay “Self-Reliance.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArlprel.rtf

Social Relationships of the 19th Century:
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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.
Filename: GS19Cent.rtf

SPIRIT IN THE CITIES: A REFLECTION
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This 5-page paper is an analysis and reflectin of the book Spirit in the City, which is edited by theologian Katherine Tanner.
Filename: MTspicit.rtf

The Amish Subculture
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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.
Filename: PPamish.rtf

The Benefits of Mandatory Community Service
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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 as they exist today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPvolun2.rtf

THE BRADYS AND THE COSBYS: REALITY TELEVISION?
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This 5-page paper examines "The Brady Bunch" and "The Cosby Show," and determines if these television programs adequately portrayed reality when it came to family relationships. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTbracos.rtf