Utopia?
Imagine it – utopia, a remote cabin on the beach, the kingship of a vast empire, Nirvana; Heaven, the Happy Hunting Grounds, paradise, perfection. What exactly is Utopia? According to Webster it is “1, an imaginary and indefinitely remote place” or “ 2, often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection esp. in laws, government, and social conditions.” Where is this perfect place? Will my dog live forever there? Will I never grow old? If I never grow old there does that mean I never mature? What if my idea of perfection differs from my neighbor there, will it still be perfect for both of us? Utopia is a nonexistent, but absolutely perfect place, as we can see from the beginning of the word in 1516 by Sir Thomas More. More was one of Henry VIII’s main councilors. He fell out of favor with the king when he did not sign a letter urging the pope to divorce Henry and Catherine. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London because his going against the king was treason; he was beheaded. It is strange that a man with such a life, and such an end, was the creator of the perfect world as well as a commonly used word in our language. In his writings, utopia was a place of absolute perfection. He described a poor king who cared more a
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Brave World, God Child, Beach Gattica, According Webster, Tower London, Shakespeares Tempest, Vincent Irene, Henry VIIIs, , Hunting Grounds, brave world, attempts utopia, absolute perfection, god child,
Approximate Word count = 852
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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