Thomas More an internationally famous author, vigorous polemicist, an influential statesman and a catholic martyr. A man of many talents to say the least, was born on February 7th, 1478 in London, England. Throughout More’s life he accomplished many things including becoming a well-respected lawyer, appointed as Cardinal Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, being a part of the trade embassy, becoming speaker of the house in 1523, being a part of the court of Henry VIII are some of his most famous accomplishments. But his most famous accomplishment is probably writing Utopia. A book about an ideal society. In book one Thomas More (who is not only the main character but also the author) travels with the King of England Henry VIII as his ambassador to
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I say decent because it wasn’t necessarily bad but it wasn’t a book that I would have picked to read on my own. Book one was in my opinion very difficult to get through and understand without reading a few times. I did though like book two. It was much easier to read and understand, I also enjoyed really learning about Utopia (the “ideal” society). If the whole book was written the way Book One was then I believe I wouldn’t have got a lot out of this assignment besides it just being another assignment but Book two made it more enjoyable. It made me want to read and learn more about Utopia. This book added to my knowledge of legal and political systems because it really made me think of the way our society is compared to the ideal one. It made me consider the aspects of the legal systems and that is what we are doing really the best way to do it? Or do we maybe need to consider the Utopian way and have people fight their own battles in court instead of lawyers doing it. Another aspect it made me think of was our political system. In America right now we might not have the best candidates for our Presidential race and we might not have the best system but I will say I’d take these problems over a king. It gave me a new perspective on a society’s systems besides the ones in the United States. This book prompted me to see the United States and our modern society in a new
I say decent because it wasn’t necessarily bad but it wasn’t a book that I would have picked to read on my own. Book one was in my opinion very difficult to get through and understand without reading a few times. I did though like book two. It was much easier to read and understand, I also enjoyed really learning about Utopia (the “ideal” society). If the whole book was written the way Book One was then I believe I wouldn’t have got a lot out of this assignment besides it just being another assignment but Book two made it more enjoyable. It made me want to read and learn more about Utopia. This book added to my knowledge of legal and political systems because it really made me think of the way our society is compared to the ideal one. It made me consider the aspects of the legal systems and that is what we are doing really the best way to do it? Or do we maybe need to consider the Utopian way and have people fight their own battles in court instead of lawyers doing it. Another aspect it made me think of was our political system. In America right now we might not have the best candidates for our Presidential race and we might not have the best system but I will say I’d take these problems over a king. It gave me a new perspective on a society’s systems besides the ones in the United States. This book prompted me to see the United States and our modern society in a new