Ideal Society Essay

“Over many centuries, Sparta has been seen as an ideal society. Is this a valid viewpoint? Using primary source materials, discuss why or why not Sparta might seem a positive model.” Many people have different thoughts about, but this is not a valid viewpoint. Although Sparta was a notorious and legendary army it was not an ideal society. Settled by Dorian tribes during the Dark Ages; two royal families claimed descent from Heracles. Only descendants of original Spartans, the Spartiates, were…

civilizations expressed their views about society and religion through stories and laws, which means that written records are often the best way for the modern world to understand past cultures. An ancient Indian story, The Ramayana, describes Rama, who is an embodiment of dharma, and his wife Sita, who is perfectly pure. They are seen as ideal individuals, and the city of demons that the story is based around is seen as the epitome of evil. Plato formulates his ideal city in The Republic, which…

In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, he depicts a futuristic “ideal” society where all natural and mental pain is diminished, by biotechnology to create the most idealistic society where there was no pain or worries, everyone is equal as well as happy , but at what price?..as the novel continues huxley slowly unveils the many flaws in this “ideal” society, from citizens futures determined for them, to being unable to think for themselves...all for social stability . Is social stability…

Starting at the beginning of time, people have had ideals and ways to perfect what they have seen as wrong or unethical. Adolf Hitler was a man who had strong ideals of a perfect society, which included the removal of anyone seen as the opposite. His strong views affected most of the people around him, changing the lives of countless people. Adolf Hitler, was a German nationalist, whose name is associated with the terrors of the Holocaust, his ideals for a pure German race, and his efforts for…

Plato constructs a society in which the wise men, known as the philosophers, hold the highest position in the government. If he gave up this assumption that certain people are intrinsically unfit to occupy certain political social positions, he wouldn’t make this claim. He would instead create a society where everyone’s voice is heard no matter which social status they come from. A society that hears the voices of all the people and doesn’t underestimate their ideas. Also, he would allow the…

Plato and Machiavelli looked into what is best for people and a government structure that can bring to a better society, happiness, and wealth for everyone. Both Plato and Machiavelli focused on a civil society that would work to secure the rule of law and protecting individual’s freedoms, as well as stability as a whole. They agreed that a government or a ruler would have to work for conditions that will bring prosperity of his citizens and a pleasing and satisfactory way of living.These two…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Ideal Society In Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” published 1892, there is a woman stuck inside musty, revolting yellow wallpaper. This woman is Charlotte Perkins Gilman and every woman who was or is trapped by the standards of their current society. In her time, mental illness in women was likely just a byproduct of their imagination or creativity, and women were constantly viewed as less than men. Gilman 's work has proved relevant through her lifetime until…

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…

George comes to his own realization that the ideal life he is seeking will never occur. It is an impossible goal for the two of them. Thus, George feels sympathy for Lennie and decides that it will be best for the both of them if he kills Lennie. When George was asked how he killed Lennie, he responded simply, ‘“I just done it.”’ (107) A tragic ending of Lennie’s life, but it was necessary for the continuation of George’s life as a worker. Their view of the ideal farm life turned out to be a…

two! I think most of people were thought utopian society. Walden two is a wonderful life, but it is too dramatic in our reality world. As for me, the Utopian’s concept means “imagination” and “perfection”. People were born to have an ability under the perfect political life; people live in a just political life, but also, people are rebellion, because they escape the injustice political reality. So, I will say that people may enjoy the utopian society but couldn’t keep longer. I will believe…