Want To Escape The Modern World Essay

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Humans have lived on this earth for many years. We were divided in civilizations, countries and beliefs. Our differences have brought us apart. Some people may have imagined an extraordinary place where everything is in harmony. This is a Utopian ideal. A utopia is an imagined place or state where everything is perfect. Most people strive for equality, peace, and the end of major world problems. People may take their ideas elsewhere and isolate their horrid world they live in. People with their ideas of a perfect society may attempt to construct it, but many have failed. A few believe Utopias are possible and can be constructed, but it’s an unreachable goal because everyone has a different idea of a perfect society, people have lack of control, and human nature.

One reason that a utopian society is not possible because perfection is unreachable. The article “Want to Escape the Modern World” states that, “The Criticism of Utopia is that it’s impossible to achieve perfection, so why try?” This part of the article shows that most people agree a utopia doesn’t work; however, they will never stop trying. This is important in order to understand imperfection and to …show more content…

The article “The Amish Lifestyle” states that, “This simple way of life is derived from the teachings in the Bible and the Amish desire for an autonomous community.” Another way of viewing this is the teachings of the Bible described a utopian community and the Amish used the idea to recreate it. While there may be some truth to this argument, it does not represent a utopian society that all would want to live. Everyone has a different idea of a perfect society. The Amish strived for this utopian ideal and showed they used the Bible for their rules and regulation of their utopia. Despite the fact that the Amish citizens’ ideas that Utopias can be a reality, there are others that will disagree with

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