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I have now read Selection from Utopia, by Sir Thomas More. It is quite interesting to see this perfect world he has created. Before reading it, I clearly assumed that Utopia was a realistic place and everything mentioned happened exactly as I read it. I skipped past the first page where it clearly explains that, “The inhabitants of More’s Utopia are portrayed as having solved the problems plaguing Europe at the time.” Based on this I realized it was not true. I then read an article from the Los Angeles Times, explaining how costly it is to have homelessness on our streets of Los Angeles; this is only on account of an older lady who made her way through this crisis. In reading both the excerpt and the article I realized the good that came from More, as well the worker who helped the homeless women get into her own Utopia.
Unfortunately the streets of Los Angeles are anything, but utopian to those who have to live on them and let alone for those who want nothing to do with the “citizens” of the sidewalks. If More were around he would say that those who live on the street are the people you should send to war; only because More says, “Just as Utopians seek out the best possible men to use at the home, by the same principle they seek the worst men to misuse in war.” It is much like saying that if those on the street choose not to keep busy or do anything for the society then they are the ones whose life should be taken by someone else. For those who sleep out on public parks, side walks, and dark alleys, at one point or another they had homes, family, a working job; and for whatever reason everything fell apart. Now, there is no home, family, or job. There have been many social workers or many “More’s” who have offered help, but the...

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...eets is vastly different then what one imagines on the street. The Utopia of those who live in permanent homes, the utopian country drains out any possible help for those who truly are in need.
The outlook on society and people from More’s perspective is that there truly is no perfect world. There are no are no perfect people. There is no true way to make all the bad go away. There are circumstances where it is unavoidable. There is only so much we can do as human beings to help other human beings in a lesser position. Individually we make small differences, but it will never be enough to end homelessness, poverty, hunger, or bring world peace.

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Lowery, Mollie. "Lessons of the Street." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2014. Web. 9 Apr. 2014. .

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