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The Theme of Utopia |
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| Welcome To the Tenth Grade Center for Humanities Web Site! We are both looking forward to an exciting and wonderful educational experience with you over the next 10 months. During the school year, we will explore various themes that connect literature, history, the fine arts, philosophy, religion, and political theory. As in the Ninth Grade, the tenth Grade Center class approaches the past through an interdisciplinary manner. Unlike the Ninth Grade, the Tenth Grade Center focuses strictly on western civilization rather than on world civilizations. We begin the year with an examination of the theme that will unite the various disciplines we will study and that will drive the course throughout the year; that theme is utopia. After examining the literary, historical, and philosophical trends associated with this theme, as well as an examination of the world today and where the world stands today in realtion to utopia, we will begin a study of Hellenes, or ancient Greece, which is the cradle of western civilization. We will then work our way toward the present, chronologically, examining each of the three major period of western history: ancient, medieval, and modern; we will also examine the possibility of a fourth post-modern period. In order to better prepare you for this journey and to help you along your way, we have designed this web site which contains important information related to the class. Use this web site to gain access to relavent sites, a message board, information related to your summer assignment, and to your teachers via e-mail. Good luck, and please feel free to contact either one of us anytime you need help. |
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Thomas More, pictured above, was the man responsible for coining the term utopia, which literally means "no-place," to describe a perfect society or state of existence. His work Utopia describes a fictitious island in the New World that stands in contrast to More's England and Europe in general. Through his work More critiques Enlish and European society in a satirical manner in order to escape the censors. By relating a story told to him by Raphael Nonsenso (a fictitious character, just look at his last name) and by describing a place that actually does not exist, More was able to put forth his thoughts in a relatively safe manner. Click on the link below and to the left in order to learn more about More and to gain access to his work Utopia. |
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Want to learn more about utopia? Simply click on the link below and gain access to a wealth of information and documents related to the theme that will guide the course throughout the year. Use this site to help you with your summer assignment and to provide you with information to aid class discussion. Enjoy! The Utopia Link |
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