New Utopia Research Paper

The story Utopia, written by Thomas More, published in 1516, is a fact and fiction novel that entertains the use of storytelling to get several ideal points, which could be administered to modern day society, across. Thomas More, the author and main character of the novel meets with a friend Peter Giles. The fictional character Raphael Hythloday is introduced when More travels to Antwerp and his storytelling makes up most of the story. Thomas More’s unique art of writing has a direct and meaningful impact on the reader. More intended to provide information to the reader of the book, whether it be through the direct comprehension of the story or further research on topics presented in the novel. His overall goal in writing Utopia was to inform readers on how to improve society.

Body cameras are proven to make policemen act better while they’re are on duty. “Police officers "tend to behave a little better"(Kon, Body Cameras for Police Officers). if they know their behavior is being recorded on camera” stated author Tsin Yen Kon. Police will act better cause they know they are being “watched”. Just like when a student has a parent to sit in their class, they act very well, police do the same. Police will also act right, because they don’t want to lose their jobs or get fired because some careless mistake that they made while on camera. “When police officers are acutely aware that their behavior is being monitored (because they turn on the cameras), and when officers tell citizens that the cameras are recording their behavior, everyone behaves better” (Knickerbocker). Brad Knickerbocker, the author, explains how both sides of the camera, police, and criminal will have an effect on their behavior because they know that they are being watched, and recorded. When people know they are being watched, it is like they get scared, because they don't want anything to be used against them. Although cameras will make police act better, people will still think that police brutality will still happen.

Moreover, to stop the crime and police brutality, body cameras would not be a bad idea if they were to be taken a step forward. Nancy La Vigne writer of “Body Cameras for Police Could Be One Smart Step” talks about supervisors monitoring the cameras in case an altercation were to happen (6). Nancy also talks about body cameras invading constitutional rights of the citizens. Vigne writes, “Body cameras will capture not just an officers actions, but also those of the citizens with whom they interact – or even individuals walking by or in the background” (Vigne). Nancy’s point is that with the body cameras and civilians being recorded, should the citizens know they are being recorded. Another solution for the body cameras to be able to work would be for the cops to have no access to the cameras.

They are not going to solve the problem. It is one of the steps.” Although I agree with Al Shipp’s point, I cannot accept his overriding assumption that cameras are not going to solve the problem. Cameras don’t necessarily mean no crimes, they are still going to happen, more are just going to get caught. Some people can know they are on camera and still choose to break a law or commit a crime. My view, contrary to what Shipp is arguing is that these cameras are catching people and decreasing the number of crimes. There would not be many crimes caught without these cameras and would not be proof of knowing who committed the crime.

Throughout his article, he discusses both sides of the issue. He begins by stating that many believe cameras are needed to maintain security in modern times. However, he also mentions that the cameras are expensive to acquire, maintain and that they are an invasion of privacy. Brasch mentions that with the cameras there is "less overtime paperwork from officers having to defend themselves or explain how a traffic stop happened in court" and that it keeps more people honest (2). Brasch then goes on to include information about a police department that got rid of the law enforcement cameras in their department due to the cost and maintenance. He also mentions a police department that will not install any cameras because they believe it is against individual rights. The author then goes on to include that the cameras would help clear up situations that are difficult to understand such as police-officer related deaths. Other opinions believe the cameras would not help clear up the controversy caused when there is shooting incidents. The author concludes that although cameras have pros and cons not all problems can be solved with them. This article is very informative to read when one wants to be informed about law enforcement cameras. Brasch provides support for each point he makes on both sides of the argument. He also maintains a neutral tone in his writing, the only bias coming from the quotes he takes from sources. However, Brasch does not elaborate long on the opinion that cameras invade privacy. This is a weakness for his article since the opinion can easily be disproved by looking to other sources for information. The article "Public Video Surveillance: Is It An Effective Crime Prevention Tool?" by Marcus Nieto states that the cameras "surveillance is physically

Some of the ways that police abuse the law is by creating unneeded tickets, wrongfully taking others possessions and using excessive force, usually referred to as “police brutality.” In some cases, allegations of police brutality are false; however, some officers use unnecessary force and innocent people suffer. In America, there are numerous cases of law enforcers that harass innocent citizens physically, mentally or verbally. Police men and women are supposed to prevent crime, not create it. “One of the main reasons that police brutality occurs is due to the mental, as well as physical, health of the officer. One of the underlying causes of these syndromes or states of being is the lack of wages, which is brought on by less funding to the police” (Cao). Dashboard cameras are one attempt to help stop police abuse but they are easily able to be removed and turned off and are under the control of the officer. If the officer did abuse somebody he could erase the footage on the camera before he even got back to the department. A new, better, solution is mounting Point of View (P.O.V.) cameras on the officers with a live feed leading to one central computer in charge of monitoring these cameras. Daniel B Wood, a professor at the University of Texas A&M, stated in the article “Why The Police Are Hard To Police,” “Mounting cameras on a police officer through federal funding will lower the amount of criminals that were not convicted because of a lack of

Cameras have the potential to be a win-win, helping protect the public against police misconduct, and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse.

Did you know that over 570,000 people are killed from drugs each year? Did you know that about 683,000 people are raped each year? Last, did you know that over one million people commit suicide every year? There are so many horrible things that happen in our world today that many know about it. Living in a utopian society would be much better and safer for people in the world.

My Utopia is a perfect world in which all things are good; meaning theres no war between anyone, theres free education for everyone, and no one suffers from any thing. This Utopia would be nothing like the world we live in today, with feuds between countries over religion, or homeless people because they can't find a job. My utopia would be the end of it all, and no one would know what it means to suffer by any means.

The Faber book of Utopia is full of a Utopian topics. The topics that I found crucial for my vision of utopia are the creation of the ideal citizen, the eradication of wrong doing and justice. These are the topics that will create my utopian society. Firstly, the creation of the ideal citizen is an important topic because the people living in the utopia has to be nice, respectful, educated and polite in order to keep it a perfect world. The citizens have to respect each other in order to maintain peace within our society. The citizen are also required to be educated, because educated citizens helps in maintaining law and orders, educated citizen stay out of violence activity and will eventually lead to prosperity. Secondly, the eradication

Thomas More’s, Utopia is one of the most politically and socially influential texts to date. His audience, which ranges from academic and social scholars to college students, all can gain a different understanding of the work and it’s meaning. In order to fully comprehend More’s message, one must have an appreciation for the time and culture in which he lived. After grasping historical concepts, one reads Utopia, not as just a volume recounting a fictitious island society, but rather as a critique on a time of corruption and reformation. Throughout the entire text, More’s personal views on the religion, politics, and economy of this turbulent time seep through the carefully plotted thread of this critical work.

Money is something that is a fact of life. If you have enough of it you can do whatever you want (as long as it is lawful). Although, for most of us it hinders us from truly being free to do what makes us happy. We spend so much time worrying about how we are going to "make" it that we don't really think about what it actually is. Those that own and create money use it as a way to enslave humanity.

For hundreds of years people have been trying to create a utopia, but what is a utopia and is it possible? The literal definition of a utopia is “ an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.” Thomas More created the word in his book Utopia. In a utopian society pain, conflict, and suffering no longer exists. The community is usually isolated from the rest of society and the people who live in the community work for the common good and in return the community provides for the people. Utopias are based off of the belief of one or many things. For example, the community in Green Bank, WV is located in the U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone because the members believe radio waves are harmful to their health. All these factors would make a utopia. Although people have been trying to create a utopia for centuries, utopias are impossible because of conflicting ideas of a utopia and abuse of power in the leader.

Possibly the technological feature creating the most controversy is surveillance cameras. What is seemingly there for public safety could also inhibit safety by exposing the public’s private life. Every move made under the hawk-like vision of the camera is observed and judged by someone sitting behind the scenes. Women risk being stalked by sexual predators, and assailants have been known to memorize the schedule of a subject in order to time the perfect attack (Stead). “Bad cops” may gain insight to a personal life that allows for the watcher to blackmail the victim. In recent studies it has been proven that an increase in surveillance cameras does not decrease the crime rate; it

Cameras could also promote a false sense of security and lead citizens to take fewer precautions, or they could also cause more crimes to be reported, and thus lead to a perceived increase in crime.” I agree with the completely. When I see cameras I feel safer. I have worked in the hospitality industry for over twelve years and I depend on the cameras in case an altercation arises. I can tell you how upset and terrified I was when I found out one place I had worked installed fake cameras. We had a large group of men get into an altercation with 3 bystanders and nothing other than my word to describe what happened.