49 Journal 1216 I worship individuals for their

#49 Journal 12/16 • I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to those possibilities. • Respond to this quote from Ayn Rand. What does she mean? Discuss the impact of some of her specific diction choices. Do you agree? Explain.

• Is it possible to live in a perfect society? Could we ever create a Utopia? • Video

#50 Utopia Background 12/16 • Written in 1515 by Thomas More, England • More was a lawyer and an advisor to the king. • More was a devout Catholic and did not approve of Henry VIII’s departure from the church in order to marry Anne Boleyn. • More was executed in 1535, a martyr for his religion. More was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935.

#50 Utopia Background 12/16 • Utopia was written in Latin. • Pun on Greek words for “no place” and “good place. ” • Fictional account of a traveler named Hytholodaeus (Greek for “educated in nonsense. ”) • Was he serious? Or making another kind of comment? Many ideas do not fit with his personal beliefs.

Vocabulary • Hedonistic • Asceticism

Utopia vs. Anthem • Read the excerpt from Utopia and annotate to compare this world with the world in Anthem. Mark sections based on the following topics with these numbers: • 1. working conditions, recreation • 2. family structure • 3. religious beliefs • 4. collectivism- how are things shared? • 5. happiness, pleasure • 6. old age, dying

Missing Quizzes: • Please be ready to make up any missing quizzes TOMORROW