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A 5 page paper which examines European identity when meeting other cultures. The
paper utilizes “Utopia” by Thomas More and “The Prince” by Machiavelli for the
examination. No additional sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAeurid.rtf
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more often than not faced with an identity that, first and foremost, feels it is superior to any other identity. Europeans generally assumed they were more civilized and that their
ideals were far greater than any other that could be found in various cultures. In these respects it seems that the only conditions in cultures outside European identity that were
used to further develop European identity was perhaps commodities, or trade items. In short, they did not actually open their minds to learn and adapt to various identities, but rather
used the material worth of those other cultures to further their own presumed righteous identities. We find this to be true in Thomas Mores "Utopia" and in Machiavellis "The Prince."
In the following paper we examine the two works individually as we assess how European identity was furthered by interaction with other cultures. Utopia While there are many
themes and illustrations throughout Mores work we find that in the travels and experiences of Hythloday we are provided with a look at various cultures and the European attitudes towards
those cultures. Hythloday describes some of his adventures and encounters and leads the listener to see through the eyes of one with a European identity. We begin examining this perception
with the following excerpt: "Under the equator, and as far on both sides of it as the sun moves, there lay vast deserts that were parched with the perpetual heat
of the sun; the soil was withered, all things looked dismally, and all places were either quite uninhabited, or abounded with wild beasts and serpents, and some few men, that
were neither less wild nor less cruel than the beasts themselves. But, as they went farther, a new scene opened, all things grew milder, the air less burning, the
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