English 1302

You should have read excerpts in the text from Thomas More's Utopia, and Machiavelli's The Prince (which I attach below). You may bring the book and a hard-copy outline of what you intend to write, but you must write the actual essay in class. No accessing the internet or cellphones once in the classroom. Assignment : write an essay between 600-800 words ( 2 1/4 -3 pages ) on (A) why More's book (Utopia) is or is not more profound (wiser; more significant) than Machiavelli's (The Prince) or vice-verse or (B) why one of the books is more compelling (convincing) than  the other or both. You may also discuss why one seems more relevant than the other to our own present day society or to you individually.