The Army...
 
     The army is an exciting life full of adventure. Today I will tell you about Space-A. Space-A is a program were with dog tags and a military I.D. You can board a military plane were ever it goes in the world.  This is one of the incentives to joining the military.

Name

    The name of our Utopian Society is Tropicalopia. We have chosen this name for our utopia because of its location. Tropicalopia is located on the tropical island of Bora Bora.

Declaration of Independance

Declaration of Independence of Tropicalopia

There are way too many things wrong with the current society outside of Tropicalopia. That is why we decided to leave and form a more perfect community outside of the modern society. 

          

In the current society, there are many wrongdoings and injustices. Violations include discrimination, crime, war, sadness, financial worries, unfair laws, greed, poverty, jealousy, and violence. The utopian society of Tropicalopia is against all of these violations because they lead to unhappiness and the harm of others. We can no longer tolerate the way the current modern society is being run, so we took matters into our own hands; hence the community of Tropicalopia. 
 

We have lost trust with the society which we were formerly a part of for numerous reasons. The current society of today doesn’t handle these situations properly. However, we do. We make sure every person involved is satisfied once it is resolved.

The need for a more perfect society is to release the worries of humans, to relax, and to promote the enjoyment of life on the beautiful island of Bora Bora. However work will still need to get done but the way that Tropicalopia will do it is less tedious and repetitive.

 

~ Kristin Krauss

~ Samantha Jokela

~ William Gavin

~ Robert Johnson

Motto and Seal

    The motto of our Utopian society, Tropicalopia, is Perfection, Perfected. We chose this as our motto because utopian societies are supposed to reflect perfection, separated from the problems of the real world. The seal that we have created to use as a representation of our society is of a circle split into quarters. In each fourth there is a set of initials, one for each of the respected founders, representing the importance of the founders yet the equality among them and found within the society.

Animal

The Kiwi Bird is the honorary animal of Tropicalopia.  It is one of the few types of flightless birds which means it stays close to where it is born. Just like the Tropicalopian people, it is one of the few animals that stay loyal to their mate, family, and friends. The kiwi represents the people of Tropicalopia, and is the reason for our choosing it as the utopian animal.  

List of Rules

1)      Equal Work Distribution. With equal work requirements comes equal responsibility. Each member of the island will be expected to contribute to the society as much as anyone else. With this rule in place the value of equality will be emphasized.

2)      No violence, unless in self-defense. In our utopian society, our members will not have to live with the fear of another being.  With violence eliminated, a more perfect and safe life will be achieved.

3)      Share all resources equally amongst the members of the utopia, except for items gained or created through personal means. All of the utopia’s resources will be shared equally, ensuring that people will not feel jealousy or that they will find themselves at an unfair advantage over someone else.

4)      Everyone is issued a housing unit of equal size and spaciousness, but is able to expand it with their own resources or money.  With this rule in place, no one will be at an advantage and everyone will be treated equally when it comes to shelter. Only through personal means and hard work, will someone be able to find themselves with a larger, well deserved place of establishment.

5)      No work will be had on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. This rule is in place to allow the beautiful citizens of Tropicalopia to be issued a break from their long, hard and busy working schedule. This will give the people the weekends off, as well as a break in the middle of the week.

6)      Schooling is required up to a designated level in each subject, but does not have to be pursued any further if the student feels as though it is not necessary. With this rule in place, each member of the Utopia will have necessary schooling required for each job, and will only find themselves at an advantage if they put in the extra work for it. Those who pursue additional schooling will be put in a position that requires certain knowledge, such as a doctor.

7)      Everyone must receive training for each basic job. Additional training will be given to those who choose to pursue careers in which it is necessary. The job schedule will cycle each week and every member of Tropicalopia will be required to know how to do each basic job.

8)      Each individual, based on their height, weight and age is distributed an equal amount of food. If each citizen’s height, weight and age are considered in the amount of food that they are distributed each day is equal. Not only will this keep our citizens healthy and happy but it will also eliminate envy amongst the citizens.

9)      Free, health care will be given to all citizens if it is found to be necessary. If anyone is need of medical attention or needs an appointment of any kind with a medical professional, it will not be charged, that is of course as long as it is found to be a necessary visit.

10)   Leaving the island is strictly prohibited, unless approved otherwise by the governing body that is in place. Citizens of Tropicalopia will NEVER be allowed to leave the utopian society and furthermore, the island unless there is an issue of health or family issues which can only be tended to on the mainland.

Governing Body

    Each person will be the main leader of the people whom they brought. Each group of people will take a vote on the topic being discussed.  The majority which wins will be the vote which the leader will bring to a meeting with the other three leaders.  In the meeting, the four leaders will use the vote which the people took to decide whether or not to do the topic being discussed. If the meeting ends in a 50/50 tie then the people as a whole will vote on whether or not to do the topic.  This is a democracy.   

Example:  Should Saturday be a day which people work.

Billy’s group of people voted yes, at the meeting Billy votes yes.

Bobby’s group of people voted yes, at the meeting Bobby votes yes.

Sam’s group of people votes no, at the meeting Sam votes no.

Kristin’s group of people votes no, at the meeting Kristin votes no.

The meeting ends in a tie; throughout the community everyone casts a vote.

68% of the people votes no. 32% of the people say yes. Therefore, based on a community vote Saturday should not be a day where people work.