At the beginning of the semester, I defined a dystopia as “a society that controls and governs what people have access to, what they look like, and what they are allowed to say.” Although I still believe that is a dystopia, I think that it is more of an example Continue reading
Panopticism is the belief that people behave properly because they think they are being watched. I think this can be seen all throughout our society, especially now with all the new technology. The first thing I think of when I hear panopticism is traffic cameras and store surveillance cameras. There Continue reading
Utopia, meaning no place, is “a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions.” If I was in charge, my utopia would be very simple. I still believe a government and some rules would still need to be in place, but they do not have to be Continue reading
I do not think that much of your privacy has to be invaded to receive security and protection. But often people give up a lot of their privacy without even knowing. I do not think that any reward is great enough to invade someone’s privacy without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading
Whenever you hear the word government, it is easy to associate it with a dystopia. The government is the thing is in control of whether a society is a dystopia or not. This is why it is important to know what type of government a society has. The form of Continue reading
I would define dystopia as a society that controls and governs what people have access to, what they look like, and what they are allowed to say. The first book/movie that I think of when I hear the word dystopia is The Giver. In this book, the knowledge from the Continue reading
