A dystopia is a form of social stratification, in which a hierarchy oppresses and/or exploiting lower classes. Slavery could be seen as a dystopia. The first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia 400 years ago. Not by choice, by force. Enslaved people were not seen as people but as commodities Continue reading
I honestly feel I did very well. At first it was a little dysfunctional, but once we got a little more comfortable everything as a group, it was smooth sailing. I enjoyed working with this group. I felt like I could really be myself which allowed me to be less Continue reading
I honestly didn’t really think about intellectual properties and copyrighting as in depth as the video while working on the project. Working on the script, I believe the group did fairly well on not violating any copyright or intellectual laws. I also believe that we did quite well with citations Continue reading
Writer Kim Stanley Robinson says, “It’s crucial to keep imagining that things could get better, and furthermore to imagine how they might get better.” , and I agree. It would only make sense that being optimistic and coming up with potential resolutions would be better for society. As time goes Continue reading
The American higher educational system is a dystopia. Dystopia from my understanding is a society where there is great suffering or injustice. Is there not great suffering and injustice in the higher educational system? Students complain about their needs not being met EVERY YEAR, ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, can that Continue reading
I believe that democracy would be the least dystopian. There are 3 branches within the government and also the term checks and balance comes into play because no one branch can really make decision without the other. The three branches of government are executive, legislative and judicial. Most of the Continue reading
Turkey is the modern day form of fascism in today’s society. In the article, they explain how the nature of the war in Syria is to be for controlled fashion and domination of another society. This opportunity was also used to build the Turkish economy and wealth up as well Continue reading
Based on my experiences with books, films, and reality, dystopia can be described as oppressive. I don’t agree completely with the definition given by Merriam-Webster because in reality there are already dystopian aspects already put into modern day play. Therefore dystopia is REAL or IMAGINED. There are countries with restrictions Continue reading
