If I had to summarize a dystopia in one sentence I would summarize it by saying: A dystopia is a place or society where lots of suffering is present , oppression is prevalent, and many live fearful lives under the control of otherās. I chose this definition of a dystopia Continue reading
Working on the podcast was a unique experience because I have never done anything like that before. After having to work with my group the entire semester, I begin to warm up and get more comfortable completing task with them. My experience and comfortability grew as time progressed and I Continue reading
After listening to the talk on intellectual property, my group took away a lot of notes of to assist with our podcast. To start off, we decided to ultimately not use any outside music sources because it can get complicated in deciding what is legally appropriate versus why is not. Continue reading
Religion plays a major role in defeating dystopia. Although in many cases of dystopian societies, religion did not work in trying to reform the society into a utopia, it is a key way to do so. When religion comes into play, it can change the stigma of a large group Continue reading
Kim Stanley Robinson says, “Itās crucial to keep imagining that things could get better, and furthermore to imagine how they might get better.”Ā I agree with this statement to the extent that work is being put in the help reform the situation. I do believe that optimism is a very key Continue reading
After readingĀ the selection from Hobbes’sĀ Leviathan, I realized that there are many forms of government that would be considered the least dystopian. In the United States, we have a democracy form of government and many other places would probably consider the democracy to be not dystopian, but as I look closely Continue reading
Throughout the course of my educational career, I have had to work in many groups for projects and presentations. Working in groups is not my favorite thing to do, but I don’t mind doing so because it makes some tasks easier to complete. I m very comfortable working in groups Continue reading
My personal definition of a dystopian society is a society that is knowingly fictional and often imposes oppression towards those who reside in the society because basic elements of happy lives are taken away. I define a dystopia as this because of the experience that I encountered with dystopian societies Continue reading
