When I first started this class I defined a dystopia as a “society that may seem normal at first glance but when looked at deeper you can see just how bad the conditions the people this society are living in.” As we near the completion of this class I cannot Continue reading
The film The Purge takes a new perspective on the display of modern dystopias. If you are not closely watching the film you wouldn’t really notice all of the ways that this movies exerts it dystopian fashion. This new perspective takes place in the form of propaganda, extreme video surveillance, Continue reading
I do not believe the American higher education system is a dystopia. The American higher education systems give people so many opportunities to constantly better themselves. It allows for people to pursue whatever career field they want to. It allows for people to not have to conform and be like Continue reading
In Leviathan Thomas Hobbes three reasons that are the main cause of discord in human nature. These reasons are competition, distrust, and glory. Competition comes about when two people want the same thing and both of them cannot have it. This will cause them to be enemies of one another. Continue reading
I do not believe that Ur-fascism does still exists in our world today. After reading all the items that define Ur-fascism I can only think of differences between it and our country today. For example in traditionalism “the rejection of the modern world was disguised as a rebuttal of the Continue reading
I am fairly comfortable when working in groups. When working in groups in past I have always noticed how the whole process goes much more smoothly when everyone at least tries to pull their own weight. I feel as if working in a team gives you a chance to collaborate Continue reading
Any form of government is, ultimately, repressive of human nature. Government is needed in all civilizations. This leads to the question of if people can be trusted to govern themselves. I do not believe that people can be solely trusted with this task. I believe that people should be allowed Continue reading
A dystopia is a society that may seem normal at first glance but when looked at deeper you can see just how bad the conditions the people this society are living in. As seen most fictional books with a dystopian society there are many aspects of these societies that are Continue reading
