After a full semester of learning and engaging in assignments that were surrounded on the topic of dystopia and dystopian societies, my definition of dystopia is, “An unfavorable and undesired state of society by a majority of a population.” I say this because dystopia is actually defined as, “A state Continue reading
My group and I worked together to ensure that everyone was able to watch the movie through whatever streaming app we chose. After watching the movie, we all scheduled a time for us to meet via zoom to start on our script. We then shared a Google Document with each Continue reading
I completely agree with Snowden. Even though the government and these phone services like Apple, Samsung and Google use their technology to look into the phones/devices of U.S. citizens to detect any illegal activity and potentially lower the risk of terrorism, it is still an invasion of privacy, especially for Continue reading
After watching the movie Battle Royale, which came out in 2000, it instantly reminded me of the series Squid Game that recently came out in 2021. I could tell that Squid Game’s plot is heavily influenced by Battle Royale. Similarities included the victims to be assigned numbers, specific rules they Continue reading
I think we can all look back and reminisce on our senior year of high school and the excitement we had about going to college. I mean the whole process was a feeling like no other. Getting accepted into all the schools we applied to, including our top choice, the Continue reading
The least dystopian form of government from out of the 3 listed in Leviathan to is a Democracy. A democratic government is the only form that is close enough to being able to run the U.S. society today. A democracy is a form of government where the power resides in Continue reading
Here at Xavier, I have been apart of quite a few group projects and although they aren’t my favorite. I would just prefer to work alone because one, I am a bit introverted and two, I can always keep track of the progress of my work. But when I do Continue reading
Dystopia is a state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or posts any form of distraught. From my experiences with life and films like District 9, Platform, and The Hunger Games, I wouldn’t define dystopia as anything “imagined.” I also wouldn’t Continue reading
