Reflection About Dystopia

Students make attitudinal and behavioral strides by learning how to be productive members and in the society(diane, loupe 1).Community service are effecting lots of high schools over the United states, nearly 840 miles apart high schools juniors and seniors in Jefferson parish L.A and Chicago faced the same pressing deadline and the graduation requirement(diane loupe 1) Students in both public schools had to perform some sort of service hours to there communities to graduate or earn there diplomas(diane loupe

Students would learn a lot of new things from the people they are helping. Community service could show the students that they are worth something. They can see how much they can really do. Helping someone else could also help you and make you feel good about yourself. Even though community service is good, students should have a choice to do volunteer work. It should not be required, maybe it should be for extra credit. Students could just go do it in there own time, maybe in the summer time or on school breaks if its something they like to

The city that once had homed thousands and been the most economically successful country ever, was now a contaminated wasteland. The land looked dry, destroyed and lonely. The morning breeze felt like crying sorrows, and the grey deceitful sky awed down at us. In the deepest corner of despair lies dystopia where hope dies. As someone looks through the eyes of the devil, they see his utopia. Only visible by the dim light of the moon was the great wall. Beyond the wall? No one knew. Stretching away from the wall was a humongous bridge that towered the wall. Standing tall on the bridge was a tower, which had two circles that almost looked like eyes. Those mysterious, creepy and dangerous looking eyes stared down at the city giving away a haunting look.

What exactly is a dystopia, and how is it relevant today? E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops uses a dystopian society to show how one lives effortlessly, lacking knowledge of other places, in order to show that the world will never be perfect, even if it may seem so. A society whose citizens are kept ignorant and lazy, unknowing that they are being controlled, unfit to act if they did, all hidden under the guise of a perfect utopian haven, just as the one seen in The Machine Stops, could be becoming a very real possibility. There is a rational concern about this happening in today’s world that is shared by many, and with good reason. Dystopian worlds are often seen as fictitious, though this may not be the case in the

Dystopia is the the imbalance of power within a society; where the rich stay rich or have power and the poor stay poor or don’t have power. Dystopia happens when a leader makes decisions that impact citizens in different ways. Hitler created a dystopian Nazi Germany by making choices that affected the population differently and not caring what the implications were. Lastly, authors try to educate the readers on the dystopian world we live in today. Dystopia exists all around us from the books we read, to the world past and present. All we have to do is have the eye to see

Throughout human history, matters not which civilization; humanity has endeavored to attain a sociality in which one can live with freedom, enjoyment, justice, and happiness. It is human nature to see oneself in a place where it is flourishing and enjoyable, and unfortunately that is often elsewhere then where one is; after all isn't "the grass always greener on the other side" (Eng. Proverb).

The lack of emotion in society has had several effects on not only relationships between the individuals, but also effects the way individuals see their life. The dystopian world includes an increase in violence, a lack of empathy, and a disregard to nature. Mainly because the characters are unable to recognize their own feelings let alone recognize other peoples. We see that the society as a whole has lost their sense of humanity when Montag describes a scene in which he is being chased by a robotic hound and people are watching the TV waiting for his death. Montag describes the inner reflection as the chase is underway, “Then if he wished, Montag might rise, walk to the window, keep one eye on the TV screen, open the window, lean out, look back, and see himself dramatized” (128). He describes the chase as an action show where the stakes are raised to almost keep the interest of the people watching. Montag also imagines “how many parlor- sitters who had been wakened from sleep a few minutes ago by the frantic sirening of their living room walls to come watch the big game, the hunt, the one man carnival” (128). To Montag he can see the ways in which his death is about to be shown as something for entertainment and to excite. What makes his thoughts true is when to get a happy ending to the story a random individual is killed in Montag’s place. “On the screen, a man turned a corner. A voice cried, ‘There is Montag! The search is done!” (142). Although it is obvious to the

Winston Churchill’s quote "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give" embodies what community service is really about. Over the years I have had the pleasure of working for several organization and volunteering in a variety of different areas. There has been a community service experience that changed my life tremendously though. From 2009 until 2014 I had the amazing opportunity to work for the Nash-Edgecombe County Teen Court Program and doing so profoundly shaped my future.

There is a lot of time and dedication that goes into community service. Some students may say that it is a waste of time. Community service is very time-consuming. There are better things that can be done. Students will find other alternatives that will get them out of doing community service. The students will either join a club or play a sport. They would do anything to get them out of doing community service. Some students are not as social as others. They would rather be in their room alone than be out with others. Some students are not as social as others. Some students find joy in helping others. It warms their heart to help out where and when it is needed. Community service should not be required because it is taking away from their education, and adding more stress than they already

As young adults, our characters are still being molded and we believe to have an efficient environment each individual should strive to be modified to his or her full potential. An aspect of community service promotes finding individuality and purpose in life. Actually connecting with hundreds who have

“Community Service is important for many reasons. Taking part and volunteering teaches compassion and understanding. You can volunteer for something you really believe and have an interest in, and can volunteer as much or as little as you'd like or have time for.” Community service is really easy to get into. I mean, it is not like you have to put out an application and have an interview in order to do it. It is really easy to get into, and is really fun. It is things you wouldn’t even think are considered, like:

Before high school, community service never crossed my mind at any point during my life. Going to public school, I knew that nobody cared about service and since I didn’t have to, I never did anything for my town. Thirteen year-old me had only 3 things on my mind:

Students are often close minded when it comes to learning, but when they are forced to volunteer they learn new things that are beneficial to their future. When helping others, students learn how to think outside the box and to be innovative. Volunteering can give students the chance to explore and be creative when helping those in need. Being innovative and creative can give students the chance to excel in their academics and school events.They take problem solving to a whole new level that they would have never thought of . Community service is a useful tool to give students a chance on a second outlook on

The community of man is far from perfect, purely because of man’s greed to understand, own, and command everything. There is a concept of utopia that can never be achieved because of these reasons. When I think of man, I think of corruption, and disobedience because we are far from what God had created us to be. According to Ephesians 4:29-32 we must not let no corrupting talk come out of our mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from us, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

The definition of a dystopian society is “an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible.” What makes them this way is that the vast majority of people living in them have zero control or power over themselves, even if they think they do. The select people in the society (i.e. the government, the rich) are the one who pull the strings behind the scenes for the majority that are ‘below’ them. The ones with the power are in the minority and are vastly outnumbered by those without power, yet the systems are so efficient at control those without power do not have the will to rebel. Control is enforced through surveillance and monitoring of the actions of the citizens. There is also the fear of discipline if you are caught acting out of line. In each society there is an atmosphere of bleak helplessness and a lack of individuality. A dystopian society fits the definition of Foucault’s Panopticism, the society has an efficient, systematic control in which power is exerted by the few to control the many, although the system is not always a negative.