Tuesday, January 11, 2011

"Harrison Bergeron" homework

1. Life in Vietnam would be perfect if everyone were totally equal. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer in complete sentences.
I disagree, because if everyone are totally equal, the world will not have any prove or invent new things, and the world will stay the same for a billion years, and that make people boring.  

2.You are designing a society in which everyone is equal. What are the laws?
- All people will be the same.
- Smart people go to jails.
- Government make smarter become the same as them.


3. What would you do to help people who were less capable mentally, physically, or socially to “catch up”?
I will teach them how to use things, and where things that make they use their leftover parts.

4.What problems can you foresee that might come in a society with laws that force “equality for all”? How would you handle those problems?
I will keep the law " equality for all ", but rules citizens in a different way, so they not turn their back at me and against me.

5.Do you believe that total equality is possible, or would human nature make sure that some people would eventually dominate others?
I think that equality, is more better because in the world, is see many people are show off and selfish. So equality is the best, it make people all equal, no one smarter then anyone, no one better then anyone.

6.In what situations have you felt similarly to any of the characters? What persons, places, or ideas from your own experience came to mind while you were reading this story? Try to list as least two examples.
- I remember one time I stood up to my dad about soccer try out. I wanted him to sign in the sheet, and he said many bad things about soccer, he said it bad if u broke your leg, it sound right I agree with him, but he said that it very expensive when u drive a cars, we needed to fill the oil so its cost a lot of money for a soccer try out. That why I'm not agree and I had a argument with him for 2 hours just for a signature.
- In the world, everyone have their right to do things, like me. One time I when to the toy shop and I saw a big Eiffel Tower model, and I spend my money out to buy its. When I get home my father saw it and he yell and me, he said if I don't have his permission to do anythings, I can't do it. And that is not the way I want, I want freedom.