Questions related to Harrison Bergeron

Life in Vietnam would be perfect if everyone were totally equal. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer in complete sentences.

Vietnam wouldn't be perfect if everyone was equal because then when every is equal which means they have the same level of knowledge, same health condition, same wealthiness,... When they have everything the same, no one will improve because people can not see the strong sides of the society. If everyone was to be equal, then why not make robots?

IF I am designing a society in which everyone is equal. What are the laws?

- No secrets can be kept

- Currency is not available, everything is provided by the government EQUALLY

-Treat everyone the same way, or else you will have the same punishment as the person you harm

- Everyone will have a single uniform (fashion style would be change every month)

What would you do to help people who were less capable mentally, physically, or socially to “catch up”?

- Each person learn a new things each day from another group of people who is more capable, this cycle wouldn't stop because everyone has things that they don't know yet

What problems can you foresee that might come in a society with laws that force “equality for all”? How would you handle those problems?

- Some people might want to have more so they get greedy and form a resistance. Some people might protest against the law by thinking of new ideas and they would want to overthrow the government. If this happen, then the government should try to negotiate with the citizens, if they still don't agree, use force!

Do you believe that total equality is possible, or would human nature make sure that some people would eventually dominate others?

-Equality might be possible if everyone has the responsibility to obey the rule. If they don't follow the rules, the government might need to be cautious for protest and resistance.

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.

-Hazel has a short memory-span, like some fish. I also sometimes forget things when I think too much, but of course, it doesn't take long for me to remember it.

-When Harrison burst into the TV station and said that he is the Emperor, I remembered of the people in movies, where they hack into computers with their face saying warnings or something like that.

LETTER TO UNCLE DUNG

ADVERTISING QUESTIONS

How does advertising influence consumption?
Advertisement show the viewers the good side that the product brings and the people will be distracted from the bad side and look only at the good side. They also have celebrities that advertise for them for the celebrities fans to follow. They can also use attractive models to advertise.

Do you think citizens are sufficiently informed about the sustainability of our consumption habits? If not, how can we become more informed about sustainability issues?
I don't think the people are aware of the sustainability problem, what they could do is to think more about the bad side of the product and think about whether they need it or not.

Do you think these advertising techniques influence what you and your friends purchase?
We are in the same age range and if the advertisement is for a specific age range then we are affected. My purchase and my friends' purchase might not be that different because we may like the same celebrity that is in the advertisement.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES

Water:
-save water by turning off faucets when not using
-check for and fix leaking faucets
-don't spend too much time on showering, washing dishes

Transportation:
-ride small, efficient vehicles that don't release many CO2 like cars
-ride carefully and avoid accidents. Accidents -> broken car, broken bone -> CO2 to make new car, CO2 to provide needs for patient

Energy source:
-use energy sources like solar, hydro, and wind energy and less fossil fuels

Recycle:
-recycle anything you can so that factories won't make as much products out of CO2

MIGRATION STORY

Hello, my name is David, I was living in Ha Noi, Vietnam but I had to move for safety reasons. I still remembered the time when I moved out to the outskirts of our country. It was the most impromptu internal migration in my life; we had to flee from the capital because the urbanareas were having some serious ominous earthquakes. My family decided to settle down in this small and miserable village until all the disasters are gone. There are also many other people who were herding to this shelter, too. The earthquakes caused much destruction, I heard that after I left, my villa was crushed in half along with my backyard.

I had to leave all my friends behind because this relocating wasn’t affordable for them. I had to leave all my possessions, and I even had to leave my pet dog, Buck. All my parents said was our shelter don’t allow dogs. I missed my piano lessons and my piano had probably been broken or stolen. Even though I didn’t like this new place very much, but it provided moresecurity than the cities. I stayed in my refugee until the disasters were completely over. The people here had similar ethnicity so I found it easy to interact with them. The best thing was that I left all my homework and my miserable grades at home.

Migration Story

I still remembered the time when I moved out to the outskirts of our country. It was the most impromptu internal migration in my life; we had to flee from the capital because the urban areas were having some serious ominous earthquakes. My family decided to settle down in this small and miserable village until all the disasters are gone.

I have to leave all my friends behind in the cities, I have to leave all my possessions, and I even have to leave my pet dog, Buck. All my parents said was our shelter don’t allow dogs. Even though I don’t like this place very much, but it provides more security than the cities. I will stay in my refugee until the disasters are completely over.

A Message From Mother Nature?

What is the main point of this article?
The main point of this article is that scientists prefer calling the Earth changing climate change instead of the term global warming because it's not just the Earth getting warmer.

List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, lookup the definitions, write them out using your own words.
reluctant - not wanting to do something
skeptics - to suspicious something
contending - to argue or to fight
arid - really dry and bad land

What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?
Weather is how the region is like for a short time and climate is how the region is like for a very long period of time.

What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?
- Flooding in Pakistan
- Heat wave brings drought and destroy many forests and grassland.
- Flooding in New England, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Extremely hot areas in Eastern USA.

What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?
I have never experience weather, even though I seen rain storms in Saigon a lot, and I experienced 10 inch flooding.

What does the word “perception” mean?
Perception is how you see something in your point of view.

What is your “perception” of global climate change?
My perception is that we cannot redo what we have done, but we can fix our mistakes by slowing the process of destroying our home down.