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1. In your opinion, is it fair that some people in the story have more handicaps than others? Why or why not? How do the handicaps enforce sameness rather than equality? How do you think people in our society would respond if they had enforced handicaps?
2. In Harrison Bergeron, the Handicapper General’s job is to ensure that everyone is equal.  In your opinion, what does it mean to be equal? Does being equal mean that everyone must be the same? What do you feel is Vonnegut's view on equality?

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1.No, the idea of handicaps itself is a negative ideal and, in current society, seen as a bad thing if someone is to gain one. They're made to let people with less capabilities more capable, not the other way around. Equality should mean people are TREATED equality, not that they are all the exact same person, if this occurred in really life there would a global outcry and protest, also maybe some Twitter hashtag.
2.No, being means you have the same opportunities and are treated like anyone else, regardless of personal features. Their view is very twisted, maybe because making the less capable stronger is harder than making the more capable weaker, so went with the latter. Then they were so invested in their vision and ideals that they would literally kill anyone that tried to change it, even if their vision is wrong

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in my opinion, it is not fair that some people have more handicaps because it is not their fault that they were were born with above- average attributes. the handicaps enforce sameness more than equality because the handicaps are making everybody think and act the same way, which is not equality. the people in our society would definitely riot and protest this because it is not fair.

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i dont agree with what they are doing with the handicaps in general, but if i had to choose, i think it technically would be fair for people who are better than others, to have more handicaps. it makes everyone think and act the same, it isnt equality in the way we think equality should be. if this happened IRL, i think most of the world's population would fight against it.

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Being equal in my opinion, is having equal rights and equal opportunities. Everyone shouldn't be the same though. That isn't really isn't what equal means. Vonnegut's view of equality is that he thinks its good but to a degree. You can't push it to a point of being exactly the same.

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I think that others in the story should have more handicaps because than it is not equal to others it is unfair.. The handicaps don't show equality it is more of making everyone the same rather than being equal like the clones from Star wars they are all exactly the same way. In our society I think that there would be a lot of rebel groups or rogue people that would rebel against these laws.

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I think that being equal is to have the same social standard and rights as everyone. You shouldn't be looked at differently by other people from your ethnicity, color, religion, anything like that. Everyone has their own unique way of expressing themselves and appearance we don't need to change we are all different in a way. I think that Vonnegut's view on this is that he fears equality could go to far and turn into something terrible.

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I dont believe that the handicaps are fair at all, since people should not be be punished because they use their skills that they were born with. The handicaps also try enforce fairness by saying if you smart you need be dumb so that it does not hurt other peoples feelings.

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In "Harrison Bergeron", the views on "equality" are backwards. The government doesn't really idolize equality, they idolize equity. Being equal is being given the same chances to accomplish things. Equality is a great thing when used in the correct context, but sadly it rarely is. When you are equal with someone, it doesn't make you the same. Being equal means you've been given the same opportunities as everyone around you. I feel that Vonnegut's views on equality might be in contradiction with my own due to the way he dramatized it in his story. I know that the description of equality in "Harrison Bergeron" were most likely not what he believes, but there had to be some sort of truth in there.

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equality to me means that everyone has the same rights, and everyone can do the same things as any other person. being equal definitely doesnt mean being the same. i agree with what he's trying to say, because it can be frustrating to know that someone is better than you at something, but the way the people are handling it is really bad.

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being equal in my opinion, means treating everybody the same, regardless of their race, gender, sexuality, etc. we should not subject anybody to prejudice, but we should also not be the same in every category of our lives. i believe that Vonnegut's view on equality is that we all should not be the same in every aspect of our life's, but we should treat everybody with respect,

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It is unfair that everyone has different handicaps. If everyone was truly equal, everyone would have the same handicaps, thus making everyone unequal again. True equality can never be achieved, because there is always someone better than you.

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I believe that in the context of the story, more handicaps are required to reach complete equity, but that isn't what the government says they want. The government wants equality which means everyone should have the same handicaps within certain parameters. That does lead to more equality though because of the nature people have to be competitive. The handicaps themselves are made to keep people from using their advantages over others which does promote a lot of equity, although if handicaps were forced on our society today, there would be a very very large revolt possibly triggering another world war.

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I think it's fair that more handicaps are applied to those who are more cappable, but I don't think handicaps are even right in the first place either.  Handicaps are indeed fair to those who are average, they help put others on the same level as them, it could be seen as unfair to people who are more eceptional and above average but in the grand scheme of things, without any personal bias or individual feelings, that would make things a lot more fair. However I don't believe fairness in this thing is a good thing, if everyone is the same in regards to talent like how they are in Harrison Bergeron, nothing would be very entertaining, in how the ballet dancers were no better than the average person, who would want to watch that? if everyone was average at acting movies wouldn't be nearly as good as they are now and give us respect for the hard work going into it, and that can be said for really anyting. this isn't giving everyone equal opportunity at life, it's giving everyone the same lives. If people had handicaps now there would be the average hazels that would be okay with it, there would be georges effected by it but willing to suffer through, and there would be harrisons as well, people who try their best to fight it, overall there would probably be more harrisons,  people nowadys really celebrate individuality i think.

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To be equal is to think the same, talk the same, look the same and give up anything that make an individual, I think  Vonnegut's view are similar to what I just wrote.

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I completely disagree. They shouldn't have handicaps at all. The Handicap General tries to pretend that the handicaps make equality when it just creates sameness and equity. The people in our society would be pissed off. They wouldn't be open to it and they shouldn't  be open it.

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True equality is giving everyone an equal chance at success.

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If we are talking about how fair the handicaps are in the society in the story I would say its fair because the point of them is to make sure everyone is on equal footing in academics, athletics, etc. This society puts the thought into peoples minds that the handicaps are made to make sure everyone is treated equally but it really makes everyone the same there is no difference in anyone’s inelegance etc but they truly think they are equal, the only difference people have is the number of handicaps people have. Although if this were to happen to our society then I would say it’s not fair because we have all grown up with different levels of acceleration in certain topics, it would cause a huge uproar and I don’t believe many would go for it.

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i dont think its fair because being the same as everyone around you isnt equality. i can see why someone would think it is but its not. equality means everyone is given the same opportunities but just because you are more skilled in something than someone doesn't make you automatically better than everyone. it means that you're better suited for a task than another. which is honestly good because id rather have someone well suited doing something than just a random person doing it because everyone is the same. not to mention how are you supposed to entertain yourself??? like if you didn't have any special traits or characteristics then what are you going to do with your time??

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Is it fair for the use of handicaps on others. In my opinion, yea, it is fair. In this world where everyone it to be fair, the government takes everyone into consideration. The pretty should wear ugly masks and the fast should wear weights. If our society suddenly started sing them than the people will surely wont like it. It should be a gradual thing.

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My Ideal view of Equality would mean having everyone start at the same place, and given similar opportunities at career paths, at education, at a home life, maybe that would just make everyone the same growing up, but if human individuality is real, then i think that would be ideal, but then would we be able to have exceptional business people and doctors as well as lower class workers if we all started at the same place? I have no idea, either way, I think equality should not result in sameness, that's boring and it doesn't celebrate the many differences we as people can have,  so equality shouldn't be about putting everyone on the same level but giving everyone a good starting point. I think the author of Harrison Bergeron, Vonnegut, doesn't think equality is necessarily a good thing, especially if it means making everyone the same, he thinks individuality is a beautiful thing and should be celebrated for people to see, and be able to express what we as individuals excell at this was shown through Harrison Bergeron's and the Empress' dance, and the reaction of tears of sadness that Hazel had in reaction to it, it was an amazing thing to see despite hazel earlier saying she wouldn't want people to be unequal

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Equality means that everyone has the same opportunities in life, within reason. If a humans rights to life, freedom, and happiness are infringed on due to a pursuit of equality in order to make someone else happier, then that society is not equal.

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i think that it's fair for some people to have more handicaps than others because that would make everybody equal in the context of the story.

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In my opinion, equality means everyone is treated the same. Everyone has the same opportunities and should not be treated differently than any other person. The society is not equal in the story.

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What does it mean to be equal? Equality means that everyone has the same rights as others. This story, misunderstands that and uses equity instead.

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Being equal to me is being treated equally as well as getting the same opportunities as others, no matter the race, sexuality, etc. Being equal does not mean being the same. We should celebrate our uniqueness. What I think Vonnegut’s view is that it's good but we must know the limit so that this story doesn’t become a reality.

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No, with the handicaps it just made the people with better qualities better and more outstanding.

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Equality is not the same thing as equity. Equality means everyone gets treated equally, while equity puts everyone in the same place. In the story, we can clearly see that the government enforces equity by handicapping people with those hearing aids, glasses and such. People in our society would go crazy if stuff like that was implemented. Considering how much the U.S. hates the idea of communism, it would not go well.

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Lets be honest, equality doesn't  exist, it was made by people worse then others and by people who pity them.

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Equality isn’t about being the same it’s about having the same rights and opportunities as others (at least in my mind), the reason why the handicaps aren’t equal is that the people who are above average do not have the same opportunities because the handicaps put them on a lower level than how they would otherwise be. The idea of equally they are provided in this society is sameness they have nothing to set them apart as an individual.

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in my opinion, its not fair at all that some people have more handicaps then others because its not their fault that they were born better then others. the handicaps don't create equality but more of trying to make people the same instead. in our society I feel like people would not accept this and a lot of people would start riots or try to take down the government.
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n my opinion, equality means everyone is treated the same. Everyone has the same opportunities and should not be treated differently than any other person. The society is not equal in the story.

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Being equal is respecting everyone for who they are, despite their flaws, looks etc. Instead, this government tries to force everyone to become the same which is not the same thing. When people have more handicaps than others it´s unfair. They have the right to use their mental and physical ability to its fullest potential. It is unfair for the government to restrict them for it. Our society would reject these handicaps because of their appreciation for individuality.

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Equality is the means of treating everyone, despite their differences the same. What the government is attempting to do is to make them all look the same. This is restricting which isnt what equality is meant to do. If anything equality is meant to open oppurtunities not restrict them.

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personally no, its not fair that theyre handicapped at all. No matter what you do people will always find a way to exploit things or get around them. The handicaps just give them time before that happens, but even with the handicaps there wont be true equality.