https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll What was interesting or important about this story? en-us 2017-12-18 13:16:25 UTC 2025-10-09 21:38:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 23jy07861 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987642 I thought it was interesting that everyone except this one person was a couch potato  expect for this one person which makes me wanna know how it became like that where this one person doesn't get addicted to his electronics and instead finds walking fun when he's all alone and nobody can accompaniment him. ]]> 2017-12-18 15:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987642 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987661 In the story I found it interesting that TV was encouraged. Because now TV is discouraged and the government is telling people to go outside, but it is the opposite in the story. I also found it interesting that the police took the main character to the psychiatric center just because he didn't have a TV.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987661 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987691 What I thought was interesting was  the fact that the police car didn't see him anywhere for the past 10 years even though there was only one car. Also, I thought that the police car took him to the to the Psychiatric Center for Research on
Regressive Tendencies because everyone was supposed to be addicted to electronics but he wasn't.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987691 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987747 I think the fact that the screens were gray and not colored was a little strange, because if the world was full of high technology, then the TV's should have color. ]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987747 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987749 Something that I found interesting was how Mr. Lenard got in trouble by the police for just walking outside. ]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987749 23sd01491 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987794 One thing I noticed was how the story was sci-fi because how nobody was driving the police car due to societal issues and advancement in technology. Also I thought it was interesting how what was considered normal now is considered off in the  story.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987794 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987824 I thought that it was interesting how the police thought it was such a crime or a crazy act to be walking at night. Obviously, the population of 2053 used electronics more than they went outside and enjoyed nature. And like a lot of the others, I found it odd that the people were "encouraged" or given tvs, instead of being told to play outside. I was also confused when they were talking about jobs. If no one really goes out, then what jobs do people have?]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987824 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987845 I think that something interesting about this story was that the police officers were taking the main character to psychologist for walking. They were so bewildered that he preferred putting more energy into this than just sitting at his home and staring at a screen.
Something else that was important was that was important was that he said that the police car numbers had decreased to one, and nobody was even in the car. Maybe it showed the importance of not letting tech take over and drive cars and keep everyone in their houses.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987845 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987854 One thing I thought was interesting is that the police arrested Mr. Leonard Mead for walking outside. It made me wonder why they didn't catch him walking outside before since he's been doing it for a long time]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987854 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987860 I thought it was interesting how everyone was obsessed and addicted to electronics and TV's, and only one person out 3 million, Leonard Meade, had the sense to be with nature. ]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987860 23vr05641 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987873 One thing I found interesting is that while everybody else  was watching tv Leonard was walking and doesn't have a tv in his house, because of this the police car kept asking him questions about why he was walking because it was uncommon so after he explained the police car took him to a phychiatric facility to get him tested to see if he was crazy.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987873 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987915 2017-12-18 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987915 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987972 I found the part where the cop arrested Mr. Mead was important and strange.
Could it possibly be against the law to walk?
or did the cop just find it strange that Mr. Mead  was walking just for fun, so he thought he was up to no good.
This is important because it shows the reader what our world could possibly become, if we become that addicted to our electronics , a world where our electronics are our lives, and nothing else matters.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987972 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987990 I thought it was interesting that all these people don't get tired of watching TV the whole day. My eyes would hurt if I watched TV that much.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216987990 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988062 One thing that was interesting was that despite the fact that no one was in the car, the car seemed to know exactly what to do and say. Almost as if it were a human]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988062 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988071 I found the fact that he was taken to a psychiatrist because he didn't own a TV and went out for walks. I think the author's message was if we get addicted/obsessed with technology, things we consider important or good for our health like walking and exercising will not matter much. I feel like there was only one cop car because everybody stayed at home and watched TV, chilled on their couches and didn't leave home to go to places or commit crimes.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988071 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988073 Something I thought that was interesting was that how the police officer was shocked when Mr.Mean said that he was walking for fresh air.]]> 2017-12-18 15:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988073 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988330 Something that I found interesting was how Mr. Lenard got in trouble by the police for just walking outside. Also I thought that how everyone was in the homes just watching TV while Mr. Lenard was walking outside was interesting too.

]]> 2017-12-18 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988330 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988392 Something that was very interesting was how the protagonist Leonard Mead was walking for 10 years. Streets were overgrown, streetlights were rusted, and nobody seemed to have cared. Also, the police car was shown to not have anyone in it, so it showed the technology of the time period.]]> 2017-12-18 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216988392 https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216992910 The part that i found interesting was where the police car was stunned to see a man who has no job just walk around for air, which no one would be doing at that point in life.]]> 2017-12-18 15:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/virginia_macaluso/19r5xr2xp3ll/wish/216992910