https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq Respond to the story and its themes here in a few sentences. What did you group think about the story? Each person must enter their own response. en-us 2017-03-06 14:29:59 UTC 2017-03-06 17:55:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png rmartini20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054241 My feeling all throughout the story was pure confusion. I don't really understand why certain people have the mental chips and others don't. Does that mean they were just born smarter than others??

]]> 2017-03-06 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054241 mjackson201 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054322 I thought the story displayed a very extreme future. ]]> 2017-03-06 15:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054322 estasinski20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054368 My feelings are that it is very extreme to prevent people from being different. I believe it is very unfair and terrible that people have to be the same and not better than anyone else]]> 2017-03-06 15:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054368 elise_kruska https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054394 My feeling throughout the story was co fusion and surprise because I didn't really understand what most of these people looked like and did]]> 2017-03-06 15:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054394 adoruelo20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054658  I think this story was pretty trippy. It was really weird and the idea of having everyone in society be the same is pretty creepy. The people seemed to be brainwashed and they would just do whatever they were told. The 7 foot giant dude seemed to be the only normal person who wanted to be different and tried to be unique or what today would seem normal.

]]> 2017-03-06 15:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054658 sfowle20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054811 I thought this story was very unsettling because what if this is how the real world really was?]]> 2017-03-06 15:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054811 mmrquez20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054897 I feel that no one should be able to do something like this to anyone, like what if you cut someone's arms off if they were good at basketball? This kind of society isn't good for anyone.]]> 2017-03-06 15:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158054897 mjackson201 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055068 I thought this story was a very extreme representation of the future. The society reminded me of a disturbing form of communism and was generally unsettling.]]> 2017-03-06 15:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055068 rmartini20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055086 This story's theme was conformity 

]]> 2017-03-06 15:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055086 cdavies20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055271 I think that this society is a good idea, that all people would be equal. But in all, I think that actually doing this is terrible to the people in the society. They have no freedom to think for themselves or act, which could drive them insane.  ]]> 2017-03-06 15:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055271 elise_kruska https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055425 I think that this story is really confusing and I am not really a fan of it. I was confused all throughout.]]> 2017-03-06 15:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055425 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055542 I think this story shows that making everyone feel equal isn't going to solve the problem. It shows that it's easier to cope with being different than wanting to be the same as everyone else. I think it shows that it's impossible to please everyone. Instead of making advances to make advanced people feel incapable, it would be better to make people feel good about themselves. ]]> 2017-03-06 15:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055542 spottorff20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055825 It was disturbing and still could easily be relevant today.

]]> 2017-03-06 15:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055825 mellsworth20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055933 The story we just read was very interesting and disturbing. I would never want to live my life where I can not live up to my full potential.  The government set up was similar to communism except taking to a whole different extreme.  It isn't fair to tell people they have no freedom to express what they want or achieve what they want to achieve.]]> 2017-03-06 15:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055933 prequeno20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055949 I think that this story is set in a dystopian setting were society is all equal. If society in real life were to all be equal, then everything would be the exact same and no one would get to express their talents.]]> 2017-03-06 15:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158055949 ashepley20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056083 This story is set in a distopian area. This story emphasizes what would happen if everyone was equal. This story confused me because they used "handicaps" as something the people would wear, but when I think of handicaps I think of people born with hearing or vision issues.  ]]> 2017-03-06 15:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056083 esajtar20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056227   Throughout the story I was a little confused at what was going on. I thought the theme had something to do with conformity and how people can be looked down upon or made fun of for being different. ]]> 2017-03-06 15:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056227 ealdana20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056446 I thought that this story was very interesting. Despite the radical changes made in societ, it makes sense as to how or why society had come to this. I think the theme is equlaity and abiding by rules. ]]> 2017-03-06 15:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056446 estasinski20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056494 I thought this story was very extreme and terrible that people have to all be the same. I think that making people the same is bad and that people should be different and unique. I was kinda shocked that this was so strictly enforced and how people were very limited in their own happiness.

]]> 2017-03-06 15:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056494 kmozdzen20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056547 This story shows the importance of Independence. If everyone was exactly the same, the world would become bland and boring. No new advancements would be made in the world. No talent would be displayed if everyone was equal. No ability to learn new things or try new activities. The world would become horrid to the point where we need advancements, and the advancements wouldn't come.]]> 2017-03-06 15:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056547 bventimiglia20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056649 2017-03-06 15:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158056649 idiamond20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158057366 think this story is a example of what communism on paper, or communism perfected, would look like in the real world. It is a very weird story, this level of government control really takes away from the meaning and purpose of life. In this society it is basically impossible to be happy and experience success of any kind. People in this society are basically just living in misery. ]]> 2017-03-06 15:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158057366 lbreier20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158058104 I think that this story is weird becuase I can't imagine having a 49 pound bag strapped to my neck. I also can't imagine this type of society were everyone is the same in every way. Would the Handicapped General have to wear handicaps. I think that it would be weird to see actors on TV wearing masks.]]> 2017-03-06 15:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158058104 ejohnson02 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158058980  I feel that this story is a lot like the book The Giver. Society took away all signs of individuality and uniqueness, and they are punished if you are different. I was confused on the whole dancing scene, but otherwise I thought it was very thought out. This story shows that everyone should be equal and the same. I am not saying that people shouldn't be treated equally, but people should not be the exact same.]]> 2017-03-06 15:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158058980 mlindemann20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158059185 I feel that this story is supposed to highly exaggerate what happens when we take our freedoms for granted. We as people always feel that these rights are guaranteed, but the story makes that we are restricted to what our natural rights are.]]> 2017-03-06 15:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158059185 cbrieger20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158091222 I feel like this story was highly exaggerated. I don't believe that other people would allow this to actually become apart of our society. I can see though how the author is trying to convey equal rights.]]> 2017-03-06 16:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158091222 mdeinla20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158091377 I think that equal rights are the way that people think of people. However, I don't think that equal rights should be forced. Forcing for everyone to be and look equal isn't exactly equal rights for the person who is getting ideas forced upon them. People are born believing something about other people, and although they can think whatever they want, saying it to them would be rude.

]]> 2017-03-06 16:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158091377 ccostales20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158092225 This story was very confusing. Its plot was really difficult to understand. It discusses equal rights and tells us about how people are forced to be equal to each other. Those who have an unfair advantage are forced to be equal as others. ]]> 2017-03-06 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158092225 jjohansen20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158093046 This story conveyed a futuristic idea about equal rights. I do agree with equal rights but I do not agree with this concept. This story had excessive equal rights. My group and I decided that making all people ugly and equal by weights and masses will not be our future. We do agree that equal rights will continue to advance but this story may have produced ideas and concepts that are just improbable.]]> 2017-03-06 17:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158093046 mkessuvan20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158094579 2017-03-06 17:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158094579 emendoza20 https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158113013 In all sincerity, the story was quite poorly written. The plot fluctuated way too much and it was hard to completely understand  what the message was trying to convey. However, I understand better what the overall story was about. I did enjoy from the story that it attempted to explain what would happen if equality was met over an extent. In this day and age, society thirsts for equality in race, gender identity, orientation, but in this specific story it explains, what if we went over the line?   ]]> 2017-03-06 17:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/awojciechowski/y3ns1vx41ppq/wish/158113013