tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post2711277932450217333..comments2023-11-02T05:34:30.813-07:00Comments on Smith 9 Honors 09-10: HB and The Pedestrian- Period 2anneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-77647341581944290032009-10-13T08:20:32.735-07:002009-10-13T08:20:32.735-07:00Bree-
Yes, I think HB knew that he was going to d...Bree- <br />Yes, I think HB knew that he was going to die. I bet he knew that it was better to die reather than have to be under all of those handicaps.Kara Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328593779630284415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-66464596743130710932009-10-13T08:20:15.408-07:002009-10-13T08:20:15.408-07:00Kristen-
Do you really feel that not everyone has ...Kristen-<br />Do you really feel that not everyone has talents? Because I know that everyone I know is talented in some way. Maybe they aren't the best at sports or school but they are kind, understanding, passionate people. At least for me I think that is more important that any smarts or athletics could ever be. Any maybe certain people have greater voices, but that might be because the people who could be great never have the opportunities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-17440567722217291092009-10-13T08:20:14.772-07:002009-10-13T08:20:14.772-07:00CLASS!:
About what we talked about in class. The ...CLASS!:<br /><br />About what we talked about in class. The million dollar question about what we were talking about:<br />What about the people who challenge the system?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863638402511183757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-79961463916321826942009-10-13T08:20:07.427-07:002009-10-13T08:20:07.427-07:00Class
If you were in the pedestrian's situtat...Class<br /><br />If you were in the pedestrian's situtation, what would you do?AndyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401136440040243935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-68021124125635798562009-10-13T08:19:52.955-07:002009-10-13T08:19:52.955-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.neelyd2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04303394365140625281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-6283522480152926342009-10-13T08:19:35.988-07:002009-10-13T08:19:35.988-07:00Bree-
I see this as almost a legacy. Take the civ...Bree-<br /><br />I see this as almost a legacy. Take the civil rights leaders for example. Rosa Parks for example was OK with dieing if she encouraged someone else to pick-up her cause.meredithl2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/17757398058127653089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-14942056983528400832009-10-13T08:19:22.922-07:002009-10-13T08:19:22.922-07:00Justin-
Thank you for clearing it up. And to answe...Justin-<br />Thank you for clearing it up. And to answer the earlier question,No,I do not think it would have stopped terrorism. Terrorists don't just plot against americans, they plot against everyone, including their own kind. People will dislike each other even if they were equal.Kara Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328593779630284415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-46445802076813132942009-10-13T08:19:08.231-07:002009-10-13T08:19:08.231-07:00Justian
This equality would not work in the real ...Justian<br /><br />This equality would not work in the real world because people would uprise because some people would not like the society or like me, I would go to canada.AndyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401136440040243935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-42916370222693002942009-10-13T08:18:50.416-07:002009-10-13T08:18:50.416-07:00Neely- Yes, that is defying equality. However, the...Neely- Yes, that is defying equality. However, there is always going to be a person that excels more than you at a certain talent. If you are the second or third best in a group, why do you compare yourself to the best? Is it because of pride? If you are second best, you can pride yourself on being better than someone else?Eric2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04386369969921501259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-72561606998537552502009-10-13T08:18:22.045-07:002009-10-13T08:18:22.045-07:00-Rebekkah
I understand what you are trying to say....-Rebekkah<br />I understand what you are trying to say. The weights have to be proportional to the size and abilities of a person.NathanF2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/17364700666927035708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-62585438944485782009-10-13T08:17:01.416-07:002009-10-13T08:17:01.416-07:00Class-
In Harrison Bergeron do you think Harrison ...Class-<br />In Harrison Bergeron do you think Harrison knew he was going to die? And if he did why do you think he continued to keep going? Do you think he felt dying was better than living in a world where nobody could be themself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-43101171154360891642009-10-13T08:16:58.780-07:002009-10-13T08:16:58.780-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-89679073564674179372009-10-13T08:16:39.552-07:002009-10-13T08:16:39.552-07:00Kara-
Terrorism was created over differences. Peop...Kara-<br />Terrorism was created over differences. People in other countries may not like America as much just because of something like our religious beliefs or maybe because we have a better quality of life than they do. The way it ties in is because if the style of equality shown in HB and TP was happening all around the world, then there would not be any differences which would eliminate all terrorism in the world. This is shown in The Pedestrian because there is only 1 police car because of the major decrease in crime.justinryan2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043499724224628209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-34809297351355472522009-10-13T08:15:44.982-07:002009-10-13T08:15:44.982-07:00Neely- If everybody had the same amount of weights...Neely- If everybody had the same amount of weights, then they might as well not have any weights at all. Some people have better advantages than others, so they are trying to make it equal. This may sound cheesy, but it's sort of like when you add five ounces of water to cups that have 9 ounces and 4 ounces. If you add the same amount of water to each one, like 5 ounces, then the cup with more water will always have 5 more ounces. I dont know if you get what I'm trying to say, but they need to add more weights to the people who are potentially more powerful.Rebekkah C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08489273274953921242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-79573205947872825422009-10-13T08:15:14.587-07:002009-10-13T08:15:14.587-07:00Neely-
That is EXACTLY what I am saying. No societ...Neely-<br />That is EXACTLY what I am saying. No society is ever equal. No matter what, something is not going to be equal. It maybe the ruler of the country or the police or even a doctor but "equality" is NEVER really equal.Kara Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328593779630284415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-5399003154961118452009-10-13T08:13:56.157-07:002009-10-13T08:13:56.157-07:00-Justin
I think it could be in some cases. If all ...-Justin<br />I think it could be in some cases. If all of the people in the Middle East there wouldn't be inter-religious fighting. But it isn't good to make everyone equal in every way.NathanF2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/17364700666927035708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-28021889974291859122009-10-13T08:13:36.451-07:002009-10-13T08:13:36.451-07:00Justin-
I do not think that the "equality&quo...Justin-<br />I do not think that the "equality" in Harrison Bergeron would be good in real life because everbody has something that they can do and something that the next peron can't. I don't really know how that would tie in with terrorism though, Could you explain that?Kara Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328593779630284415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-25106927424174548462009-10-13T08:12:05.219-07:002009-10-13T08:12:05.219-07:00Meredith- I think that the stories are trying to s...Meredith- I think that the stories are trying to send the message that it's okay if everybody is different. It also shows how when one person thinks that they are better than another person, no good will come out of it. People want power to be better than everybody else and because every person has a little bit of greed inside of them.Rebekkah C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08489273274953921242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-87052780268357146692009-10-13T08:11:54.631-07:002009-10-13T08:11:54.631-07:00Bloggers:
If someone had more weights than anothe...Bloggers:<br /><br />If someone had more weights than another isn't that defying equailty?neelyd2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04303394365140625281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-79379707647877501272009-10-13T08:10:43.946-07:002009-10-13T08:10:43.946-07:00Class-
Do you think that the "equality" ...Class-<br />Do you think that the "equality" in Harrison Bergeron and The Pedestrian would be good in the real-world with all of the situations such as terrorism? Why do you think that it is/isn't?justinryan2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043499724224628209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-66159995738384131282009-10-13T08:10:40.481-07:002009-10-13T08:10:40.481-07:00Meredith-
I think that it is just natural to crave...Meredith-<br />I think that it is just natural to crave power. I mean if you look around at the animal kingdom, the strongest survive and the ones with the most power thrive.neelyd2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04303394365140625281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-6476182484348345182009-10-13T08:08:03.958-07:002009-10-13T08:08:03.958-07:00I agree Zac. I think that he should have had a fig...I agree Zac. I think that he should have had a fighting chance to try and survive. After Harrison was shot I think that they ended it quite well. It was interesting how the mother couldn't even remember something so crucial and hurtful. <br /><br />If people knew that they were living in these horrible times where everyone tried to appear equal, then why do you think that people would keep the species going? Maybe some hoped that this would change over time or it was just instinct--because everything else they had was stripped away.neelyd2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04303394365140625281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-69884162860131472702009-10-13T08:08:03.219-07:002009-10-13T08:08:03.219-07:00Neely-
I think that you are right about the govern...Neely-<br />I think that you are right about the government having different levels of handicaps and equality. So that you would have a different level of equality for each social ranking. For example, the regular middle class citizens had big handicaps such as the ear device and bags of weights, but the police probably didn't have such handicaps because its the police's job to keep everything/everyone in control.justinryan2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043499724224628209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-4659839154877056382009-10-13T08:07:56.927-07:002009-10-13T08:07:56.927-07:00Taylort2013,
He did die but his parents forgot th...Taylort2013,<br /><br />He did die but his parents forgot that he died because of their disabilites. Their thoughts werer scattered.AndyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401136440040243935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314591914640484740.post-7424563581393367652009-10-13T08:07:39.970-07:002009-10-13T08:07:39.970-07:00Bloggers:
Why do you think that we need power? Ev...Bloggers:<br /><br />Why do you think that we need power? Everyone in these stories seem to want power and domination in society? Any thoughts?meredithl2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/17757398058127653089noreply@blogger.com