Harrison Burgeron Questions' Answers ♥

by Justine Truong
Life in Vietnam would be perfect if everyone were totally equal.  Do you agree or disagree?  Explain your answer in complete sentences.
-I disagree because if everything is equal then there won’t be any development for the country because no one is smarter than another. There also won’t be any entertainment because there’s no one that’s more interesting than another. So total equality will brings lots of bad consequences.

You are designing a society in which everyone is equal. What are the laws?
_Everyone must have education. If it’s out of their reach, the government will provide full school fee financial aid.
_Everyone must have food and drinks.
_Everyone must have a shelter. Or if one can’t afford a house, there will always be space for them to live in free apartments run by the government.
_All children must treat their parent nicely. No one can let their parent become beggars on the street. Government can help to improve citizens’ lives so there’s no reason why seniors should be put to work.


What would you do to help people who were less capable mentally, physically, or socially to “catch up”
_I might provide free education, free physical health training, and socialize clubs for everyone to join if they’re having need to fit in more with the society.

What problems can you foresee that might come in a society with laws that force “equality for all”? How would you handle those problems?
_The biggest problem I might have to face is the rebellion from a group of citizens with different idea about “equality for all”. If there’s a rebellion from the citizens, I might have a civilized talk with the leader of the group first and see what is the best solution for both sides.

Do you believe that total equality is possible, or would human nature make sure that some people would eventually dominate others?
_ It’s kind of wrong to force citizen all to be the same because everyone was born uniquely in their own way. One is better looking than another. One is smarter than the other. One is stronger than another. So it’s impossible to force everyone to stay on the same level of everything. In conclusion I believe that human nature make sure that some people would eventually dominate others.

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.
_ I once felt same like Harrison. It was when I was still in Vietnamese’s public school. The teacher forced us to do exactly same thing all together. We all had to write as beautiful as the one with the best handwriting in class. We get punishments for not having a bad handwriting. And also once, I experienced same thing with George. It was when I’m in a school conference, students are gathered around to participate in what’s the thing school can improve on. When I was about to raise my hand up for idea, the teacher glared at me with a wrathful look. Then I was so scared I forgot what I was about to say. 
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Economy Essay ♥

by Justine Truong
Name: Justine Truong
Period: 8
Teacher: Mr. Patrick / Mr. Blake
Subject: Social Study / Language Art
MARKET ECONOMY
There should be the freedom to gain
The freedom to give
The freedom to have greed
and the freedom to grow
                        -Justine Truong
            This world has four different common types of economy: Command, Mixed, Traditional, and Market. But by comparing and contrast the benefit and the trust of many nations, a market economy deserves to be considering as the best type of economy. It positively affects the citizens by helping the country to develop and allows citizens to enrich themselves through their knowledge and effort.

            A market economy helps people to enrich themselves. In How much land does a man need, there is a sentence in the story that says “He was ten times better off than he had been.” The sentence talks about a man named Pahom and his growth of wealth due to the freedom of farming crops as much as he is able to and sell them in his own price.  Pahom got the opportunities and freedom to get the wealth in a short amount of time. He was smart and he made good effort on trying to get rich to fulfill his greed. He got the knowledge of where is the land that is common to his community and he grabbed his chance to get that land. For example, he heard the rumor of the Bashkir and their fertile land therefore he made a visit to the Bashkir and made a deal with them to get his desired land. It benefits not only Pahom, but also the majority of those whom apply market economy to their country. It benefits the citizen because if all the population of a nation gets wealthier, the country will become stronger and more stable which leads to the next reason why a market economy should be considering as the best type of economy.

            A market economy not only allows citizens to enhance income, but also helps the country to develop and grow. An excellent example is the U.S.  In the U.S, people are free to do anything. The people in America have their freedom to make choices and own anything they are able to purchase. The resources are own by individuals, not the government, so there is a lots of competition. But in a market economy, in order to reach to the top and step on the competition, you have to fight for your position in the market. Citizens will keep on fighting and trying their best to reach their goals, which means all the creations and the ideas are leveling up every time a business man or woman stepped up. It helps the nation to grow and to become a technologically advanced nation. The U.S applied market economy which helped its GDP, Gross Domestic Product – total amount of money a nation made in a year, to increase.  

It started off with a very low GDP, only more than 1000 USD, but right now, it is more than ten times better off. In the book World Culture and Geography, it says, “The U.S economy produces goods and services worth more than the output of any other country”. The book verified that because of the help of market economy, the U.S improved its items quality and become one of the richest nations in the world. The U.S benefits from having freedom to make economic choices that helps them to upgrade their economy.

            Overall, a market economy brings positive effects to the citizens such as encouraging and pushing them to get wealthy in a short amount of time and helps the country to develop. Many countries in the entire world supported it, such as Brazil, Japan, USA, Sweden, Columbia, Sudan, etc… and all benefited from using it. A market economy gives its nations the ability to grow rich and wealthy base on their own effort which leads them to lead healthier and happier lives. Even though the greed of businessmen challenged the idea of this type of economy but that is nothing comparing to how well market economies benefits its citizens. It is clear that market economies are al important part of life for all. 
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