Laken Riley
Mrs. Chamberlain
10th Honors Lit./Comp.
14 August 2017
Socratic Seminar Questions
World Connection Questions
Question 1
Everyone has a right to their own thoughts and opinions of the world. To be exiled from your friends, or even family, would be devastating, angering, and confusing. I know the importance of being a part of something, such as a friend group, especially in high school. If I were forced to leave my friends because I had different views than them, I would be overwhelmed with confusion; everything I originally believed would be put into confusion. I wouldn’t know what to think or feel. Losing the right to your own opinion or perspective is the equivalent of losing your identity. Without our thoughts, who are …show more content…
What we learn shapes the way we see the world and the people within in. As mentioned in the previous question, our outlook on the world is a part of our identity. To learn that everything we have everything we thought was true about the world is a lie would make the world crumble into a million pieces. Our views, values, and opinions would become invalid. I would be enraged to think I was foolish enough to believe what I was told, and I would feel as though I had wasted 15 years of my life. Moreover, I would feel confused and hopeless. What am I supposed to believe or think? What if I begin to believe in things again only for it to be a lie again?
Question 4
A country that rules their nation very differently than Anthem is the United States. For instance, the United States promotes individualism and the idea of having dreams and goals to achieve. The basic foundation of our country and economy relies on personal businesses and self-knowledge. In fact, colleges and further education is required for nearly any job and strongly encouraged. Other individualistic countries include Great Britain, Australia, and Canada.
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Confined to the laws of the society, he is forced to swallow his own ideas and desires. Equality mentions on numerous occasions that his curiosity is curse. He says this because it burns inside of him, yet he will be punished if he acts on it. In fact, on page 24, it is stated, “We know not why our curse makes us seek we know not what, ever and ever. But we cannot resist it. It whispers to us that there are great things on this earth of ours, and that we can know them if we try, and that we must know them.” This shows how Equality is struggling with his curiosity.
Question 2
Thinking opens a world of opportunities and freedom. This freedom allows retaliation of the council. When the citizens begin to think of what life could be like or how it should be, the council loses all control. Therefore, thinking terrifies the council. Specifically, on page 72, the council says, “’How dare you, gutter cleaner, to hold yourself as one alone and with the thoughts of the one and not of the many?’” This shows how the council wants everyone to be unified so that no individual can think freely and raise suspicion.
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Mrs. Chamberlain
10th Honors Lit./Comp.
14 August 2017
Socratic Seminar Questions
World Connection Questions
Question 1
Everyone has a right to their own thoughts and opinions of the world. To be exiled from your friends, or even family, would be devastating, angering, and confusing. I know the importance of being a part of something, such as a friend group, especially in high school. If I were forced to leave my friends because I had different views than them, I would be overwhelmed with confusion; everything I originally believed would be put into confusion. I wouldn’t know what to think or feel. Losing the right to your own opinion or perspective is the equivalent of losing your identity. Without our thoughts, who are …show more content…
What we learn shapes the way we see the world and the people within in. As mentioned in the previous question, our outlook on the world is a part of our identity. To learn that everything we have everything we thought was true about the world is a lie would make the world crumble into a million pieces. Our views, values, and opinions would become invalid. I would be enraged to think I was foolish enough to believe what I was told, and I would feel as though I had wasted 15 years of my life. Moreover, I would feel confused and hopeless. What am I supposed to believe or think? What if I begin to believe in things again only for it to be a lie again?
Question 4
A country that rules their nation very differently than Anthem is the United States. For instance, the United States promotes individualism and the idea of having dreams and goals to achieve. The basic foundation of our country and economy relies on personal businesses and self-knowledge. In fact, colleges and further education is required for nearly any job and strongly encouraged. Other individualistic countries include Great Britain, Australia, and Canada.
Open-Ended …show more content…
Confined to the laws of the society, he is forced to swallow his own ideas and desires. Equality mentions on numerous occasions that his curiosity is curse. He says this because it burns inside of him, yet he will be punished if he acts on it. In fact, on page 24, it is stated, “We know not why our curse makes us seek we know not what, ever and ever. But we cannot resist it. It whispers to us that there are great things on this earth of ours, and that we can know them if we try, and that we must know them.” This shows how Equality is struggling with his curiosity.
Question 2
Thinking opens a world of opportunities and freedom. This freedom allows retaliation of the council. When the citizens begin to think of what life could be like or how it should be, the council loses all control. Therefore, thinking terrifies the council. Specifically, on page 72, the council says, “’How dare you, gutter cleaner, to hold yourself as one alone and with the thoughts of the one and not of the many?’” This shows how the council wants everyone to be unified so that no individual can think freely and raise suspicion.
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