tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post6284306476257375173..comments2023-10-19T02:29:31.040-07:00Comments on The Power of the Voice Group 2: Anthem: Week #3 Question Commander Cian Miron Mrs. Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10574254886261133450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-90256558610553501852014-09-09T03:11:25.152-07:002014-09-09T03:11:25.152-07:00I have decided to answer question #1. I agree with...I have decided to answer question #1. I agree with you that when they present their creation it won't go well. I believe that the council will be shocked and angry that street sweepers crashed their meeting. I think when the Council sees the light there will be terrified of light. However with everyone against his idea, Equality 7-2521 still will follow his passion into discovering about the past and will go back to his hole. Not daring to go back up because he might go to jail for breaking all the rules. As following I also want to answer question #3. As Katie mentioned I agree that using brutal punishments kept people in control. I think the best way to control a person is controlling their emotion that gives one self realization of becoming an individual. This society has been using methods to control all citizens at their years of infancy. Equality explains: "Children are born each winter, but women never see their children and children never know their parents,". This society implants the new born about the rules of the society, making them think this is a perfect society, however people don't notice how this ruined the idea of individualism. When they break their rules they use punishment using their fear against them. Equality tell us that he remembers: "We have seen one of such men burned alive in the square of the city. And it was a sigh which has stayed with us through the years, and it haunts us, and follows us, and it gives us no rest." Their society makes people fear by using public executions to give all citizens a warning of what the consequences awaits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-71543331952837620302014-09-08T19:08:29.750-07:002014-09-08T19:08:29.750-07:00Cian,
Your post was amazing! Your questions are w...Cian,<br /><br />Your post was amazing! Your questions are well thought and you answers are detailed; although; the rule remains there, which is not to comment about all of the questions. The question I chose for today was question number one. What will happen when he presents the creation to the scholars? I disagree with what you said. I think his presentation will be great. And if the presentation is that good, maybe they will forgive them for the "mistakes" he made.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-11691603755859576842014-09-08T14:26:36.864-07:002014-09-08T14:26:36.864-07:00How does the Council obtain and keep so much unque...How does the Council obtain and keep so much unquestioned control? <br />First of all Cian, thanks for pushing my thinking with all these great questions. I will be answering the one above. To the people of this futureistic society, they do not live in a dysopian world. To them this is the way that is normal. For example,if you give a child a gun, and convince him that all children have guns, he will without a doubt, be very confused when he learns that the majority of children do not have guns. What I'm trying to say is that it all depends on what is considered the normal in this society. Because in reality there is no actual "normal" . I would also like to ask, Cian, do you think that motive of this community is equality, or do you think that is just an illusion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-63405283156308974752014-09-08T14:18:50.907-07:002014-09-08T14:18:50.907-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-56035955615842327662014-09-08T10:37:04.318-07:002014-09-08T10:37:04.318-07:00Cian,
First of all, great post. I liked all of yo...Cian, <br />First of all, great post. I liked all of your questions and really found your images interesting. I want to reply to question 3, how does the council obtain and keep so much unquestioned control. I agree with you that the council uses brutal punishment to keep so much control. In fact, the novel mentioned that this brutal, physical punishment is used on children. However, I think that they also almost brainwash their citizens. The council teaches children to follow their rules and values from a young age. I think that drilling into a child's head from a young age that something is right or wrong usually tends to be successful. I mean, haven't your parents told you some things that just stuck with you? Like be helpful, don't lie, never ever do anything less than your best. I think that experiences that prove this and being told these things coupled with a healthy dose of fear can cause this complete power that the council has that you find interesting. I kind of wonder if the council started off physically punishing people for things or if they just began with drilling values into them. I think that because of the values of the council, which are not all bad, they may have started off as a group of kind people who would never hurt a soul and were so charismatic that people listened to each and every word they said. Then maybe there was a group of bad leaders who punished people physically and it worked so the method stuck. It's kind of funny to think that a society can change that fast, can suddenly become something it was never supposed to be. Great job on your post!<br />Katie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315073044789716648.post-11546289541492989432014-09-08T10:16:27.155-07:002014-09-08T10:16:27.155-07:00Cian, your post is very detailed and your answers ...Cian, your post is very detailed and your answers were very interesting to read. Now, I am going to answer the last question you asked. <br />In my opinion, the council obtains control over the community because the people that live there don't know any way to rebel against the community and they are scared. For instance, as we can see in the book the people of the community believes that breaking one small rule will affect them more then they can imagine, and they are right. I believe that the people in the community know that the consequences of doing something wrong is terrible, so they are better out just following the rules. You said in your post that they have this unquestionable authority because they are brutally cruel, and I completely agree. The council is very inconsiderate of the communities’ habitants well-being, therefore, creating a cloud of dark terror in the habitants thoughts. <br />Now, I have a question for you Cian. Do you think that if the council didn't treat the habitants brutally when they do something wrong, would the community be as organized?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com