The ones who walk away from Omelas

            This short story is a very weird and abnormal story that I have ever seen before and it is completely contradictory to its real intentions. It makes no sense into letting people drink and do drugs and to not have a military to this so called utopia which by the way does not exist in this world. How can you value life as a whole and not value yourself being? That way nobody is safe and nobody is free from addiction for a society that is described as self-control. How this is a perfect society is beyond me without a government and just only religion for government and religion is like the Chinese Yin Yang symbol; even though they are completely different, both need to coexist regardless of all differences. The main thing that caught my eye is the part about the child who is alone at a house. In the text it says that the Omelas let this child suffer and die for the better of the entire community. This is a perfect example of the phrase “kill one, save a thousand”, which in any sense makes no sense and here is why. No one should be killed or suffered for the better of the community no matter how the consequences may turn out. The Omelas don’t call themselves barbaric while they are creating an inhumane act by letting the child die. This is a great parallel to the society in America today about abortion and how it is bad. While we call ourselves a “civilized” nation, we commit barbaric acts by killing unborn lives and babies who have the right to live. As Horton from Horton Hears a Who says, “A person is a person, no matter how big or small.” How can you love and nurture your child knowing that there is one who is in dire need for love and compassion? How can you celebrate life while knowing that there is someone who might not have one for that long? How can they live in a society that is thought to be so peaceful and happy while in reality it is just a mask covering the real face of the truth and horror that is depriving a child from a normal life? Which brings back to the notion of calling this place a utopia; there is no such thing as a utopia for it is impossible for such a perfect society to live in, well at least in this world. But there is a place where people are joyous, but it cannot be found in this world for it lives in another. That place is where we belong, not on this earth. We were meant to go to another world instead of the one we are living in. That is what the people who walk away from the Omela are doing. They want to find a place where they all can live in harmony where everyone is equal and no one has to suffer no longer.

Class Survey

Hi my name is Pat Gawryszewski and I am a freshman at John Carroll University. I am from Garfield Heights, Ohio 20 minutes south of Cleveland. My primary e-mail is pgawryszewski15@jcu.edu so you can reach me. People mainly call me Pat, but durring football camp this year i was dubbed the name Jesus because of my long hair and full beard, so i will respond to either one. I play football and play linebacker for the JCU football team. I am a die hard Cleveland sports fan and sports in general including the Big Four sports mainly football.

Personal information
1. Pat Gawryszewski, Garfield Heights, OH, pgawryszewski15@jcu.edu
2. Pat is fine, but durring football camp this year i was dubbed the name Jesus because of my long hair and full beard, so i will respond to either one. 

3. Please insert a picture of yourself in the profile of your new blog.
4. I play football and play linebacker for the JCU football team. I am a die hard Cleveland sports fan and sports in general including the Big Four sports mainly football.

Learning Style and more:
5. I just need to be given time for my work so that i know i have that sense of security knowing i have more time than i really do rather than stressing about a time limit.

Technology Section
6. I believe that technology is more of a tree with many branches than anything else. All things technological are important and continue growing as well as new things creating branches and growing.

7. The internet, fridge, microwave, phone, oven, TV, computer, and ipod.

8. 1. i have a laptop and other computers and work well with them 2. i look at the information for quick information 3. i have a facebook and twitter accounts, Pat Gawryszewski (http://www.facebook.com/varscat50) and CLEfan1 (https://twitter.com/#!/clefan1) respectively and i am a 10 on both of them.

About Dr. Shutkin:
9. Will there be a final? and What do we do in class?