Compare and Contrast Entry

Sighting Societal Divergence

             “Society is a chain of obligations, and its links must support each other. The branch cannot but wither, that is cut from the parent vine.” It is of no truth when we say our world is different as the Fahrenheit 451’s world. It bears fallacy too when we same it is of same side. Guess our world is just halfway in there; yet not on the peak of its development parameters.

Our civilization today revolves around the use of modern technology. People have now been influenced to the severe and innumerable changes that time has brought about, from external to internal variations. It is not far from the society Ray Bradbury had created in his novel “Fahrenheit 451”, wherein most or merely all of the people attach themselves to the use of these innovations. Not all of the adjustments and variations in day-to-day living inside the novel are evident in our present society, but most likely in the near future; when time comes that the world will be under a vast array of alterations.

Super high-speed cars, mechanically-designed hounds made of “metal”, highly-extended billboards, parlor walls and the “Family” in it and the Seashell radio; these are to name some of the innovations brought into play inside the Unitarian society of Guy Montag. With this typically different types of modernism we can say that there society had gone to a very great advancement.

They have technology, and today’s society has it too, but not all of those can be found in what we have today. Yes, we have these “parlor walls” or simply called as television sets, but unlike theirs we can’t talk and interact with it. Hence we can’t relate on what Mildred says about her virtual “family” behind those three-sided-electrically-powered walls. These machines have created a great impact in the lives among most of the people in their society, for their world has revolved around it since these are what they were apt and asked to do, for them not to think of other things. Unlike our society today, we still have much more leisure and recreational activities available anytime we need them. But the technology indeed have affected some, of such are common among teenagers, who now are getting attached to the use of televisions, Internet, and other electrical amusements instead of taking time doing their major to-dos.  

For people living in there, Montag’s society, it all seemed as if they were in a “perfect” society; having the notion that they have the bests among everything. People in this populace settle themselves to the surfacial meaning of happiness; not considering the in-depth and certain feelings we people were supposed to feel. This clearly shows off how atypical people are in this society, that they have limited responses, and that they don’t have the right way of interacting with people. On the latter they came way too opposite with our society, people in our world. Every society tends to be at the apex of its development, and that would bring happiness to everyone who has helped in achieving such goals; and it would be every person.

In the novel people are still on the pursuit for true happiness, since they only consider it in seeing themselves having what they wanted. Happiness is not a temporary indulgence of pleasure. It isn't an achievement or something you can buy. Just like what Mildred would feel if she would get the fourth wall, that’s an example of how shallow people in their society define and find happiness. Happiness in our society is a sense of contentment, a feeling of satisfaction, an appreciation for the blessings you have, a realization that you are valuable just as you are no more or less than any other being, a joy in feeling connected, a freedom in feeling unique, an excitement in knowing that there will always be something new and unknown to experience, and a confidence that everything will turn out just fine even when all seems to be falling apart. A great variation between the values of the word “happiness” can be noted from this fictional world of Guy Montag to what we have in the present.

 As seen, people in the novel have limited responses to things, and that they don’t know the exact way of interacting with people. It’s maybe because of their government, that it had banned a lot of things; one of such is the banning of reading books. Their society did these for the reason that they don’t want one person to feel inferior of the other, and for that there would be no conflicts among the populace. They have taken into control every human, his mind and even his feelings. And they used some means of entertainment to keep people in their society busy for them to not reflect and think upon significant and consequential happenings in life. Unlike in our world, the administrators give us free will. No one can stop us from doing things we like, but now some states and countries are under such government systems who give strict implementations of limitations on certain aspects. Not same as what the fictional world use for conquering over people’s capacity, today’s government make use of weapons and other heavy armors by taking advantage of one’s vulnerability. Soon every country in this world we live will be same as what is happening inside this fictional world in the novel, when people are kept busy on irrelevant things.

To think, having such an odd society can be possible, most especially when we people continue attaching ourselves to such innovations and learn coping up with such discrepancies. Some of the certain aspects of Bradbury’s fictional world are now becoming more prevalent. Societal conversions have been apt to reality due to the people’s attitude towards variations, and soon changes. We still can’t put things into a conclusion, for we still don’t know what may happen. But as for now, we can say that Fahrenheit 451’s society is closely related and also merely different from our present society; we just need to sight some rationalities.           

Narrative Essay

And It Happens For A Reason

            “Do not store up riches for yourselves here on Earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead store up riches for yourselves on heaven; for your heart will always be where your riches are.”

            Everything happened that very day; the best and worst things in life. All I could remember is the date, March 16, 2009; an every detail of it that still lingers in my mind. Never in my life have I felt so downcast; that it came to the point of skipping meals an wander things blankly.  It happened like this. There came an event, “BELIEVE: A Youth Conference on Integration of Morals in Education”, an it was open to any youths who are willing to share to other people their perspectives to on what is the beauty of religious life, listen to the readings from the Holy Bible, and to the calling of the Almighty God.

It was just three of us among the whole class who’ve decided to enlist ourselves for the free tour it offered, out there in Tabor Hills, to reflect upon ourselves on the calling of God for religious living. A lot have happened early that day; paryiong the Holy Rosary, sang in chorus variety of worship songs, shared some heart-warming stories and experiences, and together reflected on the sins we have done against the Lord God’s will and teachings. It was a great relief seeing myself do such acts. I felt trouble-free and at ease for the whole duration, carefree of all the things around me and it feels like I’m driven away from all the commtions in life, it feels like walking in the air. But what happened next was unexpected, it was the total and exact opposite! On our way home, the three of us were like nothing. We have not gotten over the things we’ve experienced earlier. And then I was into an extreme shock! As I grab for my handy bag on the outer packet of my knapsack, where is it? Needless for explanation, now it’s all gone. It was just the time I was about to get a bill to treat my girlfriends, but I can’t do it anymore; I’m broke! That burglar has taken everything. All gone in a wink of an eye. I have thought to myself, “You’ve got to be blamed. No one else will be, just you.” It’s all my fault, I’ve turned every piece of my hardwork to trash. He/she could have just taken the money with him, but not those papers that wrote meaning to my life. Just those would seem enough. But everyting happened already, and I don’t have the power to turn back time. Since there isn’t anything I can do to solve this problem, all I did was cry together with the the weather’s drizzles and water droplets. We then went home, and I with an empty pocket.

The event happened and seemed so fast, that I couldn’t even remember the turning point; the last time I did smile as for the moment. How my happiness turned to emptiness. Days after that, I was still on a deep coma. In class I’m physically present but mentally absent. Of all the people, I thought, why did this happen to me. This was the first and hopefully the last time I will experience such failure; when everthing in the world seem so null and void. I losed hope, but as the saying goes, “Everthing happens for a reason”. And that reason will soon be unraveled. Things really happen on times we less expect it, all I have to do is go on with my life and think of it as an learning and not as a great failure. And all we need is to forgive and forget, these things happened as planned, everyone experiences deep disappointment. We need to consider these experiences not as a big problem, but great lessons in living life.

Cause-Effect Analysis Entry

My Rock, My Refuge

Embracing the belief and theology of Catholicism, together with my family, had been the beginning of my Christ-centered life. Long before the day my parents had had me baptized to receive Jesus Christ; they have been good followers of the Holy Bible’s teachings and of the Almighty God. I have been exposed to the different beliefs and doctrines in our religion; from doing the sign of the Cross, praying the Holy Rosary, and to observing Sabbath Days. Living through Christian values, was the way my parents raised me, ad to which have played a large part on how I create a positive outlook in living life. Many challenges and problems had tested my faith in Him, and yet I came to the point not regretting that I’ve known and believed in God, my rock and my refuge. I also believe that through this I develop good relationship with others, and also with myself. Praying has been my daily routine, from the time I open my eyes ‘till the moment I close them. I offer my praise, thanks and asking of repentance everytime I do my prayers, and through this I can create visible line between the Almighty and ever-loving God and of myself.

Example Technique Entry

Strengthening the Bonds

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”

Our world is now into the computer heights, the era where much of things not known long ago are brought and made into big reality. The innovation and creation of computers make much sense for it has the greatest capacity to do multi-tasking; from e-mailing to online chatting and other applications involving the use of computers. There are too many things that a computer can do, most especially when it is connected with the “Internet”, which serves as means of communication within the society among different groups of people. This is one of the products of Worldwide Modernization, which has the ability to do the most impossible things we humans can’t do in just a blink of an eye. With this evidences, we can’t deny the fact that Internet is a fruit of advancement and indeed a helpful and effective aid in terms of communication.

The discovery of online interaction has been of great help and aid to lots of people, from long-distance friendships to families separated by the seas and ships. People in a way can stay connected to their loved ones even though they are on the opposite ends of the world, even with just a single click. It is still available to use the method of snail-mailing documents; but compared to “electronic mails” and “online messaging”, this old process can take much of our time. With e-mails, we can easily convey our messages and not using a lot of our time. Another feature in the Internet is on the counter-part of the use of telephones. Now there exists the use of “webcam chatting”. Through this, you can talk personally with other people and even have the chance to see his/her face in front of you computer screens. Much of this innovation has been beneficial to every person around the globe, to families far away from each other in particular. To name some are Yahoo Messenger and Skype for webcam chatting; Yahoo Mail, Google Mail, Hotmail and others are also some who makes possible online messaging.

Social networking sites are also one of the fruits of such modernism. Sites like Facebook, Multiply, Twitter, and many more can be a good way of communicating your friends most especially those who are in far places. Through the different applications it offers, you can still interact with your pals even in a small way. It's good to hear that connection can still be present between you and a certain person even if you are miles apart.

This modernism in the World Wide Web is really of good help to everyone. For it gives each of us the capacity to stay connected to ones we love. We must think of Internet as a great assistance and advantage, for it provides us bridges for continual connections and communications.