No one knows how it happens. No one know how it's done. The harvesting of Unwinds is a secret medical ritual that stays within the walls of each harvesting clinic in the nation. In this way it is not unlike death itself, for no one knows what mysteries lie beyond those secret doors, either. Page 287
These people should have the right to know where they are sending their children to and what is going to happen to their children. It's unfair, how the government are hiding it. Only if they were able to know what goes on during the harvesting clinic then they wouldn't unwind their children. Too bad these people are controlled and brain washed by the government that they don't question anything. They just follow and do what they are asked of. The parent's and children should all have equal rights, rights to know what is going to happen to their children and what is going to happen to themselves. Humans should have the right to make decisions and have the knowledge and know the consequences of their actions !
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Phase 2: Blog 5
She hurries to the old man. A stethoscope brings barely a sound from his chest cavity. Turning to the medical staff around her, she says, "Stabilize him, and prep him for transplant." Then she turns back to the kids. "You're lucky you landed at the hospital with a heart bank, or we'd end up having to medevac him across town." Page 254
When the kids brought the old man to the hospital, the doctor immediately thinks of a heart transplant. That's the first thing that she suggests is transplanting a heart. It's unfair how the people of this community are unwinding children for body parts to store. They are killing children to store up hearts and other organs, they have a bank. They don't even need it, they're just storing it away just in case if they do need it. This society is corrupted and they don't realize it. Just because it's the law to unwind children, doesn't mean that it's the right thing to do. These people must go against what they are told, and question it and not just follow orders. It's their own blooded child that is being taken away and being taken apart for someone else to use. In our current society, there are shortages of donors and people do pay a lot for donors. So in the future, this could possibly be a solution of shortages of donors. It is a way for parents to get rid of their responsibility and it's also a way to save other people's lives, people who are "more worthy" of living.
When the kids brought the old man to the hospital, the doctor immediately thinks of a heart transplant. That's the first thing that she suggests is transplanting a heart. It's unfair how the people of this community are unwinding children for body parts to store. They are killing children to store up hearts and other organs, they have a bank. They don't even need it, they're just storing it away just in case if they do need it. This society is corrupted and they don't realize it. Just because it's the law to unwind children, doesn't mean that it's the right thing to do. These people must go against what they are told, and question it and not just follow orders. It's their own blooded child that is being taken away and being taken apart for someone else to use. In our current society, there are shortages of donors and people do pay a lot for donors. So in the future, this could possibly be a solution of shortages of donors. It is a way for parents to get rid of their responsibility and it's also a way to save other people's lives, people who are "more worthy" of living.
Phase 2: Blog 4
"Are you calling me stupid?" says Emby.
"I think I just did."
Hayden laugh."Hey, the Mouth Breather is right- unwinding does help people. If it wasn't for unwinding , there'd be bald guys again- and wouldn't that be horrible?"
Diego snickers, but COnor is not the least bit amused. "Emby, why don't you do us all a favor and use your moth for breathing instead of talking until we land, or crash, or whatever."
"You might think I'm stupid, but I got a good reason for the way I feel," Emby says. "When I was little, I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Both my lungs were shutting down. I was gonna die. So they took out both my dying lungs and gave me a single lung from an Unwind. The only reason I'm alive is because that kid got unwound." Page 168-169
When Emby was a child, he was saved by an unwounded child's lungs. This just shows inequality amongst the people of the society. So Emby was saved by that kid's lungs. But the kid who would unwounded didn't have the choice of being a donor or not. He was forced to give up his body parts. Everyone should be equal, but apparently, Emby's life was worth more and he was more important than that kid. It's sad to see how the parent's of the children that are being unwounded is allowing for this to happen. They should stop it, or at least not sign papers for them to be unwind. I can feel the anger within me, just by reading Emby's reasons of why unwinding is good. It's only good to him because he benefited from it without knowing the damages that he's caused. This reveals our society to be selfish and oblivious to the emotions and rights of a child. Everyone one, whether they are a child or an adult should have the ability to make their own decisions, and not have someone decide for them.
"I think I just did."
Hayden laugh."Hey, the Mouth Breather is right- unwinding does help people. If it wasn't for unwinding , there'd be bald guys again- and wouldn't that be horrible?"
Diego snickers, but COnor is not the least bit amused. "Emby, why don't you do us all a favor and use your moth for breathing instead of talking until we land, or crash, or whatever."
"You might think I'm stupid, but I got a good reason for the way I feel," Emby says. "When I was little, I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Both my lungs were shutting down. I was gonna die. So they took out both my dying lungs and gave me a single lung from an Unwind. The only reason I'm alive is because that kid got unwound." Page 168-169
When Emby was a child, he was saved by an unwounded child's lungs. This just shows inequality amongst the people of the society. So Emby was saved by that kid's lungs. But the kid who would unwounded didn't have the choice of being a donor or not. He was forced to give up his body parts. Everyone should be equal, but apparently, Emby's life was worth more and he was more important than that kid. It's sad to see how the parent's of the children that are being unwounded is allowing for this to happen. They should stop it, or at least not sign papers for them to be unwind. I can feel the anger within me, just by reading Emby's reasons of why unwinding is good. It's only good to him because he benefited from it without knowing the damages that he's caused. This reveals our society to be selfish and oblivious to the emotions and rights of a child. Everyone one, whether they are a child or an adult should have the ability to make their own decisions, and not have someone decide for them.
Phase 2: Blog 3
There's nothing keeping them tied to this baby anymore. They could stork it again first thing in the morning.... And yet the thought made Connor uncomfortable. They don't owe this baby anything. It's theirs by stupidity, not biology. He doesn't want it, but he can't stand the thought of someone getting the baby who wants it even less than he does. His frustration begins to ferment into anger. It's the same kind of anger that always got him into trouble back home. It would cloud his judgement, making him lash out, getting into fights, cursing out teachers, or riidng his skateboard wildly though busy intersections. "Why do you have to get wound so tight?" his father once asked, exasperated, and Connor had snapped back, "Maybe someone oughta unwind me." At the time, he thought he was just being funny. Page 93-94
Connor should feel sympathetic for the little infant that has been storked, because they're both in similar situations. They've both been abandoned. Although Connor was raised in a heartless community, the should still be able to sense that little spark in his heart to save this baby. If Connor decides to stork the infant again, then he's just being a hypocrite He's being unfair and he's doing the same thing that his parents did to him, and he's doing the same thing that the baby's mother has done to it. This child is unwanted, and it is unfair to those people who spot the child because by law, they have to keep it even if they don't want anything to do with it. This reveals that people in the future are inconsiderate, selfish, and ignorant. The laws of the community are jokes, and the people do not have any emotions. They are going to evolve into society, and do what others are doing, and start unwinding their children for the littlest mistakes.
Connor should feel sympathetic for the little infant that has been storked, because they're both in similar situations. They've both been abandoned. Although Connor was raised in a heartless community, the should still be able to sense that little spark in his heart to save this baby. If Connor decides to stork the infant again, then he's just being a hypocrite He's being unfair and he's doing the same thing that his parents did to him, and he's doing the same thing that the baby's mother has done to it. This child is unwanted, and it is unfair to those people who spot the child because by law, they have to keep it even if they don't want anything to do with it. This reveals that people in the future are inconsiderate, selfish, and ignorant. The laws of the community are jokes, and the people do not have any emotions. They are going to evolve into society, and do what others are doing, and start unwinding their children for the littlest mistakes.
Phase 2: Blog 2
She carefully approaches the front door. No lights are on in the home yet, that's good. There's a car in the driveway-hopefully that means they're home. She gingerly climbs the porch steps, careful not to make a sound, then kneels down, placing the sleeping baby on the welcome mat. There are two blankets wrapped around the baby, and a wool cap covers its head. She makes the blankets nice and tight. It's the only thing she's learned to do as a mother.
She considers ringing the bell and running, but she realizes that would not be a good idea. If they catch her, she's obliged to keep the baby- that's part of the Storking Initiative too- but if they open the door and find nothing but the child, it's "finder's keepers" in the eyes of the law. Whether they want it or not, the baby s legally theirs.
From the time she learned she was pregnant she knew she would end up storking this baby. She had hoped that when she finally saw it, looking up at her so helplessly, she might change her mind- but who was she kidding? With neither the skill nor the desire to be a mother at this point in her life, storking had always been her best option.
She realizes she's lingered long that is wise. There's an upstairs light on now, so she forces herself to look away from the sleeping newborn, and leaves. With the burden now lifted from her, she has sudden strength. She now has a second chance in life, and this time she'll be smarter- she's sure of it.
As she hurries down the street, she thinks how wonderful it is that she can get a second chance. How wonderful it is that she can dismiss her responsibility so easily. Page 54-55
It takes a mother 9 months and 10 days to give life, and yet she's storking her child. She's leaving a hopeless baby outside on the door steps of a stranger, not know if the people are home or not. People of this community have no morals what so ever, they are unwinding people and signing unwinding forms as if life isn't anything to them, and they're storking newborns. The mother was unsure of whether she wants to keep the baby or not, and this has to be the easiest way to get rid of her responsibility. It's so simple to give life away. And the laws that are made, are ridiculous ! Finder's keepers is something that I used to play when I was in 1st grade, and these people are living by it. The law is also unfair. What if the person didn't want to keep the child, they still have to. These people don't have a choice, just because it is the law. These people aren't humans, they are heartless people who can unwind and stork lives as if it's worth nothing. And the poor child that is being storked doesn't have the ability to fight back, it can't control it's own fate and life. And the mother is too selfish to realize that because she's too focused on her future. This is a dystopian society where lives are treated like nothing, and these people are emotionless, and the laws are ignorant.
She considers ringing the bell and running, but she realizes that would not be a good idea. If they catch her, she's obliged to keep the baby- that's part of the Storking Initiative too- but if they open the door and find nothing but the child, it's "finder's keepers" in the eyes of the law. Whether they want it or not, the baby s legally theirs.
From the time she learned she was pregnant she knew she would end up storking this baby. She had hoped that when she finally saw it, looking up at her so helplessly, she might change her mind- but who was she kidding? With neither the skill nor the desire to be a mother at this point in her life, storking had always been her best option.
She realizes she's lingered long that is wise. There's an upstairs light on now, so she forces herself to look away from the sleeping newborn, and leaves. With the burden now lifted from her, she has sudden strength. She now has a second chance in life, and this time she'll be smarter- she's sure of it.
As she hurries down the street, she thinks how wonderful it is that she can get a second chance. How wonderful it is that she can dismiss her responsibility so easily. Page 54-55
It takes a mother 9 months and 10 days to give life, and yet she's storking her child. She's leaving a hopeless baby outside on the door steps of a stranger, not know if the people are home or not. People of this community have no morals what so ever, they are unwinding people and signing unwinding forms as if life isn't anything to them, and they're storking newborns. The mother was unsure of whether she wants to keep the baby or not, and this has to be the easiest way to get rid of her responsibility. It's so simple to give life away. And the laws that are made, are ridiculous ! Finder's keepers is something that I used to play when I was in 1st grade, and these people are living by it. The law is also unfair. What if the person didn't want to keep the child, they still have to. These people don't have a choice, just because it is the law. These people aren't humans, they are heartless people who can unwind and stork lives as if it's worth nothing. And the poor child that is being storked doesn't have the ability to fight back, it can't control it's own fate and life. And the mother is too selfish to realize that because she's too focused on her future. This is a dystopian society where lives are treated like nothing, and these people are emotionless, and the laws are ignorant.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Phase 2: Blog 1
UNWIND by Neal Shusterman
Connor's parents don't know that Connor knows he's being unwound. He wasn't suppose to find out, but Connor has always been good at ferreting out secrets. Three weeks ago, while looking for a stapler in his dad's home office, he found airplane tickets to the Bahamas. They were going on a family vacation over Thanksgiving. One problem though: There were only three tickets. His mother, his father, his younger brother. No ticket for him. At first the just figured the ticket was somewhere else, but the more he thought about it, the more it seemed wrong. So Connor went looking a little deeper when his parents were out, and he found it. the Unwind order. It had been signed in old-fashioned triplicate. The white copy was already gone- off with the authorities. The yellow copy would accompany Connor to his end, and the pink would stay with his parents, as evidence of what they'd done. Perhaps they would frame it and hand it alongside his first-grade picture.
The date on the order was the day before the Bahamas trip. He was going off to be unwounded, and they were going on vacation to make themselves feel better about it. The unfairness of it had made Connor want to break something. It had made him want to break a lot of things- but he hadn't/ For once he had held his temper, and aside from a few fights in school that weren't his fault, he kept his emotions hidden. He kept what he knew to himself. Everyone knew that an unwind order was irreversible, so screaming and fighting wouldn't change a thing. besides, he found a certain power in knowing his parents' secret. Now the blows he could deal them were so much more effective. Like the day he brought flowers home for his mother and she cried for hours. Like the B-plus he brought home on a science test. Best grade he ever got in science. He handed it to his father, who looked at it, the color draining from his face. "See, Dad, my grades are getting better. I could even bring my science grade up to an A by the end of the semester." An hour later his father was sitting in a chair, still clutching the test in his hand, and staring blankly at the wall. (page 6-7)
Connor's parents had made the decision to unwind him due to his conduct and grades in school. Once they unwind him, they'll go away on vacation to the Bahamas. It's unfair for Connor because he's not in charge of his own life, it's up to his parents. He's unable to decide his own future. Connor may seem like a bad kid, but he has the potential to change. Everyone should have control of their own lives and should have equal opportunity. He was chosen based upon his actions. Connor even proved that he can change, he brought home his science test in which he got a B-plus on. He's capable of being a better person. But once the unwind forms are filled out, its irreversible. The parent's are feeling remorseful because they see Connor become a better person. The author, Shusterman reveals that they live in an inequality society. Due to the shortages of donors, people of society will sacrifice and unwind anyone that isn't perfect. It's as if, if you make one little mistake in life, there's no way back and you shall be unwind because of one little mistake. People of this community are walking on thin ice, and they must be careful of their actions. This topic touches upon the theme of the poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden. In the poem, the unknown character lives by society expectations and does what is expected of him, but deep down, he was deprived of happiness. He was being controlled by government, and in the end he took his own life. This is similar to the people of Connor's community. They must do what is expected of them or else they'll be send away to be unwounded. Society is unfair and inequality is clearly shown in Connor's community. Connor's parents shouldn't be considered as humans because they are inhumane. They are unwinding their son and going away on vacation right after to make themselves feel better. They're sacrificing their son over the tiniest mistakes that he's done. He's a kid, he should be taught and given chance to fix himself. His parent's are giving him a death sentence for his grades.
Connor's parents don't know that Connor knows he's being unwound. He wasn't suppose to find out, but Connor has always been good at ferreting out secrets. Three weeks ago, while looking for a stapler in his dad's home office, he found airplane tickets to the Bahamas. They were going on a family vacation over Thanksgiving. One problem though: There were only three tickets. His mother, his father, his younger brother. No ticket for him. At first the just figured the ticket was somewhere else, but the more he thought about it, the more it seemed wrong. So Connor went looking a little deeper when his parents were out, and he found it. the Unwind order. It had been signed in old-fashioned triplicate. The white copy was already gone- off with the authorities. The yellow copy would accompany Connor to his end, and the pink would stay with his parents, as evidence of what they'd done. Perhaps they would frame it and hand it alongside his first-grade picture.
The date on the order was the day before the Bahamas trip. He was going off to be unwounded, and they were going on vacation to make themselves feel better about it. The unfairness of it had made Connor want to break something. It had made him want to break a lot of things- but he hadn't/ For once he had held his temper, and aside from a few fights in school that weren't his fault, he kept his emotions hidden. He kept what he knew to himself. Everyone knew that an unwind order was irreversible, so screaming and fighting wouldn't change a thing. besides, he found a certain power in knowing his parents' secret. Now the blows he could deal them were so much more effective. Like the day he brought flowers home for his mother and she cried for hours. Like the B-plus he brought home on a science test. Best grade he ever got in science. He handed it to his father, who looked at it, the color draining from his face. "See, Dad, my grades are getting better. I could even bring my science grade up to an A by the end of the semester." An hour later his father was sitting in a chair, still clutching the test in his hand, and staring blankly at the wall. (page 6-7)
Connor's parents had made the decision to unwind him due to his conduct and grades in school. Once they unwind him, they'll go away on vacation to the Bahamas. It's unfair for Connor because he's not in charge of his own life, it's up to his parents. He's unable to decide his own future. Connor may seem like a bad kid, but he has the potential to change. Everyone should have control of their own lives and should have equal opportunity. He was chosen based upon his actions. Connor even proved that he can change, he brought home his science test in which he got a B-plus on. He's capable of being a better person. But once the unwind forms are filled out, its irreversible. The parent's are feeling remorseful because they see Connor become a better person. The author, Shusterman reveals that they live in an inequality society. Due to the shortages of donors, people of society will sacrifice and unwind anyone that isn't perfect. It's as if, if you make one little mistake in life, there's no way back and you shall be unwind because of one little mistake. People of this community are walking on thin ice, and they must be careful of their actions. This topic touches upon the theme of the poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden. In the poem, the unknown character lives by society expectations and does what is expected of him, but deep down, he was deprived of happiness. He was being controlled by government, and in the end he took his own life. This is similar to the people of Connor's community. They must do what is expected of them or else they'll be send away to be unwounded. Society is unfair and inequality is clearly shown in Connor's community. Connor's parents shouldn't be considered as humans because they are inhumane. They are unwinding their son and going away on vacation right after to make themselves feel better. They're sacrificing their son over the tiniest mistakes that he's done. He's a kid, he should be taught and given chance to fix himself. His parent's are giving him a death sentence for his grades.
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