WRITING BLOG

Democracy’s Ability to Destroy the Nation

Author: Jewel Chen 08/04/23

In our current political system, democracy is heavily favored. The mass is able to express

their choices and government officials do not hold all the power. However the concept of

democracy is in actuality, one that may not have the efficiency of dictatorship.

Dictatorship is often put into a common misconception in which it is criminal and

inhumane, however that is because people have only considered dictatorships with substandard

dictators. A good dictator is able to decide for their people with the most correct and best

decisions. A good dictator is able to take into consideration the needs of the people, not the

wants.

In democracy, the people decide what they want. The people will not choose what is best

for the country, instead, they will choose what is best for them. Most people do not act upon

knowledge and facts, they instead act upon emotions and experiences. When given a choice that

impacts their life, they will not ask for something that helps the mass, they will seek for

something that benefits themselves. Different from democracy, a dictatorship has a singular

dictator which can decide what is best for the country. The reason why dictatorship has not been

accepted, is because we have not yet found a suitable dictator.

Democracy is also said to be fair because everybody is able to show their opinions,

however this is not entirely true. Bribing, violence, threats, impersonations, these are all

examples of how voting can be affected. Democracy is not impenetrable from unfair elections

and the silencing of the people.

Democracy having so many parties and people running causes only political warfare and

conflict. People will always find a way to create dispute and tension, especially in politics.

Having so many groups run for a political position, and having people be able to give their

opinions on these groups, creates a space in which one can not properly express their ideas to

others without judgmentation and criticism.

A dictatorship is able to avoid these problems by excluding the opinions and words of the

mass. It is able to start a political environment in which people can not disagree, giving them no

chance to argue politically. Though people get less say, they aren’t able to begin a domain of

fighting.

A dictator can save and extricate a country, but only a good dictator is able to. If one day

we are able to create a government in which there is a dictator that can throw away personal

opinions and feelings and create the best options for the country, we may be able to eliminate

war, famine, poverty, and other problems of our current society.

Free Write

By Aaron Guo

This is an essay about space travel.

Continued space travel and exploration are essential for humans in order to expand our understanding of the universe. One of the biggest questions we have is if there are other living beings out there.  We also want to know whether or not there are any valuable resources that we can use on earth.  Finally, as the earth becomes more and more crowded, people wonder if there is a planet that humans can live on.  Of course there are many costs, dangers and rewards associated with exploring these three ideas further. 

Aliens and extraterrestrial beings occupy the imaginations of millions of people.  Think of how many books, movies and songs are about creatures from outer space. As soon as man stepped foot on the moon – the question about life on other planets continued to dominate space research and exploration.  The technology required to observe, record, and test the atmosphere and composition of the planets is very costly. It is expensive to design tools to withstand extreme temperatures and unknown materials.  Also as science advances and new things are discovered, new tools need to be created in order to find out more.  Many satellites and probes are used to determine if there is movement or living things on other planets.  These tools only measure what we currently know to measure. Scientists are working hard to evolve the satellites and probes so that we can measure and learn more.  The dangers of finding out about life on other planets is that sometimes valuable equipment is lost or worse, human lives are lost as some space crafts do not make it out of the earth’s atmosphere or back into it after a mission is completed.  But when there are discoveries made the rewards are huge for the astronauts and the scientists as they become famous and make lots of money because of their bravery or brilliance.

Humans use a lot of the earth’s resources.  Some are renewable and some are non-renewable.  Consumption is a huge concern and so some people focus on using renewable resources and recycling what we do have and others look to finding new sources of energy.  One of the places that scientists are exploring for resources is space.  As far as we know, since nobody lives in space, no one owns space including the land, the air or the resources.  Therefore, if someone was to discover something useful and a way to mine it and transport it back to earth, they could do that.  While that would be extremely expensive to research, it could be very profitable in the end.  However, there may also be many dangers such as losing new equipment and technology while trying to find out what works, or losing lives when people are exploring or having the resource be toxic and harmful to humans once it’s in earth’s atmosphere.  If the resource was helpful to humans the rewards would be fame, money and a good feeling of knowing you have helped to do some good for people or the planet earth.

One of the most interesting ideas is living on another planet besides earth or even living in space on a big spaceship. Nowadays when astronauts live in space it is on small space craft with not a lot of room or excitement.  For people to actually live in space a lot of money will have to be invested in space craft or habitat structures on other planets that have oxygen supplies.  This would also be quite dangerous and many people could have accidents or die if something were to go wrong with the habitat.  The rewards for humans would be kind of like being a pioneer or the “first'' true space residents.  Also a chance for a new or different way of life.

Space travel and exploration will be a part of the human story for years to come.  We won’t know how long it will take before aliens are discovered, resources are mined and utilized on earth or if we will truly ever live in space.  Money will continue to be invested in space and some lives will be lost, but the rewards and excitement will be worth it.