My Futureland

MY FUTURELAND ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME "FORENSICS AND CREATIVE THEATRE" KA2 PROJECT 2014-1-BG 01-KA201-001396_1 CO-FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION A collection of pupils’ essays and poems A. Argumentative essays on the following preselected topics: 1. My Futureland; 2. An apple a day keeps the doctor away?!; 3. Being different is (not) a personal choice; 4. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; 5. Music unites and divides. Do you agree or disagree? B. Poems. Pupils' Essays MY FUTURELAND How do you imagine the country of the future? Perhaps as a more friendly place, or as a place where everyone is happy, loved and lives a life without difficulties? Some could further imagine it as a place where order and laws are respected, and there is no crime and injustice. The notion of a Futureland makes us imagine a different world. As each one of us has their personal point of view, the question is quite specific and strictly individual. For this reason, I would like to express my own opinion on the matter. Firstly, I would draw your attention to environmental issues because I have always wanted to live in a clean and peaceful place. That is the reason why I would pay more attention to this aspect of my dream Futureland. I would like to raise the question of whether the people around me have the necessary values and morality. Why our modern world is full of different criminal cases, murders, controversies and other evil things? In my opinion, every living creature has the right to answer this question. I think that the problem of the society in which we live in is our own way of life. These are the two poles where people live - either on the top of luxury, or at the bottom of misery. Some would argue that everyone chooses how to live. Yes, but that is not always so. It is not always through honest labor and honestly earned money to keep this dream lifestyle. More often than not, people who earn their money in a dishonest way, are in a much better financial position than honest people. Furthermore, the better place that a person has is in this financial pyramid, the more attention they get. In my opinion, this is not fair. It isn't fair for those, who give the best from themselves to get something and don't get anything without making any effort. This is exactly what I want to disappear in my Futureland. I would be happy if everybody would succeed in getting what they really deserve. Another aspect of achieving harmony in my Futureland is to eliminate corruption and the desire for power. If we can change that, I would not like to have anything else. Because when people are good and not interested only in themselves, they could jointly modify their surrounding environment. Thus, the important thing is just the change within us, but not the change in the situation. Throughout the world there are so many beautiful places worth visiting. They only need people who care about them and about nature. I think that it depends on our system of values and morals. If I had the opportunity to change the world we live in, and create a Futureland , I would not change the environment - I would change only the worldview of the people who inhabit it, because everything comes from inside ourselves - the cleaner our souls and intentions are, the better and meaningful ideas we would have to make our future better. Together! Marina Stoeva, Bulgaria MY FUTURELAND My ideal city should be a place where technology is the society engine. In this city economy doesn’t exist, so all the people can live a better life. This is a utopian idea, but nobody can say this is impossible in the future. In this city the only difference would derive from love for own’s work. This increases the innovations and the result would be a better life for everyone. All the citizens, with their work, can build a perfect life, not only for themselves, but for everyone. Every resource is shared with everybody. In this beautiful place, people will not miss new gadgets. Maybe, this isn’t the correct word to define them. Phones in this city will run many applications that can do a lot of things. For example, they can detect if we are in dangerous and then call help. There are many different ways to use the phone, but the most important is the access to the Big Central Elaboration Unit. The BCEU provides all the services and control the city. This system could be interpreted as a dictator, so this is programmed to be tolerant and the people can do everything without problems. Every citizen can benefit of the BCEU by a holographic terminal. In this city there are also many green areas where it is prohibited to use technological devices for preventing human relationships to be deleted by virtual ones. Thanks to these areas, the citizens can meet new friends. The city is also a cultural centre where art, sport, and school are at the first place. There are a lot of museums of different kinds. Every year many sports events are organized by all the citizens and, so, everybody can play. All the people must study and the method is very efficient. In short a heavenly place. Agresta Giuseppe, Italy AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY?! AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY?! Or... How the degradation of morals ruins our society in the 21st century? ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away‘ is an English proverb claiming that one‘s health depends on the regular consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables. So far so good... However, what if the notion of ‘apple‘ is no longer connected with health but with the famous brand on your e-device, thus becoming the symbol of a life-style? Every day we encounter poor people who have no place to live in, a bed to sleep on, or enough food to eat. They consume leftovers they find in street containers; no matter what it is – a piece of bread, meat, or fruit, they don‘t worry about healthy issues but feel lucky to have the chance to survive yet another day... Some believe it is their fault, and there is no point to argue against such a claim. However, how can we be able to explore distant galaxies, uncover the secrets of the past and push ourselves beyond our limits if we cannot stop poverty and hunger? Or, perhaps, the majority of the world population has already accepted that each human being deserves their destiny, no matter how tragic it is. So, if we deal with this case, eating an apple a day will not keep the doctor away but will save a person from starvation. On the other hand, the very figure of an apple on a person‘s device could be crucial for their mental health. Nowadays, people are so emotionally wasted, impolite, and materialistic that they judge one another with regards of their personal belongings. Some are so unhappy with their lives that they tend to define their existence successful only if they possess designer clothes and expensive gadjets. The worst thing is that such people of low self-esteem bring up spoiled children addicted to their cell phones, and sensitive to others‘ opinions. Putting “I” instead ot „we” is what dominates our lives, and is being taught from a very young age. Being indifferent and tolerating what is obviously wrong is equivalent to agreeing with it. This is how younger generations start living with the wrong idea that possessions define personality. In conclusion I could say that if all the people could afford to buy fresh fruit for their starving children, an apple a day will not feed just one‘s ego, but will serve the very purpose it is meant for. So, don’t forget your daily apples. It would be a shame to get sick and get hospitalized, making you leave that new gaming computer at home, or missing out on the pool party you have been invited to. Stelian Rumenov, Bulgaria AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY?! 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away‘ is a saying that is fully appropriate for our time and age. We are living in a consumer society. This way of life has influenced the daily routine of the majority of the world population. The industry which has fallen under the heaviest influence of consumerism, and the so called wild capitalism, is the food production industry. Billboards, TV and Web advertising have been flooded by the products of fast food brands, which in advertising campaigns always show how good and fresh their products are, and how happy and free their customers are. Everyone wants more, everyone wants to live a life of abundance, to be carefree and to eat large amounts of tasty good- looking food. Who wouldn‘t crave for a life like the one portrayed in advertising? Interestingly, our ancestors aspired for the same kind of happiness, i.e. abundant food and good helth. Unlike us, however, they didn‘t have as much food per meal or day, but they were healthier. Studies of bone fragments and teeth have shown that, contrary to popular belief, our Stone Age ancestors were much healthier. Their life might have been brutal, and a bit less longer than ours, but given the chance to survive the hazards of the Stone Age they would live as long as us; even though they did not have health care or advanced medicine, they did have a thing we should enjoy - natural unprocessed food containing no chemicals or being GMO.

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