Utopia Achieved

Hated every minute of this reading. The first paragraph, i must have read it like fifteen times. I couldn't figure out which side the author was talking about, the american or european. The big words were a big downer too. I do have one rant though. The top of page 111, going along with the whole americans are all the same crap. He says we're all wrong in the idyllic conviction that they are the "centre" of the world. If our society is so unbearable, then why does everyone want to come over here? I know we're not the best of worlds but it's a lot better than most.
I feel i would have been better off not reading this.

Panopticism

My first initial thought was, fiinally some thing interesting to read about. The words were easy to follow and not huge like some of the other readings.The flow also kept me entertained all the way through it, so that was a plus. The way writes about the town as if it were a prison was great, i almost thought i was reading the wrong pages; and when describes the people suffering in the houses, obeying every comand the intendent gave them, i could almost put myself i their shoes.
I also found the essay to be really educational, i dont think i would have gone and looked up the procedures a town goes through when a plague is formed; or the different ways to imprison people and what effect it has on them, so i enjoted it. When the author informs the reader on how the effects led to the change in how we encarserate and treat people for their actions now was also intersting too.
I thought its was weird that prisons resemble schools that resemble prisons. I guess it would make sence if they are trying to educate people on how to act in society.