Digitopia kin 5 summary
- 1. By Kin Group 5
- 2. In Utopia, there are many things that we need. Not just to survive, but to live in harmony with everyone and everything.
- 3. First of all, basic requirements like food, water, air and shelter are essential for life in ‘Utopia.’
- 4. Food is not produced and distributed equally among countries. For countries like Australia and America, we easily produce enough food to last for a long time, and feed our populations.
- 5. But for countries like Afghanistan and Africa, they do not have enough to feed the whole country. Starvation and malnutrition are big problems. But, if every person in the more wealthy countries sacrificed one meal a day, there would be enough to feed the whole world!
- 6. As the world’s population is increasing very quickly, more food is needed. To feed the world for the next 5 years, we will need as much food as we have used in the last 500 years!
- 7. Water and sanitation is just as important. It takes 3 weeks to starve, but it only takes 3 days to dehydrate. People in third world countries are dying from disease and other complications resulting from lack of reliable, clean water supplies.
- 8. Shelter is also very important. In extreme conditions, we could die from exposure after 3 hours without shelter. These are just some of the requirements that are absolutely essential as we strive for ‘Utopia.’
- 9. To achieve ‘Utopia’ we need loyalty and order between people and countries. Without people understanding and respecting each other’s spirituality and beliefs, we cannot live safely in Utopia. A lot of the conflicts that have happened in the world so far have been the result of differences in spiritual or religious beliefs
- 10. Obeying laws is extremely important. If everybody just did what they wanted without a set of laws, this world would be chaos! A good way that we can keep safe is to respect and follow the laws.
- 11. Every day, many people put themselves and others in danger by breaking the law. This can be due to peer pressure, alcohol and drugs. But, in poor countries, it can be just to survive their circumstances. We need to ensure equal rights and responsibilities, no matter what the economic background, to maintain harmony.
- 12. International Relations between countries are very important. If we do not have good communication and international relations with other countries, conflict may occur.
- 13. Take North and South Korea for example. After the Second World War, North and South Korea were divided and they could not agree on a form of government. South Korea adopted a democratic government from the USA and North Korea a communist one from Russia. North Korea declared war on South Korea.
- 14. While both countries suffered because the war, good international relations with, and support from, the allied countries ensured that South Korea recovered well. Unfortunately, North Korea suffered badly, both economically and politically.
- 15. This shows us that international relations could help everybody – if the two countries could’ve agreed on a government, none of these things would have happened. It also shows that war doesn’t help anyone.
- 16. Cultural Identity may not be an aspect we need to stay alive, but it is a very important to help increase understanding and tolerance of others.
- 17. Many countries have strong cultural identities – not just their languages and traditions, but their customs and beliefs also. It is important to try to understand other cultures in order to avoid misunderstandings and promote harmony.
- 18. If Cultural Identity is kept, and citizens in counties can respect other countries traditions and the need to protect and maintain them, this will be a giant leap forward to Unity.
- 19. Lastly, is Mindfulness. This basically covers everything. To stay safe and live happily together, people need to be mindful of others.
- 20. A key aspect of Utopia would be our willingness to help each other. To help countries like Afghanistan and Korea, who are battling in war, to resolve their differences and support them in their recovery.
- 21. To help countries like Africa that are poor and battling famine, to get on their feet by donating money and resources to help them become self-sufficient. We can help change the lives of these people in so many different ways.
- 22. In conclusion, to achieve Utopia, we all need to be less selfish. To create Utopia, all people need to be equal, with equal rights and equal responsibilities. If we sacrificed one small tiny thing from our luxurious lives, it would be the world to another.