Parks

In Response to Tim Parks’ “Systems”

Part Time Prophet: The response to systems: The only thing I see here,in this story is how the systems we all live in renew themselves. I don't think the system that is mentioned here is THAT cruel.There're some people who insult Laura(the wife),there're eventful times,and all the arguments they have here are pathetic all around. I agree, but maybe if Giacomo and Laura knew how to stand this and handle all the problems they had,their life wouldn't be ruined after all.They were weak,no offence. The question of the day goes like this : Is this all the system's fault?

Berfinbesiroglu: Systems set our roles and the things we sould/shouldn't do. In this case, it's not possible to be individual in a system. When we escape from a system, like Giacomo and Laura in the story, we may be a part of ANOTHER system. Thus, it's abetter way to change the system, instead of avoiding the order of life. Only this alteration makes us individual.
 * I agree with Berfin and the idea that systems have a huge impact and influence on our lives. I believe that systems affect our decisions and can make huge impacts on our life, eventually making us into who we are. I also agree that there are systems all around us, and that they're impossible to escape. (Chris Waclawski)
 * I agree with both Berfin and Chris with the idea that the systems today have an impact on how our lives are shaped and make us who we are. There isn't a way to not have systems affect our lives. (Alexis Bartkowiak)

Begumguleray: The passage wants to tell us that the systems we are related to, and that's really true point. These systems are something like the rules, of everybody's life; sometimes we can't endure but sometimes we can't live without them. In the passage, Parks not only mentiones about the systems we obey, but also gives examples with a story in it.

Oznur89: Everything is concerned with systems and traditions, such as only the women become a teacher, only the people, who go to church ,control their life, the men have to be head of the family. These are main point in the text.Story is well-organized and all sentences are persuasive because it gives not only the sentences, but alao, their examples.Actually everything consist of systems, and we are including in these systems.The world is developing and we have to keep in step with it. No matter what the systems necessary or not, we have to use them.


 * I like what Oznur had to say about systems and I agree that they are developing all of the time. The story was very organized. The important thing about systems is we need to put something back into our systems as often as we take somrthing out. (Tamara Ingram)

> > Neslihan: > I think the systems consist of our roles in the society.As an individual having own thoughts,features our existence becomes important with other people.It's simple example that ıf there is no patient,there is no doctor.So the people around us make us who we are.(but with our own skills and character)This system continues with other systems in every field of life making us the part of life as an individual. > I also agree with Neslihan had mentioned becasue with out systems in society becasue wouldnt kno what to do. Some people live with systems, it makes it more orgainze and people in line. The people in our society makes us who we are today, the people you live aroubd have a bug part in which we will live our life. (Merissa Ciesielski)
 * I agree with Oznur89 in that everything consists of systems, and that we are all included within these systems. No matter how you live your life, you are part of a system. Throughout life you will be faced with complications, obsticles, and changes, and because of these changes, you may be led to more obsticles and more systems. We may be forced to adapt to new systems, or even lose our current systems based on the changing world around us. (Tanya Turchiarelli)
 * I agree to what Neslihan has mentioned. Without individuality, no systems would be formed. We all share common interests and from there we're all categorized into systems. Although, no one is brave enough to start their own, we all share common interests. The people around us do make us into the people we are today but we do have certain characteristics that distinguish us from all others that make us unique. (Ashley Hyla)


 * I agree with Ashley, People need to realize that individuals have their own opinions and learn to respect people for who they are. Every individual possesses a system; what the person makes out of their system is ultimately up to them. (jeremy Gasiewicz)
 * I agree with what Neslihan mentioned. i do believe as individuals we our our own person but we take other characterists of other people in our life. (Desmond Kennard)

PinarUnal: As humanbeing we cannot escape from taking respnsibilities and cannot escape from the systems as well. In fact we are the individuals as much as what the systems want. Because we are changing our lives according to systems but we don't try to change systems according to our lives.

MerveUcar: I think that's impossible to be an individual in the system. That's a kind of philiosophical subject.Being human involves sociality and responsibility. In that case we are only a component in the whole. Above all we may be a controler of the acts around us. In this way we can change sth in the world in better way. But it implies skills and intelligence.Just so we might be a special one who gave his name to the history (still not individual!)..
 * I really agree with what Pinar says. I like that she brought to attention about how we change our lives according to systems and how we do not change our systems to fit our lives. A lot of people just find some place to fit in, opposed to creating there own system. I feel as a lot of people are scared to branch out and create there own system. (Emilee Yormick)
 * Yes, I agree. No matter how you live your life, you are part of a system. Systems were made and we just find which one we fit into and make it one of our own. For example, the system of religion is there when you are born. Your parents bring you up into the system of religion they believed in and you made it yours. Whether or not you stayed in that system was your decision. But if you moved out of that system, the system would still be there and be the same as you left it. (Kristy Rzeszutek)
 * I agree with this statement that PinarUnal has made here. Everyone lives within a system that is just something that cannot be changed. It is true that everyone is who they are, but sometimes people change to fit in where they think they belong. In most people it shows that we go out of our way to be within a system weather we want to or not just so that we can fit in somewhere. We change ourselves to fit in instead of making our own system. No matter where you are or what you do the systems will always be around no matter what. (Jessica Battaglia)

Nothing stays the same.Everything is subject to change.The most important point is that we should adopt ourselves society in which we live.And this story consists of this issue.An Italian family goes to Finland caused by some reasons.In the beginning they live arduous times.But with time they get accustome to live there.After fifteen years this family moves back to Italy and then they realize that everything has changed in Italy.In brief I want to make a point that systems in which we live do not remain the same.