Prison

             The more things change, the more they stay the same.
             Society is continually evolving, yet human nature remains
             constant. Over time, new technologies have served to
             dramatically alter society, but the needs and desires of
             individuals within that society have remained the same. The
             most basic of these needs is the compulsion to find one's
             place within society. There comes a time in everyone's life
             at which it becomes necessary to define their role in the
             world. To determine this role, each person must at some
             point set out upon a journey. The journey need not be a
             physical journey as it is in Kerouac's On the Road, but like
             the novel the journey must fulfill one's spiritual needs.
             It is only when one understands themselves that they may
             function within society. A journey is nothing more than a
             passage from one place to another. It is only when one is
             critically conscious of the journey that they may truly
             In the past 50 years the changes underwent by society
             have been immense. As technology has undergone significant
             advancements, society has changed to adapt. Breakthroughs
             in technology such as the widespread use of television,
             computers, and the Internet have significantly altered
             society. These advancements have all led to a more informed
             society, one that has access to incredible amounts of
             information. The idea of being informed has its downfalls
             however. This plethora of information alters one's view of
             the world. In the 1950's, largely because of the lack of
             information, crime appeared to occur at a much lower rate
             than it does in the 1990's and as a whole everyone felt
             safe. The 1990's, with the bombardment of crime related
             stories from the media on television and the Internet of
             crimes appears to be at a record high. This, however, is
             not the case. In effect, crime rates from 1950 compared to
             those from 1998 ...

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