CLOUD 9

“The utopian society above the clouds.”

By: Lauren, Jamey, Paige, JT, Ashton, and Gabe

Backstory

“Ground Bound.” Once a perfect utopian society. Grounded to planet Earth, everyone was happy. Then, one day, out of the blue, the community flooded. No one knew where the water was coming from since there wasn’t any large bodies of water nearby. The people realized they needed to evacuate. They went to the local inventor and asked what they should do. He said he would quickly make a huge clear balloon to surround the community and get it off the ground. He worked day and night and in a day’s time, he was done. He gathered volunteers and together they tied the balloon around the community. In what seemed like no time, the community was off the ground and on its way up. It eventually landed in the clouds and became known as “Cloud 9.”

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Marketability

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• Great, relaxing view of the sky.
• The quiet, peaceful community respects that everyone needs their own space and relaxation time.
• Houses are far enough away from each other, citizens are not annoyed by their surroundings and the hustle and bustle of daily life.
• An abundance of water vapor is the main energy source of “Cloud 9” and fuel for homes and vehicles
• No one worries about missing their old relatives because at age 100, people are transferred into a digital life where they live out the rest of their lives in rejoice.
• Six long months of warm weathers 65 degrees and above

Government

1. Maximum of three kids, with exceptions .
2. All parents work 4 days a week.
3. All kids have to go to school for at least 4 hours, 5 days a week.
4. All controversy shall be brought to the council.
5. Only weapons are allowed to be held by the president or guards.
6. Allowed to start driving at 14, but in order to fly you need to have a special permit and need to be legally over the age of 17.
7. Allowed to choose your family’s.
8. Not allowed to kill any pets that live in the environment
9. The sick get Ooplah handed to them once a month to help with the medical bills.
10. Everyone shall be treated equally no matter what their race or beliefs are.

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The Great Council makes the laws because they are always near the president and they decide with him/her. The laws are enforced by getting together in the “Cloud House” to talk about what went wrong and what went right to decide on a new law they need to make to fix these problems. It is a reactive approach because we let them make choices and if they make a wrong choice we come up with a solution right away. “Cloud 9” is a democracy since it has a president and the people elect who they would like and vote based on their opinions.When someone in the community breaks a law they take away some of their privileges, but this depends on what they do.

Family

• There are things that are controlled by the government that if not controlled or at least monitored would create many problems and or sadness in family life.
• Families have a maximum of three kid but there are exceptions that the Great Council makes if they think you are worthy enough for more kids.
• Also you get to choose your own spouse but it has to be approved by the Great Council. They decide if it is a good match and so this eliminates or lowers the possibility of divorce.
• Domestic violence is a very bad problem in our country but on Cloud 9 it isn’t. This is because the Great Council is able to monitor who your spouse is and makes sure there are no conflicts or major differences that would make one or the other upset.
• The families are equitable so both parents have to agree on decisions and any disagreements are brought up to the Great Council.
• At the age of 17, when kids finish school and start training for their job they move out of their house.
• At the age of 100 people are transferred to a digital life to live out the rest of their eternity in a computer. They can interact and stay connected with reality.
• Having everyone live until they are 100 eliminates the sadness of premature death or even just the sadness or a person dying because you can still talk to them and interact with them through holograms.
• A good family environment on Cloud 9 is very important on making sure the future generations continue to make Cloud 9 a thriving society.

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Education

• “Cloud 9’s” education is focused on shaping the young generations to create contributing and thriving members of the community.
• There is four hours of school, five days a week but there is always extra that is available. Everyone goes to school for at least 8 years from 8-16.
• There’s a common core that is put in place that every student must complete.
• They take a placement test before starting school, which calculates the aptitude level at which they start at.
• The schools are guarded for the safety and security of our students.Students should not have to worry about any outside problems that could affect their school work
• We believe that every member of the community is able to do anything they want for a job with the right amount of training and experience.So we let make them have the ability to continue school to higher thier qualification.
• Most members of the Great Council either scored very high on their placement test or continued school beyond the mandated 8 years.
• This made them very qualified to be appointed as a member of the Great Council.
• Education is very important and is the biggest component to having a thriving society that can continue on, learning and growing.

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Housing

• Located in nice, friendly, safe neighborhoods
• Everyone has their own separate house with different colored exteriors and different floor plans on the interior
• People choose their own house based on what amenities they would like
• Each home has an average cost of 100,000 Ooplah with payments of 1,000 Ooplah every month for 10 years
• Only the President and the Great Council members live in huge mansions in a secluded part of the community
• People can’t be jealous of each other’s houses because they chose their own house and if they wanted a different one, they could’ve chosen a different one
• Everyone likes their houses/dwellings and enjoy living with their families in their own house

Normal Sized Dwelling

Presidential Cloud House

Employment

Doctor, Teacher, Government Officials, Chefs, Military

Doctor

• Takes care of the sick and transfers the old into the digital life.
• To be able to work this job you need to be skilled in medical for at least 4 years
• To be chosen for this job you need to take a test to get in and whatever you get on the test depends on your ranking. When you get the score you are able to apply for more years to be more skillful
• They get trained from the extra years of school; if you do end up going for extra years you will be able to do more things in your career.

Teacher

• To provide the children with knowledge for there future reference or job.
• You have to have to train in each subject but they specialize in one to make sure there information doesn’t conflict with other subjects.
• If you would like to be a teacher you have to take many courses and apply for the school and place you would like to teach.
• Teachers get trained by going to school to learn how to teach and to learn for themselves

Government Officials

• The government officials help the president decide on new laws and to help keep the community in order.
• If you would like to be chosen for this job you need to go to school for at least 8 years to specialize and to learn how to fully comprehend this job.
• Just like for the president you have to be elected for the higher officials but if you are not one of the more important ones you can just apply for it.
• They are trained for the job by taking classes and being taught by the past government officials who have recently retired.

Chefs

• These chefs provide food for the community grocery stores and if you would like to go to restaurants for a more delighted meal.
• If you would like to be a chef we have monthly competitions to compete for the best food maker. Whoever wins this competions gets to be a chef for our community “cloud 9”.
• To train for this job you just practice making your food that you are going to prepare for the competition, and that decides where and what you will be cooking at your job.

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Military

• The military are the guards of the community, they hold the weapons and keep all of the citizens in order.
• For this job you have be tough, have courage, and be strong.
• To get into the Military you need to go through a series of training to make sure you are strong enough and mature enough to take on being a part of this job.
• For training you go to a camp in the woods and work on things you might not be the best at to help you get better to join the military.

Money

• There is money in “Cloud 9” called Ooplah.
• Ooplah are little bubble-like circles that do not pop.
• In “Cloud 9” usually the minimum wage is 2 Ooplah per hour.
• Every year on August 30th there is a holiday called Pay Day and the Ooplah floats out of the clouds and everybody tries to get as much as they can.

Transportation

• There is a mass transit in the form of bubble buses.Which run 24/7 except for holidays.
• There is also personal bubble cars, that children receive when they turn 17 which is usually when they get out of school.
• On “Cloud 9” there is no possibility of accidents because all bubble transportation rolls on tracks that are powered by a propelling water jet.
• There are specific amounts of water that is given for educational,recreation and employment use.Any extra must be payed for.
• Everyone receives a self-regenerating bubble car when they turn 17.
• No one has to wait at bus stops because there is a standardized feature on all smart watches which calls a bubble bus.
• All of these thing makes transportation on “Cloud 9” efficient and fast, which is crucial to any thriving society.

Environment/Climate

• “Cloud 9” has an average climate that ranges from 65° to 75° depending on the season.
• The community has 2 different seasons that change once every 6 months. The first season is Summer and it takes place during the months of March-August.
• In the Summer, animal population is more likely to increase due to the extreme temperatures. Animals in this community are both wild and can be kept as pets.
• Some of the wild animals are unicorns, flamingos, pandas, geese, and rabbits. Animals that are kept as pets include penguins that can be trained to be your butler, dogs, goldfish, and parrots.
• In the winter, the undomesticated wild animals migrate or travel by bubble bus to a zoo where the temperatures are perfect to keep the species alive.
• Polar bears come to “Cloud 9” in the winter to enjoy the Arctic temperatures.

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Recreation

• In “Cloud 9” there are a lot of fun activities.
• People can play with the wild unicorns, flamingos, pandas, geese, and rabbits, etc.
• People usually spend 15-20 hours a week on recreation.
• For fun, people usually take a ride on their Ooblinks which are bubble cars, or they go on their VX-8 jetpacks for a joyride.
• People also like to visit the Down Under which got turned into a water park. People jump or fall off the cloud onto a trampoline that launches them to the Down Under. To get back they ride unicorns.

Technology

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Penguin butlers help clean your home on a busy day and look after your children but also add spice to the ordinary home. They are excellent cooks and there is two per family. They can understand us through their animal communicator bow ties so they can understand our every need. The bowties keep them cold during warm weathers and vice versa for the cold weathers

Communication varies from the average phone to a high tech holograms from a Hologram Watch that can call anyone at your command.

The people value the privilege of the use of technology but it is also considered a way of life.

Ranging from jet packs to bubble cars, the vast variety of technology within “Cloud 9” is considered modern as advances are being discovered every day.

It keeps everyone safe from things such as car accidents and natural disasters that can harm us.

The schools use the new e-books for a great learning experience. Kids can ask for help through the e-books and have sentences read to them.

Flag

• “Cloud 9’s” flag is one of the most sacred and valuable possessions of the community.
• The design on the flag symbolizes the community members freedom to live and value their life to the fullest and to make their dreams their reality.
• The clouds are meant to represent the feeling of accomplishment. Clouds represent accomplishment because when members of the community achieve their personal goal it feels like there is nothing in the way of stopping them and it’s like they are floating on “Cloud 9” (Even though they actually are).
• The flag also consists of a rainbow. The rainbow is supposed to illustrate the feeling of safeness the community has and the feeling of hope.
• The flag is in the center of the community. It is the center because its symbolism keeps the society above the clouds and from falling apart.

Map

• The map shows all the unique and different places “Cloud 9” has to offer.
• The vast, open land on “Cloud 9” was used to create schools for the children, a hospital for the sick, a playground for kids to play on, council building where all meetings are held, a police station for protection, etc…
• There is still plenty of room for animals that live in the wild.
• If any community member is lost, this map is on every street in the community to help the members find their way back.
• If a member of “Cloud 9” wants to explore the community, he/she would have a map to guide them.

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