Conflict Management and Resolution: Mon Period 4 - Class # 7 - Feb 19

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The Danger Room: Mid-Term Exam

Through the power of Fandom handwavey communication systems, Wilson’s Conflict Management students were informed that their mid-term would be held in the Danger Room today. As they all filed in, Wilson was standing there waiting for them. He was, blessedly, no longer wee and after an hour long scrub in the second bathroom at the house, he also no longer had jam in his hair.

These were good things as far as he was concerned, thankyouverymuch.

“Good morning.” He said, arms crossed as he leaned back against a wall.

“Well, despite this weekend’s shenanigans I already had the midterm set up and the program ready to run for today’s mid-term assignment so, I hope you’re all ready.”

Reaching down into his briefcase he pulled out a handful of manila envelopes.



“The Danger Room has been sectioned off to 18 sections; you will all have the same scenario, detailed out in these folders. Please do not open the folder until you have entered the room with your name on it. This exam is designed to test your understanding of everything we have gone over in class to this point. The way you answer it maybe not be the same as your neighbor. Any questions?”

Looking around at the group, Wilson waved them towards the sectioned off room and began to hand out the envelopes.

“Good luck guys.”

The Exam:

As the students entered their rooms they saw a small table with three chairs, two of the chairs were at either end of the table and one sat in the middle. A Red flag and a Blue flag sat in front of the two opposing chairs. When the students sat down and opened their envelope two little Seusslike creatures appeared in either chair. One dressed in red and one in blue.

The exam read as follows: Welcome to the The Cream Cheese Battle. Please meet the Yuuks in blue and the Zuuks in red. They are two societies locked in a cold war of such over whether to cream cheese the top slice or the bottom slice of a bagel. They are so divided about this subject that they have rapidly escalated the production of the dreaded ‘bitsy big boomeroo’ in anticipation of going to war.

To date all attempts at peaceful negotiation have failed as neither side will yield on their stance about the cream cheese. This is a matter of deep cultural integrity on both sides and both leaders are very proud of their heritage in cream cheese application. Your assignment is to find a way to mediate a cessation of the production of the ‘bitsy big boomeroo’ weapon being developed by both. To do this you will have to address not only the production of this weapon and the potential for mutally assured destruction but also the root cause of the tensions between the Yuuks and the Zuuks and will no doubt need to provide them with both a short term and a long term solution to their difference of opinions.

Good luck!

[ooc: OCDs are on their way up! Have a nice exam!]

Comments

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"The children are very important," Tyler said, with a straight face. "But can't their parents or teachers make them spread the cream cheese the right way, without you guys bombing each other?

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"The Zuuk children might...see them," the Zuuk representative suggested, although he didn't seem so sure of himself anymore. "And then they'd want to eat bagels their way, and put their cream cheese on the top. But we do have good parents and teachers..." he mused.

The Yuuk representative nodded, but was also uncertain. "The Yuuk children might get ideas, and start acting like Zuuks. Although they're not badly-behaved children..." he added thoughtfully.

Neither party appeared to be particularly convinced by their arguments.

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"You know the best way to keep kids behaving well?" Tyler suggested, leaning forward for the sell. "Give them a sense of who they are. Make them proud to be Zuuks who spread the cream cheese on the top of the bagel, or Yuuks with cream cheese on the bottom. If you didn't have each other as a contrast, why would they care about bagel-spreading? It would be anarchy."

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Neither the Zuuks nor the Yuuks liked the sound of anarchy, and they were both certain of being able to teach their children to be proud Yuuks and Zuuks. They nodded, very serious, and both in agreement. "We don't want to lose our bagel-spreading heritage," they said.

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"It's clearly important to you," Tyler nodded seriously. "So do you have an agreement? Tolerance, respect, and patriotism?"

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

The Zuuk looked at the Yuuk, and the Yuuk looked at the Zuuk, and then they both nodded. "Agreed," they said.

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"You guys wanna shake on it?" Tyler asked.

Re: The Exam: Tyler Durden

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

They eyed each other warily, but the Zuuk representative and the Yuuk representative held out their hands and shook on the agreement.