Ethics [Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

Today's class was taking place in the Danger Shop where there wasn't a desk to be found: only a cloudless day, a beating sun and apparent kilometers of oceans surrounding five small dingies that were neatly labeled with four or five students' names, or in one case, four students and one lemur.

Anakin's voice came over the speaker system: "Welcome to your first practical Ethics class. You've all been shipwrecked. In a moment, the dingy you're in will be the only thing you will see. There is no land for hundreds of kilometers, no fresh water, and you've run out of food. The only resources you have are the other people--or in one case, the people and lemur--you have in the boat. Will you turn to cannibalism? If so, who will be the first to go?"

Hope you weren't hungry for breakfast, class.

"Again, if you'd prefer not to participate in this class, shake your head strongly and you will be taken out of the simulation."

With that the students were apparently left to their own devices.

Comments

Re: Dingy 3

[perilless.livejournal.com]

Rosella snorted, failing a little to keep back a grin of her own. "I'm a princess," she informed him. "Long speeches are part of my birthright. But that just simply emphasizes my point that even a real life simulation won't be able to fully allow us to judge how we would act in a real life situation. So, now that it's been established that at least one of us has the ability to make all of the danger a moot point, I suggest we all relax and enjoy our little sailing excursion."