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Ethics Class - catch up session, 10am-4pm

Tara posts the class list on the door, as promised in her email, detailing the gaps in each student's participation. Penned at the bottom in a neat round hand is a note: Some of you may have discussed these with TAs out of class. Please inform me if this is the case.

She looks happy and well-rested as she sets up discussion stations around the room.

[ooc: I'll put names on the comment threads for the people who haven't completed them, rather than listing up here. Because I'm odd that way.]

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"Identify something you have done in the course of your life that another person might consider to be evil. To clarify: I don't care whether you think it's evil or not. Try to look at your life experiences from the perspective of an animal rights activist, a member of the Christian Right, someone who lived five hundred years ago. Then, justify your actions, and identify whether you would make the same choice again given a similar situation."

For Bridge, Evie, Lindsey, Logan, Shane, Stark, Veronica, and Xander.

"Under what circumstances would you, personally, kill someone? Try to consider euthanasia and what you might do under duress as well as self defence."

For Allie, Bridge, Evie, Lindsey, Logan, Piper, Shane, Six, Stark, Veronica, and Xander.

"Some of you never debriefed from the slavery assignment. This is your last opportunity to do so. What did you learn? What were your challenges? How did it feel?"

For Allie, Buffy, John Connor, Lisa, Stark, Sydney, and Veronica. Chloe, Faith and Charlie, I've received your evaluations of your partner, but not your feedback on your own learning.

"What can you own? Can you own land? If so, how far down under the soil do you own? Can you own an item? A pet? Another person? Your own body? What, in this world, can you unequivocably call yours?"

For Angel, Buffy, John Sheppard, Lindsey, Lisa, Logan, Charlie, Quinn, and Rory. Monday students were not given this question - if you would like to answer it, it counts as extra credit.

"I'd like you to think about the 'helpless' - those people in society, including children and the mentally disabled, who are unable to care for themselves. What are they owed? What do they owe back, to their parents and their society? What are their responsibilities, and when is it appropriate for them to assume the responsibilities of a 'normal' adult?"

For Allie, Angela, Angel, Archie, Beka, Bridge, Buffy, Chloe, Evie, John Connor, Lindsey, Lisa, Charlie, Phoebe, Quinn, Six, Sydney and Veronica.

"Assume you have superpowers. What superpowers is up to you - even if it's just wealth and status - but to put us on a level, we're all extraordinary. This is just us, though. Assume also that you're in the vast minority, and the world still consists of ordinary human beings.

What are your responsibilities? To your family, to your friends, to your society - to yourself?"

For Archie and Faith.

"What right do you have to save anyone? Without their express, explicit permission, how can you be sure you're doing the right thing? Come up with a scenario where intervening to save someone would be the wrong thing to do."

For Allie, Angel, Archie, Beka, Bridge, Buffy, Callisto, Chiana, Chloe, Evie, Faith, John Sheppard, Lindsey, Lisa, Parker, Piper, Quinn, Six, Stark, Sydney and Veronica.

"This is your scenario. Your loved one is suffering - a horrible event or memory that is tearing them apart. You have the ability to remove the memory of that event, excising it from their mind like a cancer. Assuming you must make this decision on your own, without any cue of what your loved one wants - what do you do?"

For Archie, Chloe, Faith, Lisa, Sydney and Veronica.

"There are five primary classes of punishment; corporal, capital, imprisonment, fines and behavioural rehabilitation.

"Pick two of these. Defend one, and advocate another. What are the ethical issues surrounding them? In what circumstances are they appropriate?"

For Bridge, Chiana, Chloe, John Sheppard, Logan, Stark, Sydney and Veronica.

"Let's pretend that you run the world. This world, that we inhabit together in all our diversity, even if your home world is very different.

"How do you a wrongdoer who is a danger to society and the people within it? Explain to me your plan for punishment and/or rehabilitation, and justify why you think it would be effective."

For Angel, Archie, Belthazor, Bridge, Buffy, Callisto, Charlie, Chiana, Chloe, Faith, Lindsey, Logan, Phoebe, Piper, Quinn, Rory, Six, Stark, Sydney and Veronica.

"If you'd like to talk to me about anything, including feedback on your class performance, come see me."

Here if you need it.

*dances around, singing*

Jenny stops at the door to the Ethics classroom, hoping that Professor Maclay is around. She peers in and sees a young blond woman.

"Hey," she says, knocking on the door frame with one hand, coffee mug held in the other. "You Professor Maclay?"

[ooc: omg, i suck hardcore. i was out all day - will make up all my questions for both girls by the end of the week!]

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The Evil Within

Justifiable Murder

Slavery

Ownership

Duty of Care

Superheroes!

When to Intervene?

Memory

Punishment

If you ruled the world...

Teacher/student conferences

Emo Closet

OOC Discussion