Reflect on MLK’s message on nonviolence. How does this relate to Antigone? How does this relate to current events?
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The time is 2036. You are a prominent, top security physician working for the government. Your job is to research in order to learn the cause and cure of a terrible, deadly disease which only affects children under the age of four. The disease causes considerable pain for the children made even worse by their inability to understand what is happening to them, before it slowly and agonizingly kills them. This fatal disease has reached epidemic proportions, and threatens to wipe out over one half of the population of children under the age of four. A new drug has just been developed in your lab, which will affect a total cure. Its future side effects are not yet known, and the correct dosage is variable--some children need more than others. However, the process used to make the drug is so costly that only a very small amount has been made, and it is kept under strict and constant guard. Theft of this drug is absolutely illegal, punishable by long jail terms and heavy fines. Because you have top security clearance, you have ready access to the chemical. Three weeks ago, your six month old baby died of the disease. This morning, you learned that your two-year-old child has the disease. The next thing you do is . . . . . (5-7 sentences)
Define loyalty.
Why is it important? What happens when loyalty is a one-way concept? Can you think of a clash of loyalty from history or modern life? What happens when one’s personal morals comes into conflict with society's laws?
Does an individual ever have the right to break a law they do not think is just? (5-7 sentences) Reflect on the Metamorphosis Unit. What did you learn? What was difficult to understand? Was there a challenge? How did you feel about the test?
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