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Alphabet Brainstorm Soup – write a word or phrase beginning with each letter that describes
An issue facing the wider global community or an issue that hits closer to home
- and be prepared to defend your answer!
A - animal abuse
B - bullying
C - crime
D - deforestation
E - economic depressions
F - feminism
G - global warming
H - homophobia
I - injuries
J - justification
K - kidnapping
L - legalization
M - molestation
N - natural disasters
O - obesity
P - poverty
Q - questioning
R - racism
S - suicide
T - trafficking
U - university/college tuition fees
V - violence
W - women's rights
X - xenophobia
Y - youth
Z - zoo prices are too high
Alphabet Brainstorm Soup – write a word or phrase beginning with each letter that describes
Power - Is it Good or Bad?
Here are some examples of power . . .
You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me
Prince Ali
The Absolute Power!
In any group of people some people have more power than others.
1. What is power?
One's ability to control other people.
Influence that someone has over someone or something, could be good or bad.
Ability to make change, either big or small.
2. Why do some have more power than others?
Some people take more risks to gain their power.
Some people are born into it.
Gender.
Innate leadership qualities.
Some people have earned their power legitimately.
Some people have more opportunities.
3. Power is natural, how do we use it?
- Controlling others
- Making a (positive) change
- Lead others
- Help others
- Enforce Laws
- Self control
4. What types of power are there? And who decides how to use it?
Military - dictators, higher ranks, government
Government - in a dictatorship, the leaders . . . in a democracy, the people (electorate)
Religious - wars over religious beliefs have always occurred, still do. Leaders (imams, priests, the pope, ministers, rabbis, lamas, etc.) wield power.
Work - bosses wield power and only answer to their "higher ups"
Business - advertisers
Friends - peer pressure, popularity, trust
Family - parents, siblings
On large chart paper, answer these three questions as a group:
1. List your goals in this course.
2. Who will ensure that these goals are met?
3. As a group, what will we do to ensure that most goals are met?
On large chart paper, answer these three questions as a group:
1. List your goals in this course.
2. Who will ensure that these goals are met?
3. As a group, what will we do to ensure that most goals are met?
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