NEW WORLD

CHALLENGE
Welcome!

Following is the most underrated form of

leadership. There are no followers in this
room, just leaders. Some of those leaders know
and some dont.

In what ways are you a leader?

In what ways are you a follower who didnt
know your leadership abilities?

Socratic Seminar Questions

Take a moment to decide with your CFF who will talk
about Machiavelli and who will talk about Shelley.
-Come up with three questions about the text.
-Come up with two ideas you have about the text.

Socratic Seminar Questions

What is the quality of a true leader according to the
texts?
How did leadership work in NWC? Life?
How would you have liked leadership to work in
NWC?

Opening Question
They wont betray if they fear you, but they will
manipulate you if you show weakness or
humility; how do you create an in between?

opening question
What is prejudice?

Opening Question
Why do you think that the author thinks that
fear is the best way to rule?

Opening Question
Why would people be so passionate about
something just because their ancestors
believed it?

What is your ideal world?

Start by dreaming big. In fact, play god for a second.
What changes would you make? What would you
keep the same?
Next, think about NWC. What lessons about nation
building did you learn there that might help or hinder
you dream? Do you think similar problems would
arise when making a real new world?

Starburst key
yellow- question
pink- comment
orange- build on another persons idea
red- invite someone else in

The deeper meaning of fortunate son

Fortunate son

Unfortunate son

someone who works in an office, high-class

job
born into money
can pay or afford not to go to war

having to work for everything

having to get sent to war
having to go to vitnam war

Richard Nixon- 1969

North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the
United States, only Americans can do that.

1.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean
does not become dirty.
-Gandhi
2. Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.
Howard Zinn

3. An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says
that violence should be resisted not by counter-violence but by nonviolence. This I do by breaking the law and by
peacefully submitting to arrest and imprisonment.
Mahatma Gandhi
4. One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
Martin Luther King Jr.

5. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night; and, as I stood considering the walls of solid stone, two
or three feet thick, the door of wood and iron, a foot thick, and the iron grating which strained the light, I could not
help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and
bones, to be locked up. . . . I saw that, if there was a wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was a still
more difficult one to climb or break through, before they could get to be as free as I was."
-Henry Thoreau

Civil disobedience refusal to obey governmental demands or commands

especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions
from the government what would you STAND UP for? Think of one cause
that would push you to practice civil disobedience.

WAR IS BREAKING OUT!

Sebastian, Angelo and Ms. Sara are declaring war
because they feel they are being mistreated. They
have a lot of money
You must stop the war by practicing civil
disobedience! You must create an anti-war
slogan, song, and speech! You must use quotes
from either Ghandi, MLK, or Thoreau!

Terry stop

Pat downs and frisks

Purses and backpacks

Cars

Amendments Edits
1. 2nd Amendment (right to bear arms), 1,051 edits
2. 14th Amendment (defines citizenship), 341 edits

15. 6th Amendment (right to attorney, public trial), 114 edits

3. 13th Amendment (abolition of slavery), 283 edits

16. 3rd Amendment (prohibits quartering of soldiers during

peacetime), 83 edits

4. 5th Amendment (right to fair trial), 216 edits

17. 7th Amendment (right to trial by jury), 76 edits

5. 4th Amendment (prohibits unlawful searches without a

warrant), 207 edits

18. 25th Amendment (line of secession), 73 edits

6. 18th Amendment (Prohibition), 196 edits

7. 1st Amendment (freedom of speech), 192 edits
8. 16th Amendment (right of federal government to collect
income tax), 174 edits
9. 10th Amendment (states rights), 173 edits

19. 27th Amendment (Congressional pay-raise delay), 63 edits

20. 24th Amendment (prohibits poll tax), 62 edits
21. 21st Amendment (repeal of Prohibition), 58 edits
22. 9th Amendment (can be invoked to uphold rights not in
Constitution), 57 edits

10. 19th Amendment (womens right to vote), 166 edits

23. 12th Amendment (procedure for presidential and vicepresidential election), 55 edits

11. 15th Amendment (right to vote regardless of race), 165

edits

24. 20th Amendment (specifies ending dates of term limits), 52

edits

12. 17th Amendment (direct election of senators), 157 edits

25. 26th Amendment (right to vote for 18-year-olds), 47 edits

13. 8th Amendment (prohibits cruel and unusual

punishment), 155 edits

26. 23rd Amendment (representation for District of Columbia

in presidential elections), 37 edits

14. 22nd Amendment (presidential term limits), 130 edits

27. 11th Amendment (specifies judicial limitations of states and

Announcement!
Holy Bowly Jr. has gone missing. As he is vital to the
functioning of our new world, we cannot move
forward until we find him.
The 4th amendment states that we cannot conduct
unlawful searches without a warrant. How will you
proceed? Will you implement, amend, or eradicate
the fourth amendment? USE C-E-R!

Constitution building
Form task groups that will be in charge of
rewriting the constitution. Assign one person to
at least one article or amendment, which they
will be in charge of presenting their thoughts
on. They will either decide to keep, amend, or
delete it.

An idea cant be bossed into existence. It has to

be coaxed into the light. In my experience, thats
more likely to happen if the atmosphere is easy and
a few smiles are scattered around the room. Very
few ideas are born fully formed and ready to go.
Nothing amputates thinking more completely than
early ridicule. Its critical therefore, that as ideas take
their first steps in the real world, they are made to
feel welcome.

Challenge 6:
A citizen has an idea for change!

It costs an average of 1,000 dollars to feed a family of four.

A new study suggests that the production of beef is around 10 times more damaging to the environment than any other
form of livestock. Beef cattle need 28 times more land and 11 times more irrigation water than pork, poultry, eggs or dairy. Last week, the
president of Brazil announced emergency measures to halt the burning and cutting of the rainforests for crop and grazing land. In the last five
months alone, the government says, 1,250 square miles, or 320,000 hectares, were lost.
The world's total meat supply was 71 million tons in 1961. In 2007, it was estimated to be 284 million tons. Per capita consumption has more than
doubled over that period. (In the developing world, it rose twice as fast, doubling in the past 20 years.) World meat consumption is expected to
double again by 2050, a projection that one expert, Henning Steinfeld of the United Nations, said was resulting in a "relentless growth in livestock
production."
Americans are downing close to 200 pounds of meat, poultry and fish per capita per year (dairy and eggs are separate, and hardly insignificant),
an increase of 50 pounds per person from 50 years ago. Americans each consume something like 110 grams of protein a day, about twice the U.S.
government's recommended allowance; of that, about 75 grams come from animal protein.
Though some 800 million people now suffer from hunger or malnutrition, the majority of corn and soy grown in the world feeds cattle, pigs and
chickens. Similarly, a study last year by the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science in Japan estimated that 1 kilogram of beef, or
2.2 pounds, is responsible for the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the average European car every 250 kilometers, or 155 miles,
and burns enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for nearly 20 days.

Will you ban meat? Will you go against the ideas of capatalism that it is a free market and begin to regulate?

MAD COW DISEASE BREAKOUT!!

Reports from Texas state that two humans have died from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease (vCJd), the human version of mad cow disease!
This is caused by eating beef products contaminated with central nervous system
tissue, such as brain and spinal cord, from cattle infected with mad cow disease.
The USDA requires that all brain and spinal cord materials be removed from highrisk cattle -- older cattle, animals that are unable to walk, and any animal that shows
any signs of a neurological problem. These cow products do not enter the U.S. food
supply. The USDA believes this practice effectively safeguards U.S. public health
from vCJD. However, something went wrong.
Causes spongy holes in the brain and therefore, the brain

stops working, causing inability to walk, talk and eventually

live.
There are no known cures!!! We need to stop the spread!

BREAKOUT!!!
NEW REPORTS STATE THAT TEN
ACCOUNTS OF MAD COW HAVE BROKEN
OUT IN
MALAYSIA
CONNECTICUT
CALIFORNIA
ITALY

THE CURE!
Kappa has discovered a cure!
They would be willing to

Social Experiments to fight poverty

BIG QUESTION: Does aid help poverty or hurt it?
How do we use aid to solve last mile problems?
When we have the infrastructure but people are not using it
Do you give the nets for free to maximize coverage, or do you
make people pay in order to make sure that they really value
them? How do you know?
Education. Maybe that's the solution, maybe we should send
kids to school. But how do you do that? Do you hire teachers?
Do you build more schools? Do you provide school lunch?How
do you know?

CHALLENGE 5: POVERTY
Poverty is at an all time high. This is one of the reasons why you broke away from the old countries you were a
part of. Write a bill that addresses this poverty. Will you change taxes? Will you provide more government
services? Will you provide a higher minimum wage? Will you give tax breaks? Will you take away taxes? Will you
invest in renewable resources and create more jobs? Will you have rich countries pay for basics (clean water,
health) so you can develop and then pay them back? Will you provide microloans to get people off their feet?

Nearly 1/2 of the worlds population more than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. More than
3 billion live in extreme poverty, that's less than $1.25 a day.
1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.
870 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat. Food banks are especially important in providing food for people that cant
afford it themselves
More than 1 billion people lack adequate access to clean drinking water and an estimated 400 million of these are children. Because
unclean water yields illness, roughly 443 million school days are missed every year.
Preventable diseases like diarrhea and pneumonia take the lives of 2 million children a year who are too poor to afford proper treatment.
As of 2011, 19 million children worldwide are not vaccinated.
1/4 of all humans live without electricity approximately 1.6 billion people.
In 1998, the UN estimated that it would take $40 billion annually to offer basic education, clean water and sanitation, reproductive health,
and basic health and nutrition to every person in every developing country. That would be about $58 billion today.
Hunger is the number 1 cause of death in the world, killing more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.

Challenge 4: Lets talk money

Economics: Your nation needs to decide on its budget. Remember, that in dollars, you only have the GDP
(government spending capacity) amount that was assigned to you, plus the GNP which is the total income and
wealth of the citizens (population: 150 million).
Potential Bills:
Decide the budget of your countrys government
Consider salaries of government employees
Consider cost of operations
Military costs
Jail costs
Education costs (You can assume that about 16% of the population is in k-12 school)
Social services (health care, social security, retirement etc.) (12% of pop. retired)
Science and research
Consider current tax rates
Decide on the way money works (maybe you will develop a new currency?)

Challenge 3: Where in the world?

You have the opportunity to choose a location anywhere on the globe for your nation to move to.
Transportation costs do not apply as those will be funded by the world bank. The world bank supports your
movement for a more peaceful and effective world. However, you will need to consider the cost of living in that
particular area. For instance, if you choose to move to Hawaii, you will have to consider the high cost of imports.
You also need to consider the opportunities for citizens. Keep note that currently your citizens all have their
own skills and jobs. Where you locate will require you to adapt to that environment and form your nation around
that area. Citizens should have a large voice in this challenge because their expertise and desires jobs should
inform where you move. For instance, if your citizens are great fishermen, you will not want to move to the desert.
You must explain what country and region you will occupy and give reasoning for why. Include how the
industries, climate, natural resources, and travel routes in that area will suit your nations needs.
One restriction: ALL NATIONS MUST BE TOUCHING BORDERS WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER NEW
NATION.
If delegates from nations wish to speak to the entire new world, they can sign up for the speakers list with
the United Nations.

The Art of War- Sun Tzu

...Is your nation assessing the way, the weather, the
lay of the land, the leadership, and discipline?
Rate your nation from 4-1
4: We are currently assessing the 5 things
3: We are working toward assessing the 5 things
2: We are deciding whether or not we think the 5 things are
valuable or relevant to our nation
1: We do not find the 5 things valuable or relevant and will not use
them for our nation

Overview: Day 3
How much did you contribute?
How much did you utilize your role
effectively?
What positive or negative effects did you
have on your nation today?
Talk to one person and get their feedback...

Challenge 1: Name and Flag

Create a country name and flag. This is going to be more difficult than it looks.
the way you interact now will set the tone for further interactions. Make sure
that everyones ideas are valued. The UN will be allotting you a freedom of
speech index based on how well you allow all to be heard. The world bank will
favor those who allow all voices and opinions to be heard. Also, note that as a
new country you do not want to spark an uprising with people who are unhappy
with the name and flag. The efforts you put into including all ideas will pay off
later. Will you vote? What will make up a majority? Will it need to be
unanimous?

Constitution
What do the articles do?
What does the bill of rights do?

Challenge 2: 1st amendment

The first amendment was the first addition to the bill of rights. The purpose of the bill of rights was to make the
laws of the US more specific. The constitution outlined what the government can do, but not what it cant do. The
bill of rights is meant to protect the peoples rights from the government. Most people think that the first
amendment protects the right to free speech, but what they dont realize is that it also protects other forms of
expression, like freedom of religion. Sometimes this causes contradictions. For instance, although you have the
freedom of religion and the freedom of speech, you dont have the freedom to teach about religion in public school
because that takes away from others freedom of religion. Thats why there is a mandated separation of church
and state.
Earlier today, two crises occurred. In BRAMJALK, cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, depicted as a
terrorist, were printed on large signs and set up on public property across the street of a mosque. In
DASMMRUCKBS, you get word that the liberal party is offering a thousand dollars to any conservative
citizen who agrees not vote in the next election. Today, your task is to decide: are these acts legally upheld by
the first amendment? Should you, as new nations decide to to amend, veto, or re-ratify the first amendment? Will
you advise one another or communicate?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.

Day 2 Overview:
What went well? What didnt?
In thinking about today, what other parts of the
constitution are you thinking about changing?
How might you want to better achieve your
role?

Excerpt from the U.S declaration of

independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
What truths do they believe are self-evident? Who is included? Who is left out?