Isla de la Esperanza

By: L and V

MAP

ISLAND

Beautiful Tropical Climate

Forest terrain
Mountain (NW corner)
Freshwater River (running N - S)
Caves (around island)

PEOPLE COUNT
4000 People
25% of the population is under 12: 1000 people
25% of the population is 12 - 17: 1000 people
50% of the population is 18 and older: 2000 people
Attendance is taken in the morning and before bed.

LEADER
COMMUNISM
LEADERS ARE CHOSEN BY:
The oldest person chooses the leader based on who has more strength, wealth,
power, and education.
Then, the leader gets to choose his or her party that will help enforce the rules.
When the leader blows the conch there is a meeting.

LAWS
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Listen to the leader

Golden rules ( treat people the way you want to be treated)
Do not commit any crimes (no cannibalism, no stealing, no killing humans,
etc.)
Work hard and dont cheat, or/and slack off
Everyone must work 3-6 hours a day
Everyone must learn English and Spanish

PUNISHMENT
Three extra hours of working if caught stealing
Sent off into the forest area for one day to survive by themselves then they can
return to the camp
If caught killing they have to go to jail for life ( jail is a cave covered with a big heavy
rock)
The leader will select a few cops that will enforce the laws and punishments

RESOURCES

Shelter:
Trees
Twings
Leaves
Caves
Food:
Coconut
Fruits(mangos, strawberries,
grapes)
Chicken
Goat
Freshwater Stream

Shipwreck provides:
Planks of wood
Weapons (guns, cannons,
swords, knifes)
Tools (hammers, nails)
Sheets (sail)
Lifeboats with fixable damage
Clothes
Wine barrels
Food barrels

LIFE STYLE
**The leader choose what they you to do**
*You are able to talk to the leader about
your concerns.*
Adult life - They get married at the age of 25. Work and take care of children
Work life - People start work at the age of 15. The leader chooses what the person
works on.
Kid life - Children do a few chores around the island and learn techniques under
the roles of adults.
School life - Children start school at the age of 4 and/or 5 years old and graduate at
the age of 18.
Home style - Build shelter out of the ships wreckage and the island resources
Food- The food that was found after the ship crash and the fruits found on the
island. Once a week meat is apart of the meal.

WORK
People have to work for 3-6 hours.
They have breaks between their shifts.
They can have days-off if extremely ill.
The leader chooses what you do.
List of jobs:
Teachers
Collector of food - gatherer or hunter
Watch Guard
Maintaining fire
Collector of water
Cops
Doctor / Nurse
Chefs
Sailsmen
Judge = leader
Everyone maintains the living commons.

EVENTS
The day of the shipwreck- March 18th
Day of the Dead-November 1st and 2nd
Labour Day-September 6th
Christmas- December 25th
New Year-January 1st
Good Friday-April 6th
Appreciating Food- September 21st
Kids day- November 22nd
Mothers Day- May 14th
Fathers Day- June 18th
Leader Appreciation day-The leaders birthday
Everyone celebrates. No religious boundaries.

Isla de la Esperanza
(The Island of Hope)