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Post by Headmaster on Jun 20, 2010 4:35:50 GMT -6
The room in which students taking Muggle Studies will come when there is a class discussion. Homework Lessons will not be posted here and Homework submissions should not be posted here. Students can practice and study in this room when the professor is not teaching.
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Post by Professor Burbage on Jun 21, 2010 15:01:21 GMT -6
After classes ended, Charity stared at the empty class room. Books were left on desks, opened, unattended to... maybe ending with first years was a bad idea. She shook her head and closed her eyes. Chairty opened her light purple robes and took out her wand which was in a pocket on the inside and waved it around, but books stacking up into a nice pile on the book shelf and the tables started to dust itself. It was nice to use magic once again.
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Post by Charlotte Eldridge on Jul 4, 2010 16:37:24 GMT -6
I wouldn't choose anyone to survive. It's not possible to determine who has more to contribute to society. While numbers 7 and 8 can't have children, they might be able to make better advances in technology and medicine than those who can have children. Number 11 is old, and probably nearing retirement or death, but has more experience in the medical field, even though only GP, and could save someone important from a lethal infection or something. It makes sense to eliminate Bobby, but maybe because his mind is different, he could see/understand things that the general population doesn't. Number 4 has a bad past, but is now a teacher, one of the most important jobs. Maybe number 5 gets a disease that will kill her within the next couple of years, or maybe she lives to be an axe murderer, or maybe she lives to be the greatest living creature in the entire universe.
There are pros and cons to each individual; reasons why they should and why they shouldn't be allowed on the raft. Even if we were able to see how their lives would pan out, it would still be difficult to tell who is more valuable.
And who would decide who goes into the life raft? The 11 people, that's who. Most of them would probably think that they have more to offer than the others, and would die arguing before coming to a conclusion. Could any sane person leave four people to die? No. The people who would leave four people to die, would probably be put in jail on a death sentence within the next five years.
I simply cannot choose.
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Post by Professor Burbage on Jul 5, 2010 21:52:45 GMT -6
Miss Eldridge, unfortunately not choosing would be too easy and is missing the point of the assignment. This assignment is supposed to be difficult and everybody has their advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately I cannot give points out to you because although you answered, you answered off of the assignment.
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Post by Charlotte Eldridge on Jul 6, 2010 0:55:21 GMT -6
I would get rid of 3. Bobby, because of his mental state.
I would get rid of 10. Father Frans, because he can't have kids and I don't think that Catholicism is important.
I would get rid of 11. Dr. Gonzales, because he's only a GP doctor and he's old.
And I would get rid of 5. Jean Garcia, because humanity clearly has no problem creating more offspring and it's likely that she's not all that special.
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Post by Professor Burbage on Jul 10, 2010 12:51:15 GMT -6
Would a father and mother really let their son die? Bobby has potential. Despite his mental state, he could become an excellent worker.
Could Catholicism be important in this condition though? These people are stranded on an island with no help. Maybe somebody of a religion-status could help ease the minds of the survivors. Father Frans also has background in farming, which none of the other people do. He could help greatly in raising crops from other plants there.
Dr. Gonzales could help with sicknesses that might occur on the island. He is much more knowledgeable in medicine than Mr. Newton and could teach him much more. Not to mention he loves literature and quotes extensively- I'm sure he would be a Ravenclaw at heart. He could provide entertainment with story telling. With no offense, Professor Dumbledore is rather old- but would you leave him to die?
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Post by Charlotte Eldridge on Jul 11, 2010 21:56:03 GMT -6
So you're saying that Bobby should live because he'd be a good little worker bee? If the parents don't want to leave him to die by himself, then they can stay with him, and Dr. Gonzales and Jean Garcia can go on the raft.
Catholicism is never important. If I was stuck on an island with a priest, he would do anything but ease my mind. If anything he would just piss me off.
And Dumbledore would never be in this situation. These are all Muggles, with no magic to rely on.
If you want to keep the doctor, get rid of Mrs. Victor. Although, I suppose her ex-prostitute knowledge "could help ease the minds of the survivors."
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