Save Our Souls
So, the ship is sunk and some people survived. Great, isn't it? However, the problem is that there are still more then 20 people alive, but the only one life boat left, and it can only handle 9 people. This way, every of the survivors faces an important decision: who should be saved, and why? After a conversation in the class, we figured out a group of people who would be saved by us. Let us see, which categories of people did the students choose?
First of all, we tried to choose the survivors because of their skills and experiences. For instance, we saved those people who were former sailors or those who knew much about the "great water" and, this way, could find the way out, the course to go. Another group of people to be saved were those who had the skills in curing others. Among them were some former doctors and nurses, who could probably help in a case of injury or disease. Also, the students would save some physically strong people who would bring the life boat itself in the motion.
However, on the other hand, the students would leave a place on a life boat for those people who are financially prosper. This number includes both just rich ones, and those who promise to give a great amount of money for been saved. This way, we can say that American people value material things really much. Money means quite a lot to them. But, are they the only ones to matter material stuff much today? I think, no. This aspect is nowadays rather important in all the cultures and countries all over the world.
Yes, we made our decision about who should be saved and get a place on the "last chance" life boat. But would it be the same in some other countries? I do not think so as far, as the priority in the choice of survivors in other cultures would differ. Some, probably, would choose whom to save first according to age, or, for instance, according to sex. Anyway, it would depend on the values and, someway, customs of a society and the people.
All in all, the people to survive would differ from community to community, from culture to culture. The decision to leave these or those people on the life boat would depend on what a society value and what kinds of customs, in some way, they have. And who would You give a chance to continue the existence? Think over it, because who knows, what is waiting for us after the next turn on the lifeway.
First of all, we tried to choose the survivors because of their skills and experiences. For instance, we saved those people who were former sailors or those who knew much about the "great water" and, this way, could find the way out, the course to go. Another group of people to be saved were those who had the skills in curing others. Among them were some former doctors and nurses, who could probably help in a case of injury or disease. Also, the students would save some physically strong people who would bring the life boat itself in the motion.
However, on the other hand, the students would leave a place on a life boat for those people who are financially prosper. This number includes both just rich ones, and those who promise to give a great amount of money for been saved. This way, we can say that American people value material things really much. Money means quite a lot to them. But, are they the only ones to matter material stuff much today? I think, no. This aspect is nowadays rather important in all the cultures and countries all over the world.
Yes, we made our decision about who should be saved and get a place on the "last chance" life boat. But would it be the same in some other countries? I do not think so as far, as the priority in the choice of survivors in other cultures would differ. Some, probably, would choose whom to save first according to age, or, for instance, according to sex. Anyway, it would depend on the values and, someway, customs of a society and the people.
All in all, the people to survive would differ from community to community, from culture to culture. The decision to leave these or those people on the life boat would depend on what a society value and what kinds of customs, in some way, they have. And who would You give a chance to continue the existence? Think over it, because who knows, what is waiting for us after the next turn on the lifeway.
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