Group Activity: Who should be saved?

Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to work as a collaborative unit to assess a given situation and then establish a decision-making process. You are challenged to work cooperatively to reach a final decision. After you have completed your selections, you must provide an argument for your choices that is based on some criteria to assess human worth and factors that influence decision making in a survival situation that you as a group have created. cenario: !arch "th, #$%" & You are the captain of a ship. You have little e'perience as a captain and have unfortunately crashed your ship. There is no chance of salvaging the wreckage. A fire on board has destroyed the radio. (rom the rate the water is rising inside the ship you estimate that it will sink in between two hours and two and a half hours. You did not tell the authorities of your destination. Thankfully, all of your passengers have survived the horrible crash . You have a lifeboat, but it will only hold five people, including you. The water you are surrounded by is shark infested. The nearest land is an uninhabited tropical island )$ km distant. Your task is to decide which people will enter the boat. *veryone has agreed to abide by your decision. +tems held by individuals must stay with the owner, they cannot be transferred to other people. Assignment: -f the surviving passengers, whom would you designate for the lifeboat. /hat was the rationale for your decisions. PA

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carrying out Ph.3. research into plants that can be used in anti-cancer drugs: these are now undergoing testing by a ma<or multinational pharmaceutical company. 2as a rifle. #etired soldier. @ecently registered a civil partnership with his long-term partner, a "0-year old political <ournalist. Together, they have campaigned for improved healthcare for soldiers wounded in +raA. 5arries a compass. +ood scientist. A vegetarian whose research centres on developing plant-based, lowcholesterol alternatives to meat. he has been involved in a number of demonstrations against the use of animals in medical research. 5arries a bo' of !ars bars. "urse. 5ame to cotland eight years ago as a teenage refugee from udan who spoke no *nglish on arrival. 2as recently Aualified as a nurse. 5arries a bo' of matches. hip)s engineer)s wife: Aged )0 and about to begin maternity leave from her work as a medical sales representative. 3ue to give birth to their first child in " months time. (or some reason known only to herself she happens to be carrying a fishing line and hook. ,ank -anager: ;ives in a village in Alberta: Youth group leader and parish councillor in spare time. 2as B0$,$$$ in B%$ bills carried in a small suitcase.