https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/
THE CHARACTERS:
THEMES:
The struggle to build civilization
War, and the future of mankind
SYMBOLS:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/symbols/
STUDY QUESTIONS:
Read the text in the supplement - it will provide necessary information and should inspire your individual long turn talk. Imagine the following situation: AI Meeting
Individual Long Turn 4-5 min
You are a member of AI (Amnesty International) and you organise a meeting with your friends. You watch the movie “Lord of the Flies”, based on William Golding´s novel. After watching the movie, you give a short talk. You want to convince your friends to join the organisation to fight capital punishment worldwide.
- Analyse the violation of Human Rights today
- Argue why it is so important to become a member of AI (Amnesty International)
- Express your point of views concerning other NGOs
Paired Activity 8-10 min.
With a colleague you discuss the situation of Human Rights. Consider and discuss the aspects below:
- migration and refugee streams in Europe
- possible solutions to help the people in their home countries
- education as a key to integration
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
We are funded by members and people like you. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. No government is beyond scrutiny. No situation is beyond hope.
Few would have predicted when we started that torturers would become international outlaws. That most countries would abolish the death penalty. And seemingly untouchable dictators would be made to answer for their crimes.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/who-we-are/
The Milgram Obedience Experiment
“The social psychology of this century reveals a major lesson: often it is not so much the kind of person a man is as the kind of situation in which he finds himself that determines how he will act.” –Stanley Milgram, 1974
If a person in a position of authority ordered you to deliver a 400-volt electrical shock to another person, would you follow orders? Most people would answer this question with an adamant no, but Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of obedience experiments during the 1960s that demonstrated surprising results. These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look into the power of authority and obedience.
Introduction to the Milgram Experiment
Milgram started his experiments in 1961, shortly after the trial of the World War II criminal Adolph Eichmann had begun. Eichmann’s defense that he was simply following instructions when he ordered the deaths of millions of Jews roused Milgram’s interest. In his 1974 book Obedience to Authority, Milgram posed the question, “Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices?”
STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
TOTALITERIAN REGIMES
Abu Ghraib/Quantanamo Bay
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