Q/W: Helping Others

Q/W: Helping OthersQ/W: Helping Others Think about a time when you choose Think about a time when you choose

to help or not help someone. to help or not help someone. Who was it? What was the situation? Who was it? What was the situation?

Why did you choose to help or not?Why did you choose to help or not?

Universe of Obligation

Universe of ObligationFacing History and Ourselves

Could, Should, WouldCould, Should, Would Divide a N/B page into three columns. Divide a N/B page into three columns.

Label each as follows: Could, Should, Label each as follows: Could, Should, WouldWould

Respond to the following situations by Respond to the following situations by completing each column.completing each column.

CouldCould ShouldShould WouldWould


Situation 1Situation 1 You and your friends are walking in the You and your friends are walking in the

park when you hear three high school park when you hear three high school boys harassing another kid. The kid is boys harassing another kid. The kid is visibly frightened. visibly frightened. As they continue to taunt him, what do you As they continue to taunt him, what do you

do?do?


Situation 2Situation 2 You’re at Disneyland with a couple of You’re at Disneyland with a couple of

friends. As you walk by Space Mountain, friends. As you walk by Space Mountain, you notice three middle school aged kids you notice three middle school aged kids standing off to the side making rude and standing off to the side making rude and racists comments to kids that walk by. racists comments to kids that walk by. What do you do?What do you do?


SettingSetting In all the following situations, you are In all the following situations, you are

alone, in a deserted area with no one alone, in a deserted area with no one else around. It is possibly at night or else around. It is possibly at night or early in the morning. In each situation, early in the morning. In each situation, what do you do?what do you do?


Situation 3Situation 3 It is late on Friday night. While coming It is late on Friday night. While coming

home alone from a friend’s house, you home alone from a friend’s house, you hear a scream coming from a dark hear a scream coming from a dark alley. You hear it more than once, and alley. You hear it more than once, and it sounds as if someone is in deep pain. it sounds as if someone is in deep pain. It sounds as though this person is being It sounds as though this person is being or just has been attacked by someone.or just has been attacked by someone. What do you do?What do you do?


Situation 4Situation 4 Walking down the street in the Walking down the street in the

pounding rain, a homeless person asks pounding rain, a homeless person asks you, apologetically, if you have you, apologetically, if you have something he can cover himself with to something he can cover himself with to keep off the rain. keep off the rain. What do you do?What do you do?


Situation 5Situation 5 Coming home late on Saturday night, a Coming home late on Saturday night, a

woman is attacked by a man. woman is attacked by a man. As he beats her, what do you do?As he beats her, what do you do?


Universe of ObligationUniverse of ObligationKitty GenoveseKitty Genovese

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Kitty GenoveseKitty Genovese Why do you think people didn’t help Why do you think people didn’t help

her?her? What would you have done? (Be What would you have done? (Be

honest.)honest.)



Universe of ObligationUniverse of Obligation the circle of individuals and groups the circle of individuals and groups "toward whom obligations are owed, to "toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries whom rules apply, and whose injuries

call for [amends]" (HHB 56).call for [amends]" (HHB 56). Write down the definition and explain Write down the definition and explain

what you think it means.what you think it means.

Concentric CirclesConcentric Circles Make a list of people (or groups) you Make a list of people (or groups) you

know.know. Example: mom, dad, etc.Example: mom, dad, etc.

Draw 5 circles, one inside the otherDraw 5 circles, one inside the other Now place yourself in the middle.Now place yourself in the middle. For whom do you feel most For whom do you feel most

responsible? In an extreme situation, responsible? In an extreme situation, whom would you assist immediatelywhom would you assist immediately


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