Scenario: You are on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when a serious accident has occurred. The ship is quickly taking on water and there is only one life raft remaining. Unfortunately, there are several more people than spots on the life raft. It is up to you and the group to determine which individuals will get the remaining spots on the life raft and which individuals will perish in the Icy waters.
Directions: Everyone will receive a piece of paper that contains an identity on it. Once everyone has received their identity they will read it out loud to the entire group so everyone is familiar with the different identities. Each person will also state the reason(s) they feel they should receive a spot on the life raft. There are only 5 spots on the raft. The group must determine the 5 people to be saved within the 30-minute timeline or all individuals will suffer a watery grave. It is totally up to the group to use whatever means chosen to determine who should live and who will die.
1. Police Officer · Female · 25 · Married
2. Doctor · Male · 64 · Grandfather of 8
3. Super Market Bagger · Female · 15 · Mentally handicapped
4. Military Advisor · Male · 50 · War Veteran, paraplegic
5. Student · Male · 20 · Physical Education Major
6. House Wife · Female · 24 · Pregnant
7. Professor · your gender · 35 · Does not speak English
8. Professional Athlete · your gender · 28 · Single
9. Politician · Female · 45 · potential to be 1st female
President, Lesbian
10. Child · your gender · 8
11. Preacher · Male · 35 · Single
12. Researcher · your gender · 50 · Has discovered cure for HIV
but has not published any information on research yet.
13. Mother · Female · 23 · 1 child, has DUI record,
Alcoholic
14. Musician · your gender · 33 · Sold 20 top 10 records,
Recently acknowledged top
Musician of the year
15. Former convict · male · 45 · convicted of laundering money
From a non-profit organization
16. Truck Driver · Male · 40 · Married with 3 children
17. Secretary · Female · 37 · Divorced
18. CEO · Female · 45 · Large technical firm worth
millions of dollars
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