Breaking Poverty

Breaking Poverty

By: Murr, MidNight and Catori

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Hunger

Poor LivingStandards

Poor Education

Fewer Job Opportunities

InadequateMedical Care

Factors of Poverty

How to Play First pick a philosopher that you would like to be your ally You will be presented with videos on your philosophers’

views Then you will be presented with a number of questions

based on “what you would do” You will have question or two where you will need to

determine what your allied philosopher would choose When all of your questions have been answered a like

with say “see your achievements”, click that to see how you ranked

***Remember to keep track of your experience points you earn***

Pick Your Allie? John Rawls Mencius Plato Jean Jacques Rousseau

Welcome to your alliance withJohn Rawls!

Thank you for joining John Rawls to help fight poverty! Here is his take on the issue:

How would you address food shortage in relation to

poverty? Buy a Big Mac Donate a canned food to the food pantry Donate food to the food pantry & volunteer at a s

oup kitchen

Buy a Big MacSorry! This choice is not a suitable solution in aiding against food shortage! You have earned “0” experience points for this question!

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Donate Canned Food Congratulations! You helped to “can” hunger! You

earned “5” experience points!

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Donate & Volunteer Your help is much appreciated and effective in

eliminating poverty. You’ve earned 10 experience points!

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How would you address living standards in relation

to poverty? I would make minor improvements on my own ho

use I would donate supplies to Habitat For Humanity Help repair a neighbor’s house when they are inc

apable Help rebuilt a community after a natural disaster

Minor Improvements You chose to fix your own house over helping

those in poverty. This gets you “0” experience points.

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Donate Supplies Great choice! The more supplies the charity has,

the more people they are able to help! You have earned “5” experience points!

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Help with repairs This is a great way to help out in your community.

This answer got you “5” experience points!

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Rebuild a Community Awesome! If you are able to help after a natural

disaster that is great! This answer scored you “10” experience points!

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How would you address education in relation to

poverty? I would help build a school I would donate school supplies I would not worry about others education. As long

as I have education, I am happy

Build a School That is great! If everyone helped across the world

to build schools, we would all be better off! “10” experience points for helping out!

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Donate School Supplies

It is very important that students have necessary supplies for education. This answer is worth “5” experience points!

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Focus on only my education The world needs more people to be educated.

Although your education is important, so is others. “0” experience points earned

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How would you address jobs in relation to poverty?

I would help prepare someone for a job I would donate clothes so that an individual in po

verty could look presentable for an interview I would not worry about jobs. I freeload off of my

parents and friends I would help somebody by taking them to get job

applications around the community

Prepare someone for a job Doing something as small as helping with a

resume can create a big impact. “5” experience points for this answer!

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Interview Clothes It is important that people look presentable for

interviews! By doing this you are helping them get a source of income. “5” experience points!

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I don’t care about jobs This is not the way that you should be looking at

the problem. “0” experience points

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Help get job applications

This answer scores you “10” experience points! This is a great way to find individuals opportunities to help better themselves.

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How would you address the topic of medical care in

relation to poverty? Volunteer medical help in 3rd

world countries and areas after a natural disaster If you see an accident occur just walk away and a

ct like you didn’t Donate first aid supplies to Red Cross Donate blood

Medical Help If you are able to travel to different areas and

help with medical needs that is a big help! “10” points!

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Walk past an accident This is not the right thing to do. You should make

sure everybody is safe. “0” experience points

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Donate First Aid kits This is a great way to make sure that people in

poverty at least have basic medical supplies. “5” experience points

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Donate Blood By giving blood, you are giving life. “5”

experience points!

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How would John Rawls deal with a food shortage?

Food Stamp Program Rely on own income Disperse food appropriately across the social clas

ses

Food Stamp Program

Although many areas have established this program it is not how your philosopher would handle the issue. “5” experience points!

See your achievements!

Rely on own income

Many people do need to rely on their own income, but this is not how Rawls’ would like to see it. “0” experience points!


Disperse food appropriately across the social classes

Great! You understand Rawls’ and his theory on “least advantage”. “10” experience points!


Welcome to your alliance with

Mencius! Thank you for joining Mencius to help fight

poverty! Here is his take on the issue:



oup kitchen


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apable Help rebuild a community after a natural disaster



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experience points!

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How would Mencius deal with medical care?

Individuals get what they can pay for; it is their own problem

Ensure all citizens have access to quality health care

Rely on medical donations and volunteers to care for the poor

Individuals get what they can pay for

In many areas this is the case, but this is not what Mencius would say. “0” experience points.


Ensure all citizens have access to quality health care

Great! You know your ally. “10” experience points!


Rely on medical donations and volunteers to care for

the poor This is what many countries need to do, but it is

not what Mencius would like to see. “0” experience points!


Welcome to your alliance with

Plato! Thank you for joining Plato to help fight poverty!

Here is his take on the issue:

How would you address food shortage in relation to poverty?

Buy a Big Mac Donate a canned food to the food pantry Donate food to the food pantry & volunteer at a s

oup kitchen

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experience points!

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How would Plato deal with Jobs?

Citizens only need jobs for spending money Government should supply the jobs to the citizens Everybody should have a job to help better societ

y

Citizens only need jobs for spending money

This would be nice, but it is not what Plato thought! “0” experience points!


Government should supply the jobs to the citizens

No, this is not what Plato thought . “0” experience points earned!


Everybody should have a job to help better society

You know your ally! Plato felt that individuals should have a place in society to better it! “10” experience points


Welcome to you alliance withJean Jacques Rousseau!

Thank you for joining Jean Jacques Rousseau to help fight poverty! Here is his take on the issue:



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experience points!

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How would Jean Jacques Rousseau deal with living standards?

The poor and the rich areas should reside in separate districts

We should not have to deal with this issue; we should all just experience life as it comes

Self-survival in nature

separate districts It is not fair to separate the social classes, and

this is not was Rousseau would have said. “0” experience points!

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experience life as it comes Although this idea would be less stressful, it is not

was Rousseau believed. “0” experience points!

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Self-survival in nature Yes! Rousseau thought that men should be able

survive on their own and social classes should not be an issue. “10” experience points for knowing your ally!

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How would John Jacques Rousseau deal with education?

Public education is not needed. One should rely on own teachings

Students pay for their own education because it is to better themselves

Students and government pay equal cost because it will better the community and the student

Public education is not needed Rousseau thought that men should be able to

educate themselves and that public education is not necessary. For knowing your ally, you scored “10” experience points!


Students pay for their own education

Although many students pay for their own education this is not Rousseau's view on education. “0” experience points

.


Students and government pay equal cost

Many students do get financial help from the government to pay for school, but this is not Rousseau's view. “0” experience points!


Achievements If you scored between 0 and 20 click here. If you scored between 25 and 45 click here. If you scored 50 or above click here.

Achievement: Any little bit helps! Don’t give up! Even the smallest thing can help out, donate

when you can, be it your time or a little money. Every little thing makes a BIG difference to those in need!

By giving a canned food item to the local food pantry, you can help to feed the less fortunate families in your community.

This is just a game

Achievement: Keep working at it! Wow! You are well on your way towards really

making a difference in poverty. By doing things like donating supplies to Habitat

for Humanity, you can help provide a family with good living standards homeowners insurance at an affordable price.

This is just a game

Achievement: Life changer! Congrats! You and your ally have the a plethora of knowledge that

could really help make a difference with poverty around the world. You could make a difference in someone’s life, as seen below, by

helping a remote African village get plants for a farm and pumps for irrigation.

This is just a game

This is just a game! This was a game designed to show you how you can

help break poverty, both in your community and world wide. Regardless of what your achievement was in regards to the score you received please consider helping out in your real life.

We have set up a page where you can discuss ideas you have on how to help break poverty. Feel free to discuss any ideas you have that focus on helping to better the 5 factors of poverty that we questioned you about.

The only real way to win Breaking Poverty is by getting out there and really making a difference!

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Works Cited John Rawls Mencius Plato

o http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajpem/article/viewFile/31369/23342 John Jacques Rousseau

o http://www.philosophy.utah.edu/AMINTAPHIL/papers/Papers2010/Scholz%20Rousseau%20Pov.pdf

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