Lifeboat Activity



Lifeboat Activity

You have been caught at sea in the most recent hurricane. Your ship has capsized, but you have managed to stuff the following people into a lifeboat. However, it is very cramped; no one can move or stretch. You have very limited food resources and minimal water. Without water, you will all be dead in 3 days. If you conserve, you have enough to keep 7 people alive for about two weeks while you await rescue.

As an unwelcome task, you must decide which seven people will live.

Dr. Dane—39, white, retired army colonel with a PhD in history, College Professor, good health, married, child (Bobby), active and enjoys politics, no religious affiliation

Mrs. Dane,-38, white, Jew, MA in physics, counselor in a mental health clinic, good health, married with one child (Bobby), active in community

Bobby Dane—10, white, Jew, Special Ed classes for four years, mental disability, IQ 70, good health, enjoys his pets

Mrs. Garcia—33, Spanish Canadian, Roman Catholic, 9th grade education, cocktail waitress and prostitute, good health, married at 16 but divorced at 18, abandoned as a child, in foster home as a youth, attached by foster father at 12, ran away from home, returned to reformatory and stayed until 16, one child, 3 weeks old (Jean)

Jean Garcia—3 weeks old, Spanish descent, good health, nursing for food

Mr. Evans—62, black, Protestant, MA in elementary education, teacher, divorced, 1 child (Mary), good health. Cited as outstanding teacher; enjoys working with children.

Mary Evans—8, Protestant, 3rd grade, good health, excellent student.

John Cloud—13, First Nations, good health, eight grader, honour student, very active with broad interests. Father is an activist in First Nations Affairs.

Mr. Newton—25, black, claims to be an atheist, starting final year of med school, suspended, homosexual activity, good health, seems bitter concerning racial problems, wears hippy clothes

Rita Moy—19, Chinese Canadian, university freshman, unmarried, 4 months pregnant, good health, enjoys music, has taken several electronic courses, grew up in the inner city

Sister Mary Kathleen—27, Catholic nun, university graduate, English major, grew up in middle class neighbourhood, good health, father is a businessman

Mr. Blake—51, white, Mormon, holds a Bachelor of Science, mechanic, “Mr. Fix-It,” married, four children (not with him), good health, enjoys outdoors and working in his shop

Miss Harris—21, Italian-Canadian, Protestant, university senior, nursing major, good health, enjoys outdoor sports, likes people

Father Franz—37, white, Catholic, attended university and seminary school, priest, active in civil rights, criticized for liberal views, good health, former college athlete

Dr. Gonzales—66, Portuguese-Canadian, Catholic, medical doctor, general practitioner, has had two heart attacks in past five years but continues to practice medicine

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