Balloon Game: What do your choices [and the order of your choices] reveal to you about what you think are the most important rights to have protected?
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The way that I decided which rights to get rid of was by getting rid of the things that could be privileges first, then things that are least important for survival, getting increasingly more important. The reason I did this is because privileges are things that you can earn and don’t necessarily need. For example, video games, chewing gum, or pocket money. Survival rights are the things that you need to live So, they are more important that privileges, and, should be kept longer.
Tatiana said...
I got rid of the least inpornant stuff then i got rid of the inporntat stuff. like a bed you sorda need it but you dont relly need it. Food you need it but some people cant have it. I got rid of stuff thats inportant and then least inportant stuff. Like gum you dont need gum but you want gum . Maybe for some people they have to earn it. I did privileges first.
The Balloon Game
First I’d throw away the right have holidays away from home each year. Because I’ve got my family and going to e.g. Florida for Christmas isn’t a necessity for living. Second I’d throw out is the right to my own bedroom. Because do I really need my own bedroom to stay alive & what do I do in my bedroom (besides getting changed) is so private? Third I’d get rid of the right to be different because you can still have friends, fun and family. Fourth I’d leave the right to not get bossed around because someone has to set in some order. Fifth I’d get rid of the right to pocket money. Because fine I don’t need to buy candy or get extra toothpaste. Sixth I’d leave the right to play time because I don’t need to I have friends and family. Seventh the right for a say because my vote counts but what use is it when you can’t speak (Why dose it count). Eighth the right to clean air because I’m sure my lung can stand it. For a little… Ninth the right to love and affection my family can live still. At least...
The way I chose was by grouping them into 3 different groups survival and family, fun and just 'cause. Anything in Survival and family would be one of the last 3 e.g. Food and Water or Love and Affection. Anything in fun will be 4, 5 and 6 because fun is good but not a necessity for survival. Then there "Just 'Cause" 1, 2 & 3 which are the least important wants like my own bedroom.
I have used three rules to govern the order the way I did. Those are: 1. privileges go first, ordered from most luxurious (e.g. your own bedroom) to least. 2. Once all privileges are out, get all the things that are pretty important to the way you grow and learn out, (e.g. love and affection) ordered from least important to most important. 3. Then comes getting rid of things needed to survive (e.g. food and water). This was (dare I say it) the easiest part of the balloon game, (except for the beginning) not because it was easy decisions, but rather because there are only two things on that list that are vital to survival: food and water and clean air to breathe. For that decision, it was more about "Okay, this will kill me in two or three days, and this over a period of time". It was pretty obvious. Sure, getting sick over a period of time would be pretty bad, with all the coughing and stuff, but dying from dehydration is horrid (I'm sorry if I'm creeping you out). So basically, I'm just deciding which one is more painful and taking that out of the picture.
The way that I decided that does first and last was the things I would like or like but don't need can go first and the things that are most inportant last. For example my first and secand one was " The right to holidays away from home each year" and "The right to my own room" for me im happy unuf with my family at home on a holiday I may want a holiday trip away from home but don't need it. I also don't mind shareing a bedroom because some people have no bedroom at all. For the two things I did last would be "The right to clean air to breath" and "The right to food and water" because food , water and clean air are to most important things to survive. That is why I chose the places I choose.
I care most about having food and water because 1. you can't survive without water for more than 3 days and you can't survive without food for more than 40 days so you wouldn't survive very long. So I think you should have the right to food and water.
You don't really need to go away to somewhere once in awhile, you don't really need that, you just want it. So I think you don't need a right to holiday from home every year.
The things that I would get rid of first would be the stuff that you may want, but you don’t need. For example, you may want your own bedroom, but you really don’t need your own bedroom in order to live. Lower on my list that I would get rid of would be the things to do with emotional feelings. Like the right not to be bossed around. You may not want to be bossed around, but you can find a way to deal with it. The things I would get rid of last are things that you need in order to survive. The right to food and water was the very last thing on my list because they are the most important things you need in life. Without food and water, you can’t have any of the other rights on the list anyway.
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The way i decided on the order i picked was what i needed and not just want i wanted.It also was based on survival and food and water is a necessity not just something i want. Example i picked my own bed for first because its not like ill die if i don;t have it, I ts not a necessity.
Mostly my ways of deciding were, 'Is it a question of survival?',and, 'In what order do I consider it a need vs. want?'. For the first choices, I thought about privileges. The reason I did this is because for example, if my balloon sunk to the ground, would i survive on just... a non-shared bedroom? or...getting to go on vacation for holidays? for questions like that, the answer for me was always a no. But when it came to things like food and water or clean air to breath (my last two), I based it on what was more vital. Which was a harder choice than pocket money vs. the right to be different. In short, it's basically the difference between privilege and survival.
The first right i got rid of was my own bed room i chose that because i thought that you don't need to have your own room but if you have decent shelter you are safe. The order that i chose this in was from privileges to needs. For example my second choice was holidays away from home each year. i don't think that that is the most important because you don't need a family trip to live your life and have fun. You can have just as much fun staying at home having fun with your family.
The fourth is the right to have play time. Having play time is'nt the most important but it is a good way to get exercise. the fifth thing is the right to not be bossed around. Getting bossed around isn't the best way to live but you don't need that right to survive.
My number 9 right is love and affection. Your love and affection is a very important part of your life and having to lose that part of your life would be pretty upsetting. So only right number 10 is left and that is clean food and water you need those two things both to live the most.
sorry i didn't really do the the best i could but i was so tired
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1) First I’d throw the right to my own bed room because I could just share with someone like my brother
2) I’d throw off the right to holiday away from home I put this hear because I’d already feel like I’m on a trip because I’m on a hot are balloon
This is some of my work the way I did this was by picking the least important and then I gradually went up like when you’re billding a tower for example the seen tower.
Michael said
I chose the right to love and affection because that is one of the things you need to live. People need care when they are young or they will not survive. Babies and kids at a young age can’t take care of themselves. We need each other to live. A lot of stuff on the page you can’t have without love and affection. You can’t have clean air if people don’t care about it. You won’t have food and water for everyone if we don’t care about each other.
The way that I decided which rights to get rid of was by first getting rid of my wants then getting rid of my needs.The reason I did this was because my wants are much less important than my needs, for example I don't need pocket money to live but I need food and water to live,so my needs are more important than my wants, so my needs should be kept longer, and that is how I decided to get rid of my rights.
I chose the order I did based on wants and needs. I chose number 1 to be the lowest and least important and number 10 to be the most important. The lowest choices were wants and not needs. For example, the right to play, the right to holidays away from home and the right to my own bedroom are all wants not something that we need to survive. You need food and water because you can’t survive without them, just like fresh air. Those things are necessities to survive. I also feel that love and affection are very important to me because I love my family and when you love each other you will be able to get through the hard times together.
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