The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Published on Nov 29, 2015
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Task 1
Summarise “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” in no more than 150 words and no less than 100 words.
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Task 2
Tell the story of Omelas as the abused boy. (At least 1 side of A4)
• Consider your life before you were shut in the cupboard.
• Why are you scared of mops?
• Where is your mother?
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Task 3
Consider this problem:
“There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track.”
You have two options: (1) Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track. (2) Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person. Which is the correct choice?
Write an explanation of the choice you would make and why. (We will discuss this next lesson).
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