rights vs responsibilities by Christopher Couluris

Do Now:

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In the space below write down some of your rights and explain where they come from.

Based on the Rights vs Responsibilities, answer the prompt below.

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What responsibilities might be important in order to have a functioning society and democracy?

What responsibilities do we have to protect and promote freedom or equality?

Scenario A:

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You are working in your first job at a clothing retailer. You arrive at work one evening wearing a political t-shirt after attending a political club at school that you are part of. You change into your uniform and work your shift. The following day, the schedule comes out and you see that your hours were drastically reduced. You ask your manager about it, and they tell you that the store doesn’t support or agree with your political affiliations.

1 Which right(s) are at stake in this scenario?

2 What further information would you need to know about the rights involved in this scenario in order to understand whether a rights violation occurred?

3 What responsibilities are involved in this scenario?

4 What tension(s) exist between rights and responsibilities in this scenario?

5 What action(s) could someone take in response to this scenario?

Scenario B:

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It’s your junior year in college and your friend is telling you how upset he is that his apartment application was rejected. He tells you that he called the owner of the building after not hearing back and they told him that his application was rejected because he has two pet dogs. He is considering talking to a lawyer because he “knows his rights have been violated.”

1 Which right(s) are at stake in this scenario?

2 What further information would you need to know about the rights involved in this scenario in order to understand whether a rights violation occurred?

3 What responsibilities are involved in this scenario?

4 What tension(s) exist between rights and responsibilities in this scenario?

5 What action(s) could someone take in response to this scenario?

Scenario C:

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For the past decade, voting in your state has been the lowest in the country. During a typical election, only 3% of all eligible people vote. As a result, a major new policy has

just become law in your state. Now election days are statewide holidays, people are automatically registered to vote when they turn 18, and not voting results in a $150 fine. There is a lot of enthusiasm around the bill on the media, but your family does not like the new policy.

1 Which right(s) are at stake in this scenario?

2 What further information would you need to know about the rights involved in this scenario in order to understand whether a rights violation occurred?

3 What responsibilities are involved in this scenario?

4 What tension(s) exist between rights and responsibilities in this scenario?

5 What action(s) could someone take in response to this scenario?

Scenario D:

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It’s senior year and your whole class is excitedly preparing for prom. You overhear two girls in your grade angrily discussing how one student won’t be able to attend prom

because the venue cannot meet his accessibility needs. The senior committee and administration are refusing to consider changing the venue because they have a multi- year contract with the school.

1 Which right(s) are at stake in this scenario?

2 What further information would you need to know about the rights involved in this scenario in order to understand whether a rights violation occurred?

3 What responsibilities are involved in this scenario?

4 What tension(s) exist between rights and responsibilities in this scenario?

5 What action(s) could someone take in response to this scenario?

Rights vs Responsibilities

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Sample Scenario

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Exit Ticket

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Write a brief reflection on their own rights and responsibilities and conceive a scenario that they feel involved a violation of rights or tension between rights and responsibilities.