Saturday 31 March 2007

A Note to my AS Class

Hello! Hope you are remembering to have a look on this blog for help with revision! Not a lot on Utilitarianism at the moment, I'm afraid, but there will be some to come ... watch this space! In the meantime, read through your notes, highlight the key passages, and summarise what you are learning, so you can revise from it more easily in the few weeks to come. Good luck!

Abolition of the Slave Trade

I've just been pointed towards another anti-slavery website, Set All Free. AS class ... how might utilitarians view slavery? What about absolutists, or relativists?

Monday 26 March 2007

CAFOD KidzZone

Click here in order to go to the CAFOD Kidzzone - find out more about Fair Trade, or hunt around for information about Lent, for example the Live Simply campaign.

Forgiveness

Task:

Click on The Forgiveness Project website. Go to stories, and read through some of the stories of reconciliation and conflict resolution.

In your book, summarise three of the stories you think are most interesting. You could copy out the key quotes into your book.

Then post a comment on this blog saying which story you find most inspirational, motivating or hopeful, and why. Leave your first name or your initials so I can see who has completed the task.

Sunday 25 March 2007

Abolition of the Slave Trade

Today is the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The BBC website has lots of information about the Slave Trade and how it's abolition was brought about in the UK. But remember, there are still people who are enslaved today. You could also visit the Anti-Slavery webpage to find out more about modern day slavery.