Today in class we participated in a simulation called “Missing!”, in which Juan Verdad, an editor of a newspaper in Barbarica is kidnapped due to a piece he published in his newspaper exposing the massacre and torture of the Indigi peoples. The Humongous International (HI) corporation is taking over Indigi lands in order to mine there, using torture and massacre to “convince” the Indigi peoples to leave their land. Once Juan’s article is published exposing this to the Barbarican people, he is missing!
In your first paragraph, tell me about your particular role and experience in the simulation. What role did you have? Did you ever end of in jail? How well did you represent your role? Was it hard to figure out which options to choose?
In the second paragraph, tell me how you think this simulation applies to the real world. Do you think things like this happen? What sorts of human rights violations occur? How would having more rights in Barbarica have helped Juan? Do you think this simulation was realistic? Which factors were the most important leading to Juan’s eventual release? If you had lived in a country like Barbarica all your life, would YOU ever take risks?
Due by Monday, April 28, at 3:00pm.
