Do NOW

1. Do NOW Is it ok to torture another person to obtain information that could save lives. Why or why not? • Turn in your exit ticket and reading from yesterday if you have not yet done so • Show me completed vocab charts if you have not already

2. Agenda • Do NOW • Social Values Discussion • Hobbes and Locke • Hobbes and Locke Primary Source Reading

3. Objective • Today: I will describe and analyze the theories of power outlined by philosophers Hobbes and Locke • Tomorrow: I will apply Locke and Hobbes’ theories of power to current events such as treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

4. Discussion • Do you support the Patriot Act? Why or why not? • If you don’t have anything to hide, why should you be afraid of government surveillance? • How do you think schools should be funded? • Do you think school funding will help make schools better?

5. Objective: Describe and analyze the theories of power outlined by philosophers Hobbes and Locke Guiding Question: Should the government be extremely powerful or not? Why? Theories of Power

6. Who are these guys? John Locke Thomas Hobbes

7. Thomas Hobbes [Background] • Hobbes was a writer in England during the 1600s • He lived during the English Civil War when the government was changing

8. Thomas Hobbes • Hobbes wrote the Leviathan to argue that we need a strong government to keep order.

9. Thomas Hobbes • Hobbes thought that without a strong government, there would be chaos • He said the state of nature was “a war of all against all” because he thought people were selfish and violent

10. John Locke • Locke believed that people were smart enough to know right from wrong, even without rules • He said government shouldn’t be too powerful and we should still have freedom

11. John Locke • Locke believed that people have natural rights -- rights all people are born with • He worried that strong governments might abuse their power and denyour rights • natural rights -- rights all people are born with

12. Natural Rights Locke believed in Natural Rights- The idea that humans are born with rights regardless of laws or beliefs.

13. Trivia Question • “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are the rights to ____, _______, and the _______________.”

14. WWHP What Would Hobbes Prefer?

15. WWHP? OR Why?

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18. WWHP? OR Why?

19. Discussion • Who do you agree with more: Locke or Hobbes? Why? • Is there such a thing as too much freedom or too many rights for people? Why? • Would you rather have a strong government that uses too much force or a weak government that is too lenient? Why?

20. Do NOW Do you believe Locke and Hobbes’ writing can be applied to the present day? Why or why not? • Vocab charts are due on Monday • Completed 100% or a deduction • Vocab quiz on Monday

21. Agenda • Do NOW • Locke and Hobbes Primary Source • Locke vs. Hobbes Hot Seat • Guantanamo info • Guantanamo reading • 60 minutes: 5 years in Guanatanamo • Exit Ticket Paragraph

22. Objective • I will apply Locke and Hobbes’ theories of power to current events such as treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay scoring a 2.7 or higher on an exit ticket paragraph

23. Locke and Hobbes reading • Complete the readings silently and independently. • If you have a question, come to the back of the class for help. • This reading will be turned in with your exit ticket paragraph • I will give you twenty-five minutes to work on this before we discuss • Read and highlight carefully since I will allow you to use the reading and questions for the exit ticket

24. Agenda • Do NOW • US map redo • Using quotations in writing • Exit Ticket rewrite

25. Exit Ticket rewrite • How are Locke and Hobbes different in terms of their views on government and its use of power. How does it connect to the state of nature. Whose views do you agree with more? • Use a quotation from both Locke and Hobbes • Check to make sure you used it correctly and followed the rules of quotations • Explain your quotation

26. Hot Seat • Imagine that Locke and Hobbes are cryogenically frozen and subsequently melted in the year 2013. • What would be their take on current events? • Let’s find out…

27. Hot Seat • Two people are going to volunteer to play the roles of Locke and Hobbes • Half a grade increase on exit ticket 3 3.5 • As Locke and Hobbes, they will express their view on current government events • Approximately 30-45 seconds each • I will cold call on students afterwards to summarize what each said • After each event, the class will vote on who they support more

28. Hot Seat • Three Strikes Law

29. Hot Seat • Wiretaps

30. Hot Seat • Torture to get lifesaving information

31. Hot Seat • Police Searches without warrants

32. Guantanamo Guantánamo Bay Detainment Camp is a 45 square mile area, about the size of Manhattan Island.

33. Camp Iguana • It is the smallest of the three camps, with the lowest security. • It was shut down in 2004 because dozens of minors were being held in the adult portion of the prison. • Camp Iguana reopened in 2005, and now houses 38 detainees

34. View of a cell block of Camp Iguana

35. Camp X-Ray • Camp X-Ray was a temporary facility that was shut down in 2002. • The prisoners were transferred to Camp Delta. • When prisoners arrived at Camp X-Ray, they had to wear blindfolds, ear muffs, and facemasks. These security measures were described as ‘sensory deprivation’, causing concerns over the possibly unnecessary and inhumane level of restraint.

36. Atrocities Committed All the atrocities committed fall under torture, and include: • Accusations of force-feeding on prisoners who, in 2005, began hunger strikes. As a result, guards forced tubes up the prisoners’ noses and into their stomachs. Force-feeding violates the World Medical Association. • Illegal juvenile holding. • Sleep deprivation. • Truth drugs. • Beatings. • Locking in confined and cold cells. • Being forced to maintain uncomfortable postures. There have been at least 41 attempts of suicide camp in the first four years, and three have been successful.

37. Violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 25, 28, and 30.

38. The Geneva Convention The Geneva Conventions are international treaties that protect people who are not involved in war and those who are unable to continue fighting in war. The Executive Branch of the U.S. government classified the detainees as “enemy combatants”, claiming that they are not POWs. The Geneva Convention only applies to POWs, so the detainees at Guantánamo are not protected by it, as there are no treaties regarding treatment of captured terrorists. Some critics believe that the U.S. has violated the conventions, article 4 in particular.

39. George W. Bush and his Administration • The U.S. government disregarded the Geneva Convention by claiming it does not apply to the suspected terrorists. As a result, the government and military personnel at Guantánamo treat the detainees in whichever way they want. • The imprisonment of minors among adults is illegal by international law, and the American government ignored this law. • The detainees are tried within the camp by military commissions, which is against Article 3 in the Geneva Convention.

40. Hobbes and Locke primary sources • Read through together the first time • Read and highlight with a partner the second time • When confused… • 1)Read again carefully • 2)Ask a partner • 3)Ask me • Challenge yourself with college level work

42. Hot Seat (for extra points) • Locke and Hobbes have time traveled to the present day and are running for President. • debating key issues and laws • Two people • One Locke, One Hobbes • When I name the issue, those people have to get into the mind of Locke and Hobbes and express what Locke and Hobbes think about the law • I think, not Hobbes thinks • Afterwards, the class will vote on whose idea they like more

43. Hot Seat • Three Strikes Law

44. Hot Seat • Wiretaps

45. Hot Seat • Wiretaps

46. Hot Seat • Torture to get key information

47. Hot Seat • Police Searches without warrants

48. Exit Ticket (5-8 sentences) • In a full paragraph, explain how would Hobbes and Locke differ in their views on Guantanamo Bay? Connect this issue to their views on government power. Cite evidence from the reading • Term to use and underline: Natural Rights • Topics worth mentioning from article: Geneva Convention, Due Process • Check spelling: Do not spell Guantanamo incorrectly • Attach today’s readings to your exit ticket

49. Skit/Rap (Filmed at your request) For a current event or issue of your choice, create a skit or script between Locke and Hobbes. Be prepared to act it out. The more creative, the better. Snoody, high-class English accents are encouraged. Minimum 1 page Or…you can do a rap discussing the issue from the perspectives of Locke and Hobbes High marks for discussion of the… • State of Nature/Human Nature • Government Power • Rights of citizens

50. Possible Events/Issues • Rodney King Beating/Police excessive use of force • Police carrying firearms • In England, they don’t • Patriot Act • Death Penalty • No Fly and Selectee Lists • Since 9/11 the number of watch lists has mushroomed to about 720,000 names, all with unclear criteria for how names are placed on the lists, and with few options for innocent travelers seeking to be taken off them. • Suspension of Habeas Corpus (ensures unlawful detention)