Politics
Forced to Fight
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Forced to Fight is an interactive online resource from the Red Cross designed for students between the ages of 13-18. The resource helps facilitate an understanding of International Humanitarian Law and allows the user to explore what it might be like for young people living in situations of armed conflict around the world. It aims to educate young people about the importance of international humanitarian law and encourage dialogue on issues such as refugees and forced migration. (Note: the scaffolding for the Student Activity focuses on the case study of child soldiers in Myanmar)
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Papers, Please
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Papers, Please has the player take the role of a border crossing immigration officer in the fictional dystopian Eastern Bloc-like country of Arstotzka, which has been and continues to be at political hostilities with its neighboring countries. As the immigration officer, the player must review each immigrant and returning citizens’ passports and other supporting paperwork against a list of ever-increasing rules using a number of tools and guides, allowing in only those with the proper paperwork, rejecting those without all proper forms, and at times detaining those with falsified information.
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Urbanology
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Urbanology is a quick and easy survey game from the BMW Guggenheim Lab that allows students to create a future city based on the balancing of eight categories related to urban living: innovation, transportation, health, affordability, wealth, lifestyle, sustainability, and livability.
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Peacemaker
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PeaceMaker challenges you to succeed as a leader where others have failed. Experience the joy of bringing peace to the Middle East or the agony of plunging the region into disaster. PeaceMaker will test your skills, assumptions, and prior knowledge. Play it and you will never read the news the same way again.
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Quandary
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When the human colonists on Planet Braxos can’t resolve their dilemmas, they need you, their Captain, to help. In Quandary, players must make difficult decisions in which there are no clear right or wrong answers but important consequences – to themselves, to others in the colony and to the planet Braxos. In their interactions with other settlers in the colony, players must consider facts, opinions and solutions, just like in real life.
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Argument Wars
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Ever tried to win a disagreement? In Argument Wars, you will try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real U.S. Supreme Court case. The other lawyer is your competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins! This particular activity explores the landmark case of "Brown v. Board of Education" which challenged segregated schools in the United States.
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Orange Revolution
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When we look around the globe, we see that upheaval is everywhere. Each instance of unrest culminates in a set of outcomes, some of which are productive, some of which are the opposite. Where there is upheaval, the question of the reinforcement of human rights and human rights abuses inevitably rises. This was the case at the outset of what we now know as The Orange Revolution. It is important for Canadian students to understand that these rights are not given lightly nor should they be taken for granted.
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