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Tony
**Challenge 1**
 * 1) == Think about some laws we have in society today. (Complete this on your own and label your own responses).  ==
 * List 3 - 5 laws that you know of: (laws about stealing, driving, telling the truth in court, etc.)
 * Why do we have laws?
 * How do they help us to live better and more safely?
 * What would life be like if we didn't have laws in society?

List 3-5 laws you know of.
 * 1) No stealing
 * 2) No speeding
 * 3) No lying

Why Do We Have Laws? We have laws because without laws the world would be chaos all over. People would be able to do whatever they wanted to. People could hurt or even kill one another. That is why the founding fathers of our country came up with the Constitution including the Bill of Rights and the twenty-six amendments. All of them consist of laws. Most of the laws are obeyed. When they are not, the person breaking the law is punished. Sometimes laws seem unfair and need to be changed. The government is constantly changing and making new laws.

What would life be like if we didn't have laws in society? Law is necessary to a point. Some laws are just absolutely lame. Just imagine how many lives would be lost if we didn't have control on drugs or how many people would get killed and the criminals would get away with it if we didn't have a criminal justice system. Imagine the danger and chaos if drivers got to choose where they could drive to and on what side of the street they could drive on. These are just some examples of what would happen if we didn't have the necessary basic laws.

Copy a list of the 10 Commandments to your page.

 * === Which commandments are about God? List these by number. ( As a group)  ===
 * === Which commandments are about how we should treat others? List these by number. (As a group.)  ===
 * === Make a list of all the commandments which are stated in the negative (eg "Thou shalt NOT") - for each of these, re-write them as a postive commandment to guide us in how we should live today. (As an individual - re-write each negative commandment into a positive and label your own work.)  ===


 * The Ten Commandments**

The Jewish tradition (according to Scripture) viewed the Law as a gift from God, not an option or curse. Christian tradition views sin as enslavement rather than something fun we are denied. To accept salvation is to be freed from slavery to sin and raised to a new life. In the table below, you can see the commandments and how they free us from sin and free us for a new life.


 * || The Commandment || The Call || Action ||
 * 1 || I am the LORD your God, you shall have no other gods before me. || Faith (Trust in God) || All faith in God, freedom from lesser gods: wealth, sex, power, popularity. ||
 * 2 || You shall not take the Name of the LORD your God in vain. || Respect

Holiness || Respect for God and the things of God: prayer, worship, religion. ||
 * 3 || Keep holy the Sabbath day. || Renewal || Not just the Sabbath rest, but setting aside time for prayer, good recreation, quiet reflection. ||
 * 4 || Honor your father and your mother. || Family || Loving care and respect for all family members, elders and younger siblings, too. Respect for elders in general. ||
 * 5 || You shall not kill. || Respect For Life || Courtesy to all, speaking respectfully to all, seeking the best for all. Respecting others' freedom while still defending all human life. ||
 * 6 || You shall not commit adultery. || Chastity

Faithfulness (Fidelity) || Faithful actions beyond just abstaining from sexual contact outside of marriage. Respect for sex and marriage. || Challenge #2 3. With this step you have two choices (you must do your own work here...) : 4. What does it mean to be marginalised or outcast? As a team make a Venn Diagram or other chart which compares who the outcasts or marginalised were in Jesus' time, and who are those left on the margins of society today. (for example... a widow or a tax collector was an outcast in Jesus' time - today, it might be the homeless or refugees...) 5. Here again, you have two choices: (complete on your own and label)
 * 7 || You shall not steal. || Justice (Honesty) || Concern for the rights of others, especially when they get in the way of what we desire. A commitment to fairness and a willingness to suffer loss rather than depriving another. ||
 * 8 || You shall not bear false witness. || Truth || A dedication to what is real and true, even if that reality is against our interests. ||
 * 9 || You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. || Purity || A desire to want only what God wills. A single-hearted devotion to God's way. ||
 * 10 || You shall not covet your neighbor's goods. || Generosity || A cooperation in God's own generosity that sees all goods as belonging to God and freely given for the good of all. ||
 * 1) Copy and paste these instructions to your team's page.
 * 2) Read "The Beatitudes" as found in Matthew 15: 1 - 12 [|The Beatitudes: Matthew 5: 1 - 12] . Also, read through the two explanations of the Beatitudes found on the wiki's "Beatitudes" page (towards bottom of navigation bar...)
 * Discuss what you have read in your team.
 * As a team, construct a list of synonyms for the words "Blessed" and "Happy" - you can make two separate lists, upload a table, or do a word web or mind map - be creative! You can start with what is in your heads, and add to this using an online tool such as [|Synonyms online].
 * Explain what the Beatitudes mean. You should write in complete sentences and use some of your synonyms in your response. (Individually, what does each Beatitude mean? As a whole - What do they mean for us as Christians?...) (Type and label your own answer).
 * read this passage "The Widow's Offering" and explain in a short paragraph which Beatitudes are illustrated through this passage: [|The parable of the Widow's Offering Mark 1: 41-44] [|Explanation of the parable] (YOu will receive a C or less on this part of the criteria if you choose this option).
 * OR using your bibles, or searching online, locate a parable or other passage in the New Testament which illustrates one or more of the values from the Beatitudes. Try this as a starting point: [|List of parables] . Write a short paragraph which summarises your parable and explain in your own words which Beatitudes are illustrated in your chosen parable. (for an A or B you must do this option).
 * read one of the scenarios about Human Rights and Children from Amnesty International linked here: [|Scenarios] . Explain in a short paragraph how this relates to the Beatitudes today. (C response...)
 * OR think about society today - write your own description of a real life situation where someone is outcast or marginalised. Then, explain how this situation illustrates or relates to the beatitudes today.

Challenge #3

__**IMAGES OF GOOD AND EVIL**__ 1. Copy and paste these instructions to your team's page. 2. Brainstorm and create a list of synonyms( words with a similiar meaning) for each of the following terms : 3. Paste onto your team page two media items( movie,link,clip,)... one that portrays good and the other evil.
 * Good = estimable, honorable, respectable
 * Evil= atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousbad
 * Conscience

4. Find the lyrics to a song or poem that promotes good in society.
 * Poems on Life - Poems on Society:** It seems so little to ask. And so important to give ...

5. Find a scripture passage that has a positive message that helps shape your life. Challenge # 4

Challenge 4 is so easy for 2 reasons- there are only 4 parts AND you don't even have to leave your bedroom ! ! ! 1. Visit  [|Learn about Oxfam] a When and where was Oxfam established? The original Oxford Committee for Famine Relief was a group of concerned citizens such as [|Canon] [|Theodore Richard Milford] (1896–1987), Professor [|Gilbert Murray] and his wife Lady Mary, Cecil Jackson-Cole and Sir Alan Pim. The Committee met in the Old Library of [|University Church of St Mary the Virgin], Oxford, for the first time in 1942, and its aim was to relieve famine in Greece caused by Allied naval blockades. By 1960, it was a major international [|non-governmental aid organisation].

b What is the purpose of Oxfam's work? Though Oxfam's initial concern was the provision of food to relieve famine, over the years the organisation has developed strategies to combat the causes of famine. In addition to food and medicine, Oxfam also provides tools to enable people to become self-supporting and opens markets of international trade where crafts and produce from poorer regions of the world can be sold at a fair price to benefit the producer.

Oxfam's programme has three main points of focus: development work, which tries to lift communities out of poverty with long-term, sustainable solutions based on their needs; humanitarian work, assisting those immediately affected by conflict and natural disasters (which often leads in to longer-term development work), especially in the field of [|water] and [|sanitation] ; and [|lobbyist], [|advocacy] and popular campaigning, trying to affect policy decisions on the causes of conflict at local, national, and international levels.

Oxfam works on [|trade justice], [|fair trade] , [|education] , [|debt] and [|aid] , [|livelihoods] , [|health] , [|HIV] / [|AIDS] , [|gender equality] , [|conflict] (campaigning for an international [|arms trade] treaty) and [|natural disasters] , [|democracy] and [|human rights] , and [|climate change]

c <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">What can you do to help Oxfam achieve this?

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">2. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Visit Oxfam ** ( stands for 'Oxford Committee for Famine Relief' ) ** via the link below and put yourself in the shoes of a sweatshop worker by either reading a 24 year old worker's blog OR watching Lulu's Story OR playing the Sweatshop Game OR by just choosing your own adventure.. check it out, there's sooo much to see and do!! <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> [|Oxfam Australia]

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**3.** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Go to your wardrobe and choose <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">10 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> items of clothing/ shoes/ accessories and check the tags for the following-

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">** a what is the** **brand?** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**b** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> **origin of fabric?** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**c** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> **where is the item made?**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Don't be shy! List all data on your team site.. this should be interesting. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**4.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">** a Ask yourself, could one of the** <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> [|Sweatshops (check out your fave brands on the left hand side)] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> featured on the Oxfam website have created this garment for you?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">b <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> Do <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">you feel <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">a <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">'change of heart' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">How do you [|reconcile] your thoughts with your actions?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">c Consider <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">the following- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">From what you've studied and reflected upon, how do <span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">you <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> perceive your future decision making regarding ethically made clothing?

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Create an under <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">1 minute video diary <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">of your response. Make sure to load it onto <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">your team page !