Kid Nation #4

Ascribed status- Each group does not get to pick which job they get to do. It is assigned according to your rank in the challenges. Also everyone accept the council did not get to pick who their team mates where. For example the yellow team is all little kids, so they don't have a lot of control.

Obligation- Everyone in the town has their own obligation which is doing their own job that they were assigned. The jobs are merchants, laborers, cooks, and upper class. Another obligation that the kids have is that they have to work together because if they don't, then the city cant continue and grow.

Right- Recently the problem that the town has faced is different religions. Everyone has a right to believe in what they think. Also the town has the right to eat, but the yellow team has been cooks two times and haven't been pulling their weight. Because of their laziness other people are having to work two jobs now, so everyone doesn't starve.

President of Uruguay

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I think that the president of Uruguay is right. Just because he doesn't have a fancy car or a big house doesn't mean he's poor. He's living a decent life and he doesn't want anything more. Donating to charity is more important than having luxuries when other people are starving and homeless. The only thing that matters is that he's happy with having the average life even though he's a   president.   

Easter

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Last weekend was Easter and I hung out with my family and my grandparent's house. It was my baby cousins first time dying eggs and doing an Easter hunt, so he was really excited. I dyed by eggs tie dye and after we made deviled eggs with them. I  also got a huge basket full of candy and 10 dollars from my aunt.

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Play stage: One example is when a few of the little kids opened up a shop. They made it a stuffed animal groom shop to where you would pay them to wash their stuffed animal. Also the maker of the camp made a book that and was pretending that it was ancient and very important. Overall they are all pretending that they are living in their own town.

Resocialization: They had to adapt by making their own food. Most of them just had their parents to feed them or had food ready to eat in their house. All of there food has to be cooked, so it was a lot harder. Also they had to adapt to not having conditioning and heating. They had to wear coats inside and bundle up with blankets to stay warm.

Desocialization: They had to give up old things like television and sleeping on a bed. Also they have to give up being independent and work on making decisions as a team. For example if they win the challenges, the council has to pick between two prizes. Another thing they had to give up was running water. One of the teams had to carry water from the spicket to there kitchen for their job.

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Beliefs: Nobody in the camp had had fresh meat, so they were thinking about cooking some of their chickens. They held a town meeting to vote if they should. One little girl named emillie was very set on not wanting to kill the chickens. She believed that the chickens were her friends and they deserve to live. But because of everyone else's beliefs, they cooked the chicken so they could have protein.

Drives: During the challenge everyone tried their best to win. If they didn't get finished fast enough they would get a very horrible job for very little money. For example if your team finishes last, then you will have to carry water back to the camp for only 10 cents. Also when the yellow team failed to make food, everyone else pitched in because they didn't want to starve. Including the time when the kids got to the camp at first there wasn't jobs, so they had to find whatever they could cook and eat.

Laws: Emillie was in the lower class and wanted to be in the chicken pen. The law is that only merchants and upper class could be in there, so they had to kick her out of the pen and she ran away. Another law is that you have to do the job that is assigned to you. If you don't do your job, then you wont get paid. If you don't get paid, then you wont be able to buy things that you would enjoy.

Kid Nation

Perspective was used throughout the kid nation video. Perspective is a particular individual's point of view, which is effected by experiences. For example one of the fourteen year old girls took charge of the cooking since she has more experience than a bunch of 10 year olds. That way more food can be cooked the right way and will actually taste good.

Another act that was used was social structure. Social structure is the patterned interactions of the people in social relationships. The runner of the show put a 10, 11, 12, and another 11 year old in charge of all the kids at the camp. There are a couple teenagers and the teenagers wont listen and take orders from kids younger than them. For example one of the 11 year olds yelled at the 15 year old to do something and got in his face, this caused the teenager to push the kid. This causes a struggle in being in charge and making the 'city' work together.

Lastly power was a big role in the kids' lives. Power is the ability to control others. The runner of the show chose 4 kids to be in charge or power of the camp. They had the power of giving a gold star that was worth a lot of money to a kid who was working hard. For example one of the fourteen year olds took over cooking, cleaning, and a lot of other things around the camp. So the council chose

Friendly Letter

                                                                                                                                      1717 W. Main St.
                                                                                                                                      Festus Mo, 63028
                                                                                                                                             April 1, 2014

Dear Mrs. Debolt,

        My favorite color is blue and my favorite movie is Perks of Being a Wallflower. I don't like sports or being with a bunch of people so I pretty much just stay at home. I live with my little annoying 9 year old sister and my mom. I laugh WAY too much! My birthday is February 21st. Also this year I finally got my own room and bed which is amazing.

         Last summer was the first time I've ever rode a rollercoaster. I didn't like them because I'm afraid of heights and I worry about getting sick on the loops. My dad made me go on the Boomerang last fall at six flags and after that I've enjoyed all the rollercoasters. Also when I was born, I was born in an ice storm. None of my family could get to the hospital and had to wait a whole day.

        I'm not really good at using the computer. I have trouble typing without looking and finding where I need to go. I like to play games on the computer and go on paint. I would like to learn how to type without looking.
                                                                                                                                      Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                      Kaylee Swallow

Real Estate Agent

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      I have a very exciting life because of my job. I'm a real estate agent for magical homes. The magical homes are for wizards that want to make a living in our world. It can be dangerous at times because every house has its own personality. One time I was almost eaten alive by an angry carnivorous house! Now I have my assistant make a background check before a put even a foot on any lawn.