Civics

 

Committed Global Citizen or Crazy?

 

 

An image taken from the movie Molokai , a movie about the

live and times of Father Damien

 

 

Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death to protest treatment of Buddhists in Viet Nam June 11, 1963

"As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound,
his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him."
(David Halberstam)

 

Establish a set of criteria that you will use to determine active global citizen or crazed individaul.

 

read Father Damien's story
read Thich Quang-Duc's story