HRE 4M MR BRADY 11 Sep An Ode To Gander (Lost Souls).flv Reminder 'Ultimate Gift' questions to be checked after the movie. pp. 24 28 Read Gander story complete action matrix. Ensure all understand the human components of action. 1
In Search of the Good A Catholic Understanding of Moral Living Handout2.1:Ganderhospitality On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked commercial aircraft and crashed them into the famous Twin Towers of New York City. Flights over North America were immediately grounded, and thousands of passengers on commercial aircraft were diverted to Newfoundland's Gander airport and were stranded there for days. Gander, with a resident population of about 10,000, within the space of several hours was called upon to welcome 6,500 passengers and airline crew. Paul Banks, editor of the Gander newspaper The Beacon, wrote: The whole crisis...sent the community at large into the most massive emergency measures opera tions in recent times... The airport had been sealed off with tight security as the emergency measures control centre with passengers being screened, registered and then transported to temporary lodging. The community was expedient in its response. Volunteers worked around the clock some right through nights and into mornings in several temporary shelters or brought supplies such as blankets and food items to the facilities... Shelters in the area included all three public schools and the local College of the North Atlantic in Gander, just about every church in Gander, service club buildings, all hotels in the airport town, a school, church and camp in the Glenwood/Appleton area, a school in Gambo and three schools in Lewisporte. Other communities such as Glovertown went into high alert and prepared to accommodate visi tors if necessary. But just about every community in central Newfoundland had some sort of effort to help in the situation, with churches, organizations and individuals supplying bedding, food and other items.... There seemed to be a consensus from the many overtired people who did not realize they would be in Gander on Sept. 11. It was a feeling of praise for the Newfoundlanders who did everything they could to help out. "It was a pleasant surprise. Getting off the plane was like a feeling of escape. And then to find school buses waiting with cheerful people that I had never met was fabulous," said Bob Sadur, who was on his way to Newark, N.J., after a vacation in Rome... "Every single person the people driving the bus, preparing the meals were volunteers. I have to send a love letter to Gander."... A very tired Mayor Elliott said on Wednesday morning that he never realized the impact the inci dent in the U.S. would have on Gander. "We were notified about 11:15 that everything was coming out of the sky. I was not prepared or did not expect what I have seen here in the last 24 hours... "Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would have to be dealing with 6,000 people all at one time, in a matter of two or three hours." However, the mayor said the calls of aid were almost immediate. Towns from all over the region offered what they could to help Gander deal with the sudden influx of people. "As a community, we've had hundreds of people offering their homes to put people up, feed them and give them a bed to sleep in. I think when you look at what happened and the devastation, it was just peoples compassion. The region came through," said Mayor Elliott. 2
Who is the agent? What does the agent intend to do? What sort of commitments are made? Why, what is the motivation for action? How is the action done?is harm done so that the goodcould be accomplished? Under what circumstances? 3
agent: a person who acts freely and knowingly, who chooses to do or not do something; a person who is accountable for his or her actions or omissions. Herringbone timeline of major decisions/actions that I am responsible for A herringbone timeline looks just like a fish bone. The positive actions are placed on the angled lines at the top of the timeline and the negative below it, thus forming the shape of a herringbone. Positive Influences Negative Influences Students complete a herringbone timeline of moments in their lives when they were called to make significant decisions: on each arm of the herringbone they place the significant events in their lives that have shaped them into the person they are today. Ask them to specify the action(s) that they took. They include any commitments, forces, values and/or attitudes that strongly influ enced their decisions. At the end of the timeline, have them identify one positive conviction they possess today that guides their behaviour, e.g., that all human life is sacred. Amanda Marshall Double Agent LIVE.flv 4
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