A Zookeeper forgot to close the gates to Osaka Zoo, and 40-50 animals have escaped to the nearby train station. Mary, searches for them on track A while the animals are on track B. All of a sudden, a highspeed Shinkansen (train) heading to track A emerges at 320 km/h. Person X, spots a nearby lever and knows for certain pulling the lever would result in the Shinkansen going through track B instead of track A. The Shinkansen passing through either track would mean that no one or no animal would be able to escape due to the high velocity of the train, and there are no alternative methods to divert or stop the train (including alerting the zookeeper or the animals)

All Zoo animals are sentient and can talk to each other, without humans realizing. Your name is Icarus, an Owl who is the leader of an underground resistance movement in the New York sewer system with your fellow escaped zoo animals. Your squad is comprised of a Chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky, a Tiger named Tony, a Beaver named Woody, an Octopus named Dr. Peuss, a Zebra named Zoinky, and four penguins named Private, Kowalski, Skipper, and Rico. The group is discussing what to do next. There is a fully formed plan to head to Madagascar, where you can all peacefully live the rest of your life in the wild. The alternative proposal is to begin a mass resistance movement, liberating zoos across the country, freeing animals and recruiting them into your underground network. As you are very wise, you have the final say

You are a government scientist working in Area 51 and have made a shocking discovery: Birds aren't real. All of humanity is under constant surveillance. Every bird on earth is a sophisticated camera drone placed on earth by an advanced alien species somewhere outside the solar system

For the purpose of this debate, the veil of ignorance is a component of the social contract that is supposed to ensure the impartiality of judgment. If adopted, the veil will make everyone in the criminal justice system blind to each other’s personal, historical, and social characteristics. This includes lacking clues to their class, their privileges, their disadvantages, or even their personality.

Mark is a Sophomore at a well-reputed college. He has a product idea that is unique, useful, and caters to a wide market gap. He believes his revolutionary product has the potential to change the landscape of its industry.

Evo Morales was the democratically elected President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. As the first indigenous Prime Minister of a country that holds one of the largest indigenous populations in the world, Evo Morales was responsible for important reforms such as elevating extreme poverty by 60 percent. However, during the election for Evo’s fourth term, he was accused of rigging the voter process to find an early win in elections by the army. In the light of violent anti-Morales protests that followed, Evo resigned in the hopes of avoiding complete civil unrest.
Other important claims were about the long-termed tenure of Evo Morales and his policy of Movement Towards Socialism, which was also described as socialist autocracy by his opponents. After the ousting of Evo Morales’ democratic government, the demand for more democratic and liberal structures increased in the country. The citizens became more critical of the army as well as the Organization of American State, a US-backed policy intervention entity that maintains the democratic pursuits of the west. At the same time, the citizens of Bolivia, especially the indigenous populations, became more supportive of the Pink Tide i.e. a left-wing political wave in Latin America.

Just Stop Oil is a UK-based environmental activist group that aims at halting oil production and licensing by the British government. The group is known for its civil resistance approach to protesting, which includes but is not limited to throwing soup on famous valuable paintings, gluing themselves to artwork in museums, tying themselves to goalposts during football matches, etc.

A disassociative feminist conveys feminine struggles more passively (internalizing pain, joking about their struggles, taking a sarcastic tone, etc) rather than actively complaining about them. This category of feminism is ‘detached’ and ‘disconnected’ from more active forms of feminist resistance, such as the girl boss phenomenon or street protests. Disassociative feminism recognizes the emotional and physical toll that comes with active resistance and efforts that take to break the glass ceilings. A dissociative feminist would also embrace life choices that aren’t typically feminist in nature.

Example: Fleabag from Fleabag, Rue from Euphoria, etc

According to the government of Saudi Arabia, Vision 2030 “is a unique transformative economic and social reform blueprint that is opening Saudi Arabia up to the world.” As part of the project, the government has started several projects such as building smart cities, sports complexes, renewable energy projects, tourism programs, the entertainment industry, and so on. In an effort to diversify its economy and attract foreign investments, the government is also focusing on gender equality. Recently, the government also lifted restrictions on women’s right to drive, gave access to sports events, etc.

Purple washing is defined as appealing to women rights and gender equality for political or economic objectives.