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130 REfLECTIvE COsMOPOLITANIsM 2. Afrah’s parents asked the principal to find an alternative activity to the reli- gion class, but the principal replied that it was not possible. Afrah would have to move into another room during the religion lesson. 3. At Giulia’s party there were some children who were vegetarian. Her parents made only vegetarian sandwiches. 4. Yesterday Giorgio met Sandro, the boy with whom he always argues. Sandro’s moped had stopped working, leaving him stranded, so Giorgio stopped and helped him fix it. 5. Last Sunday, since the weather was lovely, Tiziana called Suthescika to invite her to go out for a walk in the park. While they were walking, some guys in- sulted Suthescika by commenting on the color of her skin. Tiziana reacted by insulting them in return. 6. Ilaria wanted to buy her boyfriend a present for his birthday. Since she did not have money after using all her pocket money, she opened her mother’s purse and took 10 euros without asking. Activity: Hot potato You need some music and a ball. The game is a variant of “hot potato.” The students sit in a circle and one of them has the ball. When the music starts, the ball is passed around to the closest classmate, in a clockwise direction. The ball is like a potato that has just been baked, so therefore it is hot. When the music stops, whoever has the ball has to present an example of a right behavior (for example: telling the truth). The music starts up again and the ball is passed around; when the music stops again, whoever has the ball has to present an example of a wrong behavior (for example, punching a classmate). Everything has to move very quickly. The one who goes more than five seconds without saying anything will be eliminated. Exercise: Right/Wrong behaviors During the previous activity, the facilitator takes note of all the examples that the participants gave to designate right or wrong behaviors. The facilitator asks the par- ticipants to explain the reasons for their choices. It is likely that there will not always be agreement and this could trigger a discussion, which may finally result in the identification of a discussion plan. Exercise: What are you going to do? Read the following questions and choose an answer that actually corresponds to what you would do if you were in the situations described. Subsequently, you should debate with the rest of the class the reasons for your choices and the criteria you used to make them. 1) You were invited to a party and you know that your parents absolutely do not want you to go. What are you going to do? a) Try to convince your parents to give you permission to go by promising to do your homework and keep your room tidy for the rest of your life.