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ELLA (MANUAL) 61 3. What things that other people do should you tolerate? 4. What things that you do should people not tolerate? 5. Are there things that you do that other people should not tolerate? 6. What does tolerance mean? 7. What is the difference between caring and tolerating? 8. What does it mean when someone says “I do not only want to be tolerated?” 9. Should we tolerate the intolerant? 10. Can people learn to be tolerant? Leading Idea 3: Rights Rights are claims that every individual is entitled to make. An individual may claim to have a right, but what if society refuses to recognize that right? It is dependent on the constitution of the country where the person lives and in fact the whole cultural and political history of a country is significant for the growth and the impact of the claim to have a certain right. For example, up to now we are not able to affirm that the “Human Rights” are recognized all over the world. There is still the philosophical concept of the so-called “natural rights” to be discussed, which asks about the metaphysical aspects of rights beyond the positive law. You can also find resources on the concept of “rights” in the manual to Tina and Amir, episode 1, Leading Idea 1 “Children’s rights”, Christian, episode 7, leading idea 1, discus- sion plan on “Rights”, and the manual to Hanadi, episodes 1, 3 and 4. Discussion Plan: Rights 1. What are rights? 2. Which rights are familiar to you? 3. Which rights do you know? 4. Do you know your rights? 5. Do you think it is important to have children’s rights? 6. Can there be situations in which an individual is not free to exercise a right? 7. Why are human rights important? 8. Are human rights universal? Exercise: Imaginary island Imagine you and your friends have discovered an island. There are no other human beings and there are no rules and no laws. • Write down three rights that you think are important and that should be guaran- teed for everyone on this island. • Put together the suggestions on a list – now discuss the suggestions! Leading Idea 4: Children’s rights Since 1989 there is a special convention with particular attention to the rights of special pro- tection and care just for people under 18 years. Children often need special protection – in 54 articles the convention spells out the basic human rights for children everywhere and is set- ting out standards in education, health care and legal, civil and social services. Some of them