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Tyler, Jonah, Natalie, Mariya, Celeste

The new America (the last living)

A comet eight miles wide is on course for earth. Our nuclear weapon strikes have failed and 299 out of 300 Americans will die. The one million that will live will live in underground caves for two years while the planet rehabilitates.

The government has excavated coves for one million Americans to live for two years to guarantee the survival of the human race. Plant and animal life will also be stored in the caves so once the earth is hospitable again species killed off by the impact can be reintroduced to the new environment.

The people that will be chosen to live will consist of 250,000 specialists in their individual fields, the president his cabinet and the chief justice, along with 100,000 top military and police personnel, and lastly 650,000 regular citizens. All who will enter will not be over the age of 55, will have to pass a full health exam which will check for diabetes, std’s, and other diseases also those who will enter must be addiction free and have a clean __#|criminal record__. If a member of a family is chosen for acceptance it is his or her option if they will leave their families for survival. Also if a certain specialist does not pass the health exam but his or her skills are necessary and exemplary they may be allowed entry.

This gives the human race the most possible chance of surviving in the post impact world. Such specialist will be necessary to __#|continue__ the progress of man and not revert man back to a dark age. The heads of government will run the country as closely as to when it had operated before the impact. Such military personal will enable the new world to not become a free for all mod mentality. As for the health screening supplies and medicine in the caves will be limited and only the most fit will survive.

As it is obvious that not all can flee to the caves and only those suitable to carry on the human race will survive, and no it is not fair that some will not go. Yet the earth will now be a place only Darwin could marvel at as survival of the fittest has begun.

= Presidential Speech: = It is with great sorrow and angst that I am presenting these facts to you today. We have built numerous underground passages for a number of events that may threaten mankind. The time is now upon us to put these safeguards to use. It is now my burden to choose the unthinkable. Who will live and who will die. There is a comet hurling at earth that will cause 299 out of 300 of you to die. I'm sorry to inform you, but at 4:34 today nearly all mankind will end, with an exception to the select few that we have chosen to come in the underground caves. Now, as much as we would like to take all Americans with us, we can only fit one million people. The only way I can move forward is with logic and not emotion so please forgive me as I march forward on this path. It is my duty as commander and chief to make the best of the worst decisions. Here is the list of criteria by which we have chosen our crew by.media type="file" key="Web_Quinlan.mp4" align="right"

-There is a 50/50 ratio to girls and guys. -They must be healthy, no pre existing medical conditions such as, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, or any other disease that will hold a burden on mankind; Although, there are exceptions which I will get into later. -They had to not have any felonies or major misdemeanors prior to the selection. -Their average ages of people taken were New Born-45 -They must have had a skilled labor such as farming, construction, medicine, management, ect that would benefit mankind.

For the exceptions, we took 100,000 specialists that are the best in their field. These people consist of engineers, specialist doctors such as cardiac surgeons, astrophysicists, chemisettes and nuclear scientists. If they don’t meet the standard criteria, they were still pardoned to their needed contributions to the survival of mankind. We also took a police force of 100,000, due to the emotionally racking circumstances that come with this expedition.

I am sorry it has to be this way. For those of you not selected, I advise you to gather around your loved ones, hope for the best, pray to what ever supreme being you believe in, and enjoy your last moments.

Sincerely your commander and chief.

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