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charity, government should just], step out ofthe way.” Please explain why you agree ordisagree.17. Have students research volunteer work thatthey might be able to do in your community.Encourage them to find a charity or othervolunteer program that interests them and willgive them an opportunity to learn somethingnew. If some students are already working asvolunteers, have them give short oral presentationstelling what they do, whom they help,and how they feel about their work. Informstudents that some college admissions departmentslook for applicants with volunteerexperience as well as high grades and testscores. Volunteering is also a way to make newfriends and broaden one’s perspective.Activities to accompany Chapter 6: WhenGovernment Uses Force/Summing Up.18. New Rochelle’s mayor tells John Stossel that hewants to “move [his] city forward and renewareas that have fallen into disrepair and intoblighted conditions.” Have students writepolite letters to the mayor of New Rochelleexplaining their opinions of his plan to teardown a neighborhood in order to make roomfor an IKEA furniture store.19. Encourage students to hold a discussion on thefollowing questions, after doing relevantresearch: Would John Stossel and Professor TiborMachan consider the war in Iraq an appropriateuse of force? Do you think this war was justified?Compare the Iraq war that began in 2003 to thewar in Afghanistan that followed the 9/11/2001terrorist attacks and to the Gulf War, which theU.S. fought in 1991 under the first PresidentBush. What do you think Stossel and Machanwould say about each? Could any of theseconflicts be called “protecting our borders”?Internet ResourcesIf you have access to the Internet, here are somesources of information on issues that John Stosseldiscusses on the DVD:The Delancey Street FoundationDelancey Street is the successful mutual-aid societythat John Stossel visits. Its website provides detailsabout Delancey Street’s clients and businesses.Habitat for HumanityLike Delancey Street, Habitat for Humanity is amutual-aid society. Its mission statement explainsthat “through volunteer labor and donations ofmoney and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitatessimple, decent houses with the help of thehomeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses aresold to partner families at no profit, financed withaffordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners’monthly mortgage payments are used to build stillmore Habitat houses.” Major supporters of theprogram, Former President Jimmy Carter and his wifeRosalynn actively participate in Habitat projects.< http://www.habitat.org>The Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopmentHUD’s website presents detailed information on theDepartment’s various housing programs.< http://hud.gov/>The Interior DepartmentThe DOI’s website presents historical informationand current news releases on the Department’svarious programs and agencies, including theBureau of Indian Affairs.~10~©Disney