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title: "Isaac and Ishmael"
date: 2006-09-25
url: https://learningischange.com/2006/09/25/isaac-and-ishmael/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Lesson Plans", "Uncategorized"]
tags: []
---

# Isaac and Ishmael

Discussion Questions for this episode of The West Wing:

- What did Josh mean when he said that “they” want to kill all of us the same amount?
- Why does Josh’s analogy make sense: Islamic Extremists is to Islamic as KKK is to Christianity?
- What are the specific grievances that terrorists have against us, as Americans?
- What did Josh mean when he said that we live in a “Plural Society?”
- Why did Sam say, “terrorists always fail?”
- What are civil liberties and why are they important?
- Why does the nature of war have to change because of terrorism?
- What situations qualify as a breading ground for terrorism?
- Why is racial profiling so prevalent?
- Do you believe that by living our lives we actually hurt terrorists?