Sean Tarjoto
Individual & Society
Prof. Washburn
Feb 6, 2000

Speech to 100 Castaways
	I'm glad everyone who was interested could make it.  With suggestions from all of you I've been able to put together some rules that we commonly agree on with help us survive while we are stranded on this island. I will make it my priority to ensure everyone's safety and provision. It is important, however we understand the only way we can do this is together. This is going to be difficult for each one of us, but even more difficult for each one of us alone.
	We need to establish some ground rules quickly.  We don't know what kind of weather this place is going to have the next few months and we don't know what else lives on this island, so we need to work together to help each other.  
	If anyone here feels or thinks they don't belong, or has a problem with how things run, I'm asking them to come to me.  I do not want there to be an isolated group of people who believe they are not being considered.  On top of struggling to find food and shelter, we should not find ourselves struggling to not fight each other.
	Everyone must work their equal share.  It is important that food and shelter be distributed equally. The supply of food and water here is limited, and we do not have the room for luxury. For those who are too ill or weak to work, they will be taken care of in the spirit of compassion...I ask of everyone that they work when they can, as best they can.  
	I will have no patience for deception.  We cannot live and work together while deceiving each other. We are not a welfare state, we are living in scarcity. To believe you deserve more than others or to have a sense of pride is a waste of time and energy.  
	The island is small and we are reliant on each other. For this to work, we must put aside the differences that do not matter.  Here, we must support each other. We do not have any time or the energy to waste. We must work together.