Project+Phoenix

Group Members

 * Mat - Tech
 * Brent - Writer
 * Kristen - Vice President
 * Andrew - President
 * Charlotte - PSA

Explain the Problem
Within five months, a comet will collide with the Earth, creating extremely hostile temperatures and climates for all species; animals and plants alike. It is known as an ELE, or Extinction Level Event. The only way to prepare for this comet’s aftereffects is to prepare now, for the consequences of this collision. As we speak, the limestone caves of Missouri are being excavated and are made to be a bunker for a million people, there to protect them for two years as the earth settles back down. But who is going to take part in this shelter? This is why we are here with you, Mr. President.

Explain the Solution (Shelter for 1,000,000 people)
Our solution is to provide a set proportion of Medical Personnel ( 10%), Religious Figures (1%), Teachers/ Professors (10%), Engineers and Construction managers (1%), Cooks, Chefs and Culinary Experts (5%), Agricultural Workers (10%), Animal Workers (5%), Cleaning Personnel (5%), Politicians (2%), and Law Enforcement (5%). In total, this goes to 54% of the total amount of people able to be saved.

The rest of those saved will be done so in a set of rigorous requirements and what we call, “picks” or drafts for eligibility. The first “Pick” will consist of all family members of those affiliated with the aforementioned proportion because we feel, a) it is easier to tie in as many families together as possible, as well as b) the less amount of families split up, far less whining and tears will be shed.

Furthermore, the second “Pick” will consist of a rigorous set of tests encompassing everything ranging from criminal charges to genetic modification and diseases. This “pick” is highly unlikely to be reached for, chances are, the first “pick” will have filled up the last remaining 460,000 people. So, this is just a set of requirements for a backup if needed.

Explain How You Would Choose
Nobody above the age of 50 allowed in this category except for groups: 1,2,3, and 9. All must be readily available in times of need; ie manual labor or triage scenarios.


 * 1) 100,000 Medical Personnel
 * 10,000 Religious Figures
 * 1) 100,000 Teachers/ Professors
 * 10,000 Engineer/ Construction
 * 50,000 Cooks / Culinary Personnel
 * 1) 100,000 Agricultural Workers
 * 50,000 Animal Workers
 * 50,000 Cleaning Personnel
 * 20,000 Politicians
 * 50,000 Law Enforcers

Total: 540,000

460,000 Civilians: Requirements: (1st pick) given to the families of the proportion above regards to this category with the cut-off point of:
 * 1 Spouse
 * 2 Children

(2nd pick) Parents aged 20-40 with two or less children if any are left over
 * No contagious diseases
 * No mental disability or handicap
 * No Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 * No psychological disability or disorder
 * No past drug/ criminal charges

Explain Why This is the Best Solution Possible
With every groups’ ideal solution, not everyone will be taken care of. So, one solution is not “greater” than another, just more logically inclined and rationally supported. For our plan, we have encompassed and set an appropriate proportion in regards to all of the tasks in daily life from cleaning to medicine, food to civil order. Our plan exhibits the most rational and logical solution to the issue at hand by providing for the most understandable manner of handling this event. The point of the “cave project”, is not to ensure that the world’s population is safe, for that is impractical. The purpose of this project is to provide for the most ethical way to ensuring the safety of the human population by looking at all aspects of our society and taking great care in placing those “pieces of the puzzle” back in for our societys’ adamant progression to thrive through this Extinction Level Event.

Explain Why it is a Fair Solution
In a mass-extinction scenario, there is no fair and unfair; solely, which is more fair. With this statement in mind, our group strongly believes this solution is the “more fair” solution out of the rest. We provide for the most effective response to this issue by incorporating all necessary aspects of daily life, and by ensuring that all workers will hold the safety of the project as a whole over the security of one. We believe this project sets out the firmest foundation for the growth of humanity once the dust cloud has evaporated and we shall indeed, rise through the ashes.

Copy of Speech President Should Give to Nation
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My Fellow Americans,

I, you're supreme overlord/master/president of America, am proud to announce to you that the war in Iraq is finally over. However, I regret to tell you that this is because of a ginormous meteor the size of Mount Everest is hurtling rapidly through space in a fiery, cataclysmic, horrific, devastating, terrible, fluffy and explosive collision course with Earth - so large, so fast, so fiery, cataclysmic, horrific, devastating, terrible, fluffy and explosive that it will destroy life as we know it.

As morbid as it sounds, there are some good news.


 * Do all this with a shouting/bravado expression. Feel free to do fist pumps.

First! There will be no more taxes from now and up to Armageddon. Second! Your deaths will be relatively painless and instantaneous, although if you do survive the initial incineration, rest assured the subsequent Ice Age will cool you off. Third! There will be one million selected survivors! And lastly, I will be running for reelection!


 * Look off screen

What's that? The survivors? Oh yes, the survivors.


 * Look back to camera

One million Americans, well 999,999 other Americans, as one of the slots have already been taken *Mouth "me" and point to yourself* will be selected on the basis of profession, age and genetic characteristics. 540,000 hard at work, virile and healthy professionals (and their family) are chosen for the 1st pick. If by chance, a very small chance, that there is space in our cave, a few of you lucky families will survive. Of course, if you're 45, diabetic, obese and live in your mother's basement, count yourself screwed. There is no room for you in the future utopia that I will be president in - wave a flag vote for me for my reelection.
 * Do this in the same way as you did previously*There will be one million selected survivors!

I express a deep remorse for all of you unlucky Americans who will die in this Armageddon. But cheer up! Just think, you will be part of history as an unimportant statistic! In any case, I suggest for all of you to party like there is no tomorrow because for most of you, you won't have one.

Farewell, godspeed and good luck.

This is your president, Andrew and that, out there parked in front of the White House is my ticket to salvation, not yours, and five star villa in the Missouri caverns.)

Dear Fellow Americans of the United States of America, right now a giant meteor is heading towards the Earth that will hit our planet in approximately one year, but DON’T PANIC there’s more.

When this meteor hits it will cause anyone within 1,000 miles to instantly be incinerated alive, and soon after the entire planet will be suffocated in a noxious smoke, that will block out the sun and cause the temperature to raise to about 700 degrees, where you will probably slowly be burned alive, and while this is going on, balls of fire will be raining down from the sky, making everything flammable catch on fire, most likely including your bodies. But don’t panic, soon after that the world will go into another ice age, and the surface temperatures will become about -50 degrees across the planet probably freezing anyone else still alive to death.

But like I said do not panic, many of you… some of you… an extremely select few of you will survive safely tucked away in the hard lime stone rock of the Missouri mountains under ground caves. 1 million people will be able to stay here for 2 years, until the world returns to normal, and those million people will be able to “raise from the ashes”… like a phoenix. Anyways in these caves 540,000 trained and professional individuals will be picked from many different careers ranging from doctors, to professors to help not only carry on the existence of the human race, but also our American way of life, which all you 299 million Americans who are not going to be chosen should be proud of.

And if it is any comfort to my fellow Americans, the extra 460,000 spots will be filled by the families of the professional individuals, and after that there will be a 2nd pick if, and only if there are any remaining spots left in caves, you may just have a chance to survive.

In the end, of the world and my speech, I express a deep remorse for all of you unlucky Americans not able to be safe during this upcoming catastrophe of biblical proportions, I suggest only one thing, party like there is no tomorrow, because soon enough there wont be.

Good night, and good luck

President of the United States

Radio Broadcast
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Epilogue: Project Terminus

 * Emergency Vice President Message