Room 150: The Real Ethical Use of Powers Classroom

[Mia Calnote]

I believe the appropriate time would be if a life was in danger, or some sort of secret. Like if the secret of Oceanside was at stake, I think it'd be acceptable to manipulate someone's memory. Using your powers to hurt someone for fun, though at times tempting, can have very bad consequences and I don't believe it's acceptable.

[Nefertari Adel]

I also think it's a acceptable to use your powers when someone is in need of them, however I disagree that a simple spark of electricity never hurt anyone. If one was to lose control, it could cost a life/lives.
Using your powers to do something completely harmless to others, while remaining subtle, is also acceptable in my opinion. I mean, creating a breeze on a hot day outside isn't exactly going to hurt anyone, right?
Aaron, what if the lady was on her way to her wedding? Or if she was stuck under the car? Would you not help out because it looks suspicious? Besides you could make up some excuse after. And Lyra, I think manipulation might be able to help in some cases, if someone was drowning or being pulled away by a strong current, I could probably use my water manipulation to save them without it being too suspicious.

[Aaron Murphy]

Although you have a point Tari, I can work with hypothetical situations too. What if the woman was escaping from killing somebody and she was on a run? Not helping her saved more lives. What if this woman just robbed a bank? You can't trust people nowadays.

[Nefertari Adel]

But Aaron, what if you saving her made her into a better person. Maybe she'd go return the money, repent, turn herself in and all of that. What if the person she murdered family never got closure because you didn't save her? Don't you want that family to have closure?

[Lyra ♫♪ Calnote]

Tari, I hate to burst in but that seems a little out of the ordinary. Maybe you two should stick to practical things and not hypothetical situations? I think this is getting out of topic.

[Penelope Greene]

Or, just to make things simpler, you could just only help your friends and allies. Send everyone else, whether they be strangers or enemies, to heck. That sounds like a good idea to me!

[Penelope Greene]

I think that we should take a look at 'Wizards of Waverly Place' for the answer to the question of when it's okay to reveal our powers to someone. In the episode 'Harper Knows,' Alex gets tired of lying to Harper and ends up revealing to her that she is, in fact, a wizard (though why she isn't a witch is beyond me.) I think that Alex was able to tell Harper that she was a wizard because Harper was her best friend, and she could trust her. If Harper had just been a random stranger, Alex should not have told her because she wouldn't know whether or not she could trust her.

In the episode 'Max's Secret Girlfriend,' some stuff happens which leads his parents to convince him to tell his girlfriend the truth. He misinterprets that as to tell her that he is a wizard. But then his family has to lie to her again in order to cover up the truth, and his girlfriend breaks up with him because he lies a lot. In conclusion, you shouldn't listen to your parents, especially if they have dating advice, because they have no idea what they're talking about. Oh, and also, you should only tell someone about your powers if it's an absolutely dire situation, and only tell people that you trust. Otherwise you should probably just keep them to yourself, you know, to stay out of those creepy science labs.[data]Wizards of Waverly Place ftw. Seriously.

[Mr. Gary Redwood]

Unfortunately Penelope this was not this week's assignment and you will not be receiving points. But thanks for trying!

[Penelope Greene]

"When is it appropriate to reveal your powers to someone?"

"you should only tell someone about your powers if it's an absolutely dire situation, and only tell people that you trust. Otherwise you should probably just keep them to yourself, you know, to stay out of those creepy science labs."

I answered the question, and it is not yet Saturday, so please explain to me how I did not do the assignment.

[Mr. Gary Redwood]

It is past the due date. If you look below, it says: Last Edit: Oct 3, 2010, 6:31pm
That Saturday was the 9th. Pay closer attention as it is right below the assignment.

[Penelope Greene]

Ah, I see. Perhaps you could include the date as well in your post? You know, say 'Due Saturday, October 9th' instead of just 'due saturday'.