Why Are We Always Picking On Each Other?

A Special Curriculum To Help Young People Understand Global Conflict

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On permanent display at the International Museum of Peace and Solidarity in Samarkind, Uzbekistan, the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Section 1: Our Drive to Survive

• Lesson 1: The Beginner’s Eye
• Lesson 2: Discovering the Wise Master
• Lesson 3: Our Old Brain: It Fights for Survival
• Lesson 4: I Am What I Think

Section 2: The Way We Get into Conflict

• Lesson 5: Survival Begins in My Mind
• Lesson 6: Do I Fight or Do I Run?
• Lesson 7: I’ll Join a Group!
• Lesson 8: My Group Knows Best!

Section 3: How Enemies Are Created

• Lesson 9: The Enemy: Someone Who’s Different
• Lesson 10: The Hero: Someone We Want to Be
• Lesson 11: The Bully: A Person with Problems
• Lesson 12: Fear: The Only Enemy We Have

Section 4: Fear Is the Only Enemy We Have

• Lesson 13: Creating Similarities Instead of Differences
• Lesson 14: The Real Source of Power
• Lesson 15: Does Your Brain Know Who You Are?
• Lesson 16: The Military Is a Way of Life

Section 5: Respect is the Act That Conquers Fear

• Lesson 17: Can Peace Be a Way of Life?
• Lesson 18: The Challenge: Going Beyond Conflict
• Lesson 19: Our New Brain Wants a Peaceful World
• Lesson 20: Peace Can Happen in an Instant!

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