By Tommy Li
Staff Writer
After the recent Chadwick Model United Nations success in New York, the delegation has decided to follow it up with another conference this year: the 34th Annual Disney MUN Invitational.
The conference is held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and its history is long and diverse.
Past committees include the United Toys Assembly, the Zootopian Animal Council, and the Cyber Security Council for Game Characters.
As a prestigious conference, only delegations recognized as top contenders at other conferences are invited to attend.
Since Chadwick did well at NHSMUN in New York City last month, a last-minute invitation was extended to the Chadwick delegation.
This year, the magical premise looks to be one of the most interesting yet: The Committee on Energy Production and Child Scaring.
In the universe of Monsters, Inc., energy is created through fear. The benefits of this renewable energy source have been noticed by the international community,
and many want to incorporate it into our world.
Countries such as the United States, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and France have been positive about the establishment of such a program.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy released a report saying that the use of child scaring to create energy could reduce fossil fuel emissions by 44%.
Said U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a recent interview: “The discovery of child scaring and its possible outcomes can be compared to the greatness of
the Industrial Revolution. To top it off, our revolution is sustainable, and can help us achieve the sustainability goals our world has been striving to achieve.”
Some countries, however have also spoken negatively about the implications of such a process.
President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China was recently quoted at a press conference as saying, “No matter how bleak the field of renewable energy may seem, we should never sink so low as to scare our children for energy. They are the next generation of workers, and we cannot so negatively impact this generation so early in their development.”
The Chadwick delegation seems to have varying opinions about embarking on another trip so soon.
Sophomore and MUN board member John Eapen says, “It’s too early to go on another trip for MUN. I’m still tired and burnt out from going to New York. I’m really worn out. I think Mr. [Nelson] Miranda has had a serious lapse in judgment here.”
Miranda, however seems to believe otherwise. “I think that the more tired MUN students are, the more successful they are,” he explains. “So I believe that it
is best practice to just keep everyone tired and overworked because when pushed to the limit, that’s when people think the best and make the best arguments. It’s how the real United Nations works too–low sleep and high pressure.”
In the end, delegates don’t get a choice to determine whether or not they attend conferences, since Miranda has required every member of the Chadwick MUN program to be present. In fact, seniors, for better or worse, are going to miss their senior Outdoor Ed trip.
Teachers should be made aware that the students will be in committees from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., leaving a sufficient few hours for work to be done after committee meetings. Please feel free to assign whatever work you want.
The controversy over the Orlando conference’s explosive topic has made the upcoming event highly anticipated.
“I love scaring kids, and I’m looking forward to the open debate around the topic,” Miranda said with glee.
The Chadwick delegation will be leaving for Walt Disney World on May 4. Here’s to a magical time for all!
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