United Downs - An Arda-Wide Forum for Change

[Laurinquë]

I participate in the Model United Nations association at my school and one day during a long and boring discussion of UN debt I decided to amuse myself by inventing the United Downs. The United Downs is an Arda-wide forum for change where people of all races and species can congregate to discuss issues affecting their world. This community meets regularly in the Barrow-Downs (hence the name--United Downs) and delegates can offer resolutions to solve perceived problems in their areas.

The examples I have provided below didn't take very long to write following the Model United Nations resolution format so if anyone else would care to draft up something I would love it. TheGreatElvenWarrior is in the same class so she may submit something as well; I am certainly planning on making a few more!

Without further ado here are a few examples from the delegates of The Democratic People's Republic of Mordor and the Fangorn Co-operative*:



And . . .




*I apologise for any spelling and grammar mistakes, I tried to correct them but Photobucket mixed everything up. Oh well.

[Morthoron]

Quite impressive, Laurinquë. Fortunately, Middle-earth did not have a United Nations, or else Mordor would have veto power as one of the permanent members of the Security Council. Mordor would have also demanded that the One Ring be returned as a priceless cultural artifact of the Mordorion people.

[Thinlómien]

Laurinquë... I had to participate in a similar UN model on the last grade of our lower secondary, so when I was 15, so that brings back some memories... maybe I should do one just to remember the jolly (er...?) good times...

[Laurinquë]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Quite impressive, Laurinquë. Fortunately, Middle-earth did not have a United Nations, or else Mordor would have veto power as one of the permanent members of the Security Council. Mordor would have also demanded that the One Ring be returned as a priceless cultural artifact of the Mordorion people.

That's why the United Downs was formed after the war of the ring, to try to prevent such catastrophes from happening in the future by keeping the lines of communication between nations open.

Originally Posted by Lommy

Laurinquë... I had to participate in a similar UN model on the last grade of our lower secondary, so when I was 15, so that brings back some memories... maybe I should do one just to remember the jolly (er...?) good times...

This is my second year doing MUN, most of the time I like it but discussions can be looong. That's where United Downs comes in.

[Loslote]

Awesome idea! I do Model UN with my school, too. I'll do one as soon as I get a chance!

[Laurinquë]

Originally Posted by Loslote

Awesome idea! I do Model UN with my school, too. I'll do one as soon as I get a chance!

That would be great! I'm working on my next one, it's a bit addictive.

But wait a minute, I thought you were home schooled. Will you be coming to the MUN conference at UAA?

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Laurinquë

That would be great! I'm working on my next one, it's a bit addictive.

But wait a minute, I thought you were home schooled. Will you be coming to the MUN conference at UAA?

It's complicated. I go to a charter school that's mostly homeschool with classes (mostly electives) one day a week. One of those electives is Model UN. Actually, TBCS is one of the only Valley schools to send a team. We have people from all the big high schools whose schools were too lame to put together a team who just lumped into ours. I'm going to the UAA confrence. I went last year, too - I was Russia.

I did have a lovely idea, but I can't figure out how to make it an image. Help?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Quite impressive, Laurinquë. Fortunately, Middle-earth did not have a United Nations, or else Mordor would have veto power as one of the permanent members of the Security Council. Mordor would have also demanded that the One Ring be returned as a priceless cultural artifact of the Mordorion people.

That could be a problem, but then again the council would probably be ignored by The Self-righteous Territories of Gondor and any action countered with a preemptive war.

[Morsul the Dark]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

That could be a problem, but then again the council would probably be ignored by The Self-righteous Territories of Gondor and any action countered with a preemptive war.

Of course (The analogy quite noted) the Gondorians would be right. The UD would simply tell Sauron to stop he'd say "Ok" continue doing what he does. They say "We said stop" and he'd Still Continue.

Sir, Despots like Sauron only understand power and strength they care nothing for 'Dialogue'

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

As chairman of The Peoples Bitching Party of Angmar (and self appointed king) I must object to the generalisations made about despots!

We really can be rather nice and enjoy a good conversation.