Gregory lived on the shore of a river.

Alligator River Story THE ALLIGATOR RIVER STORY There lived a woman named Abigail who was in love with a man named Gregory. Gregory lived on the shore of a river. Abigail lived on the opposite shore of the same river. The river that separated the two lovers was teeming with dangerous alligators. Abigail wanted to cross the river to be with Gregory. Unfortunately, the bridge had been washed out by a heavy flood the previous week. So she went to ask Sinbad, a riverboat captain, to take her across. He said he would be glad to if she would consent to go to bed with him prior to the voyage. She promptly refused and went to a friend named Ivan to explain her plight. Ivan did not want to get involved at all in the situation. Abigail felt her only alternative was to accept Sinbad's terms. Sinbad fulfilled his promise to Abigail and delivered her into the arms of Gregory. When Abigail told Gregory about her amorous escapade in order to cross the river, Gregory cast her aside with disdain. Heartsick and rejected, Abigail turned to Slug with her tale of woe. Slug, feeling compassion for Abigail, sought out Gregory and beat him brutally. Abigail was overjoyed at the sight of Gregory getting his due. As the sun set on the horizon, people heard Abigail laughing at Gregory. INSTRUCTIONS Read "The Alligator River Story." After reading the story, rank the five characters in the story beginning with the one whom you consider the most offensive and end with the one whom you consider the least objectionable. That is, the character who seems to be the most reprehensible to you should be entered first in the list following the story, then the second most reprehensible, and so on, with the least reprehensible or objectionable being entered fifth. Of course, you will have your own reasons as to why you rank them in the order that you do. Very briefly note these too. Form groups as assigned by your instructor (at least four persons per group with gender mixed). Each group should: Elect a spokesperson for the group Compare how the group members have ranked the characters Examine the reasons used by each of the members for their rankings Seek consensus on a final group ranking Following your group discussions, you will be asked to share your outcomes and reasons for agreement or non-agreement. A general class discussion will then be held. When you are done, look at the list you created for the "Alligator River Story". Consider how well your decisions reflect your most important values. 1. What were your top two terminal values? Bottom two? 2. What were your top two instrumental values? Bottom two? 3. Consider the order of characters in your Alligator River Story list and the values they represent. In order of 1 to 5, what values does your list and the characters represent? 4. Is your list of values (from the instructor) the same as the values represented by the decisions you made in the Alligator River Story? Please elaborate.