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Forum #12: Crash Movie Questions
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1. Did you like the movie? Why or why not? 2. Discuss each characters relevance in the story. 3. Why do you think Rick, the District Attorney, wanted to cover upthe fact that his car was stolen by two black men? Were his ideasfor handling the situation appropriate? Why or why not? 4. Should Tommy (police...
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EQ: Racism
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1. How is racism culturally defined, understood and measured by different groups in America?
2. What are the symptoms and effects of institutional racism in America? How do they affect different cultural groups?
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EQ: Gender Equality & Sexual Identity
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1. How is gender identity and sexual identity culturally defined, understood and measured by different groups in America?
2. What relationships, patterns and lessons has American history taught us concerning gender inequality?
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EQ: Identity & Community
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1. How has American history influenced our understanding of identity and community?
2. How are communities formed in American society? How and why do they change?
3. What influence do American politi...
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EQ: Class Division
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1. Is class division an inherent quality or consequence of a capitalist economy? Should it be?
2. To what extent do race and gender influence class level and division within different cultural groups in America?
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RAFTS: Gender Equality & Sexual Identity
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1. You are a gay teenager. Write in your journal a dialogue between you and your parents about your sexual identity.
2. You are an advisor to George Bush. In a memo to the press, explain his position on gay marriage to gay & lesbian activists.
3. You are the CEO of a major accounting firm. Recor...
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RAFTS: Social Activism
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1. You are an Environmental activist. Threatening boycott, send a list of your top demands to the CEO of Exxon/Mobile.
2. You are the President’s son. You agree to participate in an anti-war protest. Write a letter to your father giving reasons.
3. You are a schoolteacher. Design a lesson plan...
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RAFTS: Power & Authority
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1. You are a concerned voter in 2008. In a rap, persuade the presidential candidates that your want more direct democracy.
2. You are a minority represented by Congress. Analyze the issues not addressed by creating a public address poster.
3. You are raising children and living in poverty. In...
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RAFTS: Identity & Community
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1. You are a young minister speaking to your church after a gang violence incident. Deliver your speech about togetherness.
2. You are Malcolm X dictating your autobiography to Alex Haley. Describe (dialogue) how your ident...
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RAFTS: Unity & Diversity
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You are the school class president. Write out an outline of events for ‘Diversity Day’ at your school. Deliver to principal.
You are a Native American girl. In a poem, explain to your classmates how you view American expansion in the West.
You are Cesar Chaves. In a p...
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RAFTS: Peace, Non-Violence & Tolerance
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1. You are Mohandas Gandhi. Justify in a speech to the British governor your support for boycotts, strikes & peaceful protests.
2. You are a movie director. Write a brief script about the life of Dorothy Day. Your target audience is teenagers.
3. You are a young Pakistani elementary stude...
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RAFTS: Racism
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1. You are the police chief in Jasper, TX after James Byrd’s murder. Answer questions in a TV interview about your feelings.
2. You are a Emit Till’s mother. Deliver his eulogy to a crowd of demonstrating white racists. Show them their errors.
3. You are a member of the 442nd Infantry in WW2. In a l...
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EQ: Power & Authority
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1. Should the use of political, economic or social power be socially (or culturally) responsible?
2. How in American society do political, economic and social institutions receive authority? How should they?
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EQ: Social Activism
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1. What can people do to help create an environment that encourages respect for all persons?
2. What are effective strategies for promoting cultural diversity in American society?
3. How should injustice an...
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EQ: Peace, Non-Violence & Tolerance
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1. How are peace, non-violence and tolerance culturally defined, understood and measured by different groups in America?
2. To what extent does (or has) conflict, violence and intolerance influence (influenced) American cultural ide...
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EQ: Ethics, Justice & Rights
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1. How is ethics, justice and rights culturally defined, understood and measured by different groups in America?
2. What relationships, patterns and lessons has American history taught us concerning justice?
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EQ: Unity & Diversity
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How is cultural unity and cultural diversity defined, understood and measured in everyday American life?
What impact does cultural unity or diversity have on our identity (global, national, regional, ethnic or individual)?
How do race, gender and class influence our understanding or ou...
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Forum #13: Websites on Women's Issues
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Source: http://www.engineofsouls.com/mc-women.htm Background: History, as a study of the past, has often ignored the roles and accomplishments of women. Many societies, in a male-dominated, patriarchal manner, limited the legal rights, the participation, and the opportunities for wome...
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Forum #15: Gender Discussion
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Source: http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html, http://www.wikipedia.org/ Background: There are many issues in America and the world today that affect women. Discussing them respectfully helps us learn about different perspectives and the nature of the issues themselve...
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News 7: Does Hip Hop Degrade Women?
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Assignment: What do you think? Consider the issues that this story introduces, such as 1) the portrayal of women in magazines, movies, billboards, music lyrics and videos, 2) the power of language in music lyrics to influence behavior in diverse cultural groups, 3) entertainment figures as rol...
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Forum #16: Women in Africa
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Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1655627.ece Background: Consider how women in different cultures, countries and continents go about their daily lives. Issues that are important to women in America may be totally different from women in the Arab world, or in Af...
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Background: Conflict diamonds, or blood diamonds, make millions suffer. As you learn more about this problem around the world, ask yourself why this situation exists and what you can actually do to change it. Choose three of the following five assignments to complete. Assignment #1: Before...
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Forum #21: Kundun & Tibet
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What can you tell about the Dalai Lama from examining his schedule at http://www.dalailama.com/page.60.htm? What type of person is he? What is important to him? Explain the history behind the Free Tibet Movement by examining information on various websites, such as http://www.freetibet.or...
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Forum #14: Women in History
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Sources: http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/ and http://www.wikipedia.org/ Background: Women in history texts, in general, get on average about 15% coverage in the entire text. It is not surprising that his-story is often summarized as the accomplishments and biographies of men. For tho...
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Forum #20: 'To Live' Questions
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nFrom the movie, describe life in China through the 20th century. Include living conditions, food, music, pastimes, family relationships, etc. n How did the characters of the husband and wife change through their lives and experiences? What changed the most? The least? n Why is the movie titl...
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Forum #19: Exploring China
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1. Discovering China: An Inner Realm Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/home.html, http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/index2.html Background: China is a nation whose history and culture is one of the worlds deepest and most complex. For well over a thousand years, China...
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Late Work: Classroom Assignments
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For those of you who are missing in class assignments, the questions are posted here, in order for you to turn in late work for reduced credit. Promises: Palestinian and Israeli Children What are your first impressions of all of the children? What are the opinions of each child concernin...
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Forum #17: Imagine a Country
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Source: Imagine a Country, 2003 by Holly Sklar, http://zmagsite.zmag.org/May2003/sklar0503.html Background: American society is incredibly complex and it is hard to see the big picture concerning issues of race, class, and gender. This article presents a critical look at life at the turn of...
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Forum #9: African Culture
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Use the websites below to aid your research on two African nations (#1, for everyone) and then complete one of the three following assignments (#2-#4, student choice). 1. African Poster Project Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#Politics and http://www7.nationalgeographic....
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