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Your final exam is a format response to the variety of issues we’ve covered in class throughout the term. Students are able to pick the topics that they want to cover. The goal is to have you review the intersections of the issues you choose.
See the instructions below. Clearly identify the reading(s) you are analyzing (up to 4, minimum of 2). Your paper should demonstrate or prove a main point explicitly indicated in your first paragraph. Do not summarize the readings, merely express agreement or disagreement, or comment superficially on a variety of topics. Instead, develop a single theme as you analyze issues that relate to the course, express and justify your own views, and explain why alternative views are wrong. For example, do not simply agree with an author that inequality is bad, or say that people should teach children not to discriminate, or claim that an author's article is either brilliant or ridiculous. Instead, pinpoint the controversy; this often relates to the author's ideological perspective on the underlying problem's origins and possible solutions. The ideal paper is an analytical, persuasive, and personal discussion of a single controversial point in the readings. I am not asking you to be "objective"--I want to know what you think--but you do have to be fair in presenting and analyzing alternative perspectives as you reflect upon, and justify, your own. Make sure, also, that you do not simply repeat comments made in the discussion forums. Be original, be creative. LEARN. Paper Specifics
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What is your Slavery Footprint?
Complete this survey. The survey is an eleven question tool designed to measure the amount of unpaid/forced labor that it takes to supply us with consumer goods. Throughout the semester you learned about the various aspects of our social, political, and economic systems. This survey is to help bring some of these concepts "home". Once you complete the survey answer the following questions in your blog post.
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Provide a 250 word response to the videos below. Include an analysis of three major themes of each and include a comparison to some of the readings you've covered in Wise & Crass or the Reader. Enjoy their creative methods of communication. :)
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Provide a 250 word response to the film above. Include an analysis of three major themes and include a comparison to some of the readings you've covered in Wise & Crass.
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BY: Kee Malesky
Language is and always will be an essential element in the struggle for understanding among peoples. Changes in the words and phrases we use to describe each other reflect whatever progress we make on the path toward a world where everyone feels respected and included. A Google Ngram search comparing the frequency of the use of "colored people," "minorities" and "people of color" delivers interesting results. The use of the phrase "colored people" peaked in books published in 1970. For "minorities," the top-ranked year was 1997. Since then, the term has steadily declined but continues to significantly outstrip the use of "people of color," which reached its apex in 2003 (although it is important to note that 2008 is the latest year for which results are available). Let's consider the evolution of that ubiquitous phrase, "people of color." It's not new. Now that we are over 1/2 way through the term imagine yourself as a blossoming racial justice educator. You've been asked to give a presentation on racism and sexism. The PowerPoint below is your starting point. The leader of your organization asks you to edit this presentation but 1st they want a written rationale for the changes you make. Your rationale will be your original post. Review the PowerPoint slide below. This PowerPoint is a general overview on racism and sexism. For your blog this week you are asked to 1) read the PowerPoint slide and take notes, 2) take notes on what you've read in Wise & Crass (see syllabus for reading requirements), 3) brainstorm on what's missing from the perspectives shared in the slides & 4) answer the questions below to complete your rationale:
Requirements for BLOG POSTS
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Prop 47 is one of the ballot measures that California voters have the opportunity to vote for. This proposition will impact low income communities and communities of color that are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system. See the quotes below:
Explain how the passage or failure of the initiative will impact California voters. What are the elements California Proposition 47, the Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative, is on the November 4, 2014 ballot in California as an initiated state statute. The initiative, if it is approved by the state's voters, would reduce the classification of most "nonserious and nonviolent property and drug crimes" from a felony to a misdemeanor. Specifically, the initiative would:[1][2]
Supporters of the initiative refer to it as "The Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act". Requirements for BLOG POSTS
This week we will begin to think like critical media analysts. Issues of race and racism are sometimes buried in mainstream media. Generally, when it does become relevant for media to cover issues of racism it's related to a problematized response to people of color. Below are four examples of our contemporary discourse on race, racism, and how difference is socially constructed. Answer the following questions after you review one of the videos below:
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The 13th , 14th, and 15th amendment arguably secured legal freedoms for black people in the United States. These decisions played a crucial role in the formation of the current interpretation of freedom and civil rights in this country. Defining and acting in ways that promote freedom in the black community has been an ongoing debate and nuance in the experience of black people nationwide. Things to think about: What does it mean to be free? How did the legalized oppression and consistent denial of humanity impact people during that time (black people and others)? How has this level of oppression in private and public spaces impact all people's sense of self and political agency? Requirements for BLOG POSTS
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