Search & Filtering
These weekly reflection assignments are for the purposes of reflecting on the readings (primary sources such as Plato, Ovid, Marie de France, Thomas Mann, or both films; secondary sources such as Nissinen, Foucault, and all of the "handouts" throughout the course). There is no specific content I am looking for other than careful reading and reflection--except for this one requirement: you MUST quote from one of the texts for each of the reflections at least once, giving the context of the quote and the importance of the quote for your reflection.
Minimum word requirement: 400 words.
How has globalism, starting with Columbus, impacted and is still impacting world history? Is globalism in general had a positive or negative impact on the development of the world?
https://famu.instructure.com/courses/12367/files/1161315?verifier=lB9YnQmTjGa4wghuCEKiuMQzjf8RqijYIr64dwou&wrap=1
(128 words)
Please read "From Bike Blockers to Street Medics: The Anatomy of an NYC Protest," (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/nyregion/street-protest-nyc.html) from the New York Times.
From what you know about the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960s, how has this collection of roles in the Black Lives Matter protests made the need for a leader like King or Malcolm X less necessary? Which of the roles described in the article might have been a welcome addition to the movement of the 1950s and 1960s?
Briefly research the history of the Black Panthers. In what ways is Huey Newton's message in the selection surprising? In what ways is his message wise?
Murder of Emmett Till
What emotions does Mamie Till stoke in her reaction to her son's murder, and how important is her role as a mother in increasing her authority and stature? What role can anger play in social movements? How is a leader like King able to harness anger in constructive ways?
In reading Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, what parts of his letter do you feel are the most potentially influential in motivating those who are participating in the civil rights movement to become more fully committed to the cause?
(https://swap.stanford.edu/20141218230016/http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/kingweb/popular_requests/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf)
Do you think the United States has done enough to stop genocides from happening since the Holocaust? If so, explain what the U.S. has done. If not, explain why you think the U.S. should have done more and has not.
How did agricultural societies differ from nomadic ones? What were the major long-range impacts of the emergence and expansion of agriculture-how did it change and influence society? What were some characteristics of agricultural societies? What were the pros and cons of agriculture?
watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHdmw57rzM&feature=youtu.be
Answer the following questions:
-Why do Muslims believe that the Quran is a "standing miracle?"
-What impact does the recitation of the Quran have on these children and the listeners?
- What is the relationship of the Quran with the Old and New Testaments?
Why does Interpretation A differ from Interpretation B about the New Deal?
Interpretation A From The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins (1946); Perkins was a member of the Democratic Party and Secretary of Labour in Roosevelt’s New Deal government
The New Deal meant that ordinary people would have a better chance in life. Roosevelt understood the suffering of the Depression had fallen on those people least able to bear it. He knew that the rich had been hard hit too, but at least they had something left. But the ordinary shopkeeper, the ordinary householder, the farmer who worked the soil himself, the man who worked for wages- these people were desperate. The idea was that all these forces of the community should be directed by marking life better for ordinary people.
Interpretation B Adapted from a speech by S.B. Fuller in 1980; he was a self-made, African-American businessman and a Republican
The New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt hurt us. He was a rich man’s son. All he received was given to him. So he thinks it’s right to give. He didn’t understand that when you give to people, you hurt them. We had soup lines and the Depression because men lost confidence in themselves. A dog you feed will not hunt. If you want a dog who hunts, you have to let him go hungry. You’re free to eat if you pay for your food, and you’re free to starve if you don’t.
