With the end of the semester rapidly approaching, and our final exam barely two weeks off (Thursday, Dec. 15th, 9-12), the families need to start racking their collective brains to come up with some questions for the final exam. This exercise is similar to what you did for the midterm exam, only now I am asking for you to make up questions from the latter half of the course. Specifically, I want each family to come up with FIVE short-answer questions (and answers) from the latter half of the course. The "latter half" begins with class lecture/discussion of Chapter 2 in Dr. Tatum's book, starting midway in that chapter, p. 57, "The Psychological Threat of Stereotypes." Anything that we've covered since then is fair game to make up questions; that would include class lectures and blog material on the rest of Dr. Tatum's book, "The New Jim Crow," and even Chapters 1, 3, & 7 of "Yellow." I trust you all should have a good idea of what I mean by "short-answer" questions, since you've done this before and you've taken the midterm exam. Given the time constraint of having only three classes left, at least one and a half of which will be devoted to presentations of your interview papers, that does not leave much class time for brainstorming with your fellow family members. But I will give you some time next week, however, you probably will have to confer outside of class as well.
I WILL NEED THE FAMILIES TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSED QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) NO LATER THAN NOON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH (WHICH IS THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES BEFORE FINAL EXAM WEEK). You can submit them via email or in writing. I will then read over your proposed questions and try to accept at least three from each family. For each question beyond three that I accept, that family will earn a bonus point. I will then post these questions & answers on this blog NO LATER THAN MONDAY AFTERNOON (DEC. 12), so that you can review them for the final exam. For all PARTICIPATING family members, you will earn 6 activity points, plus any bonus points.
Finally, remember this is a FAMILY (OR GROUP) activity. In that regard, I WILL NOT ACCEPT INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS. THE FAMILY, AS A WHOLE OR GROUP, SHOULD SUBMIT THE BEST FIVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN COME UP WITH.
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Remember, your Interview paper is due tomorrow, and all of you should be prepared to give a 10-minute presentation, hitting the highlghts of what you found.
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Since I seem to be the first one to comment on this topic, I will take the ever famous Trayvon Martin case as it pertains to race and ethnic relations. The basic knowledge of said case renders the homicide of a teenage boy by the hand of the adult George Zimmerman. The case is reported to claim Zimmerman's defense as purely self-defense, but being that Trayvon was of African descent, the case automatically lends itself to racial persecution. Due to the fact both Trayvon and George differ in race, stature, background, and culture, the point of intent remains questionable. Whether self-defense was the pure reason of killing remains unsure. Personally, I feel that while said case pertains to race and ethnic relations, I do not feel that race was the sole contributor to homocide for a couple of reasons. Zimmerman had not committed any other homicidal events prior to this one. He also had no prior affiliation with Trayvon before this incident. Most racial killings in the past occured as a fact of hatred for a specific act or proximity. However, this case does not. Thus, the question of pure racism remains translucent.
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