Questions TED Talk: Racism and Health watch video first then answer questions Questions TED Talk: Racism and Health wacth video first then answer questions What are your thoughts on this talk? What points in this talk “spoke” to you? What are the implications of these facts on the health of our nation? What are the … Read more
What are your thoughts on this TED talk about Racism and Health? Questions TED Talk: Racism and Health 1. What are your thoughts on this talk? What points in this talk “spoke” to you? 2.What are the implications of these facts on the health of our nation? 3.What are the implications on you own personal … Read more
How to Introduce Yourself Watch this video: “How to Introduce Yourself”; Kevin Bahler, Video link: How to introduce yourself | Kevin Bahler | TEDxLehighRiver1 (Links to an external site.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xt7zgnuK0 After watching the video, thoroughly answer these questions: 1. Determine and discuss two main points that Kevin make that stood out to you. 2. Disclose at least … Read more
Discussion board-Jemez Principles of Democratic Organizing Review Questions 1. Do you have questions about either of the Week 8 readings: Youth to Power Chapter 4 or Rescuing Ruska? 2. What do you consider the most important information or idea(s) in Youth to Power Chapter 4, on creating a youth movement, particularly as you begin thinking about organizing a (hypothetical) event for Assignment 4? 3. What genre … Read more
What do you consider the most important information or idea(s) Review Questions 1. Do you have questions about any of last week’s readings: 1. Youth to Power Chapter 11, particularly pages 138-144 and 149-150 and 2.Challenge Everything Part 3 (pages 69-103) – Challenge Government. 2. What do you consider the most important information or idea(s) in Youth to Power Chapter 11 (social media for social … Read more
Whole Class Discussion-The Beauty of Being a Misfit This is our last TED Talk for the class, and I wanted us to watch one that wasn’t really connected with the material we were covering this week directly, but a powerful nonetheless. This week we are discussing a wonderful TED talk by author Lidia Yuknavitch. To … Read more
The Secret to Living Longer Essay Watch the following video: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_.. Directions: Life expectancy in the US is 78.74 years. Evaluate the video, what lifestyle changes can you make now that can help you achieve a longer, healthier lifetime? If you have any disease risk, how are you reducing the risk today. Review the PowerPoint and … Read more
Persuasive Strategy Annotated Bibliography DEVELOP AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: List research materials in bibliographic form that you have found on your topic and evaluate these sources as an annotated bibliography. One Book One Scholarly Journal Article: One Newspaper or Magazine Article One Credible Website or Media Clip: As you select websites, draw on … Read more
The Revolutionary Power of Diverse Thought To continue our discussion of cultural borders, I want us to watch a TED talk by Turkish author Elif Shafak. “In this passionate, personal talk, she reminds us that there are no binaries, in politics, emotions and our identities. ‘One should never, ever remain silent for fear of complexity,’ … Read more
Thesis Proposal-TED talk on cultural borders. DIRECTIONS: Your TED talk will be on the subject we have been discussing for the last few weeks, cultural borders (or boundaries) and the way they influence who we are/how our identities are formed. For example, if I was giving this TED talk, I would make an argument that … Read more