Thelenberg 2011 12
Homework
Read the script of "An Incident" from page 47 to page 51, l. 5!
- Make a table with two columns showing what Mrs Blake and Shirley think about the Smiths.
- What kind of people could the Smiths in this play stand for? Explain!
Recent Homework
- Describe Shirley's behaviour before and after she realizes that Miss Jones' companion is calle "Smith". (pp. 42+43) !
- What does Miss Smith mean when she says "after all, we are in England!! p. 45, l. 1)
- What is the effect of Mrs Blake's and Shirley's behaviour on the two women and on the audience? (pp. 43+44)?
Read the script of "An Incident" from the beginning to page 41, l. 34!
- If you were the producer of the play: What lighting and what sound would you suggest for the opening scene (p. 38, l. 1 to p. 39, l. 23)?
- Collect information and phrases that characterize Shirley, Miss Jones and Miss Smith. Start a separate sheet for each of the characters (This will be continued!)
- What are the problems and solutions mentioned in the video on this page
- Read this page on possible solutions for the problem of deforestation: Solutions
- Be prepared to present the content of this page in class!
- Watch this VIDEO and take notes!
- Be prepared to present the content of the video in class!
Look at the article and the short Statements on the American Dream today!
Add important aspects of what the dream means today and of what is criticised from our worksheet and the online-article! Start with/use the list below:
Basic ideas:
- All people are created equal
- Attitude of hope and faith fulfils your desire for success, prosperity, happiness, liberty, religious freedom
- Pursuit of happiness <= Declaration of independence
Different groups and dreams throughout history:
- Puritan pilgrim fathers: escape from Britain and religious freedom
- Settlers/pioneers: land, natural resources, personal freedom, abilities on your own hands work
- Revolutionaries/founding fathers: USA as the result of a successful revolution against the English king.
Democratic federal state! No nobility and no monarchy
- Immigrants in 19th and 20th century: new and safe life, escape from poverty, from prosecution, from inequality
Simple rules for those who want to live the dream:
- Work hard!
- Be patient, never give up!
- Believe in yourself and follow your dream!
- Believe in God and America!
- We can only do it together!
- If you want it, you can do it!
- You can be what you wanna be!
- Don´t dream it, do/be it!
- You get what you deserve!
Criticism / the dark side of the dream ...
- Working hard and wealth is over-emphasized. No time to enjoy what you have.
- Over-emphasizing material aspect oft he dream – spiritual and idealistic aspect is lost.
- Dream is unachievable for many people (poverty, inequality still exists).
- Dream gives a tough answer to those who don’t make it: „You didn’t try/work hard enough.
Describe and analyse this cartoon!
Joe Millionaire is an American reality television show that was broadcast on Fox beginning in January 2003.
The basic premise is that bachelor Evan Marriott has inherited millions of dollars and is searching for a potential bride. He takes a group of hopeful women on several dates to exotic and luxurious locations, eliminating women at the end of each episode until only one woman remains.
Aus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Millionaire
The Swan was a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on Fox. >br> Women who were judged to be ugly were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery. The title of the series refers to the fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, in which a homely bird matures into a swan.
Aus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swan_(TV_series)
Der Text für die Mediation liegt im Sekretartiat bereit ab 9.00 Uhr am Donnerstag, 3.3.2016!
Instructions:
- Read the text two times! Especially read the introduction!
- 1st reading: mark the relevant parts (according to what is specified in the introduction), also mark what is irrelevant (for addressee) and what are just examples etc.
- 2nd reading: write short keyword summaries/notes for each paragraph/relevant point. Identify repetitions, find similar points and finally reorder your notes/keywords! This will help you to write the mediation.
- Write your mediation! Don't forget the addressee/situation from the introduction. Write an appropriate introduction!
Book, p. 82/83 America is a religion
Answer Questions 18a+b on page 83! Answer part 18a in full, written sentences! Be prepared to explain 18b in class!
Describe and analyse this cartoon!
Write notes! I shall ask you to present it in class!
Finish the analysis of the cartoon!
The cartoon shows the effects of criticism of Islam and the islamic actions by religious leaders, politicions and the state. It is split up in four frames.
The solution can be found in the section on religion!
Von_Zuwanderern_lernen.zip Mediation herunterladen und mit Passwort entzippen!
Und wie gesagt: "Mediation ist ...! (Wer's Passwort vergessen hat: Mail an mich!)
Prepare a three minute talk on three negative effects of stereotypes:
Negative effects of stereotypes
(Cf. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype,
Stereotype threat
The effect of stereotype ....
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Stereotypes lead people to expect ....
Discrimination
Because stereotypes simplify and justify social reality, ...
- Write 3 different beginnings/introductorx paragraphs for a comment on:
- Mass immigration can still be a chance for Germany
- Explain (orally) what kind of comment will follow (structure …)
- Interprete this cartoon!
- ICE means: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Look at this information!!! before you start to describe the content and analyse the cartoon!
- Email your analysis to joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de by Wednesday, 28th October!
B) Watch the clip (perhaps you need to watch it two or three times)!
Questions (Take notes!) Be ready to present your answers to the whole course in a 3-4 minute talk!
- What is the EDL?
- What did Mr Robinson, the leader of the EDL, surprisingly do?
- What are the reactions from his former supporters and his muslim opponents?
- What does this divide mean for British society (in your opinion)?
A) Answer questions 2 and 3 on the worksheet!
B) Watch the clip from 0:00 to 1:25!
Questions (Take notes!)
- Who is interviewed?
- What is the question?
- What were his motives / are explanations for radicalization?
- Look at these statistics! and describe the situation of muslims in Britain on the basis of these data!
- If you are not sure how to work with statistics, see here!
- What effects does this have on the muslims' situation, attitudes and integration?
Just write down notes - NO FULLY WRITTEN OUT ANSWERS REQUIRED!
- Look at this information!!! before you start to describe the content of the cartoon!
- Describe the following cartoon (NOTES!)
Basic Skills & Information
- Information on homework and oral grades
- Reading and Marking technique - SQ3R Method A useful method to read, mark and annotate texts.
- Working with Cartoons
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Muslims in Britain
Texts
- Problematic issues between British Muslims and the "Christian" majority
- A problem of perception: Muslims are well-integrated in Britain – but no one seems to believe it
- Reflections of a Former Islamist Extremist
- Read from beginnin to "And it's a very powerful grip on one's mind. And in my case it took years to shed that influence." (third box)
- Why does a young muslim turn into an extremist?
- crucial event: death of thousands of European muslims in war in Bosnia in 90s! West just watches and doesn't help the muslims there. (Parallels to wars in Iraq .... muslims are being killed and no-one cares)
- Islam is cleverly presented as way of looking at history: like in Marxism it is always a struggle, them against us, bad against good, everybody against the muslims (idea of Western/Jewish conspiracy against Islam/muslims)
- at school/in university young muslims become part of an active, organized, outspoken movement ⇒ proud to be an active muslim, feeling of power, feeling of belonging to group and of changing the world.
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Multiculturalism, Immigration
Stereotypes
- ... are fixed, simple ideas or images that many people have of a particular type of person or thing
- ... often use simple criteria and give a simplified version of reality
- ... help us to categorize/distinguish between dangerous and harmless, attractive and unattractive, reliable - treacherous ...
- ... help us to understand and explain the world in a quick and simple way
- ... can be positive (men are strong) and negative (men don't have true feelings)
- ... are often very hard to change, even if experience suggests thtat the stereotype may be wrong/too simple to explain complex realties or individual behaviour
Effects of Stereotypes
(from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype,
Stereotype threat
The effect of stereotype threat (ST) on math test scores for girls and boys. Data from Osborne (2007).
Stereotype threat occurs when people are aware of a negative stereotype about their social group and experience anxiety or concern that they might confirm the stereotype. Stereotype threat has been shown to undermine performance in a variety of domains.
Claude M. Steele and Joshua Aronson conducted the first experiments showing that stereotype threat can depress intellectual performance on standardized tests. In one study, they found that black college students performed worse than white students on a verbal test when the task was framed as a measure of intelligence. When it was not presented in that manner, the performance gap narrowed. Subsequent experiments showed that framing the test as diagnostic of intellectual ability made black students more aware of negative stereotypes about their group, which in turn impaired their performance.
Stereotype threat effects have been demonstrated for an array of social groups in many different arenas, including not only academics but also sports, chess and business.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Stereotypes lead people to expect certain actions from members of social groups. These stereotype-based expectations may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies, in which one's inaccurate expectations about a person's behavior, through social interaction, prompt that person to act in stereotype-consistent ways, thus confirming one's erroneous expectations and validating the stereotype.
Word, Zanna, and Cooper (1974) demonstrated the effects of stereotypes in the context of a job interview. White participants interviewed black and white subjects who, prior to the experiments, had been trained to act in a standardized manner. Analysis of the videotaped interviews showed that black job applicants were treated differently: They received shorter amounts of interview time and less eye contact; interviewers made more speech errors (e.g., stutters, sentence incompletions, incoherent sounds) and physically distanced themselves from black applicants. In a second experiment, trained interviewers were instructed to treat applicants, all of whom were white, like the whites or blacks had been treated in the first experiment. As a result, applicants treated like the blacks of the first experiment behaved in a more nervous manner and received more negative performance ratings than interviewees receiving the treatment previously afforded to whites.
A 1977 study by Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid found a similar pattern in social interactions between men and women. Male undergraduate students were asked to talk to female undergraduates, whom they believed to be physically attractive or unattractive, on the phone. The conversations were taped and analysis showed that men who thought that they were talking to an attractive woman communicated in a more positive and friendlier manner than men who believed that they were talking to unattractive women. This altered the women's behavior: Female subjects who, unknowingly to them, were perceived to be physically attractive behaved in a friendly, likeable, and sociable manner in comparison with subjects who were regarded as unattractive.
Discrimination
Because stereotypes simplify and justify social reality, they have potentially powerful effects on how people perceive and treat one another. As a result, stereotypes can lead to discrimination in labor markets and other domains. For example, Tilcsik (2011) has found that employers who seek job applicants with stereotypically male heterosexual traits are particularly likely to engage in discrimination against gay men, suggesting that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is partly rooted in specific stereotypes and that these stereotypes loom large in many labor markets.[14] Agerström and Rooth (2011) showed that automatic obesity stereotypes captured by the Implicit Association Test can predict real hiring discrimination against the obese.[74] Similarly, experiments suggest that gender stereotypes play an important role in judgments that affect hiring decisions.
Sterotypes against Asian Americans
What stereotypes about Asian Americans are there? Make a structured list (sex, positive/negative ...)
- Men
- + clever, hard working
- + technology-freaks, good with computers
- - nerds
- - not masculine/effeminate
- - not athletic
- - short
- Women
- + exotic (sexually attractive)
- + clever, hard working
- + submissive/demure
- - too clever(for many men), tricky
... against African Americans
Positive or negative ..? - what effects?
... against Hispanic/Latino Americans
Positive or negative ..? - what effects?
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Multiculturalism - Does it work?
Facts/Definitions
The ideal of multiculturalism: Pros and Cons
Book p. 51
- Multiculturalism is a failure as it leads to segregation and lack of assimilation into British culture
- Ghettoization and lack of intermarriage speak a clear language ⇒ no assimilation of some ethic groups
- Criticism of multiculturalism is not not racism, but an expression of the mainstream culture's efforts to defend against all otherness
- Not only immigrants, but all groups and classes live and socialize preferrably with people of a similar social type
- Most Britons think: Not mixing is okay as long as it doesn't threaten society, as long as general acceptance of British laws and culture is not in danger
Immigration
Typical features in lives of immigrants in the US - Buch 64/65 (Q 1):
- belief in American dream (job, house, provide for family)
- (parents) came to USA to have more opportunities/due to poverty in home country
- work
- first jobs in agriculture (fruit picking) or fast-food sector, textile industry
- children often have to work with parents
- often migrant workers
- often non-permanent, short-term employment
- low-paid jobs
- permanent resident or citizen status often through marriage with permanent resident or US citizen
- live simple lives, work hard, believe in American Dream
- often support other family members (in home countries)
- often not accepted/looked down upon by established/Caucasian US population
Cartoon on illegal immigration
- ICE means: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Possible solution for interpretation of this cartoon:
Pros and cons of immigration
- http://www.embraceni.org/migration/the-pros-and-cons-of-migration/
- http://www.balancedpolitics.org/immigration.htm
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Religion in the USA and Britain
Vocabulary
Cartoon
Cartoon ⇐Klick!
- 4 frames, three show acts of violence/hatred committed in the name of Christianity/Western Civilization
- evangelical pastor [=church] burning Korans, evangelical/conservative politician [politics] against building mosque in USA, secret service agent [=government] torturing terrorist suspect)
- irony: they all want revenge/act as unchristian/intolerantly as those they accuse of doing this to them
- irony: preacher is completely stupid: of course "them folks don't act like Christians" - they simply aren't christians!
- preacher also doesn't seem to know his Bilble: "Jesus hates Mohammed" is absolutely like anthing Jesus preaches in the Bible: Jesus preaches love, peace and forgiveness - not hatred!
- picture four shows the result: children in USA have learned, that you needn't act as you wish others to act towards you (in civilized way, mercyfully, helpfully, tolerantly ...) but can do anything you want as long as nobody stops you.
- General criticism: christian/western preachers and politicians and governments do the same things they accuse terrorists and radical islamist of ⇒ they are no better than them
Possible solution:
Describe and analyse this cartoon!
Write notes! I shall ask you to present it in class!
Finish the analysis of the cartoon!
The cartoon shows the effects of criticism of Islam and the islamic actions by religious leaders, politicions and the state. It is split up in four frames.
In the first frame you can see a crazy older man, wearing a suit and tie, who publicly says „I’m burnin Korans ‚cause them folks don’t act like Christians.“and a sign in the background says „ Jesus hates Mohammed“. He represents the right winged Christians in the USA who strongly oppose Islam.
The second frame shows a TV where you can see a fat old angry man who thinks „We shouldn’t allow the Mosque in New York because they won’t allow Churches in Saudi Arabia.“ He refers to the mosque near Ground Zero in New York, which many Americans saw as an insult.
The third frame shows a man wearing dark suit and sunglasses and he`s holding something censored in his hand. He is interogating a suspect and is saying: "Its`s okay to torture terror suspects.`Cause they are utterly devoid of human decency."
In the last frame we can see a woman with three children sitting on the floor in front of her in a room with a big cross. She is trying to teach them the christian values, and begins a sentence: " And so, children we do unto others..."which a boy finishes with the words: " Any way we can get away with."
The cartoon criticizes the self-righteousness and hypocrisy of fundamentalist evangelicals, conservative politicians and the government that shows in their attitude to Islam and Muslims.
The pastor reveals not only his own limitations bey accusing the Muslims of not acting like Christians (which isn't really surprising for a Muslim) but shows his own hypocrisy or rather gross misunderstanding of what Jesus - who he claims hates Mohammed - teaches in the bible: tolerance, forgiveness, love and respect for orthers - not hatred and ar against them.
The politician seems only to have one motive - revenge for the way Saudi Arabia treats Cristianity, and he, too, reveals that he lacks a truly Christian, loving and forgiving attititude as well as a sound political strategy, that really helps Christians in the Arab world: The would rather profit from serious talks with Saudi Arabia (which is an ally of the US) and something like a political deal, that balances the mosque in New York with some churches in Saudi Arabia.
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Facts on Religion and Politics in the US
Special Religious Groups and Institutions
- (Evangelical) Mega-Churches
- church should not play the role of the state, but have clear positions
- against stem cell research
- against gay marriage
- against abortion
- some are liberal in enforcing their views
- 7,500 seats in church
- 11,000 congregants
Trends
- 72% of the Americans want their president to be clearly religious
- majority says churches should not endorse candidates
- half of the Americans think churches should express views on political matters
- 41% of the Americans want more religion in politics
- Americans are comfortable with showing their faith in public
- vote for candidates who aren't afraid to express their religious views
- only about 30% of Americans refuse gay marriage in 2003 - as compared to 41% in 1996
- about 25% are white evangelical christians and vote republican
- so many Americans believe that religion should not have any direct influence on and US politics but believe in religion being a privately exercised, individual matter
- many American Christians are not evangelicals and clearly want a more liberal, open-minded idea of Christianity and belief in God
Typical aspects/facts concerning religion in the USA
- US constitution strictly separates church and state
- US politicians - unlike their counterparts in Europe - often mention God in their speeches (God bless you, God bless America ...)
TV Evangelism & Lakewood Megachurch
Download Summary of facts about Osteen's megachurch
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Who we are - who we want to be: Obesity, Good Looks and Plastic Surgery
Obesity
Reasons for obesity:
- medical/biological disposition or use of medication (rare)
- unhealthy food cheaper than healthy food
- too much salt, sugar and fat
- people eat a lot of sugar without knowing
- sugar increases your appetite
- cornfructose is a very cheap + good tasting ingredient
- labels like smart choice make things worse, as they make people eat more and as they advertise fat free food, but fat is replaced by sugar
- we do not only eat when we are hungry
- we do not think about how much and what we eat
- marketing of cheap / high-calorie/sugary food and extremely large portions
- insufficient physical exercise compared to amount of food we eat
Effects of obesity:
- high cholesterol + and blood-sugar ==> heart diseases, diabetes, stroke,
- various cancers, massive diabetes
- problems with joints (knees, ankles, hips) due to massive overweight
- reduced life-expectancy
- health care costs and costs of unemployment, long-term-illnes and care for extremely obese people increase dramatically
- problems with public transport, travel, etc. => loss of mobility
- severe limitations / loss of quality of life => depression, isolation
Reasons for obesity:
- unhealthy food cheaper than healthy food
- too much salt, sugar and fat
- people eat a lot of sugar without knowing
- sugar increases your appetite
- cornfructose is a very cheap + good tasting ingredient
- labels like smart choice make things worse, as they make people eat more and as they advertise fat free food, but fat is replaced by sugar
- we do not only eat when we are hungry
- we do not think about how much and what we eat
- marketing of cheap / high-calorie/sugary food and extremely large portions
- insufficient physical exercise
Possible solutions:
- more exercise/sports
- eat more low calorie food
- legal steps against hidden sugar, oversize portions, … for better information on labels of food we buy
- instruct kids in school + change school lunch
- teach people about consequences and responsible eating (portion sizes, sugar intake, ...)
- make children walk to school instead of going by bus
- local restaurants can change their menus + portion sizes
- drink less beer and high-sugar softdrinks
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Good looks
How much do looks count today? (Cf. worksheet/handout)
The cult of youth, beauty and the body:
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Plastic surgery
Statistics
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Videos
Plastic Surgery for teenagers
Plastic surgery for men
Reasons for plastic surgery
Plastic Surgery for Men:
- want to have more success in jobs
- want to attract younger women
- want to emit an image of vitality
- makes them feel better
- to look more attractive
- to get attention from other people
- to look young, fit, with good reactions and professional
- to bring out their (male, youtful) character
- to prevent prejudice (e.g. against obese, old, unsporty people)
Plastic Surgery for Women:
- to look like the women in the media
- everybody does it (celebrities, models, mothers, sisters, aunts, ...)
- prices go down
- it feels good to get told that you look good
- to improve their self-confidence
- to remind themselves of the good times (when they were younger, fitter, more attractive ...)
- people don´t like themselves because they are brainwashed by the media
- to be more attractive for men
- to have better job chances
- youth shows fertility
- to wear the newest dresses ( fashion )
Environment
Vocabsources
Source 4b Menü oben in Fenster: Introduction, The effect
Interview questions
Deforestation
- What do you know about deforestation?
- What are positive effects of deforestation?
- What are the negative effects of deforestation?
- Why should we stoper deforestation?
- Why are forests so important for our lives?
How do you think does it affect you? Do you care about it? What do you think will happen when humans continue with deforestation like today? Can you give me some pros and cons of deforestation? What do you know about deforestation? How can a single person help to fight deforestation? Have you ever done something against deforestation? Do you support organisations against deforestation? Which are the main causes of deforstation? What are the consequences if we do not stop deforestation? Which area of forest is cut down daily? What are possible solutions for stopping deforestation? Are we guilty ? What do you know about deforestation? What are the consequences of deforestation? Why are people cutting down so many trees? What will happen all over the world if deforestation won't stop? What can each person do to stop deforestation? Are there any companies/organi which are trying to stop deforestation
What's your first intention when you think of 'deforestation' ?
Would you support deforestation in Germany ?
Dou you think that our forests need to be protected ?
Can you imagine the consequences of the deforestation of the rainforest ? #Murica
Is it just a local problem or even a global one?
What do you know about deforestation? How does deforestation affect you? Are you actively against deforestation? Do you use rare kinds of wood which could be from the rainforest? Where does deforestation happen? Do you think that deforestation will affect your life in the next 10 years? Would you donate money to an organisation which fights against deforestation? Is deforestation in Germany worse than in Russia and eastern european countries? Do you think deforestation is necessary? Where is deforestation causing the most problems?
what is deforestation? what is the extend of the problem? is deforestation occurring within the eu? what are the causes of deforestation? How can we stop deforestation? Why are my questions so short?
Why does deforestation happen? How does it affect us? Where does it happen? Will it kill us in the long run? What companies make profits from deforestation? Why should people stop deforestation? Do people demonstrate against deforestation? How could deforestation influence your life? Where is deforestation a big problem? How can we stop it? Do you know negative consequences of deforestation? How can you improve the situation? What do you think about deforestation? Are there any organisations against deforestation? Where does deforestation happen? Why is it a problem? How does it happen? Does it affect everybody?
What is our part in all this?
- What problems are mentioned? Who/what is affected?
- Who is responsible? (directly and indirectly?)
- What solutions are there?
Cartoons
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Drama, Baby, Drama
From Poetry to Drama
Watch the difference between poetry and drama:
To turn the recital of a poem into "drama" one must/should ...
- put emotion in by varying the level of your voice
- vary your speed, speak in a shivering/slow/tired voice
- use gestures and facial expressions
- introduce music to support the mood e.g. slow instrumental piece
- e.g have several actors, representing the victims and the police. The victims are taken away one after the other. One person recites the poem.
- create interaction between characters e.g. others passivly watch
- use costumes e.g. for the soldiers, police, servants, different classes
- use images as background
- use a chorus, which speaks certain passages together
- not do any of these to keep it minimalistic
- use lighting e.g. spot on one actor
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Voice and the characters' interaction change everything!
... or can at least almost completely change the effect of the same line.
- Compare these examples!
- Practice this sentence with a partner (Take turns, play at least two different versions, the silent partner uses gesture/facial expressions)!
- I don't know what what she's up to. I just want to say "Good-bye".
- What is the general situation? (When, where does this happen?)
- What is the relation between the two characters (Who are they?)
- What do the characters want to express? (verbally and non-verbally)
Drama - a Definition
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δρᾶμα, drama), which is derived from "to do" (Classical Greek: δράω, drao). The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
