1. Watch excerpts from:
Amistad - This video is about the legal events following an 1839 slave
revolt aboard a ship called Amistad. At the beginning of the movie,
there is the interesting passing in the night of two ships: one slave, one
white. At the other end of the video two trials result. The last of
these is at the request of President Buchanan who invokes the Supreme Court.
Seven of nine justices at that time owned slaves themselves. John Quincy
Adams, himself a former president, delivers the summation to the Justices using
his own eloquence and reasoning from one of the slaves named Cinque. The
summation is eloquent, far-reaching, controvertial, and results in outcomes not
fully expected by the nation as a whole.
Thomas Jefferson - Everyone knows when he or she became an American.
Either you stood before a judge and proclaimed your citizenship, or you recall
that on July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence proclaimed a creed
specifying "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" as entitlements for all
men, created equal before God. The video is the conflicted story of the
quiet Virginian slave owner who, at age 32 articulated the pronouncements which
would separate the colonies from English rule.
Patrick Henry - Voice of Liberty - This video introduces you to the
Virginian who consolidated the colonial interests in resisting British rule by
proclaiming "No taxation without representation."
2. Your
notebook is the significant product in which you demonstrate your
understanding of the homework questions taken from Cross-Cultural
Perspectives in Introductory Psychology, The Chrysanthemum and the Rose,
and And Keep Your Powder Dry.
3. A successful country team
briefing is a cooperative, group effort that presents materials relative to
the objective (physical attributes) and subjective (man-made ideas) within a
national culture. You should agree upon a division of labor, and methods
and technologies to be used. You should bring artifacts that represent the
country to lend reality and enhance the setting for your briefing. You
should plan to rehearse your presentation and to let the instructor know if you
need additional support. Do not make the mistake of taking the computer
systems or other technology for granted in any public briefing that you must
give.
Has Your Travel Agent Told You?
A secretary called in looking for hotel in Los Angeles. She gave
me various names off a list, none of which I could find. I finally had her fax
me the list. To my surprise, it was a list of hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She thought the LA stood for Los Angeles, and that New Orleans was a suburb of
L.A. Worst of all, when I called her back, she was not even embarrassed.
crosscultural.com
African slaves did not come to America voluntarily. Their
rights and their humanity were virtually denied. Many invading cultures do
not recognized the humanity and rights of persons unlike themselves.
In today's class we study two Virginians who play special roles
in American culture. It is ironic that the words of the Declaration of Independence
have been taken to heart by many non-English speaking peoples. Thomas
Jefferson seems to have articulated a kind of humane wish that has increasing
degrees of universal acceptance.
The Virginian whose voice inspired not just Virginia, but the
other colonies as well to suspend British rule is Patrick Henry. He knew
just how far he could push an audience, and then usually recanted or apologized
for the confrontive nature of his words. By then he'd achieved his
outcome. He implanted the idea "No taxation without representation!"
Mohatmus Ghandi and Martin Luther King have elaborated a role
that nonviolence can play in bringing equal rights regardless of race,
nationality, and religious persusasion. We encounter Ghandi and King's "I
Have A Dream" during our studies of Africa and Asia.
1. Read Chapter Seventeen "The Elderly in Native American
Culture" pages 90-92 in Cross-Cultural Perspectives in America.
Answer the following questions in your notebook:
