Blog: So what do you conclude from this experiment? Does it give you any insight into human behavior? What will humans be willing to do, why they’ll do it, what they are capable of doing and not doing? Putting aside Hitler for the moment, what kinds of behavior does this experiment help to explain, not only in history but in our own times? Due Tuesday.
Complete Worksheet #4
p. 183 Breeding German Race
p. 193 Eliminating Opposition
p. 195 Isolating Gays
p. 201 Defining a Jew
p. 165 Targeting the Jews
p. 172 Taking Over Universities
p. 179 Killing Ideas
p. 137 Revolt in the Beer Hall
p. 151 Hitler in Power
p. 162 Targeting the Communists
To what degree should Americans and American institutions today acknowledge the connection to the Nazi’s eugenic policies? How does this connection affect one’s feelings about the USA and our involvement in WWII?
The history of eugenics presents many moral and ethical questions. Genetics study today looks at reproductive technologies that will allow parents to create "designer babies". This will be predominantly motivated by individual competitiveness and the desire to create the best opportunities for children, rather than an urge to improve the species as a whole, which characterized the early 20th-century forms of eugenics.
An another example of such individual motivations includes parents attempting to prevent homosexuality in their children, despite lack of evidence of a single genetic cause of homosexuality.
Some scientists argue that eugenics and the conservation of natural resources are similar propositions. Both can be practiced foolishly so as to abuse individual rights, but both can be practiced wisely.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?? SHOULD SCIENTISTS USE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE "PURER, SMARTER, BETTER" BABIES TODAY? IS THERE A PLACE FOR GENETICS (EUGENICS) IN TODAY'S WORLD? AND IF SO, WHERE DOES IT END? HOW FAR DO WE GO? IN ADDTION, COMMENT ON AT LEAST ONE OTHER STUDENT'S BLOG.
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Choose two characters from the film. What traits did the movie bring out about them? How did the stereotypes turn out to be incorrect? What methods were used to teach us that we cannot judge others by their race or ethnicity? What does the movie suggest about the nature of stereotyping others? Use examples from the movie Crash to back up your opinions. Two paragraphs. Due Monday if not completed by the end of class.
Part of Shawn Berry’s defense was that he was a bystander, not an instigator. The jury did not believe that claim, but assuming that such a situation could occur, what is the responsibility of an observer to an act of racism. Should bystanders who don’t intervene be held culpable in any ways? How might the responsibility to respond be different for blacks and whites? Racist acts can range from extreme violence to a thoughtless comment or joke. Have you ever witnesses any act of racism? What did you do? If the event happened today, would your response be the same? If not, what has changed?
Is there such a thing as "white privilege," as many writers allege? Do people identified as "white" have an unspoken, often unrecognized "invisible backpack" that affords opportunity, access, ease, comfort that people who are not "white" ("light," "tawny," "toast") lack?
Write 3-4 sentences. In addition, comment on at least one other student's blog.
When you sign your secret name, include your class period. For example: 4/5 Bingo
