The UK and Multiculturalism
The term for the area that geographically covers Scotland, England and Wales.
What is Great Britain?
An American professor of biochemistry and a writer who was famous for his works of science-fiction, particularly his stories on robots.
Who is Isaac Asimov?
The third president of the US and the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The American word for a popular form of sport played by two teams of eleven players involving kicking a ball into the opposite team’s goal.
What is soccer?
A noun that means the act of leaving one’s own country and permanently moving/living somewhere else.
What is emigration?
The strange and uncomfortable feeling or space, for humans, when a robot’s appearance and motions come across as somewhere between ‘barely human’ and ‘fully human’.
What is ‘the uncanny valley’?
The three ‘unalienable rights’ and the most well known phrase in the Declaration of Independence. The phrase is also clearly mentioned and talked about in the film ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’.
What is ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’?
The British word for a baked sweet treat that is often eaten with a cup of tea or a glass of milk and commonly dunked into the cup.
What is a biscuit?
A British politician who saw multiculturalism as the centre of ‘Britishness’. He is famous for his so-called ‘Chicken tikka masala speech’.
Who is/was Robin Cook?
The fictional character who is a robo-psychologist and appears in both the short story ‘Robot Dreams’, as an elderly woman, and in the film ‘I, Robot’ as a younger woman.
Who is Dr. Susan Calvin?
One out of three forms of appeal that appeals to the emotions of an audience. This communication technique is used, for example, in Barack Obama’s speech ‘The American Promise’ when he talks about a promise he makes to his daughters when he tucks them in at night.
What is pathos?
The American word for a usually pink fluffy sugary treat that you eat at carnivals, festivals, outdoor markets etc.
What is cotton candy?
A British politician who has a very narrow-minded and conservative view of what being British means.
Who is Nigel Farage?
The magical being who David, the child robot, pursues to find throughout most the film ‘A.I.’ because he is convinced that she will be able to turn him into a real boy.
Who is ‘the blue fairy’?
A rhetorical technique/stylistic literary device that is identified by the repeated sound of the first or second letter in a series of words. The technique is used several times by Martin Luther King in his ‘I have a dream’ speech.
What is ‘alliteration’?
The British word for a small insect that is popular for its red color and black dots on its back.
What is a ladybird?
The area of London where there used to be deep poverty and many social problems. Today, this is the area where multiculturalism is seen most vibrantly.
What is the East End?
The phrase that is famously spoken by Moses when he confronted the Pharaoh. The phrase is also included in the short story ‘Robot Dreams’ where it plays a significant role.
What is ‘let my people go’?
The movement that was on its highest during the 1950s and 1960s with the goal of securing the legal rights for African Americans; rights that other Americans already had.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The American word for a dark purple vegetable somewhat in the shape of a cucumber but much thicker in its width.
What is an eggplant?