Everything You Need to Know About the Radical Roots of Wonder Woman. (Finke)
Charles Moutlon (the author of Wonder Women) was a pseudonym for what name?
William Moulton Morston
Which presidents are examples of embodying personal virtue in the article?
Abe Lincoln, and George washington.
What does it mean to take responsibility as a leader?
It means to accept the role of someone who gets praised, blamed, and has a duty to clean up problems.
Example: "when Americans tried to sign up for health insurance and the government computers crashed, President Obama told the public that he was responsible for the failure. It would have been ridiculous for the President to say, “It’s not my fault. I did not program the computers”.
What did Wonder Women fight for?
Feminist movements, women suffrage, equality, rights of children, workers, and farmers
Political philosopher that argued the nature of political life requires a willingness to demonstrate habits of character that would ordinarily be understood as vices
Niccolo Machiavelli
How might the moral dilemma of kicking the dog change from person to person?
For one person, kicking the dog once is enough to cause distrust, disgust, and anger, but for another, it's only be a major issue to them if it is a habit.
Who helped with the creation of Wonder Women?
Morston, Holloway and Byrne helped design a character that shows the necessity of equality and advancement of Women rights
Who disagrees about the extent to which the president must demonstrate moral leadership?
Voters and scholars
In her article, Joanne Ciulla uses this action as a metaphor to question whether a leader's small, seemingly insignificant behaviors reflect their character.
Kicking a Dog
Who is Wonder Woman? (origin story,/backstory)
Diana is the daughter of the queen of the Amazons from paradise Island where no men live.
What story do trump supporters reference to explain their continued support
Cyrus the great
this set of qualities, which involves consistent moral behaviors and habits, is essential for assessing a leader's character.
Virtues
In 1942 what injustice did Wonder Women fight that was also a real life problem?
In the Wonder Women, The International Milk Company is overcharging milk leading to malnourishment of children. In real life “milk crooks” create a “milk trust” to rise price of milk.
George Washington was happy to engage in ___ if it helped protect the US.
Deception
Why could it be bad politically for the president to kick a dog? (besides moral implications of animal abuse)
It demonstrates an inability to control oneself, and may create worry about the other things that cause them to lose control.