Vocab
You should never participate in _______ anyone's rights!
a) violating
b)threat
C) sustainable
d)enable
A) violating
Who was the scientist mentioned who was tried for heresy?
Galileo Galilei
Explain the thesis of the point and counterpoint section.
The thesis was that Elizabeth I was an example of a feminist. The counterpoint thesis was that she was not an example of a modern feminist.
Which piece of evidence supported the point section of "I am prepared to Die"
a)Queen Elizabeth was the general in charge of the troops at Tidbury against the Spanish
b) The Deacons of Defense were effective in deterring the KKK.
C)Over 50% of countries that used violence to remove a leader from power ceased to be democratic.
D)Believing that you can solve every problem peacefully is too idealistic.
c) Over 50% of countries that used violence to remove a leader from power ceased to be democratic.
What was the Rivonia Trial?
It was when Nelson Mandela was on trial for treason against the Apartheid government of South Africa. He claimed that he was justified in his actions. He was convicted and imprisoned as a traitor.
Most Western societies are based upon a _________.
a)rebel
b)threat
C)patriarchy
d)matriarchy
c)patriarchy
What did Galileo believe and how was it different from the majority of scientists at the time?
He believed that the Earth orbited the sun and the sun was the center of the solar system, the opposite of prevailing science (and the view of the Catholic Church at the time.)
Which of the following was NOT a claim (either point or counterpoint section)
a) she refused to marry, instead focusing on proving she could do the job well
b) she lived and led her life proving that she could do the job of a man
c) she changed laws of the country to protect women and give them more rights
d) her only real concern was holding her own power
c) she changed laws of the country to protect women and give them more rights
What were two claims presented by the counterpoint section
Threats of violence can be an effective deterrent to violence, and in that way it prevents more or worse violence.
A leader's #1 job is to protect their people and they have to use every tool at their disposal to achieve this aim (hammer vs flyswatter).
You can not stop unjust people using logic to convince them to be just or humane.
etc etc etc.
Explain what Apartheid was
It was both a governmental system and a political party that sought to protect the financial and political power of the European descendants who were left in South Africa after British Colonialism over and against the rights of the black native South Africans.
(if you say "white people" and "black people" you will NOT get full credit! That is oversimplification!)
I am not prepared to _____ that concern right now.
a)enable
b)address
c)threat
d)violating
b)address
Explain the following phrase: Hindsight is 20/20
Looking back we can see everything clearly, because all facts are known.
The point and counterpoint argument sections focus on the interpretation of her intentions. Explain this.
You can never really know WHY someone does something, their intentions are all inside them. You can guess their intentions from their actions, but never know for sure. Whether she did not marry because she refused to accept the rules and wanted to prove they were wrong, or she did it to selfishly keep power, we cant really know.
Explain the "vicious cycle of violence"
Violence only leads to more violence. When someone hits someone else or violates their rights, the usual and expected response is a retaliation. So usually, when one side becomes violent the other side replies with violence, which makes the other side repeat the same, and it just continues. "Two wrongs do not make a right" (violence being the wrong). Eventually neither side is willing to forgive or seem "weak" or "give up on taking their rights back" and there is no way out.
Who did Nelson Mandela paint as the ultimate traitor to the country and why
a) all whites because they were racist!
b) the current Prime Minister (at the time) because he was racist and evil.
c) the current Prime Minister (at the time) because he specifically said he would work to erode the confidence and future of black South African children (and as a result destroy the future of his people).
d) Donald Trump, because if we destroy him before he is ever born it would be better for us all.
c) the current Prime Minister (at the time) because he specifically said he would work to erode the confidence and future of black South African children (and as a result destroy the future of his people).
Which word can be a noun and a verb
a)threat
b)enable
c)barriers
d)rebel
d)rebel
Name another historical figure that could be debated to be a hero or a traitor depending on perspective.
open ended.
Does the following claim fit the point or counterpoint section:
Elizabeth made the hard choices, even when it must have been terribly difficult to do so: for instance, she had her cousin (Mary, Queen of Scotts) tried and beheaded for treason.
This would fit the points section
Which of the following phrases is an allusion to a Christian bible verse, and is the thesis of the counterpoint section:
a)hindsight is 20/20
b) violence only begets violence
c) When no one speaks, even one voice can be heard loudly!
d) Turning the other cheek is not always an effective solution
d) Turning the other cheek is not always an effective solution
What would Nelson Mandela likely say about Martin Luther King Jr
a) we fought for the same things, but in different ways
b) He is on the side of the oppressors! He is a traitor to his race!
c) He should never have resorted to violence. violence only begets violence.
d) he was too weak, he should have done more!
a) we fought for the same things, but in different ways
(be sure you can explain how!)
d could also work, but you'd have to explain it!
I'm not sure this is a _____ decision.
a)model
b)discharge
c)sound
d)scale
c)sound
Name another historical figure that was executed for refusing to abandon their beliefs.
Open ended, but logical answers include: Joan of Arc and Plato
Would the following evidence support the point or counterpoint section
By refusing to marry, Elizabeth I ensured that her royal family line would die with her as the last of the Tudor Kings (and Queens). Had she had an heir, history may have been quite different. This was selfish, not brave!
This fits the counterpoint section.
Give a real life example of "Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick"
The deacons of defense, all US defense policy since WWII. The USSR and USA during The Cold War.
Nelson Mandela believed that the governmental system of Apartheid was intentionally and explicitly curtailing the rights of black South Africans by preventing them from "two avenues out of poverty"
What were those two roads
education and gainful employment