The Danger of a Single Story: Chimamanda Adichie
Nike Victim
This represents the addiction of Nike clothes or just popular clothes. This Nike Victim picture shows the Nike Victim so obsessed with Nike clothes that he carved a Nike check to his face. The more the clothing gets more popular, the more the people will get obsessed with Nike. Like I said before, it's kind of like an addiction. For some people clothes are not important, but for most people they have to get that brand because it's one of the most popular brands and it makes them look cool. The clothes emphasises their selves and their clothes style. In other words it is important to wear what they represent. They care about peoples' opinion because they want to be known more and they're just getting complimented.
Cancer Sticks
So many things can cause cancer...like cigarettes. That is actually one of the most causes of cancer. The subject Cancer Sticks is showing how bad cigarettes are. This picture shows how dry, sick, and dead you are when you smoke cigarettes. You not only being a danger to your self, but also to others around you when you smoke cigarettes. This is called second-hand-smoke. Second-hand-smoke is when you smoke around others and then those people inhale the smoke from the cigarettes. The rate of death from cigarettes are very high and dangerous. Some people smoke cigarettes because they think they're cool. They think of it as an opinion. Some people do it just for no stress. It's not cool because they're just killing their selves. This is why this picture is a warning to people who are about to smoke and smoke.
R.I.bP.
One word...pollution. If you look into the title and pay attention to what is added to R.I.P., it's bp. For some reason, people started blaming bp for the oil spill. It's not all their fault, but it is their fault that they let the oil spread and let the animals die. This R.I.bP. picture represents the dieing of fish in the Gulf of Mexico because bp did not really want to deal with this situation. Also animals on beaches. They were trying to be slick, but they were easily caught doing nothing to help clean up the oil spill. The oil was also reaching the land marshes and the people of New Orleans were even more angry. No more messing around bp and time to help out.
"I Have a Dream"
Black power is the power of Martin Luther King joining the two sides in america. The black and the white. Now the speech of Martin L. King's "I Have a Dream" is one of the most inspirational speeches in history. The speech "I Have a Dream" means that he wanted peace and harmony, so that nobody will fight eachother. The speech represents the formation blacks and whites coming together. It also represents the nation rising up and living out the true meaning of its creed. He also said that he had a dream that on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down at a table of brotherhood. This speech inspired whites to stop controlling blacks. This was a true blessing.
1. What is meant by the phrase “the
American Dream”?
The American Dream is a national ideal of the United States in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success. James Truslow Adams said "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to
ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of
birth.The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the
United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are
created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.
2. What does it say about our country’s ideals
of social and political equality?
That we, Americans, believe that we should all
have the same choices/chances…
3. Why do so many Americans feel that they
have failed to achieve the American dream?
Many feel that they have not had THE CHANCE to be
all that they can be.
Comprehension Questions
1. What three American documents associated with
liberty does King refer to?
The Emancipation Proclamation, the Constitution
and the Declaration of Independence
2. What does King advocate as a countermeasure to
physical force?
Discipline and Dignity
3. Give three specific examples of injustice that
King cites police brutality, blacks not being able to stay
in hotels, blacks not being able to vote, blacks only living in ghettos,
4. What different groups of people does King
include in his vision of brotherhood?
whites and blacks, slaves and slave owners, Jews,
Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics
5. King uses figurative language throughout the
speech. Explain the ‘bank’ metaphor.
Promise of freedom is like a promissory note,
which has come back as a bad check
a. Why is it effective?
Most of us are familiar with banks and
money
6. What does King identify as the problem the
nation faces?
There will be no rest until blacks have been
granted their rights
a. What is his solution?
He recommends that we protest creatively until
there is justice
7. In the “I have a dream” passage, King quotes
from the Declaration of Independence, the Bible, and a well-known patriotic
song. What emotional response might he wish to elicit from his
audience?
These quotations are inspirational. He wants
people to be uplifted by faith
8. What evidence is there in the speech that King
intends for his dream to include the whole nation?
He talks about the hilltops of New Hampshire,
Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, Rockies of Colorado, etc.
9. King quotes from a spiritual at the end of his
speech. Why is this an effective technique?
Most black people would be familiar with the
spirituals and would respond to the sorrow, hope. love and courage from the
spirituals.
1. What is meant by the phrase “the
American Dream”?
The American Dream is a national ideal of the United States in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success. James Truslow Adams said "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to
ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of
birth.The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the
United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are
created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.
2. What does it say about our country’s ideals
of social and political equality?
That we, Americans, believe that we should all
have the same choices/chances…
3. Why do so many Americans feel that they
have failed to achieve the American dream?
Many feel that they have not had THE CHANCE to be
all that they can be.
Comprehension Questions
1. What three American documents associated with
liberty does King refer to?
The Emancipation Proclamation, the Constitution
and the Declaration of Independence
2. What does King advocate as a countermeasure to
physical force?
Discipline and Dignity
3. Give three specific examples of injustice that
King cites police brutality, blacks not being able to stay
in hotels, blacks not being able to vote, blacks only living in ghettos,
4. What different groups of people does King
include in his vision of brotherhood?
whites and blacks, slaves and slave owners, Jews,
Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics
5. King uses figurative language throughout the
speech. Explain the ‘bank’ metaphor.
Promise of freedom is like a promissory note,
which has come back as a bad check
a. Why is it effective?
Most of us are familiar with banks and
money
6. What does King identify as the problem the
nation faces?
There will be no rest until blacks have been
granted their rights
a. What is his solution?
He recommends that we protest creatively until
there is justice
7. In the “I have a dream” passage, King quotes
from the Declaration of Independence, the Bible, and a well-known patriotic
song. What emotional response might he wish to elicit from his
audience?
These quotations are inspirational. He wants
people to be uplifted by faith
8. What evidence is there in the speech that King
intends for his dream to include the whole nation?
He talks about the hilltops of New Hampshire,
Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, Rockies of Colorado, etc.
9. King quotes from a spiritual at the end of his
speech. Why is this an effective technique?
Most black people would be familiar with the
spirituals and would respond to the sorrow, hope. love and courage from the
spirituals.
Growing Up Digital
CRITICAL
THINKING
According to a 2009 study, children ages 8 to 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours per day using electronic media (cellphones, computers, video games, TVs, etc.)
1. In 2004, the average was about 6.5 hours. Why do you think young people spend so much of their time on these activities?
Students spend more than 7 hours a day using electronic media to
entertain themselves, creative outlet, research and connecting with their
friends.
2. How much time do you spend per day texting? On Facebook? Web surfing? Do you think these activities interfere with other parts of your life? Why or why not?
I spend about 0 hours a day texting. Each day I spend about half an hour on
Facebook, I about 1 hour a day web surfing. Yes, because you'll get addicted to
technology and can't stop using it, which will distract you from important things
in your life.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
3. At what point does cellphone and computer use become a problem? What might the warning
signs be?
It become a problem when you stop your working on a project or something like that.
The warning signs might be lack of work.
4. How might using cellphones and computers affect your ability to
focus?
It will make you worry about how entertaining it is.
5. What kinds of “instant gratification” do electronic media provide? Is this good or bad?
Why?
Electronic media allows for instant communication, music, research, etc.
6. What important skills can people learn from using computers and the
Internet?
Using the computer and the internet, people can learn research skills and
communication skills.
7. What conversations are better had through texting? Which are better done in
person?
It is useful for quick updates and expressful conversations.
8. What limits does your school place on cellphone usage?
We cannot use cellphones at our school if seen.
WRITING
PROMPT
If you were to
restrict your media exposure for one day by avoiding your cellphone (except for
emergencies), computer, and TV, what would your life be like? Write a
reflective essay about what it was like to live media-free. What changes would
you have to make, and how would they affect you?
Living media-free is not that hard if I were to do it. I wouldn't go crazy like some people do. I already barely use that many technical items. I would probably get bored, but they're easier ways that you can handle this situation without going crazy and sitting in the corner or something like that. This what I say, "when you're bored, find something else or anything to do." I will probably get my drumsticks and start drumming. I also could probably start drawing with some pencil and paper. I'll just get something else like those answers to do.
According to a 2009 study, children ages 8 to 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours per day using electronic media (cellphones, computers, video games, TVs, etc.)
1. In 2004, the average was about 6.5 hours. Why do you think young people spend so much of their time on these activities?
Students spend more than 7 hours a day using electronic media to
entertain themselves, creative outlet, research and connecting with their
friends.
2. How much time do you spend per day texting? On Facebook? Web surfing? Do you think these activities interfere with other parts of your life? Why or why not?
I spend about 0 hours a day texting. Each day I spend about half an hour on
Facebook, I about 1 hour a day web surfing. Yes, because you'll get addicted to
technology and can't stop using it, which will distract you from important things
in your life.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
3. At what point does cellphone and computer use become a problem? What might the warning
signs be?
It become a problem when you stop your working on a project or something like that.
The warning signs might be lack of work.
4. How might using cellphones and computers affect your ability to
focus?
It will make you worry about how entertaining it is.
5. What kinds of “instant gratification” do electronic media provide? Is this good or bad?
Why?
Electronic media allows for instant communication, music, research, etc.
6. What important skills can people learn from using computers and the
Internet?
Using the computer and the internet, people can learn research skills and
communication skills.
7. What conversations are better had through texting? Which are better done in
person?
It is useful for quick updates and expressful conversations.
8. What limits does your school place on cellphone usage?
We cannot use cellphones at our school if seen.
WRITING
PROMPT
If you were to
restrict your media exposure for one day by avoiding your cellphone (except for
emergencies), computer, and TV, what would your life be like? Write a
reflective essay about what it was like to live media-free. What changes would
you have to make, and how would they affect you?
Living media-free is not that hard if I were to do it. I wouldn't go crazy like some people do. I already barely use that many technical items. I would probably get bored, but they're easier ways that you can handle this situation without going crazy and sitting in the corner or something like that. This what I say, "when you're bored, find something else or anything to do." I will probably get my drumsticks and start drumming. I also could probably start drawing with some pencil and paper. I'll just get something else like those answers to do.