[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I often show students the Dr. Suess film THE SNEETCHES or read them the book on the first day of a discussion of race. This story highlights that race is a social construct. It shows a society which has taken one biological difference - stars on their bellies or not - and given it social meaning by creating a hierarchy involving access to marshmallow roasts!. Sometimes students find talking about belly stars is an easier way to approach the topic on the first day.
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Andi
Andi
Every object, every being,
Is a jar of delight.
Be a connoisseur.
~Rumi~
Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into
something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our hands.
~Cathy Better~
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter
least.
~Johann von Goethe~
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