Magalie - Ethnic Studies Sem 1 Wk 2 Independent Studies

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Which of the following statements best describes the message of the poem “What Do We Do with a Difference?”: What we do with a difference depends on our beliefs, values and social norms; What we do with a difference can only have negative consequence; What we do with a difference can have an impact on our ability to understand others?

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What we do with a difference can have an impact on our ability to understand others.

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Which of the following best defines the “Universe of Obligation?

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It’s the circle of individuals in groups toward whom rules apply and who's injuries call for amends.

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What is the main idea of Reading 4 “First Encounters in the Americas”?

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When two groups or people meet they often focus on their differences creating negative viewpoints

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Why did Anthony Johnson’s son lose the claims to the lands of his father?

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Status and power had been limited by the Virginia legislature to wealthy land and slave owning white males.

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According to Frederick Douglas, why would white Americans accept the ideas of “Race Science”?

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it made them feel superior and they were entertained by a world without blacks

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In reading 9, who is “We the People of the United States” referring to when written in 1787?

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White Land Owning Men

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What title refers to the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child?

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The Speech of Polly Baker

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18th century publishing “Advice to a Daughter” argues all of the following EXCEPT? Women are inferior to men in many forms, Men are to think on behalf of women and to protect them

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Women should stay home and read books

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Which of the following writers wrote “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”?
Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft, Dolly Madison

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Who founded the first school for women’s higher education, the Troy Female Seminary?

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Emma Willard