KayleighKornher

Mr.Gilbert
SocialJustice
Quickwrites
Quickwrite#1
1.WhatisUpwardMobility?Canyougiveanexample?
Upwardmobilityistheabilitytochangeonesstatus(e.g.socially,economically)insocietyfor
thebetter.Anexamplewouldbesomeonewhocomesfromalowincomefamilywhoisableto
gotouniversityorgetahigherpayingjobandimprovetheirlivingconditions.

2.HowdoIncome,Housing,andEducationimpacttheabilitytomoveup?
Thelevelofeducationonehas,andthatwhichonesparentshave,canmakeadifferenceinthe
abilitytomoveup.Itwouldbeeasierforthechildofwelleducatedparentstogetagood
education.Itwouldalsobeeasierforapersonwhohaseducationtomoveupthanitwouldbe
forsomeonewhodidnot.Housingisalsoanimportantfactorbecauseifapersonhastoworry
aboutfindingsheltergettinganeducationandincreasingincomemaynotseemsoimportantin
comparison.

3.Whatareyourthoughtsontheabovefactorsafterplayingthegame.Howlongwouldittake
forthegroupstorecoverfromthedisadvantagesfromthestartofthegame?
Themoremoneyonehas,theeasieritistomoveup.Ithinkitwouldtakearelatively
longtimeforoneofthedisadvantagedgroupstocatchupbecausetheydonotearnasmuch
moneyfromthepropertythattheyownandhavelessmoneytopayfeesandtaxes.Whileit
maybepossibletomoveup,itwouldnotbeeasytodoso.Itiseasiertomoveupwhenallthe
rulesareequal,butwhentherulesvarybasedontheplayerandtherulesaredesignedtomake
upwardmovementdifficult,itisnoteasytocatchuportomoveup.Inreallife,itwouldbe
difficulttomoveupifonehasalackofresources.InsomewaysIdonotthinkthegame
accuratelyreflectedrealitybecausetherearenotanysuddenrulechangesthatremove
advantagesanddisadvantages.However,Idothinkthegameaccuratelyreflectedthe
advantagesthosewithmoneyhave.

Quickwrite#2:PlatoDocumentNotes
UseCompletesentencesincludingpunctuationwhenwriting.
Title:PlatoSpeaksupforGenderEquality
Author:Plato
Date:Unknownexactly,AncientGreece
Type:Writings

WhodoesPlatocomparewomento?Whatdowomenneedinordertoachieveequality?
Platocompareswomen(aswellasmen)todogs.Hepointsoutthatfemaledogsarenot
expectedtodonothingbutcareforpupsasfemalehumanswere/are.Comparedto

men,womenmaybeconsideredweak,andsomemaysaythatcaringforchildren
makescompletingothertasksimpossible.Toachieveequality,womenneedthesame
guidanceandeducationasmen,likehowdogsreceivethesametrainingregardlessof
sex.AsPlatoputit,ifwomenaretodothesamethingsasmen,wemustalsoteach
themthesamethings.SomeofthetheskillsPlatomentionsthatwomenshouldbe
taughtasmenareincludemusic,gymnastics,war,andhorses.

WhyisthisaSocialJusticeissue?
Thisisasocialjusticeissuebecausehalfthepopulationisnotgiventhesame
opportunitiesastheotherhalfinthesituationPlatodescribes.Thisrelatestogender
inequalityonmanylevelsWhileitisunfairtotheindividualwhodoesnotreceivethe
sameeducation,itisalsodamagingforsocietybecausesomuchpotentialiswasted.If
womenhadaccesstothesameresourcesasmen,thedistinctionbetweenmenand
womenwouldnotseemsodefined.AccordingtoUNICEF,girlswhogetaneducation
aremorelikelytohaveabetterlifewhentheygrowup,includingasmallerchanceof
forcedmarriageandaneducationforherchildren.

DoyouthinkWomenareequaltomentoday?UsespecificExamples.
Idonotthinkwomenareequaltomentoday.Womenexperiencevaryinglevelsof
inequalityindifferentpartsoftheworld.Throughouttheworld,femalepeoplestruggleto
receiveeducation.Morethan60milliongirlsthroughouttheworldarenotinschool!
WhilethisisnotreallyanissuehereintheUS,only20%ofboththeHouseof
RepresentativesandtheSenatearewomenwhilewomencomprise51%ofthe
population.Therearemanywaysinwhichoursocietyhasprogressed,butIbelievewe
stillneedtoimprove.

SJQuickwrite3onPoverty

Watchthisvideoandreadthearticlethatgoeswithit.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obamapovertyracialsegregationbecameincomesegregation

Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.

1. WhatdoesPresidentObamasayabouttherelationshipbetweenpovertyandpolitics?
PresidentObamaseemstothinkthatthoughtssurroundingpovertygenerallycannotbelabeled
aseitherconservativeorliberal.Herecognizes,however,thatmoreconservativeorganizations
(suchasFoxnews)havemisrepresentedpoverty.Hebelievesthatpeopleofallpoliticalviews

needtoworktogethertoimproveactiontakentoimprovethesituationofthoselivinginpoverty.
Segregationbetweentheclasseshasreplacedsegregationbetweentheraces.

2. WhataresomesolutionstopovertyintheUnitedStates?
IntheUS,oneofthebiggestissuesisthecycleofpoverty.Growingupinpovertymakesit
difficulttogetout.Inequality,especiallyinopportunityandaccesstoresourcesisahugefactor
thatneedstobeaddressed.Ontopofthis,weneedtoworktoeliminatethestigmasurrounding
poverty.Thepresidentpointedoutthatanefforttosuggestthatthepoorarespongesleeches,
dontwanttoworkorareundeservinggottraction.

Quickwrite#4onNacirema

1. Whataresomeinterestingbehaviorsofthistribe?
Someofthemostinterestingbehaviorsofthistribearetheonesthatareextremely
contradictory.Forexample,thereligionsofthistribearedesignedtoteachlove,butthe
Naciremacultureisveryviolent.Theirgamesarealsoviolentandstartfightsamongspectators.
TheNaciremapeoplealsoplacealotofvalueonpaperonwhichtheypaintleaders.The
amountofpaperseemstodeterminethestatusofatribemember,asthosewithareregarded
aspowerfulandwisewhilethosewithoutarecastaside.Thistribealsohasstrangebeauty
standards,astheyvaluethinpeoplemostbutmostofthetribememberseatalotof
nonnutritionalfoods.
2. Whatisyouropinionofthearticle?DoesitreflectAmericansaccurately?
IlikethisarticlealotbecauseitgivesmeasanAmericananewperspectiveonthecultureIlive
in.WhileIhadneverthoughtofitthisway,IdothinkthearticlereflectsAmericansaccurately,
thoughitfocusesmostlyonthenegativeaspects.Ilikethatitpointsoutallthecontradictions.

SocialJusticeQuickwriteonTEDtalksonPoverty
WatchthefollowingTEDTalk
EstherDuflo
https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty

Answerthefollowingquestions.

1. Whatisthekeyargumentthespeakerismaking?Giveexamples
TheargumentthatMs.Dufloismakingisthatsocialpolicyneedstobebasedonsocial
experimentsandwhatisproventoworkratherthanwhatwethink
might
work.Shepointsout
thatthebestapproachtosolvingpovertycanbefoundthroughstudies.Forexample,she
referencesastudythatfocusedonhowtogetpeopletoimmunizetheirchildren.Itfoundthat
withincentive,thecostofimmunization(basedonthenumberofpeoplethatactuallygotit)was
droppeddramaticallyandthatmorechildrenendedupimmunized.Anotherstudyshowedthat

givingoutfreebednetsdidnotpreventfuturepurchase,andthatthepeoplewhoreceivedbed
netsthroughanymeansusedthem.
2. Doyouagreewiththeirsolutionsonpoverty?
Iagreewiththissolutiontopoverty.Itmakesalotofsensetomebecauseratherthananidea
wehaveconcretefactsthatcanbeusedtodeterminewhatwillactuallymakeadifference.I
thinkthissolutioncouldmakeseriouschangebecausewewouldknowwhatworksandwhat
doesnt.Whatstuckwithmemostwasthatwecanactuallyseethelongtermeffectsofthework
thatwedo.Ifwegiveaidwiththelongtermeffectsinmind,wecanbefarmoreeffective.

JessicaJackley
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love?language=en

Answerthefollowingquestions.

3. Whatisthekeyargumentthespeakerismaking?Giveexamples
Thespeakerissayingthatweneedtochangethestorieswehearofthepoorinordertoprovide
peoplewithwhattheyreallyneed.Shesharesherownexperienceswithpovertyandthestigma
itdevelopedforher.Learningtospreadloveandhelpthosestrugglingwithpovertytohave
dignityiswhatallowedhertoreallycreatechange.
4. Doyouagreewiththeirsolutionsonpoverty?
Iagreeentirelywithwhatsheissaying.Toacertaindegree,Icanrelatetothe
Weirdnessbetweendonorandbenefactor,andthismakesmewanttochangehowIand
othersviewpoverty.Itseemstomethatapersonalconnectionliketheoneshehasdescribedis
trulythebestwaytoprovidetheworldwithwhatitneeds.