June 4

AGENDA:

1. In class writing assignment

Respond to a prompt:

       - This movie, Babies, uses contrasting places to represent ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Through a cultural lens, explain, not summarize, how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work.

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        -  Babies joyfully captures the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal at the same time. Growing up is universal. But it is also vastly different depending on where one grows up. Understanding other cultures and cultural differences is important in today's world. What insight did the movie Babies give you to understand that everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. And yet, we are all human and share more than we think. 

OR


       - How does the role of mother differ throughout the world? Through belonging babies develop new understandings of themselves and the world around them. Our desire to belong is universal, but expresses itself in different ways. Evaluate this statement, referencing the movie, Babies, and our desire to belong and its universality. 

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       - In these troubled times with the world in search of its bearings, and wayward minds use the terms "culture" and "civilization" in an attempt to turn human beings against one another, there is an urgent need to remember how fundamental cultural diversity is to humanity itself. Explore the idea of culture and what it means. To help, think about this Buddhist chant:
    "In truth there is no East or West.
     Where then are South and North?
     Illusion imprisons the world,
     Reality frees it on every side."