Write a paragraph-like unit (claim, evidence, explanation) that says something about HR 40 and engages with Coates. (This paragraph might be more like a summary/description; it might start to signal your view on HR 40’s nonpassage.) Black people have been discriminated against in America basically since the birth of this country, so it should come as no surprise that they wish for reparations to be made. However, I don’t believe America is ready to make up for all it has…
1.Identify the four passages where Coates mentions/discusses/describes HR 40, the bill to study reparations. This is the bill that never passes the House, and it’s important that you have ready access to the “places” where Coates discusses it. Quote each mention. Be thinking – hard – about what’s up. Pay careful attention, because Coates is really after more than “how much would it cost.” Passage 1: “Broach the topic of reparations today and a barrage of questions inevitably follows: Who…
Read and Annotate the remainder of “The Case for Reparations.” Take photos of at least 4 annotations and include them in your homework response on your ePortfolio. In your shared/posted annotations, draw at least 2 relationships to earlier sections of Coates’ text. 2. How did elements of programs/agencies like the New Deal, the GI Bill, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation help Whites up and hold Blacks back? Explain with at least 2 pieces of textual…
1. As you read, make annotations that help you Understand, Ask Questions, Draw Relationships, and Challenge. Post pictures of at least 4 different annotations, using at least two of the moves we’ve been practicing. 2. Pay attention to what happened to Clyde Ross, one example of a Black man who moved from the south to Chicago in the great migration. How does the information Coates provides about housing in Chicago complicate the perhaps more commonly known narrative of historical discrimination?…
Some believe that one purpose of a liberal arts education is to form students into the best citizens that they can be. Scheuer agrees with this belief stating, “…we all need to be well-informed, critical citizens. And the liberal arts prepare students for citizenship in all three senses—civic, economic, and cultural” (paragraph 21). He clearly says that the liberal arts are key to forming good citizens. In the Core Handbook, under the Core Curriculum Objectives section, it states, “Living in…
Coordination “Many have expressed their feelings about the liberal arts including Jeffery Scheuer and Jonathon J. Ungar, and they use use their platforms to explain what the liberal arts actually is and why it is so much better than what many are led to believe.” This sentence emphasizes both how many express their feelings and how Scheuer and Ungar use their platforms. It combines those two clauses. “Both of these men believe that what makes the liberal arts the liberal…
The liberal arts and all that it encompasses is somewhat of a highly debated topic. Many question the actual benefits of such an education and cannot see how it is helpful, and quite frankly necessary, for so many people’s success post education in the real world. If one is skeptical of the liberal arts they need only look at the UNE Core Handbook, as it clearly embodies the ideal liberal arts education style. This handbook, along with the writings of…
The phrase “liberal arts” can be interpreted in a few different ways. Scheuer describes the three main interpretations in his article. The first description he gives says, “One, typified by America’s liberal arts colleges, embraces the ideal of the integrated curriculum, encompassing virtually all nonprofessional higher learning, from the natural and social sciences to the humanities and the performing arts” (Scheuer, paragraph 9). This definition of liberal arts is the broadest and most inclusive definition. Many people believe that this…
1. As you consider Scheuer and Ungar, are there parts of their projects or their focus that you find missing in the Core Handbook? Put differently, they write about conceptions of the liberal arts and the value of a liberal education. What, if anything, do they focus on that the Core Handbook seems not to emphasize? If the connection is neat and tidy – and you find no missing pieces – link at least one Ungar response to a misperception…
