Presentations
I thought the presentations today were very interesting. I have heard about the Invisible Children before however I was unaware that a movement was started for the Invisible Children. I think that the fundraisers the Invisible Children Movement hold help bring the problem the children face to others. The activities allow other people, such as Americans, to see how the children of Uganda are forced to live. I was also excited to learn about their website and actually visited it and it is extremely informative and easy to navigate.
The presentation on anti-apartheid in South Africa spoke about the jail the student visited over break. A jail that was used by the South African government to silence people by exiling them. She talked about how a former prisoner and a former guard are both tour guides of the prison. She said there is obvious tension between the two men but they still work together trying to educate people of the issues of apartheid. I also thought that it was interesting outsiders brought in books and Bibles for the inmates and sent them letters. But letters that were against the government were thrown away and never delivered to the inmates, so a system of coding to hide messages was developed.
A controversial presentation was the Justice for All movement, which is a movement to educate the public about the truth of abortion. While the presenter said that she was taught this movement in class and the ideas behind the movement, I had to question whether she was biased to the movement. The goal of the movement is supposedly to try to end abortion which the presenter said in the beginning but then during questions could not say. Despite the presenter's association with the Justice for All movement she said that the group using photo exhibits on the abortion process to educate people. She said that the target audience is mostly college campuses because of the issue and the age. Another fact she mentioned is that the groups model was it is worth it to upset a thousand people in order to save one baby. And that saving the life of one baby is a success. As we saw in class abortion is a very controversial issue and I am wondering if this paper can remain unbiased.
The presentation on anti-apartheid in South Africa spoke about the jail the student visited over break. A jail that was used by the South African government to silence people by exiling them. She talked about how a former prisoner and a former guard are both tour guides of the prison. She said there is obvious tension between the two men but they still work together trying to educate people of the issues of apartheid. I also thought that it was interesting outsiders brought in books and Bibles for the inmates and sent them letters. But letters that were against the government were thrown away and never delivered to the inmates, so a system of coding to hide messages was developed.
A controversial presentation was the Justice for All movement, which is a movement to educate the public about the truth of abortion. While the presenter said that she was taught this movement in class and the ideas behind the movement, I had to question whether she was biased to the movement. The goal of the movement is supposedly to try to end abortion which the presenter said in the beginning but then during questions could not say. Despite the presenter's association with the Justice for All movement she said that the group using photo exhibits on the abortion process to educate people. She said that the target audience is mostly college campuses because of the issue and the age. Another fact she mentioned is that the groups model was it is worth it to upset a thousand people in order to save one baby. And that saving the life of one baby is a success. As we saw in class abortion is a very controversial issue and I am wondering if this paper can remain unbiased.
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