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    Jane Elliott‚ internationally known teacher‚ lecturer‚ diversity trainer‚ and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education‚ exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is‚ an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you. . . you are in for a rude awakening. In response to the assassination of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. over thirty years ago‚ Jane Elliott devised the controversial and startling‚ "Blue

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    experiment a) Jane Elliot a teacher tell her class of 9 years old that people with blue eyes are more intelligent and better than those with brown eyes. Brown – eyed students were to sit at the back and given less break time. Very quickly the brown – eyed became depressed‚ angry and started to perform less well. The next day she told the class that she made a mistake and that blue – eyed were more intelligent. At the end she debriefed students. b) The effectiveness of Jane Elliott’s well-known

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    At the beginning of the video‚ I perceived Jane Elliott to be very rude toward the students. But once she explained her goal to the groups‚ I thought it was an excellent opportunity for the students to experience a portion of racism that’s received by people of color. I feel that many white students should be able to experience the receiving end of racism‚ and Jane Elliott’s goal of allowing them to become aware of these negative treatments that they inflict on people of color was excellent. The

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    much as you would like‚ if you need more room than I provided you have the ability to expand your response. There are actually 10 questions you need to answer‚ please make sure you read these carefully and appropriately respond. 1. When Jane Elliott debriefed her third graders at the end of the two day exercise‚ what comments did the children make concerning what they had learned from the exercise? The children were able to feel how it felt to be segregated against. One child said that he

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    to rule others (“racism”)‚ has been a significant problem for decades. In the 1960’s‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a U.S. civil rights leader‚ was assassinated‚ which lead to an upsurge in animosity between the Caucasian and African American people. Jane Elliot‚ a teacher at Community Elementary School‚ in the small town of Riceville‚ Iowa‚ executed an experiment with her third grade students. Elliot wanted to show how racism and discrimination can affect a person’s feeling of self-worth and intelligence

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    no one thought twice about it. It came from fear and ignorance from people who were afraid to see people different from them. When Dr. Martin Luther King was shot‚ it changed the world‚ whether it was for the better or not remains to be seen. Mrs. Jane Elliot from Riceville‚ Iowa set out to change the way her third grade class thought of these things by doing an EXPERIMENT‚ in hopes that it would spread and hopefully one day get her message across to everyone. She separated her class between the

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    Self-Fulfilling Prophecy This experiment is all about prejudices‚ stereotyping and self-fulfilling prophecy. Jane Elliot was trying to demonstrate to a class of 3rd graders how it felt to be discriminated against‚ judged and made fun of. This all took place the day after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in a small Iowa town. The children felt inferior while in the oppressed group because they were told they were lazy‚ dirty‚ not smart‚ can ’t remember things‚ and would never amount

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    People say things change and what happened in the past a hundred years ago won’t relate to modern days. But the famous quote by Yoma from his book The Talmud‚ quoted‚ "Ambition destroys its possessor‚" is relevant to today’s society. There are many examples that can be related to‚ but this one is more general in today’s society. Students have great ambition towards education; they want to compete with other peers and achieve a high mark- more or less an "A‚"- on an assignment or even a test. Most

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    MISSY ELLIOTT Born: July 1‚ 1971 (age 41)‚ Portsmouth VirginiaFull name: Melissa Arnette Elliott | Missy Elliot is an American rapper‚ singer-songwriter‚ record producer‚ dancer and actress. Five-time Grammy award winner‚ and record sales of over 30 million in the United States. Elliott is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)‚ including double platinum for her 2002 album Under Construction. Elliott is known for a

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    Essay on Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt is a street photographer born in Paris from Russian immigrant parents (Erwitt‚ 2011). This essay will not focus on his biography but rather put emphasis on his work. Elliott Erwitt is known for his spontaneity when taking snapshot and passion for the human condition (Magnum Photos‚ 2011). He also has a very sharp sense of humor that is without a doubt reflected on his work. Elliott Erwitt has also a particular affinity for dogs and kids (Erwitt‚ 2011). It

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