Question 1 What is meant by group work? • A number of people or things gather‚ placed‚ or classed together for some purpose”. When we think about working in a group‚ the key words are “for some purpose”. Group working is a situation where there is a common purpose(s)‚ a shared aim(s) • The benefit of the group is : • Ideas sharing • Tapping into a pool of wider experience • Learning to deal with challenges or criticism • Stimulating thinking and clarifying
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It was a hot night‚ full of sweating bodies and flowing wine. The midsummer festival raged through the palace courts‚ and everyone’s soul rumbled with the beating drums and stomping feet‚ except for Hilde’s. Her soul was quiet and broken. Hands folded and head bowed‚ like a saint in holy prayer‚ she sat in her thrown on the platform and softly cried at her misfortune. She hadn’t meant to do it‚ of course. She hadn’t meant to throw the goblet so hard. But who could blame her? It was after mass that
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. 2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of: • Interests • Beliefs • Ages • Lifestyles • Personal‚ social and cultural identities. I live in a town called Braintree in
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The American Indian Movement existed for 500 years without a name‚ It was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota and it has been 30 years since its formal history. It has been seen that it has caused many great many changes to their community and that’s why they say "formal history" because it has existed for 500 years. The american indian movements leaders are Dennis Banks‚ Clyde H‚ Eddie Benton Banai and George Mitchell. The movement has changed policy making organizations that have served and helped
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Thesis: Prominent African American leaders sought to advance their people on an economical stage‚ create meaningful‚ purpose-driven lives‚ and create a sense of harmony and wellbeing. Oppression manifests in several different scenarios. Southern United States history shows remarkable lessoned learned from segregation‚ oppression‚ and injustices. Courage to fight these injustices takes strong leadership. Changing the ideas and views of the incumbent society is no simple task. The abolishment
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given by Barack Obama‚ there are multiple issues addressed‚ with race being the biggest of them all. In Obama’s speech‚ his main focus is the issue of racism‚ and he touches on the examples of racism today and how we should cope with these problems. Obama uses various tones and experiences in both his life and the lives of others as well‚ to portray his thoughts on the subject. Obviously in a speech about racism given by an African American man‚ there are going to be mixed responses portrayed by the
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African American Women struggles in the Workforce Although African American women have made some progress in attaining higher status positions‚ the majority were forced into menial‚ poor paying jobs. The workforce is not a place in which African American women can hope to prevail and easily succeed. Racial and sexual discrimination still occurs today. Remember‚ the inequalities placed on African American women in the workforce are not new. Historically‚ African American women have worked outside
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What is meant by multiple intelligence? The generally accepted view of intelligence is that it is about cognitive or mental ability. Charles Spearman‚ one of the early pioneers in thinking about intelligence called it the ‘g’ factor‚ and intelligence tests have been designed to measure it. However‚ few people now believe that intelligence is a concept that can be described in such simple terms‚ and some have sought to explore our understanding of intelligence more fully. The best known and
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the largest socio-tragedies known to man: racism. While this pestilent issue has affected many ethnic groups‚ the most publicly known is the racial discrimination concerning African Americans. By my reasoning‚ along with many sociologists and psychologists‚ racism is the root cause of African American race socialization. Race socialization is the theory of verbal and non-verbal messages being transmitted to specific ethnic groups for the positive or negative development of behaviors‚ philosophies
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Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights April 15-16‚ 1999 Washington‚ D.C. 2 THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Introduction In recent years policy attention regarding the crisis of the African American male has focused on a variety of areas in which African American males
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