Quickwrite#1

1. WhatisUpwardMobility?Canyougiveanexample?

Upwardmobilityistheabilitytomovefromalowersocialstatustoahigherone.Forexample,
apersonwhowasraisedinalowincomecouldinvestinthestockmarketandearnlargesumsof
money,movingupthesocialscale.

2. HowdoIncome,Housing,andEducationimpacttheabilitytomoveup?

Incomeandeducationarecloselylinkedbecauseasolideducationisthefoundationfora
wellpaying,successfulcareer,whichwillleadtostablehousing.Ifachildwasbornintoa
familywithalowincome,poorlyeducatedfamily,itdbemoredifficultforthemtomoveup
sociallybecauseoftheirenvironment.

3. Whatareyourthoughtsontheabovefactorsafterplayingthegame.Howlongwouldit
takeforthegroupstorecoverfromthedisadvantagesfromthestartofthegame?

Thefactorsrepresentedthedifficultyofupwardmobilitywhenstartingatalowerincomeand
narrowerparameters.Itwouldtakeseveralturnsandmorethandoubleofthedurationofthe
gamesofarforthegroupstorecoverfromthedisadvantagesbecausethelowerincomeplayers
hadtoearnforallthemoneytheylostwhenatadisadvantage.

PlatoDocumentNotes
UseCompletesentencesincludingpunctuationwhenwriting.
Title:PlatoSpeaksupforGenderEquality
Author:Plato
Date:Unknownexactly,AncientGreece
Type:Writings

1. WhodoesPlatocomparewomento?Whatdowomenneedinordertoachieveequality?
a. Platocompareswomentomenandaffirmsthatthereshouldbeno
differentiationbetweenthetwosexes.Forwomentoachieveequality,theyneed
tobegiventhesameopportunitiesasmen,inpractical,intellectual,andartistic
fields.Healsocomparedwomen(andmen)todogs,affirmingthatinacanine

sense,humansdontdiscriminatebetweenmaleandfemaledogs,especiallyin
training.
2. WhyisthisaSocialJusticeissue?
a. ThisisasocialjusticeissuebecausePlatodiscussesgenderequality,anissuethat
isprioritizedintheglobalagendaofsocialjustice.Sincethebeginningsof
classicalGreecephilosophy,equalityhasbeendiscussed,buteventoday,it
remainsasocialjusticeissuethathasalongwaystogo.
3. DoyouthinkWomenareequaltomend?UsespecificExamples.
a. Ibelievethateventhoughwevemadelargestrides,womenarestillnotequalto
men,andindailylives,misogynisticundertonesstilldominatehome,the
workplace,andeverydaylivesofwomen.Forexample,women,especially
minoritywomen,arepaidonlyafractionofwhatamanispaidforthesamework.
Likewise,indevelopedcountries,girlsareforcedintochildmarriagestoolder
men,andboysarentforcedtodothesame.Intheupcomingelection,Hillary
Clintonhasreceivedbacklashforthefactthatissheiswoman,andthatawoman
cannotleadthecountry.

SJQuickwrite3onPoverty

Watchthisvideoandreadthearticlethatgoeswithit.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obamapovertyracialsegregationbecameincomesegregation

Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.

1. WhatdoesPresidentObamasayabouttherelationshipbetweenpovertyandpolitics?
a. AccordingtoPresidentObama,thefoundationofincomedisparityisracial
discrimination,ahighlysociopoliticalissue.Becauseofrecenteventsthatclearly
displayAmericasprominenceofracialsegregation,discriminationhasrecently
beenclimbinghigherandhigheronthenationspoliticalagenda.Obamas
solutiontothedividebetweenliberalsandconservativesontheissueisto
compromisewithbipartisansolutions.Obamablamespoliticalisolationof
poverty,whichherecognizescausesaviciouscycleofwideningtheincomegap.
2. WhataresomesolutionstopovertyintheUnitedStates?
a. Tosomewhatclosetheincomegapandstoptheseeminglyendlesscycleof
povertycausedbythemarginalizationofthepoorandracialdiscrimination,there
mustbeahaltintheongoingdebatebetweenliberalsandconservatives,buta
compromisedconsensusbetweenallpoliticalparties.Byceasingthedebatethat

hasbecomeapoliticalstandstill,themiddleclasshasahigherchanceofgrowing,
sincemoreactionwouldbetaken.Suchactionswouldincluderaisingthe
minimumwage,supportingpayequityforallgendersandraces,andestablish
affordablechildcare,education,andhealthservices.

QuickwriteonNacirema

1. Whataresomeinterestingbehaviorsofthistribe?
a. Thistribe,asstatedbythearticle,issaturatedwithcontradictionsintheirculture.
Forexample,theyadvocateforpeace,butanthropologistsnotetheNacirema
peopleasaviolentgroupofpeople,thereisalargediscrepancybetweenthe
wealthyandpoor,althoughthetribeiswealthyaccordingtotheirownstandards,
andthoughdietaryhabitsaresupposedlyfrugal,theyareverygreedy.Also,the
Naciremapeopledonttakeresponsibilityfortheactionstheydo,andinstead
attributetheirfaultstotheirpastandancestors.

2. Whatisyouropinionofthearticle?DoesitreflectAmericansaccurately?
a. Personally,IwasfooledintobelievingthattheNaciremapeoplewereareal
tribe,andIwasgenuinelyshockedthatsuchpeopleactuallyexist.Thisarticleis
anaccuraterepresentationoftheAmericanpeoplebecausetheritualsdescribed
arecounterintuitiveandhypocritichowever,thecultureoftheNaciremacan
beappliedtoallofWesternculture,andevenarguably,humanityasawhole.

SocialJusticeQuickwriteonTEDtalksonPoverty

EstherDuflo
https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty

Answerthefollowingquestions.

1. Whatisthekeyargumentthespeakerismaking?Giveexamples
a. Sheisspeakingontheproblemsthatrevolvearoundpovertyandthesolutions
thatresideindevelopingcountries,andthenspokeofsolutionsaccordingtodata
andresearchshegatheredfromsocialexperiment.Sheisspecificallypushingfor
cheapandsimpleresourceswhich,ifwidelydistributedandused,canprevent
diseasesandhopefullyinturn,diminishtherateofpoverty.Forexample,sheis
advocatingfordonations,bednets,immunization,education,andvouchersfor
medication,andcontinuestoprovidefeasiblesolutionstoachievehermeans.
2. Doyouagreewiththeirsolutionsonpoverty?

a. Yesbecausesheemphasizedimmunizationasanimportantfactorinfighting
poverty,sincemalariaissuchaprevalentcauseofdeath,malnutrition,andpoor
livingstandards.Likewise,IagreewithDuflosstancebecausesheadvocatesfor
theimplementationofeducationinlowincomeareas,andprovidessolutions,
insteadofonlyemphasizingtheneed.Shecameupwithasustainablesolution
thatsinconjunctionwiththeworldsfinancialagenda,whichisnecessaryto
properlyaffectchange.

JessicaJackley
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love?language=en

Answerthefollowingquestions.

3. Whatisthekeyargumentthespeakerismaking?Giveexamples
a. JessicaJackleydiscusseshowsomepeopledontrealizetheirwealth,andtalked
aboutherfirsthandexperiencewhenshemovedtoEastAfricatoimmerseherself
inthirdworldpoverty.HerspeechfinallysettlesontheprogramKiva,whichshe
developed,andemphasizestheimportanceofentrepreneursindeveloping
countries.
4. Doyouagreewiththeirsolutionsonpoverty?
a. IstronglyagreewithJackleyssolutionsbecauseKivaisasustainablewayto
generatefinancialaidforentrepreneursindevelopingcountriesthatonlyneed
smallsumsofmoneytojumpstartbusinesseswhichcansnowballintoasource
ofsustainableincome.Ilikehowhersolutioniseasilyaccessibletoeveryone,
anditbenefitsbothcontributorsandreceiversoffinancialaid.