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4. Your parents are divorcing. Describe a phone conversation with your best friend about how youd envision a peaceful home.

Me: "I dont know what to do anymore. Im stuck in the middle of all this."
Friend: "Well you know its not your fault."
Me: "Yeah I know. But I feel like I have to choose a side and I really dont want to do that. I just want my house to be peaceful again."
Friend: "Your parents arent going to make this quick and easy, so were going to have to work through it together. Whats your idea of peaceful?"
Me: "Well I just want them to at least get along and not argue about stupid stuff. I dont care if they dont want to be together anymore. Im past that. I just want them to at least try for us kids."
Friend: "I know its going to be hard. But you should talk to them about it and tell them how its making you feel, because believe it or not, its the kids that suffer the most when the parents get divorced."
Me: "I'll try. Thanks for being here."

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9. To what extent is the mass media a friend or foe of peace, non-violence and tolerance in American society?

The mass media is a friend of peace, non-violence, and tolerance in American society. This is so because the media tells the whole world whats going on everywhere. It helps people receive the knowledge they need in order to help if they choose to. If something is happening on the other side of the world for example, and someone has family over there, they should have the right to know about it and help in any way possible.


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7. You are a peace activist. Write a list of instructions for your fellow activists concerning non-violent direct action.

The first thing needed for success is communication with organizations that would support the cause. The second is organizing peaceful protests outside the government buildings of key officials who can start the process of changing how the government treats the situation, whether it be withdrawing from the war in Iraq or changing healthcare laws. The third order of business is to organize peaceful protests outside companies that are taking advantage of what we oppose and, if need be, boycott their products. It's also necessary to recruit more and more people; more people means more attention, which means more people might join our cause. A large part of non-violent direct action is snowballing the movement so that the government must respond and meet our demands.

9. To what extent is the mass media a friend or foe of peace, non-violence and tolerance in American society?

Mass media is a double-edged sword; it can use quotes, video clips, and photos to completely change how we can interpret a situation.

There are movies (ie Crash) that try to promote tolerance by showing the stories of different people experiencing different kinds of racism, but there are many others that only further stereotype or instigate harassment of particular groups (ie buddy cop movies; white cop is a yuppie government worshipper who knows absolutely nothing about inner city life, black guy is a criminal or ex-con who hates authority).

In the news, video clips can be salvation or devastation to someone. For example, let's say the news plays a video clip of police officers beating a suspect and only that. The news could claim that the police officers were abusing their powers as law enforcers and the video clip could only serve to convince us of that. Riots would probably break out much like they did when Rodney King was beaten by police officers. If, however, the news had shortened the clip for whatever reason (time constraints, yellow journalism) and excluded the part of the video that shows the suspect threatening and, just a few seconds later, attempting to stab an officer. If the excluded part of the video clip were included, the story wouldn't be scandalous and the riots would never break out. Instead, we would be able to understand and sympathize with the officers for defending their lives.

Money is a big part of it. Scandal sells; the continued existence of tabloids has proven that. News is a business, too, so it's only natural that they try to make money by covering the most interesting story or by covering a story from a viewpoint that's more interesting even if it isn't ethical. Government interference is another part of it. The government regulates a lot of information about politics before it gets out. That's why the FCC exists; to control broadcasting and censorship. If the government controls the media directly, they can outright lie to the public a la George Orwell's 1984.

2. You are a movie director. Write a brief script about the life of Dorothy Day. Your target audience is teenagers.

It is 1900... Dorothy has just lost her parents in fiery explosion caused by the atheist. She was so lost and sad that she found religion in the catholic church. She became really devout and by 1933 was ready to get her revenge on ALL atheist. She started Catholic worker movement, which worked towards helping all the world by ridding it of all atheists. She grabbed her glock 17 and her Springfeild sniper and hunted down the worlds' top 10 atheists. She broke her vow of pacifisting and nuning and helped the cause. Which she broke only once again when she decided to singlehandidly end world war 2 by getting into a crazy ninja fight with Adolf Hitler.

2.     To what extent does (or has) conflict, violence and intolerance influence (influenced) American cultural identity?
It has built some hate between the different races of America and it has also helped create many different cultures, fashion, and lifestyles in America.

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1. You are Mohandas Gandhi. Justify in a speech to the British governor your support for boycotts, strikes & peaceful protests.
Mr Governor, Your goverment has repeatdly trampled over our rights and freedoms.  You take no notice to our needs or concerns.  In response to your lack of concern, we have begun various methods of nonviolent protest.  Our methods will continue until you meet our demands.  You show no concern for the people you are supposed to be watching over.  Therefore, our boycotts, strikes, and peaceful protests will continue until you change your way. Over and out. Ghandi

2.To what extent does (or has) conflict, violence and intolerance influence (influenced) American cultural identity
Violence has a huge place in American cultural identity. Our own country was founded on a Revolutionary War. Throughtout our history we fought several very important wars. Violence has a big part in our cultural history.

4. Your parents are divorcing. Describe a phone conversation with your best friend about how youd envision a peaceful home.Me: I wish my parents would stay together and work things out and we can be happy againFriend: things dont always work out rite Jazmin you are still going to be with both of them but just not at the same timeMe: but its not the same I want the house to be quite and peaceful and all of us eat dinner and play games againFriend: it will be alrite  9.     To what extent is the mass media a friend or foe of peace, non-violence and tolerance in American society?

I think Mass media is a foe of peace nonviolence and tolerance in American society because it only shows negative things on the tv

4. Your parents are divorcing. Describe a phone conversation with your best friend about how youd envision a peaceful home.

I would tell my friend that i am crushed about my parents getting a divorce. I think that if they just took the time to hear each other out instead of fighting all the time they would be fine and would not be in this situation. they need to be willing to work together instead or working against each other. a marriage is about sacrifice and compromise. Coming up with solutions together would most definetaly help. they also need to spend a little alone time togther once and a while. maybe dinner on friday or staurday nights.