Ethnocentrism Assignment

1.       Read about Ethnocentrism

2.       List three examples of ethnocentrism from history: European Imperialism, Nazi Germany, Mandate of Heaven.

3.      What country is known for being ethnocentric today? The United State.

4.      What is the famous quote from Shylock which reminds all of us of our humanity? "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not seek revenge?"

5.       Look at the two maps of ethnocentric Americans and Ethnocentric Indians.

6.       Now make a map showing how Emirates see the world.

The World According To Emirates

Disability

Write a reflection about what you have learnt by watching the videos about people with disabilities. Give some examples of how things are changing for people with disabilities in the UAE.

There are many children born with disabilities in their life. They might have physical or mental problem. Also, disable children may become better than normal people if they were treated well. People must respect these children in order to improve society.

There was a video with an amazing engineer called Richie Parker. He has born with no arms on Beaufort coast. Rich’s parents work hard in order to make his life easier. Richie believed that he can do like any normal person. He works design racing car components on Hendricks Motorsports. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-o8a18bcGo

Another video with autistic girl express unimaginable intelligence called Carly. She has born on Toronto. Carly couldn’t talk so she does weird behavior. Until she rent a computer for express her feeling by typing. Also, it helps her to communicate with other people. Carly talks to her father after long time ago. He hopes that his daughter accomplishes goals in her life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZVV4Ciccg

In the United Arab Emirates, there are a lot of children has disability. In different situation there are hidden because for embarrassing. The government encourages this part by technology help so they make them visible. I see many people that don’t have legs in the country. But, some of them have strong memory.

In conclusion, children around the world have problems. It could be either mind or body problem. They could lead the country to be successful.

Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes

Class Divided – Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes

1.     Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?

2.     Why is the year 1968 important in the history of CivilRights/Racial Discrimination in the USA?

3.     Describe the experiment.

4.     What were the results?

5.     Your observations.

The experiment begins by Ms. Elliott on primary school in 1970. The civil rights act in 1968 by Martin King which contain that barring discrimination against black people on education, treatment and rent houses. The experiment goal was teaching children treat everyone equal. First, Ms. Elliot has separate class depend on student’s eyes into two categories blue and brown. Then, she treats blue eye students better than brown eye students on first lesson of brotherhood week. She gave them extra playing time while other groups don’t play with them. After that, Ms. Elliot notice that blue eye students change into nasty behavior. Then, on the second lesson she tell them that it was lie and give the right to brown eye group to play and be respected. The result was that each student put the color ribbon in garbage. Also, they learn that treat people like what you want to be treated. My view is the experiment was successful and teaches me that discrimination, racism can destroy the society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s

Individual Reflection

I have learned a lot of things and my mind has opened widely cause of this course. I’ve learned about things I never thought about. I learned that no matter what our origin is and despite our differences we have to respect and tolerate each other because in the end we are all the same. Garden salad and melting pot, two new phrases that caught my attention and made me think more about the world. I learned so many new useful words lately cause of this course, I learned that we should be awake and focus on our lives more than judging people. When I attended the first lesson, I thought that I know everything about my country, but it seems like I have to research more and more. The course opened my mind into other cultures and it showed me that even though people are different, but we still shouldn’t judge them.

Emirati Film Details

LSS 2053 Cultural Diversity – Your Emirati Film

·      This should be completed by midnight 20th October

·      Fill in this form with the details of your Emirati Heritage and Identity Film

·      Make sure that you fill in the names of who did which section (on the left of the rubric)

·      Upload this to the Film Assignment on Edmodo

·      Upload to your blog

·      Upload to the Edmodo class post so that everyone can see it and comment on it – only constructive criticism please!

·      Print off this form and bring it to class

Section CJA

Group Members’ Names

Name	ID
Saif Rashed AlMehrzi	H00269397
Ali Abdul Rahman AlKalbani	H00269079
Abdullah Abdul Aziz AlShaibani	H00281041
Ahmed AlNaqbi	H00280774

Your film’s YouTube URL  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGAIJakBLoU

Film Length (minutes) 5 min

Uploaded before the deadline? Yes/No

	Criteria for Assessment	Marks
1.	Cover Clip:  including all necessary information: (names, photos and I.D. numbers of all group members; section, course code, teacher’s name, project title and submission date)	5
2.	Organization – the items in your film must be presented in the order detailed below.	5
3.	Deadline – your work must be submitted on time.	10
4.	Group Participation – all members of the group must contribute equally.	10
5.	Thought and Care – Attention to detail; clear evidence of thought and reflection.	10
6.        Done by	Content
All	1.       Introduce yourselves (10 seconds)	5
All	2.       Explain your Emirati culture by describing the use of at least four cultural artifacts e.g. a coffee pot, a burqa	5
Omar	3.       Reflect on what makes your culture unique	5
Majed	4.       Reflect on how your grandparents made their living	5
	5.       Reflect on how much Emirati culture has changed in forty years	5
	6.       Reflect on which aspects of your culture still exist	5
	7.       Ask some tourists about what their culture is most famous for	5
	8.       Chat to tourists about their opinions on Emirati culture and record their comments	5
	9.       Reflect on the fact that Nationals are less than 19% of UAE residents - what should be done to conserve and promote Emirati culture?	5
	10.   Reflect on the effect of tourism on your culture – does it promote Emirati culture and identity or damage it?	5
	11.   Reflect on whether the UAE is best described as being a melting pot or a garden salad of cultures	5
	12.   Film a strong conclusion	5
	Total Marks / 100

Please remember that you have to write an individual reflection about your film.