� PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �4� December 2‚ 2011 Understanding Human Diversity Movie Reaction The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon and react to the exercise "Blue-eyed/Brown-eyed" conducted by Jane Elliot in relation to the ideas of diversity‚ race‚ and privilege. The objective of this exercise was to give white people an idea of what life is like to be something other than white. Elliot ’s exercise pointed out both blatant and indirect ways that prejudice demoralizes people of color. Elliot
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them change Draft essay: Is there any possible way for two blue-eyed parents to have a green or brown-eyed child? Eye colour comes from a combination of two black and yellow pigments called melanin in the iris of your eye. If you have no melanin in the front part of your iris‚ you have blue eyes. An increasing proportion of the yellow melanin‚ in combination with the black melanin‚ results in shades of colours between brown and blue‚ including green and hazel. The best way to illustrate how this
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When watching the film‚ Blue Eyed‚ there were several disturbing ideas that were brought to my attention; not only because it was sad to see how the participants were treated‚ but because what was happening in the experiment that took place in the 1980s is still going on to this day. Jane Elliot‚ the “Blue Eyed” experiment inventor‚ proved that racism has not gone away and that the future in a way is not looking promising for prejudices to ever cease from existence. It made me really take a
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watching "A Class Divided"‚ a teacher used an experiment on her class‚ a brown eyed/blue eyed experiment. The experiment was to help the children understand about prejudice and discrimination. In the experiment Mrs Elliot told her class that blue eyed children were better than the brown-eyed children. The brown-eyed children had to wear collars so that they could tell each group apart from a distance. Mrs Elliot told the blue eyed children that they were smarter‚ nicer etc. than the other group‚ they
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Blue Eyed Jane Elliot’s diversity training experiment is one of the most impressive educational research projects that I have ever seen so far in college. Her brave approach and the very professional behavior that she manages to maintain through the entire experiment allow the participants feel empathy and acceptance. Even though the entire movie was very interesting to watch and exposed very sad facts‚ there were some parts that stood out from the rest and deeply affected me. Towards the
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Essay - ‘Blue eyed‚ Brown eyed’ The act in which one treats one another different purely on the basis of their; eye colour‚ skin colour‚ nationality or the nationality of their guardian or ancestors is known solely as ‘discrimination’. Jane Elliot‚ exposed to the harsh waves of discrimination‚ tries to change the world through her methods. Discrimination once practiced upon an individual‚ can scar or change a person for the remainder of his or her life. It can also change ones views on discrimination
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the loving gift was always a big‚ blue-eyed Baby Doll. From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what hey thought was my fondest wish. (14) Litlle black girls receive white blue-eyed dolls as a gift for christmas and these dolls look nothing like them‚ so as a consequence of this they may think that there is something wrong with them and this will eventually lead them to think that they are ugly. For this reason giving them blue-eyed dolls is a way of planting the seed
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Hensen Recording Studios in Hollywood Released -> September 20‚ 2011 Record Label -> RCA records (http://www.rcarecords.com/artists) Retail price: CD €12‚99 ITunes: €9‚99 [Genre] The genre(s) of this album are Blue-eyed soul‚ pop rock‚ and rock. Blue-eyed soul -> R&B / Soul performed by white artists‚ this music has a really nice vibe. Pop rock -> Mix of a catchy pop style and guitar-based rock. [Target group] In my opinion‚ there is not one specific target group
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the world better. Furthermore‚ she believes that in order for freedom to be achieved‚ it is essential that women be involved. The short play written by Georgia Douglas Johnson tackles themes of racism‚ inequality and interracial relationships. Blue-Eyed Black Boy is a story of progress within
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Introduction The following critical interpretation of popular culture is based on the song called “Where is the Love” by the band Black Eyed Peas which was written in 2003. An interpretation of the message that the author is trying to convey in the song is the idea that there is massive discrimination and hatred amongst people in the United States. Furthermore‚ the song suggests that US citizens are ignorant of the world around them and that love‚ which can be viewed as human kindness and civility
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