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DIVERSITY AND

FREEDOM


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Diversity

Definition

Variety of different dimensions such as the race,ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic

status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs,

political beliefs, or other ideologies

Melting pot: heterogeneous society becomingmore homogeneous and creating one new. Used in

the 1780s due to the multitudes of immigrants

The course of the melting pot idea to 1910. Richard Conant Harper. 1980

Issue to self identification


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Diversity

The University Libraries, The

University of Iowa. 2000

E pluribus unum - Out of many, one


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History of diversity in the USA

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Importance of the origins

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Diversity

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Afri an Ameri ans

Diversity

U.S. Census Bureau. 1990.

http://www. ensus.gov


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Diversity

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http://www.census.gov

Asian American


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Diversity

Filipinoameri an


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Diversity

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Diversity in the culture

e oncept of raceandet nies Race: categorizationof umans intopopulationsor

ancestral groupson t e asisofvarioussetsof eritable

characteristicsAmerican Associationof Physical Anthropologists. tatement on iological Aspectsof ace

Eth ic groups:pertaining toorhavingcommon racial,cultural, religious, or linguisticcharacteristics, esp.

designatinga racial orothergroup ithina largersystem;

hence ( . . colloq.), foreign, exoticxford nglish ictionary in


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Importance of religion

Importanceof religionand thechurch.

What is Jesus?: Jesusand the hurch

Mapof the ThirteenBritish olonies in

North mericaaround1775. 2008


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Political views and lobbys

Politics: fewdiversity

Lobbies Powerful Influent

www.cnn.com


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Inequalities within diversity

Systempromotesequality, however

hris ock ideo nly thewhitemencanprofit frompain Itsall right, because itsall white 5:08 - 6:07


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Freedom

What is freedom?

verybodyhas theirown thought about whatfreedom is hestoryofamerican freedom 1 6- 5 ric Foner April 5th, 5

What is freedom in SA?

Freedom is imbibed in thehistoryan theeverydaylifeof the Americans

Far frombeing fixed, the ideaof freedom is thesubject ofpersistent conflict anddebate in Americanhistory

hestoryof American freedom 1 6- 5 ric Foner April 5th, 5


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Glorification of freedom


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Freedom for African american


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Freedom -

Freedom isoftena rallyingcry tomobilize thecountry forawar ivil war: Lincolnwas tobringabout anewbirthof freedom, ndworldwar, oldwar, Iraq, errorismattacks 9/11 Inopposition toother ideamodels: Nazism, communism reinforceandspreadworldwide American ideaof

freedom. he freeworld triumphover itsadversary, the freemarket triumphover the ideaofaplanedeconomy. oncept usedmany times : West represents liberty, Islam / ommunicsm represents tyranny

ushafter the / : he reason for thoseattackswas that theyhateour freedomof religion, our freedomofspeech,our freedom toassemble Whydid theyattack the SA? ecausewe love freedomandbecause theyhate freedom

Why tosupport war in Irak speech: S Freedom & Libertyused 4 times ina 5 minspeech. owever, this ideacanbecriticizebecause enLadenwasnt attacking Sbecauseof their freedom. ( easonwas thegeopolitical choicesof S in the iddle ast). oreover, there isanothercontradictionbecausewar for freedomoften implies restrictionof freedom inyourowncountry (right todetaincontactssuspected tohavecontact with thepopulationof theenemycountry = % of thevisitorsof theSpying useumagreed)

hangingmeaningof freedom in the SA due to thehistoryof thecountry. hedifferent conflicts(immigrants, slavery, wars) completed thenotionof freedomalong thehistory Boundariesof freedom: within thecountry, thenotionof freedomdiffers to thegroupsofpeople For African Americans, freedomwas theendofslavery. At theslavery time, slaverywasanecessity for the freedomof thewhitepeople. For them, slaveryand freedomwere

not contradictory. Slaveryeventuallyextended theboundariesof freedom freedomwasnt forblackpeoplebefore.

I lecture hestory

of American freedom

6-2 5 ric Foner

April 5th, 2 5


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Freedom

conomic freedom

Low regulationsor interventionof thegovernment

only thebasics inorder togive themaximumof

possibilities for thecompaniesand individuals

MIT lecture Thestory

of merican freedom

1776-2005 Eric oner

pril 5th, 2005


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Freedom

heconcept of freedom in the SA

owever, freedomofspeech indangerduring the

oldwar. riticizeagainst the freedom train.

MI lecture hestory

of American freedom

1776-2005 Eric oner

April 5th, 2005


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Freedom

In the future

Personal freedom. .g: teacher in olumbiahaving No-war clippingsonhisofficedoor. neofhisstudentscomplaining thiswasgoingagainst his freedomof learningdue toapressure from the teacher toagree tohisopinion

New Yorkpost: ditorial about 6 professorswhohate America. Goesagainst theacademic freedom toexpressyourown idea

Newspapers: heNew YorkSuncriticizeda Palestinianbrilliant teacher( ashid Khalidi, historian teacherof Palestinia) whosupported integrityandparticipation inclassbecauseheasked fromhisstudentscriticalpoint ofviewsabout SA. Nostudent criticizedhim, theyevenpraisedhiswork.

heNew York Post criticized the fact that pro-israelien event areprohibited in olumbiawhich is false.

Pressureofprivategroups, outside intimidationon thepopulationwhichrestricts the freedomofothers (academic freedom, freedomofaccessto the information)

Freedomofspeech indanger.

MI lecture hestory

of American freedom

1776-2005 Eric Foner

April 5th, 2005


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Diversity

Diversity in theculture

Movie Weweresoldiers speech. Different

backgrounds, race, samenationality


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Diversity in theculture

The UniversityLibraries, The

University of Iowa.2000

The UniversityLibraries, TheUniversity of Iowa.2000

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