Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes

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Homework assignment

Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes
No one gets through life alone. To some extent, we are all products of our environments. We learn from our families, schools, and cultures. Every person has to face severe challenges and conquer obstacles. How we face our challenges depends on how we are shaped by others and our strength of character.
Certain individuals in our society have played powerful roles in the evolution of prevailing norms. While we learn our culture from agents of socialization, great leaders with lofty visions lead people and nations in the direction of emancipation, economic prosperity, and political freedom. Each of the following speeches tells the story of a struggle and its leader. Each speech echoes the aspirations of thousands of people as well as their desire to change their social situations.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the power of stereotypes as a shorthand communication tool. With great economy of words, each speaker uses stereotypes to frame the audience into an in-group of which he or she is the leader and the out-group on the opposing side.
Part 1: Read transcripts of famous speeches 
Access the following speeches located in the AUO Library:

  • King, M. (2004). ‘I have a dream’. New African, (435), 67-67.http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/230228033
  • Cullis-Suzuki, S. (1994). An appeal for future generations. Earth Island Journal, 9(3), 14-14.http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/213829553

Part 2: Research other famous speeches
Explore various resources to research other famous speeches related to stereotyping and prejudice. Some suggestions are below. You may be able to find these speeches in video, audio, or text format. Try using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. (You might also try locating the videos for the two famous speeches listed in Part 1 of this assignment.)

  • Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolence speech from the film Gandhi
  • Gandhi’s definition on Satyagraha

Part 3: Write a Paper
For this assignment, select one of the above speakers/speech and prepare a 1200- to 1500-word paper that answers the following questions:

  • Why did you select this particular speaker? Explain in around 300 words.
  • Which is the in-group, and what are the unifying values or the ascribed status that provides its solidarity? Explain in around 300 words.
  • What stereotype—prejudice, subordination, or discrimination—is the in-group challenging? Provide specific examples and explain in around 300 words.
  • In your view, did members of the in-group conspire to subordinate the out-group, or was the in-group merely operating within the social structure of its time? Explain in around 300 words.
  • How have your attitudes toward prejudice, subordination, or discrimination been influenced by the agents of socialization, such as family, peer groups, schools, and the media? Explain in around 300 words.

Provide a minimum of 3 references and apply the correct APA standards in the formatting of text, citations, and references.

What would you do if you found out that you have been in a coma for all of what you know to be your entire life?

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Consider the position of modern skepticism. Descartes gave birth to Matrix-type theories in his question “How do we know that we are not now dreaming?” According to Descartes, we know because God would never be so cruel as to leave us trapped in an endless dream, but let’s say that he is (or that divinity isn’t involved in this matter or doesn’t exist).
What would you do if you found out that you have been in a coma for all of what you know to be your entire life? What if everything you remember is part of an elaborate dream? Would you do anything differently? If you were offered a chance to wake up, would you? Why or why not?
Post your response in at least four sentences.
Respond to another student’s post in at least three sentences.
student respond
If I would to find out that my whole life was just a dream, I would be probably flip out and later feel depress for thinking it was an actual reality. This actually reminds me of an episode of Rick and Morty, when they go to this galactic arcade place and morty gets on this Virtual Reality Life Simulator and plays the life of this person named Roy from childhood to death. Basically a whole life of 50 – 70 years was just 15 minutes in real life and he’s convinced it was real. Well honestly if this was just a simulation, I would really start pondering about that life and probably be heartbroken. And if I had the chance to go back and offer not to wake up, I think I would and live life at the fullest. And if I game over, I would start a new life with a new strategy.

compare the interrogation techniques used by the officers with the standard professional practices of interrogators as described in your textbook

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WEEK 3 DQ QUESTION
Assignment 1: Interrogation
Scenario:
You watch the process of interrogation conducted by a police department. All interrogations are videotaped. However, you are bothered that during some interrogations, suspects are presented with concoctive evidence as a basis for dealing with resistance and denial. But one of the district attorneys assures you that this is legal.
You watch one interrogation of a rape and murder suspect. After the initial interrogation, he is told that he is a suspect in a rape and murder case and that the police have an eyewitness who places him near the scene. (This is true.) The suspect is “Mirandized.” He waives his right to counsel by saying, “I didn’t do anything.” The officers ask him if he wants an attorney, and he says he does not. They show him many pictures of the crime scene and the victim and ask him what he was thinking about when he committed the crime. When the officers ask where he put the knife he used to commit the crime, he says, “I don’t remember.” Whenever he says he does not remember, they ask him to imagine what he must have done. After six hours of interrogation, he confesses to having committed the crime. He says, “I must have done it.” A confession is typed up, and he signs it. He is jailed with no option for bail.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 300 words, compare the interrogation techniques used by the officers with the standard professional practices of interrogators as described in your textbook.
In addition, with respect to the professional practices of interrogators, comment on the following:
Signs of submission—when the suspect is ready to admit.
The movement from submission to admission.
Acceptance of accusation or assumptive questions and the development of admission.
Steps to be performed after admission—the use of polygraph and collateral information to develop knowledge about the case being investigated.
The process of closing the interrogation in a professional manner.

Explained how you will challenge the uncooperative, untruthful, or unwilling employee.

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Assignment 2: RA 1: Assessment
Review the case scenario you worked on in M1 Assignment 3.
Tasks:
You can expect Bob to be uncooperative. Taking this into consideration, prepare a 6- to 8-page report that addresses the following questions:
How will you plan to listen and lead during the interview and confession process?
How will you challenge the uncooperative, untruthful, or unwilling employee?
How will you interpret the verbal and physical behavior of Bob?
What will you do to reduce Bob’s resistance?
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Determined how you plan to listen and lead during the interview and confession process.
56
Explained how you will challenge the uncooperative, untruthful, or unwilling employee.
48
Explained how you will interpret the verbal and physical behavior of Bob.
36
Determined the ways you would adopt to reduce resistance.
36
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
24
Total:
200