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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Wangari Maathai

Who is Wangari Maathai?

The Greenbelt Movement, click here.

Women and the reforestation in Kenya, click here.

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Understanding Culture Through Poetry

We Real Cool. Learning about Gwendolyn Brooks and her reflections on black culture and way of life.

Gwendolyn

About the author

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/brooks_g.htm


Gwendolyn Brooks- reading 'We Real Cool', click here.

More on Brooks from Modern American Poetry, click here.

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News about her death, from CNN, click here.


Ulrich’s Video http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/ulrich.html


Audio and text transcript are also available from PBS, Online Newshour's Jim Lehrer, click here.

TASK


A look at your own culture through poetry. Choose a poem that has influenced you a lot. In what ways do you relate to the message of the poem. In what ways is the poem relevant to your situation and/or the environment that you live in. Does it reflect in anyway the Taiwanese culture? You may choose a poem written by a Chinese author, present the original work together with an English translation.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Social and Political Change

Working for Social and Political Change. Lecture/Discussion

Gandhi & Rosa Parks

Nonviolent resistance: Definitions and Examples, click here


Mahatma Gandhi, on wikipedia click here


Rosa Parks, Interview, click here