Resolved II (Post 12)

Resolved begins by focusing on the careers of Matt Andrews and Sam Iola. The team of Iola and Andrews hails from Highland Park High School, a very affluent, white, upper class neighborhood in Texas.

From there, the documentary shifts its focus to Louis Blackwell and Richard Funches of Jordan High School in Long Beach, California. By contrast, Jordan High's debate team is underfunded, and the school is a public high school with only 12-18% of its students going on to a four-year college. As compared with Highland Park's 97% or Commack's 49.9%. Louis and Richard seem to be working at a big disadvantage. Is this fair? Please watch the next 9 mins. of Resolved from the YouTube clip and answer the questions listed below.

Five Fundamental Questions
1. What is the actual condition in this country today in regard to race and racism?
2. Does your understanding of race come from your expreinece at Commack?
3. If we agree that racism exists. What is the minimally acceptable situation in regard to race?
4. How do we get from the actual to the minimally acceptable condition?
5. How do we get from the actual to the ideal?

Three Levels of Truth (Post 11)

Back to truth. We could also talk about different levels
I. Personal Level
*It is true for me.

II.Human Level
*It is true for the human race

III.Absolution (Universal) Level
*It is true for everything

Which ones are Personal, Human and Absolute levels of truth?
1. Education is a basic human right.

2. Picasso was a great painter.



3. The sound of nails run down a blackboard is the best music of all.
4. God does not exist.
5. Torturing babies for sexual pleasure is a good thing.

The Nature of Language in Knowledge or Resolved I (Post 10)

language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.
Rita Mae Brown

Language is so much a part of human activity that it is easily taken for granted. The issues related to language and knowledge call for conscious scrutiny in order to recognize its influence on thought and behavior.

Please watch the video clip from the HBO documentary Resolved, below and respond the questions below

1. What different functions does language perform; Which are most relevant in creating and communicating knowledge? You may use the link below to help you with this question.