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Controversy regarding the removal of Confederate monuments? (L-C)
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The entire purpose of Confederate monuments is to commemorate racial supremacy. According to a Stanford historian, Controversies over Confederate monuments and memorials are part of an overdue racial reckoning in USA. In addition to the fact that Confederate Memorials glorify violent racism and violence against African Americans, they reinforce racial stereotypes that are used still today to denigrate civil rights activists and Black Lives Matter supporters as terrorists. The move by Stanford University’s Board of Trustees to remove a statue of a Confederate soldier from its campus was in keeping with the progressive political movement spearheaded by Black Lives Matter and Students for Justice in Palestine (Gåddie, & Evans, 2021).
The school’s board is mostly White, and most of them are Green Party members or Socialists who support the removal of Confederate statues because they believe this is what “progressives” want. That is the state of Stanford University, a mainly White institution located in the rich Silicon Valley enclave, where leftist propaganda is used to manipulate students into accepting that the statues must come down because they give off an “uncomfortable feeling” and are part of a “segregationist legacy” (With these racist markers in place, there can be no peace, 2022)
The hypocrisy is that many of Stanford University’s history professors who give lectures on Nazi Germany and its attempts to exterminate Jewish people are themselves Jewish. But many Jews were not killed by Nazis. They were largely spared, so they can safely teach classes on how millions were murdered. And how did they get that way? By no-platforming critics of their narrative (Gåddie, & Evans, 2021). At a recent Students for Justice in Palestine rally, a speaker complained that “anti-Semitism is rampant” on college campuses across the USA. But, of course, it’s not rampant at Stanford University and others like it, where Jewish students are shielded from criticisms of their policies and culture. This whole charade is done purposefully to attract donations to Jewish causes.
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Gåddie, K., & Evans, J. J. (2021). A Systems Approach to Understanding Community Power in the Debate over Confederate Monuments. Social Science Quarterly, 102(3), 1128-1150.
With these racist markers in place, there can be no peace. (2022). Retrieved 4 February 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/opinions/confederate-monuments-george-floyd-protests-history-cox/index.html
Monumental architecture in Egypt
Monumental architecture in Egypt
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In the past, monumental architecture was mainly influenced by the political and the social system of a country. Monuments were built to inform the community beliefs in their leaders, religion or on supernatural existence of god-like creatures. Some communities used treasures to skillfully design extra-ordinary structures with writings and signs embedded in them. Some as in the case of Egypt used stones, bricks and sun-baked mud as the raw materials to design their architectural monuments. Skilled labor was used to architect the designs while slaves were used as cheap labor to do the hand work.
Monuments were designed based on the various aspects ranging from political, religious and cultural aspects. Egypt which is one of the archaic-state countries has been viewed to be rich in architectural monuments. One of the most magnificent monuments are the pyramids which were influenced by their then leaders; the pharaohs. The structures were viewed as a symbolic expression of power. In other words, they represented a political aspect in them of leadership. Basically, the pyramids only promoted the interests of the leaders and had little or no real benefit towards the commons. The pyramids were designed in a way to act a tombstone of the pharaohs once they die and their amazing heights were a clear reflection of how high the pharaohs would be revered even in the afterlife.
Currently, most egalitarian societies do not invest in monumental architecture due to the existence of varied opinions. In the past societies, all tribes paid tribute on leadership as a blessing from the gods and would not dare object any form of command from them. This no longer happens as societies have divergent opinions and beliefs. Monuments were only built on common grounds. The different patterns of beliefs, customs either on political or social aspects as well as settlement patterns would not give an environment for investing in monuments as a symbol of equity in opinions and beliefs.
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Alexander Badawy, (1996). Architecture in ancient Egypt and the near east, M.I.T. press.
David P. Silverman, (2003). Ancient Egypt. Oxford university press.
Reich, Lawrence S. Cunningham, John J. (2010). Culture and values: a survey of the humanities (7th ed. Ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Motivation Outline
Motivation Outline
Definition
Motivation has been characterized as the mental process that gives behavior reason and bearing an inward energy to fulfill an unsatisfied need
Ways of Motivation
Make students feel valued
Teachers should lead by example
Training and personal development
Communicating with your students ought to can increase motivation
Comparison of Scientific and Behavior approach of Motivation
While the behavioral methodology to administration stresses the part of social methods in organizations
Scientific approach is a compelling system for an entrepreneur framework
Theories of motivation
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Equity theory
Expectancy theory
Herzberg’s “two factor theory
Barriers to Motivation
Overwhelmed/Too much work
Unclear career goals
Peer pressure
Homesickness
Personal or family issues
Stress