Stanley Fish's Stepping On Jesus

Whitwell, Tennessee wanted to teach their students about the holocaust. As they were learning about it they figured out that the Norwegian people wore paper clips on their clothing to represent that they were against nazism, it was a sign of resistance. So they decided they would collect paper clips from everyone and learn about the Holocaust. They wanted to teach their kids about the Holocaust so they can teach them not everyone is white, loved and cared for, and to teach others how they wanted to be treated. There was not many people in Whitwell so when they saw someone different they didn't know what to do so they figured it would be a good thing to teach the Holocaust. In the middle school there were no Jewish or Catholic people,but there were one Hispanic kid and five black kids therefore this project was pretty important.They set a low goal at

Big Fish produced by Tim Burton consist of much spiritual significance. For example, one might think the fish was a symbol of Christianity, because of the Jesus fish that we often see on bumper stickers, but there is one true spiritual significance. The one true spiritual significance that sticks out the most is the Christ- like figure. Edward Bloom, the main character represents the Christ- like figure in this film. Like Jesus, Edward Bloom is a storyteller who tells the stories of his father.

The beginning of King’s speech starts with his address to “[his] fellow clergymen” (1). Throughout and with multiple examples, King attempts to back up his argument with the appeal of logos. One of King’s main arguments in his letter

My picture book lesson that developed as a result of this class discussion was presented to a ninth grade college-prep level class at Bishop Hendricken High School. Hendricken is an all-male Catholic high school, and this particular class has thirty students. Although there is not a great deal of diversity at Hendricken (about 90% Caucasian students), this class is fairly diverse. There are four African-American students, seven Hispanic-American students, one Japanese-American student, one Syrian-American student, and one Indian-American student in the class. Most students’ literacy skills are at or above reading level, but there are three students with 504 plans (each with ADD) and one other student with dyslexia. The class has been reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, and based on a survey of the students most have had limited experience studying the Holocaust.

As a German citizen, reading these might make them think that it’s okay to be racist and make them okay with the horrible things that Hitler did. Being told that Jewish people were closely related to apes, germans might start to hate them or belittle them because of what they read. And as a Jewish person in Germany at this time, seeing anti-semitic posters and hearing that they are a barbaric animal, might make them insecure and unsure of their worth. This was helpful for the Nazi party because no one would revolt against the Nazis if they felt inferior to their

One characteristic of totalitarianism being shown in the movie is education/indoctrination of the youth. They did this through an organization called the Hitlerjugend, or commonly referred to in the movie as the HJs. The nazis were brainwashing boys and young men into believing Hitler’s ideology. One example of how this is depicted in the movie is Peter being forced to join the HJ after getting in trouble with the police for stealing a radio. Once he joined he would then be introduced to the “teachings” of the HJ teachers, with the teachers derogating Jews. This is an example of education of the youth because young men were strongly encouraged and in Peter’s case, forced to join the HJ. Once they joined they were taught about Hitler’s ideas, with them usually bad-mouthing other races or anything that was an influence from America. Another way that education of the youth was being shown in the movie was when a Jewish boy was being beaten up by a group of HJs. This is an example of education of the youth because the Hitlerjugend were successfully brainwashing the boys and young men to discriminate and hate Jews. Finally education of the youth is shown when Thomas and Peter were discussing about the HJ, one interesting point that appeared during their discussion was when Thomas mentioned all the rewards

And when somebody else feels they’ve been treated unfairly, they’re probably going to hurt you over it” (Voss). When an author is writing it is important they keep ethos in mind when forming an argument, or the consequence could end up with the writer being attacked for false information or being attacked by someone with a different opinion on the topic. Logos come into play when a writer wants to have a neat, correct set up in their paper, having enough logic to know how to write an essay coherently with logical setup can protect them from being falsely accused, or their argument being torn

I understand the metaphor here only because I have the script for the speech sitting right in front of me, but if this was my college graduation I wouldn’t really be listening and the meaning would go right over my head. It’s all about your outlook on life, for the fish they don’t notice the water and they take advantage of the life it gives them unlike the wise old fish who knows that the water is important and that it allows him to live. You see this difference in perspective again with instance involving the atheist and religious men. The atheist man prayed to God to save his life, but he got the Eskimos instead. He saw that as proof that there was no God, but to the religious man, it proved that God did save the atheist by sending the Eskimos. It’s all about how you perceive the things that happen in your life. As people, we naturally think that our own ideas and feelings are superior to those of other people. Thinking we are the main importance is poison in the mind, and according to Wallace, our “natural default setting is the certainty that situations…are really all about me” (xiv). Getting away from that feeling and that default setting seems to be the major goal of this speech, but I don’t see how the impatient soon-to-be college graduates are paying close enough attention to get the

Authors Steven Prothero and Robert Orsi have taken strong, unyielding opinions on Dennis Covington’s work Salvation on Sand Mountain, and debated the ethics behind Covington and his research. Robert Orsi claims that researches in the field of religious studies should keep a level of otherness with their subject of research to keep an objective standpoint, so religious studies can maintain a social sciences level of prestige. On the other hand, Prothero argues that religious studies should be free to have emotion and empathy, and to let these emotions shape arguments and research. Although both arguments are compelling, Robert Orsi’s idea of ethical research is correct, because if emotions enter into research then the reader is not receiving

Most propaganda showed the children in a Nazi-emblazoned uniform with smiles on their faces to appear as though they were having great fun supporting Germany. Many of them; however, were forced by authority figures to model for the posters.

The ways Banksy uses this skewed image of Jesus on the cross suggests that he believes society needs to break away from strongly valuing consumerism the way it does currently. The rhetor utilizes this image to depict what he believes society has become, and how drastically different it is from what God envisioned. In this particular image, Banksy has included Jesus to further depict his anti-consumerism views, believing that Jesus never intended Christians to value tangible objects. The rhetor gains support because he is not attacking society as a whole or blaming anyone in particular. By including Jesus in a sense he is defending religion whom so many regard so highly. By defining his position as defensive of God rather than attacking what society has become people are forced to re-evaluate what they value most. The rhetor’s suggested stance on the issue and the way he presents the controversial religious topic rallies support and acknowledgment of society’s faults rather than denial and outrage.

When working with students assignments that deals with religion, we as educators have to take various things into considerations. We have to allow students the opportunity to express themselves even when dealing with religious

The teacher eraser the number of four and the blood from that student wrote it on the blackboard. This represents the wipe out of the blood is a symbol for the past being erased for the benefit of those in power. The blood represents the idea that fascists will simply reject anyone with an opinion different to their own. Finally, the teacher represents authority cannot be challenged because authority decides what is right and wrong. In addition, the student represents someone who truly believes in their thoughts because even when the authority got inflexible with someone.

Even though the movie shows the concentration camps and the horrors that the Jews experienced, it does it in a way that would be appealing to all audiences. It isn?t too graphic that some students would not enjoy the movie. Benigni never shows anyone in the concentration camps being beaten, but makes it clear that it happens by word of mouth of the prisoners. He incorporates the crematory and makes it sound like a horrible place, but never shows anyone being put into the furnace. This way, the audience can be aware that the crematory was a horror, but never have to actually witness it first-hand. This would make it so that all audiences can watch the movie and still get the full effect of what went on in the concentration camps.

The subject of religion in public schools is one that has been debated vigorously and passionately. The warriors from the Right and Left fail to appreciate the facts because they are caught up in the rhetoric and have difficulty viewing this emotional topic dispassionately (Haynes, 2011). Both sides are right about one thing: this is an important subject.