1. Watch this video: https://youtu.be/7LSkfmCj8Jg
and write an essay 1 page and answer these questions:
Prompts: (watch lecture)
Were you aware of the Trail of Tears?
Based on your emotional intelligence, how did you feel about the treatment of the native indigenous tribes that were removed.
Does this kind of treatment towards Native communities violate or challenge your core values?
How would you have a conversation about the treatment of Native Americans and their removal from their land and homes with someone close to you?
How would you address raising awareness on the history of the Trail of Tears?
2. Watch this video: https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8
and write an essay 1 page and answer these questions:
Prompts: (also watch lecture)
Were you aware of the 13th amendment and it’s connection to the prison systems?
Based on your emotional intelligence, how did you feel when you learn it cost more to take care of prisoners than students, (especially college students like you) and how do you feel when you learn that legislatures and corporate prisons have an agreement to keep the prisons full.
As a student, or someone with children, or siblings, how does that effect your perspective on the investment of education vs. prisons.
What did this movie reveal to you that violates or challenges your core values when it comes to systemic racism? and or capital gain from prison labor?
How would you address raising awareness on the prison labor, cost and the prison industry?
