gandhi questions

Answer the following questions about the Gandhi movie.


APPENDIX A:

Gandhi Film Questions, Part One (To be used with Lesson Plan 2 above)

____ In the introduction to the film, Gandhi says to his people, “We will not strike a blow, but we will receive them.” This was an important part of his philosophy. His people were oppressed by a foreign colonial government, England. He proposed a practical program of nonviolent resistance. He claimed victory was a certainty. “One hundred thousand Englishmen simply cannot control 350 million Indians if they do not want to cooperate.”

The film opens in January, 1948, in India at the end of World War II. After Gandhi’s funeral, the film flashes back to 1893, as the young lawyer Gandhi enters South Africa by train.


1. What happens to Gandhi to introduce him to racial separation (“apartheid”) in South Africa?
2. What were Gandhi and his Indian followers protesting at the rally?
3. Why is one man arrested and Gandhi beaten?
4. What is Gandhi (along with his friend Charlie) trying to prove by “turning the other cheek” to the street bullies? Does it work? Explain.
5. We observe Gandhi at his “ashram” village with an American news reporter. What does Gandhi tell the reporter he hopes to accomplish there?
6. Gandhi and his wife, Kasturba, argue. Why does he lose his temper with her?

7. How do they resolve their disagreement?

8. New laws are passed in South Africa which further discriminate against Indian immigrants. What actions does Gandhi propose in order to change these unfair laws? How does Gandhi win their support?

9. What happens at the mines to prevent many of the marchers from being injured or killed?

10. We see many of the Indian people in jail along with Gandhi. What purpose does going to jail accomplish in the fight against the British?

11. Gandhi, still in his jail uniform, is offered a compromise agreement by South Africa’s Governor Jan Smuts. What do Gandhi and his people gain from these new laws?

12. How does Gandhi manage to keep the upper hand as he concludes his business with the Governor?


Gandhi Film Questions, Part Two
Gandhi, after he is released from prison in South Africa, wins a victory for his people. The laws that required fingerprinting and unlimited searches have been cancelled, as long as Gandhi agrees to stop further protests.
____ Gandhi returns to India. He is greeted as a hero. The colonial British government there is opposed to Indian “home rule,” which would allow Indian citizens to have a voice in running their own country. Gandhi realizes that many of his people live in poverty because of British laws that exploit the people in favor of British business interests.

1. What is Gandhi’s plan to help win rights for the Indian tenant farmers?

2. How does he gain a release from prison after refusing to pay bail?

3. What plan of Gandhi’s do the other Indian political leaders agree to put into effect?

4. Does the plan work? Explain the British reaction.

5. Describe what happens at Amritsar after the people gathered to listen to speeches.

6. What does General Dyer say in defense of his actions at Amritsar?

7. What is Gandhi’s response to the massacre of innocent civilians? What does Gandhi propose to do about this tragedy?

*8. Gandhi makes a radio speech heard by millions. He makes 3 main points: (1) Promote Hindu-Muslim unity; (2) Get rid of personal anger; (3) Defy the British. Explain why each of these points was important to Gandhi’s goals.


Gandhi Film Questions, Part Three
Gandhi has had several legal and political victories in India. The British realize that they are helpless to stop his popularity. People in other parts of the world are reading about Gandhi and the people’s struggle. The Amritsar tragedy in which over 1,100 Indians were either killed or wounded, added to England’s ugly image in the world’s opinion polls. Gandhi wants to call the people’s attention to their overall goal: Indian independence with dignity. He proposes different ways to hurt British interests.
1. Why does he propose that the people burn articles of clothing? How will this hurt the British economy?

2. What does he ask the people to do to prove they can survive without British products?

3. What sacrifices does he ask the people to make in the cause of freedom?

4. Why do the marchers riot in front of the police station at Chauri? What happens?

5. What is Gandhi prepared to do to end the violence? What is the result?

6. Gandhi makes a 200-mile “Salt March” with many of his supporters to symbolize India’s defiance of British laws. What do his supporters do in large numbers?

7. Why do the British decide to arrest Gandhi and his supporters? Why is this event called a “turning point” in the people’s struggle for independence?

8. While in prison in the Aga Khan’s palace, Gandhi’s wife, Kasturba dies. How does Gandhi handle this?

9. Gandhi is invited to go to England to represent India for discussions about independence. Why is Gandhi disappointed at the results?

10. What does Gandhi do to try to stop the Hindu-Muslim violence? What advice does he give to people who have been hurt by the violence?

*11. The day of India’s independence finally comes. Why is Gandhi troubled and sad? Gandhi was a great leader but seems to have made little progress in some areas. After he is killed, what issues are left for the new democratic government to deal with? How successful has the government of India been?

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Hinduism Questions

Hinduism
Book Observations

1. Describe the man and the scene on pg. 88.

2. How do Hindus describe their religion?
3. What is “dharma” and give an example of it.
4. Look at the map on p. 90. Rank the countries by the number of Hindus in each.
5. What is Brahman?
6. What is Karma?
7. What is atman?
8. Explain the caste system. Name them.

9. Name the 10 forms of Vishnu.
10. What is the role of Vishnu?
11. Identify each of the following:
a. Rama and Sita
b. Hanuman
c. Sarasvati
d. Shiva
e. Rig Veda
f. Upanishads
g. Puranas
h. Ramayana
i. Bhakti
12. Name and describe four Hindu festivals.


13. What is the importance of the River Ganges?
14. What is the importance of the Himalyayas?
15. What is “ahimsa”?
16. What is the meaning behind the sacred cow?
17. How does the Shiva Nataraja fit in today’s modern society?

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Last day of summer.

Religions
September 22

Current Events
Collect Mobils
Observations
Lecture Outline
McKibbon Reading

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Religions Letter

ROW Letter
Religions of the World
Instructor: Luke Smith
322-3288
Email: mlsmith@bend.k12.or.us


Dear Student,

I’m writing to present the material and expectations for the course in Religions of the World. I’m looking forward to teaching you, and I hope that the class will be challenging and rewarding for you.

This class is a comparative history of the major religions of the world. It covers their origins, beliefs, major figures and relationship to history and modern events.

Instruction will include lecture and discussion, out of class reading and research, guest speakers, and discussion of current events and the way that they affect, and are affected by the Religions of the World.

Following is a list of class policies and expectations for all students. I would greatly appreciate if you and your parents/and or guardians could review the list and sign.

This year I’m going to try to use Email as much as possible: Therefore I’m asking for parent/guardian emails.

I’m looking forward to the school year. If either you (the student) or your parents have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.

Please have you and your parents sign a note acknowledging that you have read this.

Thank you,


Luke Smith


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Classroom Policies and Expectations for Religions of the World

This is the general list of class expectations. This should be basically the same as all other classes. If you have any questions about any of the specific points, please do not hesitate to call. I’m asking you to sign the list so that everyone involved knows the general expectations.

Attendance. Attendance is required. Students with unexcused absences will not be allowed to make up work.

Tardiness. A student is tardy if they are not in their seat, ready to work, when the bell rings.

Behavior: The classroom is a professional environment. Students are expected to be prompt, to participate, and to be polite and respectful towards each other and towards the teacher.

Class Materials: Each student must have the following EVERY DAY.

Textbook
A 3 ring binder dedicated to the class.
A set of colored pencils (8 is plenty).
Pencil, and Pen (Blue or Black)

If students cannot afford the materials for whatever reason, the FAN office can provide the material. The student can talk to the FAN office directly, or talk to me.

Late Policy: Late work is not acceptable. The department policy is 1 letter grade off for each day late. After the 3rd day, the work will not be accepted.

Grading: I will provide examples of work for students so that expectations are clear. Work will generally be graded within 24 hours. Grades will be posted 2-3 times per week. I will provide an individual grade report for every student weekly, and for any student or parent/guardian that requests it as frequently as requested.


Homework: This is an elective class. As such the homework will be modest. But there will be some, and when homework is given you can expect immediate assessment. For every assignment, in class time will be given (including library time, computer lab time, etc.). Please note that many of these projects will be one or two week projects. It is assumed that the student will budget their time, so that they do not do the entire project the night before the project is due.

I understand that students have other classes, and lives outside of school. If students have legitimate needs for extensions, they should see me as soon as possible. If the students contact me in advance, I will make every reasonable accommodation.

Cheating and Plagiarism: The penalty for cheating or plagiarism is that the work will be marked as a zero. I will also contact the parent or guardian and request a conference.

Electronics Policy: As I’m sure you’re aware, mp3 players, CD players, etc. and Cellphones are no longer acceptable during academic hours at Summit.

Thank you,


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Taoism

1. What is the meaning of the Tao?
2. Observe the picture on p.133. What does it symbolize?
3. Explain the yin and yang. Give examples.
4. What do the yin and yang do?
5. What is chi ? and how are breathing exercises like Tai Chi linked to this?
6. What is the concept of god or gods to the Taoist?
7. Who are the Three Pure Ones?
8. Who is the leader of Taoism and what did he write?
9. Look closely at the picture on p.134 and read the caption. Why might they build here?
10. Explain shamanism.
11. Name the oldest Chinese religious text, when was it written, and what role does it play?
12. Explain Feng shui.
13. What role do ghosts and spirits play in Taoism?
14. Why are fortune-tellers found in China?
15. Read the text on Confucius and summarize the content.
16. How is Confucianism different from Taoism?
17. Read and summarize Taoist views of the dead and immortality.

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religions, 5/15

1) Discussing Bahai
2) Studying the Tao
3) Wathching about the Taliban.
4) Eating the lunch.

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Monday, May 11

Make your crossword.
Print two copies.
Make a key.

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp

Research and write a short descriptive paragraph about each of the following.

In class:
The Story of Stuff
http://storyofstuff.com/

Return work.

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sikhism

Sikhism

1. Where did Sikh faith begin?
2. What does Sikh mean?
3. Who founded it?
4. What is the Sikh scripture, and how is it treated?
5. What is Sikh view on God? How is this illustrated in the literature?
6. What is an important emphasis for Sikh’s?
7. What is a langar?
8. What is a gurdwara?
9. Brief Bio of Guru Nanank?
10. Disappearance from the riverbank?
11. Guru means…
12. Nanak’s view of ritual?
13. How many Guru’s were there? Then what?
14. What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
15. What two aspects of Daily life are emphasized by Sikhs?

16. What are the 5 K’s. Explain.

17. What is the Khalsa. How did it start?
18. What are aspects of Sikh festivals?
19. What is the Akand Path?
20. Give examples of the social work of Sikh’s.
21. What is the diet of the Sikh?
22. What is Kalistan?
23. How did this lead to the assassination of Indira Gandhi?

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Buddhism Questions

Buddhism Questions
1. What does Buddha mean? Who was it? Where did he live? When?
2. What is The Buddha?
3. How many Buddha’s have there been?
4. What caused him to think about nature of sickness, old age and death?
5. What did he then do?
6. What is the middle way?
7. Where did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
8. Where was his first Sermon?
9. What did he teach?
10. What do his teachings explain?
11. What is Theravada Buddhism?
12. What is Mahayana Buddhism? How did it develop…
13. What is the bodhisattva?
14. What did the Buddha teach?
15. What is dharmas?
16. What is the Sunyatavada?
17. 4 Noble Truths?
18. 8-Fold path?
19. What are the 2 main groups of Buddhist Scriptures?
20. What is the language of Theravada scriptures?
21. What is the Pali Canon?
22. What is the Triptika?
23. What language is the Mahayana scripture written in?
24. What is the main language that Mahayana scriptures are recorded in?
25. What are the two large collections of Tibetan Buddhism?
26. What is the Chinese Canon?
27. What is the role of monks in births and weddings?
28. Role of Monks in Deaths?
29. What is Paritta?
30. What are some Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka?
31. In China?
32. Tibet?
33. What are the major Festivals of Buddhism?
34. What is mindfulness?
35. Why is the average person not expected to follow the Buddha’s instructions literally?
36. What is the Dharma?
37. What is Dana?
38. What are the 5 precepts?
39. What happened to the Buddhists under communism?

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Chapter 3 Observations

Chapter 3 Observations
Islam
Chapter 3 Observations

1. Look at the mosque on p.66. List at least 10 observations.


2. Why would Muslims see Islam as a total way of life?
3. How many Muslims are there worldwide today?
4. What accounts for the amazing early growth of Islam in the Middle East?

5. How did Islam come to be split in two main divisions…even to today?
6. Who was Muhammad and when did he receive his revelation? What is the Hijrah?
7. What is the Hadith? And how is it used?
8. Describe the Islamic idea of the Oneness of God. How is it different than Christianity?
9. Describe the path of the Hajj for the pilgrim.


10. Name and briefly explain the 5 Pillars of Islam.
11. Examine the drawing of the mosque on p.75. What things strike you as interesting

12. When does a faithful Muslim pray?
13. What happens after death to a person? Who gets to Paradise?
14. Briefly describe these festivals and when they are in our calendar:
a. Muharram
b. Ramadan
c. Lailat ul Qadr
d. Eid ul-Fitr
e. Muhammad – Maulid al Nabi
15. What kinds of instructions does the Qur’an outline for food and drink?
16. What is Jihad?
17. Explain the conservative movements within Islam.

18. In your opinion, what is the real attraction of people toward Islam?

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Christianity Chapter 2 Observations

2/23/09

1) Quiz
2) Christianity observations
3) Book Club book

Christianity Chapter 2 Observations
Christianity
Chapter 2
Observations

1. Look at the cathedral on p.42. Write down at least 10 observations about it.

2. Read p.43. Summarize the content into two or three brief sentences.

3. Pp.44,45 reduce the story of Jesus to the bare essentials. Read it and then jot down 4 or 5 questions or things you just don’t get.

4. Compare and contrast Peter and Paul.

5. List and describe the parts of the New Testament.

6. Read over the Beatitudes (p.47). Choose one and describe it in your own words.

7. Look over the chart on p.51. Follow several of the branches. What is your opinion as to why there are so many different kinds of Christians?

8. On that same chart, what are some of the distinctions of several denominations?

9. Note the significance of the following dates: (all of them are CE)
• 60, 300, 638, 1453, 1553,

10. Read the section on church design and look over the drawing carefully. List several things which caught your attention.

11. Describe baptism and the several ways and reason it is done.

12. How do Christians view death?

13. From the chart on p.59 choose a Christian festival you never heard of or one you really didn’t understand. Name it and describe it.

14. Read the passage from Santa Teresa de Avila. Respond to her vision of the Church of Christ.

15. What is the story behind the pilgrimage site of Lourdes?

16. Note the changes made to the Roman Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council.

17. Choose one of the new movements arising from Christianity described on pp.64,65 and describe it.

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essay from class

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2005/08/0080695

article. read, and respond with essay.

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judaism observations

Here is the beginning of my post. Judaism
Chapter 1 Observations

1. Look closely at the picture on pg.24. List 10 observations.

2. Read the overview on pg.25. Summarize the material in 2-3 sentences.

3. What is the most striking thing you notice from the family tree on pg.26?

4. Describe the covenant between God and the Jews.

5. Summarize the contents of the Hebrew Bible and Mishnah and Talmud.

6. What is the difference between the Temple and a Synagogue?

7. Look carefully at the drawing of a synagogue on pg.31. Make note of several things you find interesting.

8. On pp.32-33 the book talks about Jewish rituals. Jot a note about each:
a. Birth

b. Bar Mitzvah

c. Marriage

d. Death

e. Mezuzah

f. Yarlmulke

9. Describe the three branches of Judaism (p.26)




10. What is a Kibbutz?


11. Describe Kosher foods.


12. Describe the shift in population of Jews between 1800 and 1995.


13. Who are the Lubavitchers?

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Religions Survey

Religions Survey, Day 1

So what Do You think about religion?

Answer all these questions with your own ideas...
1. What is religion?

2. Is spirituality different than religion? And Explain.

3. What reasons might someone believe in a religion?

4. What needs might a religion meet?

5. What is an agnostic? What is an atheist?

6. Name seven of the major world religions.

7. What is worship?

8. What is scripture?

9. Is your religion the right one? Explain.

10. Craft a working definition of tolerance.

11. Why are you in this class?

12. List up to ten things you would like to learn in here.




13. What is one thing you want me to know about you?

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Practice Current Events

Current EventCHICAGO—The Occupational Safety And Health Administration released figures Monday indicating that record numbers of elementary-school art teachers are falling victim to pneumosparklyosis, commonly known as glitter lung.

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Dr. Linda Norr scans a sufferer who spent more than two decades in the classrooms.

Nearly 8,000 cases were reported in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available. This is the highest number since the arts-and-crafts industry was deregulated in 1988.

Characterized by a lack of creative energy and shortness of breath, and accompanied by sneezing or coughing up flakes of twinkly, reflective matter, glitter lung typically strikes teachers between the ages of 29 to 60 who spend 20 hours per week in an art-class setting during the school year.

"When art teachers spend so much time in confined quarters with inadequate ventilation amid swirling clouds of glitter, it's only a matter of time before their lungs start to suffer negative effects," said Dr. Linda Norr, a specialist in elementary-school-related respiratory diseases. "Those sufferers who are not put on a rigorous program of treatment often spend their last days on respirators, hacking up a thick, dazzling mucus."

As incidences of glitter lung continue to rise, critics are accusing public schools of not doing enough to protect art teachers.

Former art teacher Miles Winfield, who recently testified before a House subcommittee on unsafe working conditions, said that, as his symptoms worsened, his principal looked the other way, fearing defamation lawsuits from the powerful glitter industry.

"Most art teachers are afraid to come forward, for fear of losing their jobs," Winfield said. "At an absolute minimum, an art teacher should be equipped with a respirator, thick goggles, and a reflective-field smock. But schools don't want to stand up to Big Glitter, which continues to insist that this stuff is safe. Schools end up falsifying the safety reports and hoping they get away with it. And they usually do."

Until heavier, less toxic forms of glitter are developed, physicians recommend using alternative media to enhance children's artwork.

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"Cheerios, cotton balls, and popsicle sticks are considered very safe," Norr said. "Avoid colored string, however, because some studies show that it could be high in yarncinogens. And if glitter is absolutely essential to the craft project, try using a glitter pen, as the particles are less likely to become airborne."

Glitter guidelines established by OSHA in 1970 allow for no more than 0.4 flakes per cm3 of the substance in the air. Yet critics say the standards were developed to protect children, who typically only spend two to three hours in art class per week, unlike teachers, who spend as many as 40 hours per week in the toxic, high-glitter environment.

Though only 47 years old, Lawrence, KS art teacher Helen Niles was forced to quit her job and lose her health insurance after her chronic glitter lung rendered her unfit for full-time work in February.

"At first, I had no idea what was going on," Niles said. "I'd wake up in the morning and I'd have this gritty feel in my mouth. The school nurse told me it was nothing, but eventually I was waking up with a shiny, sparkling stain on the pillow."

"People who have worked with glitter know that it gets everywhere if you don't sprinkle it very carefully. It can stick to your clothes and your skin," Niles said. "Imagine working in an environment where the atmosphere contains 10 parts per million, and you quickly realize what our nation's art teachers are up against."

The medical community has been slow to recognize glitter lung as a public health threat. A 1993 epidemic of sequin fibrosis, which primarily affected dancers in the Las Vegas, NV area, was seen as an isolated case. Now, however, the disease is being re-evaluated, and many doctors believe it may be the most serious occupational health hazard to hit educators since the outbreak of gold-star syndrome in the 1960s.

Epidemiologists note that the increase in glitter-lung cases is occurring simultaneously with a general rise in other classroom-related diseases. Macaroni elbow, modeling clay palsy, crayon flu, and googly-eye are sidelining thousands of teachers each year.

But despite growing medical alarm, efforts to provide adequate safety measures and health care continue to be hampered by bureaucratic red, blue, green, and yellow tape.

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religions

Jainism
1. What does Jain mean?
2. What is chief principle of Jainism?
3. What is karma?
4. What is moksha?
5. What is a Tirthankara?
6. Who is Vardhamana Mahavira?
7. What are the 4 groups of the Jain movement?
8. Where do the Jains live? How many?
9. What is the central doctrine of Jainism?
10. What does ahimsa mean?
11. What do they do for work? Why?
12. Describe their life?
13. What is puja?
14. What are the jain groups?
15. What are the Digambaras?
16. What are the 5 principles?

Sikhism

17. Where did Sikh faith begin?
18. What does Sikh mean?
19. Who founded it?
20. What is the Sikh scripture, and how is it treated?
21. What is Sikh view on God? How is this illustrated in the literature?
22. What is an important emphasis for Sikh’s?
23. What is a langar?
24. What is a gurdwara?
25. Brief Bio of Guru Nanank?
26. Disappearance from the riverbank?
27. Guru means…
28. Nanak’s view of ritual?
29. How many Guru’s were there? Then what?
30. What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
31. What three aspects of Daily life are emphasized by Sikhs?
32. What are the 5 K’s. Explain.
33. What is the Khalsa. How did it start?
34. What are aspects of Sikh festivals?
35. What is the Akand Path?
36. Give examples of the social work of Sikh’s.
37. What is the diet of the Sikh?
38. What is Kalistan?
39. How did this lead to the assassination of Indira Gandhi?

BAHA’I
40. Where did the Baha’I faith originate?
41. Who is Mirza Husayn Ali?
42. Who is Baha’u’llah?
43. What do Baha’I believe of ancient texts (Torah, Qur’an, etc).
44. What view of humanity is central to Baha’I social and religious vision?
45. How are the Baha’I treated?
46. What is the structure of Baha’I assemblies?

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