portfolio exercise 5

Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to 

Diversity – 2012 - Semester

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

1.      Define:

a. Stereotyping : judging  someone without knowing him / judging entire group of people based on what some of them may do.
 
b. Prejudice : your feeling toward  individuals based on group of perceptions.
c. Bias : not neutral .
 
d. Discrimination : Any action that denies opportunities to a person on the basis of their race, gender, age, religion .

2.      Give an example of each term

a. Stereotyping : All  sudanis are lazy

b. Prejudice :i dont want to work with this guy he will let me do all the work alone.
c. Bias :  I will help him and give him a good grades because he is my friend .
 
d. Discrimination :dominant white against black .

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? 1969 , in the USA  , public school with 3rd graders .

2.      Describe the experiment.  Blue eyes people are better than brown eyes they were treated differently then they exchanged the experiment

3.      What were the results? 1st experiment : brown eyes felt insulted . 2nd experiment : blue eyes felt the same when they exchanged the experiment . 

4.      How successful do you believe it was? they felt happy when they knew that respecting others is better than judging them by color .

Reflection N.4

Gap Years

 

 

Many people do not realize the importance of gap years and think they are a waste of time but in fact, gap years have many benefits and advanteges. Some of these benifits are learning and aquiring the knowledge of other cultures by travelling and exploring other countries. The other reason is that people who take a gap year oftenly travel outside to gain experience and some other skills for college or work. Citizens of the UAE often take gap years for granted and think it is a waste of time. I personally would love to take a gap year so that I could have the oppurtunity to travel to france so that I could experience the art of cooking and to have a look at one of the world's wonders, the Eiffel Tower. Also, the UAE  has many strong connections with the foreign country of Cambodia. Most of them are economy, trade and natural resources but the most important is education. Many of the UAE's important schools and ministries send their tutors to teach and help the youth in Cambodia so that they could get familiar with the modern world.

shock reflection-personal reflection number 3

When I was in high school, something sad happened to me. My friends saw me as an old man because of my beard and my height. The first time they saw me, they thought I was a father of someone in school. When they knew that it was genetic, they started making fun of me and of my looks. They thought it was funny but from inside, it made me feel lonely, sad and disappointed. I thought by moving to a new school I would gain new friends but I was wrong. I stayed lonely and sad for some time and one day when I came home; my father asked me if there is something wrong with me. I told him that the students in school are making fun of me and my looks. He answered simply: “ignore them, they are jealous of you because you represent a real man with good intentions and the will to study without feeling bad.” When I went to school the next day, I asked them the reason to why they were making fun of me and they answered that I was a tall, bearded guy but with a good mind. I told them that God made me the way I am and I cannot do a thing to change it and if you cannot accept me for who I am, then please leave me alone for what you are doing is annoying me and making me feel sad and disturbed. They apologized to me and started befriending me and never made fun of me from that day.

Personal Conduct-Vocab Portfolio Exercise No.4

Diversity and Personal Conduct – vocabulary

Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:           

1.   Civility / civilized : having a high state of culture and social development

2.   Acknowledge: To admit the existence, reality, or truth of.

3.   Inclusive / inclusion: the act of including or the state of being included

4.   Respect: To feel or show deferential regard for

5.   Apology: An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense

6.   Consideration: A factor to be considered in forming a judgment or decision

7.   Behavior: The manner in which one behaves

8.   Responsibility: The state, quality, or fact of being responsible

9.   Attention (pay): Concentration of the mental powers upon an object; a close or careful observing or listening

10.               Tolerance: The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others

11.               Attitude (positive): A state of mind or a feeling; disposition

12.               Conduct: To direct the course of; manage or control.

13.               Politeness : Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage

14.               Constructive (comment): Serving to improve or advance; helpful

15.               Kindness: The quality or state of being kind

Cultural diversity - portfolio excersise No.2

 

Introduction to Diversity - Portfolio exercise #1

With a partner, research on the internet to find the following information include your sources.

UAE Demographics:

Ethnic Groups	Percentage	Year	Source
Emirati	19%	2012	www.indexmundi.com
South Asians	50%	2012	www.indexmundi.com
East Asians & westerners	8%	2012	www.inderxmundi.com
Other Arabs & Iranians	30-40%	2012	www.indexmundi.com

 

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Islam	57%	2010	www.looklex.com
Hinduism	15%	2010	www.looklex.com
christianity	9%	2010	www.looklex.com
Buddism	5%	2010	www.looklex.com
Other	4%	2010	www.looklex.com

1.Write a definition of cultural diversity in your own words.

hIts the quality of different cultures that live in a certain country

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2.Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship, organizations, etc.

11. Sheikh zayed mosque

22. Arabs evangelical church

33. Saint george orthodox church

44. Erangilecal community church

Cultural Diversity - portfolio excersise No. 1

Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

 

 

 

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

 

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	T
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	F
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	T
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	F
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	T

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

 

1. Heterogeneous: Mix

 

2. Plurality: majority

 

3. Migration: Moving

 

4. Fundamental: Basic

 

5. Collective strength: combined in strength.

 

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

 

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

 

Hospital

 

 

 

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

 

1. Solve problems
2. communication

3. developement

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

 

Meltin pot: The population of a certain place

Garden salad: A salad that mostly consists of vegetables

 

 

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

 

White others and indians

 

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	Homogenous	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	weakness	Improving	deproving	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Intolerance	Equality	Inequality

 

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	Singular
Dignity	Self-respect	Integrated	Collective	Asset	Benefit
Global	world wide	Benefit	Asset	Harmony	Agree