Due Monday, September 9th - Pride and Prejudice . . . How Will These Themes Apply to Us?

Overview: How word you define the words "pride" and "prejudice." What comes to mind when you hear those words outside the context of the title of Austen's novel? How do these words shape who we are as people?  How does it tie into culture?

Directions:  Read the Webster definitions of pride and prejudice below.  View the TED Talk, "The Danger of the Single Story."  In a blog response, share instances in your life where you exhibited positive and negative aspects of pride and prejudice.  Also, how do you see this playing out in the novel?  Use direct examples from the definitions and the TED Talk in your responses.  Engage with each other. Use the text. Be genuine and authentic. Think about the value of words by being concise. Think about your audience. Next, peruse my global blog.  Please comment on something you found interesting and would like to ask me for more information. Also, revisit the blog. Read and respond to your fellow classmates. Get a dialogue going. Challenge each other. Be bold. Be brilliant.

Defining Pride and Prejudice

Webster defines "pride" as:

a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired. synonyms: pleasure, joy, delight, gratification, fulfillment, satisfaction, a sense of achievement...

It also defines it as follows:

the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance. "the sin of pride" synonyms: arrogance, vanity, self-importance, hubris, conceit, conceitedness, self-love, self-adulation, self-admiration, narcissism, egotism, superciliousness, haughtiness, snobbery, snobbishness...



Webster defines "prejudice" as:

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. synonyms: preconceived idea, preconception, prejudgment...

It is also defined as follows:

dislike, hostility, or unjust behavior deriving from unfounded opinions...

Add another layer, and it is defined as:

accusations of racial prejudice. synonyms: bigotry, bias, partisanship, partiality, intolerance, discrimination, unfairness, inequality...

"The Danger of a Single Story"

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Culture. The word originated with the definition"to cultivate land," and evolved into a "cultivation of the mind." Today the word is ambiguous, referring to our attachment to a place, traditions, and beliefs. It also has ominously been used to discuss an "otherness" through stereotypes.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her experiences with the notion of culture in "The Danger of a Single Story" in an important TED Talk that will explain the importance of global intelligence.

"Mr. P. Goes Global"

by Eric Pellerin

https://ericdpellerin.wixsite.com/globalclassrooms