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After taking this quiz, please answer the following questions...
What fact surprised you most and why?
Explain why you think one of the answers is justified.
Explain why you believe one the answers is totally ridiculous, and why it bothers you.
What did you like most about the diversity seminar we had in class?
What topic during the seminar did you know the most about?
The least about?
Did you ever change your mind after hearing someone else's reasoning?
Did you ever want to speak your mind and didn't/couldn't. If so, why, and what did you want to say?
As always, >250.
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The fact that surprised me the most was the one about cocaine. I couldn’t believe the difference of how much is needed to be imprisoned for 5 years, for the different types of cocaine. But once I realized the question had mentioned the “type” of users for each type of cocaine, it began to sink in that this was a class injustice. It seems that the higher class was able to get away with doing more of this drug than the lower class. I think all of these answers reflect a type of injustice towards a minority or person of lower class. I could not find one to be justifiable. The answer that bothered me the most was the one stating that the average U.S. worker ‘s annual income is that of an average U.S. CEO’s daily earnings. I interpret this as the unremarkable and unjustifiable disproportion of wealth that exists in the U.S.
The thing I liked the most about the diversity seminar was how thought provoking it was. It forced you to make a decision on how you feel on very touchy subjects. The subject I felt that I knew most about dealt with the treatment or injustices towards minorities in society. The subject I felt I knew least about dealt with the welfare policy in the U.S. While listening to others’ opinions, I appreciated that the outlook was often different from my own. However, it didn’t cause me to change any of my opinions. And I was also able to express all of the opinions that I wanted to share despite conflicting opinions. I felt that this activity was overall very interesting and I enjoyed it.
The fact that possessing 500 grams of powder cocaine or just 5 grams of crack cocaine would require a mandatory minimum of five years in prison surprised me most because the fact that it is so unfair. It makes me wonder how that law is still in place.
I think the fact that roughly 2,600,000 U.S. citizens are millionaires is justified because the U.S. has a lot of opportunities for people to make that much money.
84.5% of gay lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers “never” or “rarely” respond to homophobic remarks made by other students, according to a national study seems ridiculous to me. It bothers me because I feel like teachers should step in when comments like that are openly made at school. School should be a safe, friendly environment for everyone.
I liked the diversity seminar because it was interesting to see what other peoples’ stances were on different issues. I did not know how most people felt about all of the questions that were asked and I didn’t know what I thought about some of them either. It made me think a lot, which was nice, but sometimes I didn’t feel like making a choice right then, and having it be fully on one side or the other.
I did not know much about women and welfare, and knew quite a bit about Hitler. I never really felt the need to change my mind about a subject after I heard someone else’s reasoning but was open to their opinion.
I never really felt the need to speak my mind about any particular issue because my opinions weren’t very strong and I didn’t feel as if I would be very convincing.
The fact that 500 grams of powder cocaine and 5 grams of crack cocaine carry the same penalty was surprising to be since they both contain about the same amount of the illegal drug. The fact that I thought seemed most justified was that about 2.6 million Americans are millionaires. Considering the amount of people in the country and the vast areas for people to succeed in, it was not surprising to me. The 2007 study that found that the U.S. and U.K. had the worst treatment of children amongst the 23 richest countries seems ridiculous to me. Considering the living conditions in places like China and India, I just can’t take that stat seriously. From this stat and some others, I think it can be argued that this source is a little bit slanted. It is pretty easy to get a stat to back up almost anything, no matter how ridiculous it is.
The thing I most enjoyed about the activity in class was having to really think about things and make a quick decision. In most situations when I’m given a question like that, I’ll just say that I don’t know or care. However, having to actually form an opinion about each topic was a challenge. The topic I knew most about was the one about Native American mascots. My high school was the Warriors, and we almost had to change it due to controversy. The topic that I would say I knew the least about was the one about Hitler. Not only do I not know a lot about Hitler, but I also don’t have enough knowledge about many other influential people to say that he was the most influential person of the 1900s. The only time I changed my mind was when Cooper argued that the U.S. was the most advanced nation. I interpreted the question a little differently and that is why I was on the other side. When the Native American issue came up, I wanted to say something but didn’t. Going to a high school that was named the Warriors, I always felt like we were honoring the Native Americans, and that is why I don’t think all Native American mascots should be banned.
In taking this Multi-Cultural quiz, the fact that was most surprising to me would have to be the rating of 23 countries in the world having received the lowest for the treatment of children well-being being The United States and the United Kingdom. The reason it surprised me was for the fact that those two countries are the wealthiest and for the treatment of a child well being to be low is hard to understand. With that, another surprising fact from taking the quiz was that the three wealthiest people earnings is roughly equal to the combined Gross Domestic Product of 48, FORTY-EIGHT!, poorest countries. That is an extremely high number, I chose 8 poorest countries, I would have never thought. Alright this would be my last surprising fact, about the powered cocaine and crack cocaine. Under federal law, 500 grams of power or 5 grams of crack cocaine has to be in the possession of a person to be convicted. I believe that none of them are justifiable since they were targeting a minority or social class is an injustice.
Well since I was not in attendance for the Diversity Seminar, I will just continue talking about the Multi-cultural quiz until I reach two hundred fifty words. I could just answer the questions off of hear say but the questions are directed towards personal opinion.
So continuing on with the Multi-Cultural quiz, I find it strange that 52 percent of physicians report witness to a colleague giving reduce care or refusing care to a lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients. That is not acceptable at all. Giving reduced care or refusing care just because of someone’s sexual orientation is an act of discrimination. The 52 percent of physicians is surprisingly high, once again I would think that the number would be dramatically lower more like 10 percent. I would like to view the data recent studies of these topics and compare them in order to see the changes.
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The fact that surprised me the most was that the United States and the U.K. received the lowest rating by UNICEF for the treatment of children in the 23 wealthiest countries. I found this surprising because I think of the U.S. and the U.K. as advanced countries that would receive really high ratings for the treatment of children because I thought they were concerned about the treatment and well being of people, especially children.
I think it’s justified that 2.6 million U.S. citizens are millionaires because the U.S. is a land of opportunity and there are several careers where there is the potential to make a lot of money.
I think it’s ridiculous that an individual possessing 500 grams of powder cocaine receives the same amount of prison time as an individual possessing a mere 5 grams of crack cocaine because each gram of both forms contain the same amount of drug per gram. This fact bothers me because the form of cocaine used by the wealthy allows for the possession of a lot more of the drug with jail time equivalent to a much smaller amount used by the poor. It bothers me that this law is still in place.
I liked hearing other people’s opinions on topics during the diversity seminar. I enjoyed hearing opposing viewpoints because when I made my decision on whether I agreed with a topic or not I usually had an idea on the argument the other side would say, but then someone would express a view I had not thought of that I may agree with. The diversity seminar had vague topics, which allowed for many ways to interpret a topic, which I found interesting.
I knew most about Hitler since I did a project on him in high school.
I knew least about women and welfare. I learned a lot though from the reasoning individuals gave for their sides.
I actually changed my mind a few times after hearing someone else’s reasoning because sometimes I was on a side just because I did not know much about the topic and then someone would voice their opinion and I would agree with it much more than the views of my own side.
I never wanted to speak my mind and couldn’t because I was called on three times during the seminar even though I did not have a strong opinion on most of the topics. This seminar was difficult for me since I was forced to make a decision on vague topics and I do not have strong opinions when it comes to controversial subjects.
I think it is worth noting that millionaires only compromise 0.86% of the US population. It may sound like a good deal on its own, but in proportion to population size, it is not sizable.
Like others, I was surprised by the fact that such extremely different amounts of varying forms of cocaine have the same legal consequence. Unless there is some strong reason for this (i.e. if there is more danger from using crack cocaine), then this seems completely unjustified. I’m not sure if I would consider this answer “justified,” but one that I think makes sense is that immigrant men in the U.S., ages 18-39, are five times less likely to be in jail or prison than their U.S.-born peers. The immigrants have worked hard to move to this country, gain citizenship, and begin a better life. They’re much more respectful of the laws that allowed them into the country, and would then be more motivated to obey them. I think it’s completely ridiculous that 52% of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients. The orientation of a patient only rarely has an effect on the illness they’ve contracted, and should otherwise be completely irrelevant. The thought that anyone would give worse care to someone based on the gender of the person they love is sickening. I liked being forced to make a choice, although it would have been nice to be able to discuss some topics before choosing sides, so everyone felt more informed. Also, expanded discussion on some topics would have been awesome. I honestly don’t recall a particular topic I felt completely well-informed on—at least not that I still remember on Thursday ;) I felt like I knew the least about women and welfare. I never changed my mind after hearing someone else’s reasoning, but there was a really eerie time where I changed my mind right before we shared opinions. It was the woman president topic, and the reason Jake gave was the exact reason why I had switched sides. I spoke my mind when I had something to say.
The fact that surprised me the most was that the U.S. and the U.K. were the two lowest rated out of the 23 wealthiest countries in the world in child healthcare. This surprised me because these two nations are supposed to be some of the most powerful in the world and apparently they can't even take care of the youth of their country? That is embarrassing. Honestly, I don't know if I can say that any of these answers are justified. They all seem unfair and illogical. As for the answer that I think is ridiculous, I would say the reduction or refusal of healthcare for gay, lesbian, and transgenders. It is outrageous to think that doctors would be so biased and prejudiced to change their treatment of a patient based on sexual orientation. People should not be treated differently just because of their sexual orientation, race, religion, or anything of that nature. As for the diversity seminar, I enjoyed the topics that were discussed and how we were not allowed to stand in the middle, how we had to pick a side. I think I knew the most about either the religious subjects or those of sexual orientation. I knew the least about welfare and things of that nature. I don't think I ever changed my mind fully after hearing someone else speak, I just gained a new perspective and understanding of the topic that allowed me to be more knowledgeable and open minded. There were many things that I wished to say but didn't, but fortunately other people stood up and said them.
Although many of the answers surprised me, and I guessed many incorrectly, the one I found most startling was the ranking of the United States and UK as the worst countries for the treatment of children and their well being. As two of the countries I consider to be the most well off, I couldn’t believe we ranked the lowest out of the twenty-three wealthiest countries. Another fact I found very surprising was how the three wealthiest people in the world have more money than the forty-eight poorest countries. It blows my mind that people are poor and starving all across the world, and three people have more money than forty-eight countries! That is a huge number. It would be a huge shock even if they were comparing people to cities, but countries! It’s sad how unbalanced the wealth is distributed across the world.
I have a hard time accepting any of the facts, much less assessing which one I think is justified since I really don’t think any of them are.
Personally, I thought the fact about cocaine was ridiculous, not to mention disturbing. Since only the wealthiest people can afford powder cocaine, the regulation of allowing 500 grams in possession before arrest is absolutely astonishing. 5 grams of crack cocaine compared to 500 grams of powder cocaine? It’s a dangerous substance regardless of the type. The fact even states that they have the same effect so why would they make exceptions for the wealthy in this case? I just don’t see the logic behind that.
Since I wasn’t able to make class on Monday, I don’t know about the lesson everyone else went through. It sounded like a great topic however, and I’m very sorry I missed it.
I was stunned that Britain and the US rank near the bottom among wealthy countries when it comes to treating children. With our expansive and immense wealth there is no reason why the wellbeing of children in the US should be behind other nations' younglings. We are talking the talking the talk but not walking the walk. We Americans (not all of course) claim that we are taking care of our own when in fact we are not.
All of the information revealed by this survey displays some kind of injustice so none of the answers are justified.
I find it ridiculous that 52% of doctors report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing to treat patients at all because of their sexual orientation. Anyone who refuses to help someone because that person is gay, lesbian, or transgender should be ashamed of himself or herself. It should be illegal to discriminate against somebody because of his or her sexual orientation.
I liked the fact that someone could explain why he or she chose that specific side. It is interesting to get an idea of what goes through people's heads when they decide what opinion to form. However, some of the questions were not black and white and my answer to some of them would vary depending upon the situation.
I have changed sides on the question about Hitler. David's explanation changed my mind. Many of our fears about terrible events that might take place allude back to the horrors that Hitler perpetrated during WWII.
I had a comment in mind for the Native Mascot question but I wanted to give others a chance to speak their mind.
Based on a 2007 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the annual earnings of the average full-time U.S. worker is roughly equal to the daily earnings of the average CEO in the U.S. This piece of information surprised me the most. Although I realize that there are a lot of low paying jobs, I couldn’t believe that the average would be so low.
The only question that I could find somewhat justifiable is the last one. Although legacy is a somewhat unfair advantage, but it has also been known that it exists and it helps when it comes to applying. But how the question is worded is kind of peculiar. Because it saying only wealthy white people, where I know African-Americans who have legacy also still have an advantage over other applicants. So I do think that there is a justifiable quality because yes, the legacy this will count and will help.
The question that bothers me the most is the one about the child’s well-being. I am shocked and appalled that the US and the UK are so low. I personally said India and China merely on the fact that due to their over population, that both countries do many horrible things to children. I know in China that when many people have girls, they usually abandon them in the streets or give them away to adoption agency making their well-being quite poor which clearly surprises me on why the US is below them.
I really liked the diversity seminar. It really made one think about very controversial issues and made one choose a side and not be kind of indifferent about certain situations. The topics I could relate to the most about were race. Especially me being the only Asian in the FIG, it made me know that there are certain things that other races wouldn’t understand about my own, that made me feel or racially sensitive towards some questions. On the welfare question, I did not really know a lot about that so I didn’t want to answer that question. I know that the over reporting of rape I had originally had sided with that it is over reported but after hearing Sam’s defense, it made a lot of sense on why she chose the other side. I spoke my mind a lot.
Every fact in this quiz is extremely interesting and some, very eye-opening. It’s hard to believe that many of these details about our economy are true. The fact that surprised me the most after taking this diversity quiz was that the annual earnings of an average U.S. worker are equivalent to that of the daily earnings of an average U.S. CEO. The fact that anyone in this country, or in any other, makes that much money is absolutely absurd to me. I am all for deserving and earning what you work hard for, but when it gets to the point where the wealth of the three richest people in the world is equivalent to the combined Gross Domestic Product of the 48 poorest countries in the world, it becomes an issue in my eyes. I am bothered by how rich some people are, and I have been for a while, athletes included. I just think that when the economy is this bad, and there a far less fortunate people in the world, the distribution of wealth should be changed. One answer, however, that did not surprise me was the fact that legacy status at elite universities is equal to a 160-point boost on an applicant’s SAT score, I actually thought it would be more.
I was not in class to join in on the diversity discussion but seeing what everyone wrote about, I believe I did something similar at a leadership conference last summer, where you stand on different sides of the room and walk to the other side when someone has persuaded you with their opinions to do so. It’s a difficult situation to be in because even though it I your own opinion, you still fee pressured to make the right decision.
Honestly I cannon pick one fact over the other that surprised me most. This whole entire quiz was very surprising to me. Really all the questions were saying one thing: even though discrimination and racism has gotten better in the world, it is still really bad. It all goes back to stereotypes. Its very sad to see the results of these answers.
I liked the presentation the other day in class. It was very different and I liked the exercise we did rather than just listening to her state facts and talk the whole hour. It was very interesting to hear everyones different views on things too. After listening to peoples different opinions, I did end up double thinking about the decision I had made. It was a good exercise to see how everyone thinks and feels about certain topics.
I hate to do this but I have to go to psych now. I know this blog was not long enough.
To be quite honest, none of the questions on the quiz surprised me. This topic in particular is a pretty big interest of mine; I once thought I wanted to go to law school and become a civil rights lawyer. To be quite honest, I prefer not to pass judgement on whether something is 'justified' or not. Someone will always think they're right and someone else will always tell that person that they're wrong. I'm a firm believer in the saying that there is no black and white to any issue, there are only shades of grey.
There HAVE been many times where I’ve just wanted to give someone a piece of my mind but couldn’t. For the most part, I’m reigning myself in because I don’t want to insult someone else’s point of view. But, the overuse of the word ‘gay’ in a negative context really makes me angry. Unless you’re using the word in it’s original form, a synonym for happy, don’t use it! I suffer a lot of secondhand embarrassment for my friends in the LGBT community whenever someone misuses that word.
What I like best about the seminar however is the fact that while it made you think it was also highly entertaining, seeing who would go to one side of the room or the other. I think I knew the most about the LGBT issues brought up during the seminar, and I knew the least about the feminism issues. I also don't think my mind was 'changed' in any way, but it was nice to hear some different points of view.
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