In no particular order here is my composition of top 10 stories shared by my peers:
1. Josh's definitions on power and privilege. This list composes the correct terminology and I feel all of us should be aware of how we use certain words, especially while being in South Africa.
2. Sarah's article over the school system and the effects on children.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21528586.2014.887917
3. Larisa's article over the Sharpeville Massacre. The impact it has on Africans and the apartheid system. This article gives a vivid description and goes well into detail over the significance of this massacre and the effects it ultimately had.http://web.archive.org/web/20050408025334/http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/misc/sharplle.html
4. Denise's video over gangs, race, and poverty. Although it is a lengthy video just watching 10-15 minutes gives you a whole new understanding coming especially from people who lived though this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMl_G6rL9k
5. Ignacio's video over the gay community in South Africa. This is a really interesting video and the laws that protect them in South Africa.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-iw5tmKIPI
6. Josh's video that summarized South Africa's history, what we have covered in class and other useful information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCKIUogn6E
7. Nestor's bucket list to visiting South Africa. This gives us a great depiction on the beautiful country we are going to visit and makes me extremely excited to go on adventures. http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2013/03/18/ultimate-bucket-list-trip-south-africa/2/
8. Tiasha's article over crime and violence being so high in South Africa. I found it particularly interesting how only half of the cases make it to court. http://www.news24.com/Columnists/GuestColumn/Why-is-crime-and-violence-so-high-in-South-Africa-20140918
9. Denise's article over the role women played during this crucial time in South Africa. They led many organizations. http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=4667
10. Tiasha's article over mixed races. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2009/06/who-are-the-cape-coloureds-of-south-africa/#.VRm1CvmPF8E
Interesting list of recommendations! I enjoyed reading the article about the highlights of South Africa and the interesting sites and activities, that was a fun read. Also, I, too chose the article on the terms of power and privilege since it helps define words that pertain to our discussion on race, gender,class etc.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I'm realizing after the fact that I should have included the bucket list article in my top 10. I didn't realize how much there is to do there! A lot of the articles you chose overlapped with mine, which shows that a lot of us find these issues important, such as the coloured people and the power and privilege terms.
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