Entering the Conversation

As you respond to the following prompts, support your argument with references to the sources in this Conversation on colonialism. For help using sources, see Chapter 4.

  1. Assume you want to teach an audience of middle school students about colonialism. In words and sentences middle school students can understand, explain what colonialism is, and discuss its effects in the modern world. Consider the effects on the governing nations and on the people living in the colonies. Use your knowledge of history and current events, and refer to at least two texts in this Conversation on colonialism.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: Assume you want to teach an audience of middle school students about colonialism. In words and sentences middle school students can understand, explain what colonialism is, and discuss its effects in the modern world. Consider the effects on the governing nations and on the people living in the colonies. Use your knowledge of history and current events, and refer to at least two texts in this Conversation on colonialism.
  2. What factual information could someone glean about colonialism from the texts in this chapter? Refer to all of the sources as you enumerate the facts.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: What factual information could someone glean about colonialism from the texts in this chapter? Refer to all of the sources as you enumerate the facts.
  3. Write an essay in which you discuss the individual’s struggle against the power of the colonizer.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: Write an essay in which you discuss the individual’s struggle against the power of the colonizer.
  4. Dwight David Eisenhower, president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, once said, “We are so proud of our guarantees of freedom in thought and speech and worship, that, unconsciously, we are guilty of one of the greatest errors that ignorance can make—we assume our standard of values is shared by all other humans in the world.” Write an essay that evaluates the truth of this statement. For evidence to support your position, refer specifically to the selections in the Conversation.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: Dwight David Eisenhower, president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, once said, “We are so proud of our guarantees of freedom in thought and speech and worship, that, unconsciously, we are guilty of one of the greatest errors that ignorance can make—we assume our standard of values is shared by all other humans in the world.” Write an essay that evaluates the truth of this statement. For evidence to support your position, refer specifically to the selections in the Conversation.
  5. George Orwell says of the imperialist, “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it” (para. 7). Write an essay exploring the implications of this statement.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: George Orwell says of the imperialist, “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it” (para. 7). Write an essay exploring the implications of this statement.
  6. Having read the modern selections by George Orwell, Frantz Fanon, Eavan Boland, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Chinua Achebe, consider the perspectives presented in the older selections from Christopher Columbus, King Ferdinand, and Red Jacket. Examine the extent to which issues and attitudes from these older pieces are still relevant in the modern pieces and in the world today.

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    Chapter 13 - Entering the Conversation: Having read the modern selections by George Orwell, Frantz Fanon, Eavan Boland, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Chinua Achebe, consider the perspectives presented in the older selections from Christopher Columbus, King Ferdinand, and Red Jacket. Examine the extent to which issues and attitudes from these older pieces are still relevant in the modern pieces and in the world today.