Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Creating a Knowledge Question
Case 1
Real-life situation:
In France, October 17th, A 15-year-old girl Kosovar girl was detained during a class field trip, as her family had been denied asylum and was not allowed to live in France. This generated much anger, not only among the students but also the media. Earlier today, students erected barricades in front of their schools and marched through through Paris to protest against the expulsion of immigrants, some of whom had been their students. Despite few cases of violence, most of the protest was passive. The students hope to pressure the government into allowing some of their friends whose expulsions had been unfair. Furthermore, Kosovar and her family, like many other people who are in their situation, have nowhere else to go. They do not feel like they belong to the "country they come from", do not have means to survive in that country.
Real-life situation:
In France, October 17th, A 15-year-old girl Kosovar girl was detained during a class field trip, as her family had been denied asylum and was not allowed to live in France. This generated much anger, not only among the students but also the media. Earlier today, students erected barricades in front of their schools and marched through through Paris to protest against the expulsion of immigrants, some of whom had been their students. Despite few cases of violence, most of the protest was passive. The students hope to pressure the government into allowing some of their friends whose expulsions had been unfair. Furthermore, Kosovar and her family, like many other people who are in their situation, have nowhere else to go. They do not feel like they belong to the "country they come from", do not have means to survive in that country.
France has often been seen as a place of escape, and this has caused much illegal immigration to occur. There have been innumerable cases similar to the one of the Kosovar teenager. The reason that this case mounted up and caused an outrage on the net is because people have had enough. This case had been the last straw, the one pull that broke the tense nerve. Critics support their claim by sardonically pointing out the irony for France, a country championing human rights, to violate the rights it claims to promote and defend.
1st order claim:
French immigrant officials have decided to deport a Kosovar girl as her stay was not permitted, even though they knew she did not have a place to go following her expulsion from the country. Would the officials have expelled the girl if they had not been in their position, if they did not have this job?
Knowledge question:
To what extent do social norms and the necessity to fulfill our social duties and role affect the decisions we make?
Real-life situation:
A thirteen-year-old boy carrying a replica gun was shot dead by police in the US state of California. Officers say they opened fire when the boy refused to drop the rifle which they had believed to be real. The day before, a twelve-year-old boy had shot dead some of his teachers and two of his fellow students before committing suicide. This boy had, as well, refused to drop the gun upon the entreaty of sheriffs.
1st order claim:
The sequence of events may have influenced the police officers. The possibility that the thirteen-year-old, who had been holding a replica rifle and they shot dead, could commit the same actions as the other boy of twelve, would not have presented itself if these events had not been so close to each other chronologically speaking. Might the police officers not have shot the boy dead without further and much investigation if the other incident had not occurred to previously close in time?
Knowledge question:
How do our emotions influence our thoughts and memories and, ultimately, our perception of the world?
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Case 2:Real-life situation:
A thirteen-year-old boy carrying a replica gun was shot dead by police in the US state of California. Officers say they opened fire when the boy refused to drop the rifle which they had believed to be real. The day before, a twelve-year-old boy had shot dead some of his teachers and two of his fellow students before committing suicide. This boy had, as well, refused to drop the gun upon the entreaty of sheriffs.
1st order claim:
The sequence of events may have influenced the police officers. The possibility that the thirteen-year-old, who had been holding a replica rifle and they shot dead, could commit the same actions as the other boy of twelve, would not have presented itself if these events had not been so close to each other chronologically speaking. Might the police officers not have shot the boy dead without further and much investigation if the other incident had not occurred to previously close in time?
Knowledge question:
How do our emotions influence our thoughts and memories and, ultimately, our perception of the world?
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