Today, the human and civil rights lab became even more interesting. This morning, we discussed the ideas of social movements with a lecturer who came in and cited examples from the London Riots to feminism in its early stages to the Arab Spring. And not only that, he was really quite interesting and quite good at facilitating civil discussion about issues that we may disagree about. We talked about the differences between a top down and a bottom up, more "organic" type of social movement facilitated by the populace.
We also sat and discussed our human rights trees again. Aaron and Ilaha often ask some difficult questions, but it's nice being challenged to think critically. Often times during school, we gloss over questions by memorizing the facts and get away with it, and it's nice that BFTF encourages this kind of in depth thought process.
We essentially sat and discussed different ways how to effectively convey answers to controversial issues for the rest of the time. From inauguration videos of JFK to Margaret Thatcher to Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" to Malcolm X, we analyzed body language. Diction. Imagery. Metaphor. Personal appeal. Appeals to authority. Tone. Volume. Tempo and meter. So many different aspects that are crucial in social interaction are also key during oration, which I thought was interesting. We also watched a video of a speech Aaron gave! He does a lot of work with the Wake Forest Speech and Debate team, and so watching an orator at the collegiate level was impressive.
We also plucked Lorik's eyebrows. LPOTD5. This is how he gets the ladies.
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| "I'm just like... 'Look at my eyebrows', and get a lil closer..." - Lorik |
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