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Discussion Board 14.1

  1. Ruth Gilmore says that capitalism will stop being racial capitalism, when all the white people disappear from the story. What’s the connection between “whiteness” and racism, do you think?

2. Gilmore makes the point that criminals are actually being created by the criminal justice and prison system (she says “the category of ‘criminal person’ can be perpetuated”). According to Gilmore, how does that happen, how does the prison system create new “criminals“? Do you agree with her view?

3. Describe how your understand what Prof. Gilmore – in the last part of her video – calls “liberation struggle”?

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Discussion Board 13

  1. According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.
  2. In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?
  3. Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).
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A note about rewritten exams

Hi class,

I’m getting notifications from Dropbox that a number of students have uploaded rewritten versions of their first exam.

This is good, but most of the students who have uploaded their rewritten exams, have forgotten to send me an email, letting me know that they have uploaded rewritten exams.

I teach 5 courses this semester, that’s about 130 students. If you upload a revised exam, send me an email, reminding me to regrade it. Otherwise, I won’t notice, and it won’t be regraded.

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Discussion Board 12.1

These questions are based on the “Sex Class Action” article:

  1. What did the Supreme Court decide in the Wal-Mart case? And more importantly, how did it justify its decision? (HINT: the key word here is “commonality” (and how it related to “class-action lawsuit”). Try to understand what this legal terms means, as it is key to the court’s decision).

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The Exam has been graded

Hi class,

I just finished grading the exam. Here’s a couple of important points related to it:

Grades for all graded exams have been entered on our class Blackboard page – you can see your exam grade on the Exam 1 column in the Grade Center.

  1. Everyone should have received an email from my Dropbox account, with a link to your graded exam. Clicking on the link should send you to your graded exam. Please take a look at my overall comments on top of your exam paper, and any margin notes on the right side of the page of your exam.
  2. If you didn’t receive a link from Dropbox via email with your graded Exam, that means:
    • You uploaded your exam as a PDF or some other type document that cannot be opened for editing on Dropbox. This means your exam has not been graded and you didn’t get credit for it. I specifically noted on the exam paper that your exams must be in Microsoft Word format (.DOC or .DOCX files) for this reason. If this includes you, please re-upload your exam in the correct Word format, and send me an email, so I can go ahead and grade it.
    • Another reason you didn’t receive a link via Dropbox, is that you submitted the exam in the correct document format, but you forgot to write your email, so there was no way for me to email you the link to your exam. If this situation includes you, just email me and tell me to send you the link to your graded exam.

3. Rewriting the exam for a higher grade: If you grade was anything lower than an “A”, you have the option of rewriting the questions on your exam that you lost credit on. Simply review the notes and suggestions I made on your exam, rewrite any of the questions that I deducted points from, re-upload it again, and send me an email so I can go ahead and re-grade your exam. Students generally like this option, as it is an opportunity to do the best you can on the exam, so please take advantage of it.

4. If you have any questions about your exam, don’t hesitate to contact me.