https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb KQ: To what extent are labels useful for describing the world around us? en-us 2020-09-01 18:01:33 UTC 2025-11-13 23:13:14 UTC hello@padlet.com owens_k https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/712735419 A knowledge question is a question about knowledge, rather than focusing in on specific content or situations; it is an open-ended question, so you cannot answer it with a simple yes or no; it is general, meaning it is not specific to a subject.​​

Using the KQ in the top left corner of this screen, find another Real-Life Situation (RLS) that relates to the KQ in the same way the debate over a hotdog being a sandwich relates to the KQ.  Attach and then briefly describe your RLS and then explain why it relates to the KQ.  See the first column for an example.

Note:  Make sure you add your name to your post!]]> 2020-09-01 18:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/712735419 owens_k https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/712736674 This article is about how Democrats in Texas want to bring back straight-ticket voting.  This is where a ballot has the option to vote for everyone of a particular party.  For example, a voter would check "Democrat" and that would cast a vote for every Democratic candidate (President, Senate, House, etc.).  This relates to the KQ because many people choose to relate their opinions on issues by aligning with a certain political party.  The labels help them to describe their political viewpoints. ]]> 2020-09-01 18:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/712736674 owens_k https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715081180 ajksd;fjak;sdjf;ajsd;fj
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]]> 2020-09-02 15:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715081180 mcole86 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096649 This article talks about the large debate of cat vs dog people, and whether or not there is a clear line between the two. On one side, people often jump to say which side they chose to take. Generally, dog people are associated with extroverts and love to hang out, be active and have companions. On the other hand, cat people are much more quiet and introverted and don't, or prefer, to be alone. Even though this is generally what happens, there are still outliers. Some people are allergic to one, so they opt for the other. Or some people always grew up with a pet dog, and have no experience with a pet cat, so they always chose dog. Some people don't have any pets, but they still have some sort of personality. So there really is no clear divide. This topic relates to KQ because many people often jump to chose dog or cat, but it can never really tell you about that person or their personality. As people grow they may change there mind, especially since ever pet is different. ]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096649 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096825 This article dives into the on-going debate of gun control. It dives not only into major events that caused up-roar into the debate but also how differing political parties have gained a label of being either Pro or against gun control. As Trump pledge to protect the 2nd amendment, the republican party has been scrutinized for being unwilling to protect American people as more and more mass shootings occur with little to no change to gun-control laws.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096825 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096945 This article talks about the controversy of transgender females and if they are considered "imposters" or if they "count as a woman". People that deny transgender females being stuck in the bodies they were born in rely on false assumptions. They believe that "all trans women have lived in the world unproblematically as men at some point."  The only valid argument is that the oppression of women is not the same for women that were born as male. On the other hand, Caitlyn Jenner states that she has always felt like a women even before her transition. I believe that transgender females are authentic women.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715096945 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097032 This article adresses the debates and issues surrounding the labels used by the LGBTQ+ community. The article addresses the issues over oversimplification, marketing, branding and erasure. By pinpointing the different ways "LGBT" has been used in Western culture and marketing brands, the article talks about labeling in national policy and business through "pinkwashing". Pinkwashing is where a brand, company, or even country, says they support LGBTQ+ rights when there is no action to support it. Furthmore, the article talks about erasure, where the label LGBT, gay, lesbain, or transgender does not fit all in the said community, and thereby erases knowledge and funding for that particluar group. Thus, labels in this sense are very important in defining communities, education, and funding. ]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097032 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097069 This article discusses the whether a burrito is considered a taco. The author proves that a burrito is a taco based on the origin of the name and how it is prepared. This relates to the KQ. The label, taco, allows people to gain a better understanding of the food we eat. Categorizing food with labels is useful be is makes it easier to describe food, which improves communication.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097069 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097134 This article goes into the topic of transgender people and the expression of their chosen gender in terms of the bathrooms that they are allowed to use. Transgender students often suffer negative physical and mental consequences as a result of not being able to use the bathroom that corresponds with their identity. This relates to the KQ because transgender students generally use labels to describe their gender identity.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097134 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097179 do you need a motor vehicle license to drive a Tesla ? they are self driving cars that can operate with out some one controlling it. Plus they do not have an engine but a battery. ]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097179 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097251 This article touches on the recent controversy surrounding Trader Joes decision to remove labels that  use international names on their products. Some argued that the names were racist towards other countries. Although quite insignificant, it goes to show how a label meant to be more inclusive can result in quite the opposite, resulting in wide spread debate. This relates to the KQ because it brings up a scenario in which people have to decide what label is acceptable and which is not. At what point do other peoples opinions take effect in changing a label and similarly how impactful are they on something as simple as a food?]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097251 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097255 This article discusses how the United States 2020 census will not support proposals for changes on how race/ethnicity is counted by the US Government. These proposals would have given greater options for those of Hispanic/Latinx and Middle Eastern/Northern African backgrounds. In this case, the labels are how people identify their ethnicity in America. Unfortunately, the 2020 census will not be as inclusive towards minorities as it should be, creating conflict over how Americans identify themselves and are represented.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097255 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097288 The article below is about the ongoing debate over pineapple on pizza.  Stories say this debate sparked all the way back to1954 when a Greek immigrant known as Sam Panopaulos created Haiwaiian Pizza.  This strenuous debate relates to the KQ because, when people argue about putting pineapple on pizza, people fail to realize that its all based on your opinion and taste. People with the opposing view unknowingly label pineapple on pizza as terrible without considering other peoples point of view because just like the article below states. Its easy to hate pineapple on pizza.


]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097288 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097311 "Nice White Parents" touches on the public school system in New York City in the 1970s. This episode talks about how the enrollment of white students was incredibly low at a public school. The principal learned that by simply adding a "gifted program", people would flock to the school. This new enrollment only came because of the attraction of specialized education. ]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097311 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097374 This article discusses the history of U.S. laws that forbade dressing as the opposite gender, such as an 1848 law in Columbus, Ohio that banned people from publicly dressing in another gender's clothes. As fashion has evolved over time, the laws became harder to discern as "men's" or women's", and luckily most of these intolerant laws have been overturned. This topic relates to the KQ because labels surrounding how people dress is misleading and ineffective in showing the actual truth.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097374 gmarusic1 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097410 This article talks about discrimination on the basis of sex. This is when a work place or a buisness won't allow some people to have certain right and or abilities only because of their gender. This is related to the KQ because people label themselves by their gender, so having someone deny you right/ privlages/ and or a job just off the bases of that is an on going issue. This sort of thing is still happeing today, even with all the changes we've made.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097410 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097421 This article addresses stereotypes or labels given to public and private schools, and how that has an effect on how people view the students, leads to assumptions, and ultimately adds to the decision of where to enroll. This article relates to the question because almost all of these labels are false, but it seems that our society as a whole has these preconceived ideas because of these labels such as private schools only catering to rich , white, religious, etc. And the ideas relating to public school only being about fights, weapons, and the students being rule breakers. Though these ideas are not true they still have a role in our decisions.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097421 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097888 This article digs into the deeper understanding of the universe and how we as humans don't really know anything. Overtime, the human race has tried its best to understand how and why we exist in this universe. The amount of information we have access too is finite and there is a limit to the particles we can see and measurements we can take.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715097888 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715098001 2020-09-02 15:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715098001 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715098469 This article discusses how being labeled a "felon", "criminal", etc. can make it difficult to find a job, house, or an education after being released from prison. Once someone is labeled as a criminal it is very difficult to reintegrate into society, whether they committed the crime or not. This relates to the KQ because it explains how being labeled something with a negative connotation can take opportunities away from you later in life. ]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715098469 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715099265 This article discusses why it is so bad for people everywhere to give labels based on skin color. It essentially forces people to revert to a certain stereotypes that they automatically are given and it can change the different social groups of people with different labels. 
This relates to the KQ because it shows how a label can automatically affect someones identity before they can themselves.]]> 2020-09-02 15:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715099265 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715100758 This article discusses a study done around generational stereotypes and how they have effects in the workplace. Three groups of employees (younger, middle-aged, and older) were asked how they view their generation as well as others. These results were then connected to outcomes in the workplace. For example, the stereotype that older people are slower to adapt to technology affected how older employees received tech training. This article relates to the KQ because, especially in political discussions, age and generation are often credited as the reasoning for an individual's beliefs, even when that might not necessarily be true. In this instance, labels help people to justify their views without giving a legitimate or well-researched argument.]]> 2020-09-02 15:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715100758 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715122253 This article is an example of Trump uses labels to villainise those he doesn't like to spread misinformation and lies to his voters.


https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/2020-race-donald-trump-labels-protests-domestic-terrorism/news-story/dbeb2f2a485395a07689c3e4f7927d2b]]> 2020-09-02 15:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715122253 https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715122286 This article discusses President Trump's claims that urban problems can be blamed on Democrats. This relates to the KQ because no one party can be blamed for a problem, politicians and people from across the political spectrum have contributed to problems facing cities and urban areas.]]> 2020-09-02 15:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/owens_k/46yimnjzntblkxeb/wish/715122286