E316 Group 2 by Liz Bender https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6 Enter your CQs en-us 2021-09-08 10:00:06 UTC 2021-09-15 13:03:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Example CQ https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725238491 Liz Bender]]> 2021-09-08 15:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725238491 Katrina A https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725240842 In what ways does Obama suggest we can improve the US ?]]> 2021-09-08 15:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725240842 Laurel Williamson https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725241993 1. Is Jefferson's apparent anti-slavery stance undermined by his personal ownership of more than 600 slaves?

2. Do you think Jefferson's position on slavery was more influenced by religious conviction or personal moral accountability?]]> 2021-09-08 15:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725241993 Rigoberto Carmona https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243023 1. How might the speaker’s relationship to those who have been oppressed at one point in the United States would have influenced the thematic message relayed to his audience?                  2. Why do you think the speaker uses many historical allusions throughout the speech?                  3. How does the shift in tone and point of view throughout the speech relate to the thematic message the speech tries to accomplish?]]> 2021-09-08 15:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243023 Kyle Ahern https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243370 Why does the speaker use many historical allusions? How do they work to persuade?]]> 2021-09-08 15:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243370 https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243495
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of Jefferson’s focus on slavery in his notes of Virginia?
  • How do Jefferson’s notes contrast to the Declaration of Independence?
  • How does Jefferson’s tone towards slavery in the U.S. depict Virginia?
    • - Gabriel Munoz III

    ]]>     2021-09-08 15:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243495     Stella Bae https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243941
  • What do you think the ‘odds’ mean when Obama says America is a country built on the defiance of the odds?
  • Obama infers that America has now broadened its boundaries of opportunity. Do you think there is more that we should work on? If so what is it and why

    • ]]>     2021-09-08 15:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725243941     Kyle Ahern https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244052 How would the speaker’s word choice have changed if this were written to be read as opposed to a speech? How is the word choice conversational?]]> 2021-09-08 15:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244052 elena https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244547 When discussing the status of the nation during this speech, Obama talks on the improvements he’s seen in many of the sociopolitical issues at the time, such as “mistreatment of natives, subjugation of women, racism”, etc.. but he also raises a call to action, saying “the problem is that progress isn’t good enough”. Do you feel as if our nation has developed from the time this speech was given? Or are we in the same place as 20 years ago? Is it possible that we may have declined since this speech in 2006?]]> 2021-09-08 15:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244547 Kyle Ahern https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244679 How does the inclusion of the repetition of the second person “You” persuade the audience?]]> 2021-09-08 15:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725244679 Nathan Williams https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725245111 What literary techniques does Jefferson use to appeal to the morality of an audience that has already morally justified slavery?]]> 2021-09-08 15:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725245111 Connor Machon https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247017 How might the relationship between the Seneca peoples and Christianity have informed the author's teachings?]]> 2021-09-08 15:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247017 Areesa Mahesania https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247210 How does the narrator portray European settlement in the Americas and why is the devil used to personify the evil of Europeans going to America?

    How does the narrators own experiences and identity play a role in building the characters of the European settlers?]]>     2021-09-08 15:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247210     Anokhi Shah https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247218
  • Why do you think the speaker chose to name the article, “Manners” yet goes ahead and discusses slavery instead?
  • How might the author’s relationship with slaves influence his perspective in the article? 
  • How might Jefferson’s attitude over slavery when writing query 18 might have influenced his perspective on slave-master relationship in the article?

    • ]]>     2021-09-08 15:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247218     How did his ownership of slaves affect his opinion of how slavery negatively affects a society? https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247474 Philip Schneider]]> 2021-09-08 15:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247474 https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247491 Sean S

    How did the social environment of the writer at the time influence the topic and tone of the piece?]]>     2021-09-08 15:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247491     Paola Hernandez https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247847 1. What was the purpose in finding new land only to keep the same old habits?
    2. If the guy really cared about religion why would he not give second thought that the so called "lord" only cared about riches?]]>     2021-09-08 15:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725247847     Anneliese Huenneke https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725248037 How does Handsome Lake's relationship with religion influence the meaning of "How America Was Discovered" if at all? ]]> 2021-09-08 15:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725248037 Scottie Hutchens https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725248093 What literary strategies does the passage use to de-romanticize Colombus’ “discovery” of America?]]> 2021-09-08 15:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725248093 David Willson https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725249087 1. In what ways does Jefferson's diction act to fortify his condemnation?
    2. How does Jefferson utilize connotation and language to construct tone?
    3. How will Jefferson's audience interpret his writing under the scope that Jefferson is a slave owner?]]>     2021-09-08 15:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725249087     Scottie Hutchens https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725250838 How does the presence of Christianity in Handsome Lake’s telling of the story emphasize the Native American’s role in Colombus’ discovery of America?

    ]]>     2021-09-08 15:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725250838     Nathan Williams https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725251599 How much do you think the intended audience influenced the tone Jefferson used in this work? ]]> 2021-09-08 15:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725251599 https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725256239 Sean S

    Does Jefferson’s ownership of slaves prove detrimental or supplemental to his argument against slavery?]]>     2021-09-08 15:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725256239     Angela Chung https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725256797
  • What is the main argument the speaker stresses in paragraph two? How did this argument contribute to the overarching theme of the speech? 
  • What are the parallels used by the speaker to reach their audience and how did that impact the development of the speech?
    • ]]>     2021-09-08 15:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725256797     Abel Garcia https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725258052 How has slavery impacted the authors purpose in the Notes of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson?]]> 2021-09-08 15:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725258052 Juan Flores https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725259604 How does the speaker's use of asyndeton help in response to counterarguments the audience might have?]]> 2021-09-08 15:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725259604 Nathan Williams https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725261481 Jefferson owned over 600 slaves during the course of his life, and yet in this speech he argues that it is a curse for the master as well. He says for children witness slavery imparts a dangerous impression on them, yet modern DNA tests show that he had 6 children with one of his slaves. How could Jefferson's statement be interpreted so that it doesn't contradict his actions? ]]> 2021-09-08 15:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725261481 https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725264141 Sean S

    How far have the problems highlighted in this speech improved or gotten worse since the time of its writing]]>     2021-09-08 15:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725264141     Dylan Nguyen https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725284606 1. How would Jefferson’s denunciation of slavery impact the views of others that reside in the plantation world?
    2. Why does Jefferson suggest that the problem of slavery was so monstrous that the solution required is nothing less than divine intervention?]]>     2021-09-08 15:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725284606     Saaraa Sunesara https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725300294 What does the author hope to communicate to the audience when referencing children in the passage?]]> 2021-09-08 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1725300294 Bethany Cornejo https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1726028423
  • What does the literary device of anecdotes add to the overall tone of Obama’s commencement speech?
  • How does the reference to a City upon a Hill reaffirm the theme of the passage?
  • How does Obama’s commencement speech compare and contrast to Reagan’s farewell address?
    • ]]>     2021-09-08 20:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1726028423     Margaret Groves https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1742636584 How does the story told in the passage reflect the Seneca''s view of European colonization?
    How does the change in tone towards the end of the passage affect the reader's interpretation of the passage?]]>     2021-09-15 13:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/benderm21/a5zz1nsnm98u3jp6/wish/1742636584