Question

directions: based on the video lecture #1 and sept. 2 in class lecture, answer the following questions. answers should be based in relation to the class lecture and not just off the internet. this is not a formal essay and citations are not needed. answers can be in short paragraphs or a word.

1. name the social race theory that helped explain how imitation and depictions of the \east\ developed across the world (1pt - one word).

1. what is the difference and inference in meaning between the two sentences below? provide details and explain. (3pts)

why don’t you work harder for the american dream?
why can’t you work harder for the american dream?

1. ________ is the power an individual has to act independently and make their own free choices. (1pt.)

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Explanation:

Question 1

The social race theory related to the imitation and depictions of the "East" across the world, likely referring to Orientalism (based on academic concepts where Orientalism deals with Western representations and imitations of the East).

• For "Why don't you work harder for the American Dream?": The use of "don't" implies a suggestion or a query about the choice not to work harder. It assumes the person has the ability to work harder but is choosing not to, and is prompting them to consider why they are making that choice.
• For "Why can't you work harder for the American Dream?": The use of "can't" implies a question about capability. It suggests that there might be a barrier (external or internal) preventing the person from working harder, and the speaker is asking about the reason for that lack of capability.

The inference difference is that the first focuses on choice, the second on capability.

The term that refers to an individual's power to act independently and make free choices is "Agency" (in social science and philosophical contexts, agency is the capacity of an actor to act in a given environment).

Answer:

Orientalism

Question 2