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Your assignment should be at least 3 pages (1-inch margins, double-spaced, and typed with 12-point font).
Include the original questions with your responses (e.g., type out the question then begin your response).
Remember, with this assignment you are not simply stating your opinion. Instead, you are demonstrating your understanding of culture and culturally-specific meaning. To accomplish this, you should use course concepts (you can pull from the textbook and/or lecture). Underline or bold the key terms/course concepts you include in your paper.
For this assignment, you will watch a TED talk given by Francis de los Reyes titled, ‘Sanitation is a Basic Human Right’ and consider culture and structure in different places in the world. The purpose of this assignment is for you to develop your cross-cultural knowledge and understanding. When watching the film, pay attention to the cultural aspects mentioned and similarities and differences to your own culture.
To complete the assignment, you will click the link below and watch the TED Talk by Francis de los Reyes:
After watching the talk, respond to the questions below. Your responses should be thoughtful, well-informed (by the video and course content). Your answers should demonstrate the following:
-Cultural Self-Awareness (Your ability to see insights into your own cultural rules and biases)
-Your understanding of the elements important to members of another culture
-Your ability to ‘look past’ your own culture to understand another (even if it is very different)
-Your ability to apply course concepts about culture to your assessment of funerals in Tana Toraja
-Clear communication of ideas (clarity, fluency, organization in your writing)
-Logical conclusions that reflect an informed evaluation
QUESTIONS (copy the questions and paste them into your document):
Before watching the video, define what you think sanitation means, in your own words. (The purpose of this question is for you to be able to compare your understanding about sanitation before and after watching the video.)
Discuss the difficulties of proper sanitation mentioned in the video. What do you think is the most critical resource needed to build and maintain proper sanitation?
How are the experiences of sanitation (of the lack thereof) in KwaZulo-Natal different from our own (cultural and structural)? You will need to watch all of this to the end to fully understand.
What does Francis de los Reyes say we can gain from seeing sanitation as a human right? Do you agree? Why?
What are the cultural aspects mentioned in the video with regard to the difficulties faced by sanitation workers? How does that relate to our own society’s perspective on sanitation workers?
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