Welcome to my first AP of the term in Forbidden books. This class, is as the name states about censored/banned books and literature. We will dig deeper into the understanding the reasons why books and texts were banned. We have had the opportunity to start the book "Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury" which was banned in the United States, South Africa, and multiple school districts around the US. For the first portion of this unit we learned about a Socratic seminar and the "Socratic method." The Socratic method is a form of teaching and learning that involves asking questions, instead of providing answers. It is a method of discussion, often used in philosophy and critical thinking. The goal of the Socratic method is to encourage critical thinking and understanding by asking questions that challenge assumptions and lead to deeper understanding. For this Action Project we had to have two people, person one (Joe Walters) plays as Socrates which is the questioner and the second person plays as Meletus (Billy Bob) which is the person that is pushed to think deeper into the topic but also goes through a transformation in the dialogue that makes them deepen their understanding. I hope you enjoy watching my video.
Characters:
Joe Bob - Joe supporter
Billy Bob - Trump supporter
Script:
William
Hi Joe, how are you?
Leon
Hi Bob, I'm doing well. How are you doing?
William
Not well because I heard you don’t support my lord and savior Donald Trump.
Leon
Can you tell me more about why you support him?
William
He’s absolutely an amazing businessman.
Leon
Does a good businessman go bankrupt?
William
Well, no but-
Leon
Well did you know that he filed for bankruptcy not once, not twice but 6 times at that.
William
That is absolutely ridiculous, it is a lie started by the liberal left.
Leon
It has been fact checked by multiple sources including the department of justice.
William
People are allowed to fail, that’s not a crime. Plus he’s always been patriotic.
Leon
Was he patriotic on Jan. 6th
William
That wasn’t Trump that was a ploy by the left to undermine Trump’s legacy.
Leon
So your telling me that Democrats were protesting an election they won.
William
They didn’t win it. That’s why they protested.
Leon
That’s a very interesting take. Do you find his ties with Russia patriotic?
William
That’s not true he would never be a puppet to Putin.
Leon
Eric Trump said it himself, “We have all the funding we need coming out of Russia, we don’t need american banks.” So how patriotic does that sound?
William
That couldn’t be true, because that would go against all of his christian beliefs and values.
Leon
Was it christian when he said it was okay to grab women by their private areas?
William
FAKE NEWS!! THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FAKE NEWS!!
Leon
We have a live mic of him saying it. (Plays clip) Moving on, how about when he couldn’t pronounce books in the bible? Don’t you find it a bit odd that someone who is a part of the christian faith doesn't know the books of the bible?
William
Even Peter was a sinner. (Mumbles this can’t be true)
Leon
So how can you support a man who, lies, cheats, steals and offers no apology for it nor asks for forgiveness from god.
William
I didn’t look at it from this angle before. The Trump you see isn’t the Trump I see.
Leon
Well we're just about out of time. I hope i’ve given you some food for thought.
I truly enjoyed making this video. This AP has helped me start to further my understanding of censorship. It is all to true that in this day & age, censorship is an ongoing epidemic. We must do all we can to stop the spread of this vile "virus."
Work cited for the video:
BBC News. “Queen Elizabeth II Has Died Buckingham Palace Announces - BBC News.” YouTube, 8 Sept. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_H9eobuKnw.
Juninho Bento. “‘CNN Breaking News’ Full Intro | CNN.” YouTube, 31 May 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_4VNP2L-H8.
NBC News. “Trump Encourages Those at His Rally to March to the Capitol | NBC News NOW.” YouTube, 7 Jan. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fiT6c0MQ58&feature=youtu.be.
NowThis News. “Networks Call the 2020 Election, Declaring Biden the Winner | NowThis.” YouTube, 7 Nov. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PktBOjJakc.
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