C Block Human Geography - Today we'll look at the key question "Why Do Individual Languages Vary Among Places"? To help with this we will look at dialect and accent. A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Generally, speakers of one dialect can understand speakers of another dialect. Due to its widespread diffusion around the world, English has an especially large number of dialects and subdialects. So we'll look at English and the accents that developed here in Canada, in the United States and see how they are different from UK English.
The origins of the story can be traced to several likely pre-17th century versions from various European countries. The version you are most likely familiar with is that of the brothers Grimm ("Rotkäppchen," Kinder- und Hausmärchen, gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm, vol. 1 (Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1857). Today, I'll read you Petite Rouge, which is a Cajun version of Little Red Riding Hood written by Mike Artell and illustrated by Jim Harris. This story features elements of Cajun culture (including language - our topic of study). The setting is in a Louisiana swamp instead of the woods and the diction used is Cajun. What is Cajun? Acadien (French Catholic in Nova Scotia) = Cajun (French Catholic in Louisiana) The Cajuns are the descendants of the expulsion of Acadiens from Nova Scotia in 1755 (Le Grand Derangement). The Cajuns today form small, compact, generally self-contained communities. Cajun patois (non-standard language - creolized or pidgin dialect) is a combination of archaic French forms with idioms taken from their English, Spanish, German, American Indian, and African American (usually “Creole”) neighbours. The language that we speak influences our cultural identities and our social realities. Language affects the way we perceive the world and therefore, how we choose to interact with it. We internalize norms and rules that help us function in our own culture so the Cajun Little Red Riding Hood helps us understand Cajun culture and worldview through language.
“Back in de swamp where dat Spanish moss grow, I heard me a story happened long time ago"
We'll also look at when dialects become languages...like Catalán...and you'll have some questions to answer today in your work package.
D Block Physical Geography - I believe the words were "Straight up work block"
Get after it! I'll come around and help where needed.
A Block Legal Studies - Today we'll start by reviewing R. v. Nette (2001). The Nette case deals with "causation" and murder which helps with questions 3-4-5 on p. 221 that I'll have you work on for me. After a bit we'll watch a Law & Order episode # 10 from season 10 called Loco Parentis. From tv.com...After sanitation workers find a teenage boy's body, the investigation leads to a school bully who displays an avid interest in martial-arts weapons, and whose father bought the murder weapon. The killer's father is found to have helped foster his son's violent behavior, so the DA's office charges him with murder on account of depraved indifference.
The legal definition of In Loco Parentis is: A person who, though not the natural parent, has acted as a parent to a child and may thus be liable to legal obligations as if he/she were a natural parent.
In United States law, depraved-heart murder, also known as depraved-indifference murder, is a type of murder where an individual acts with a "depraved indifference" to human life and where such act results in a death, despite that individual not explicitly intending to kill. To constitute depraved indifference, the defendant's conduct must be 'so wanton, so deficient in a moral sense of concern, so lacking in regard for the life or lives of others, and so blameworthy as to warrant the same criminal liability as that which the law imposes upon a person who intentionally causes a crime'. Depraved indifference focuses on the risk created by the defendant’s conduct, not the injuries actually resulting. We talked about George Floyd in class, a somewhat recent example of this class of murder would be the 2015 Depraved Heart Murder of Freddie Gray in Baltimore
B Block Criminology - Today we're back in the learning commons where you need to finish watching the first eight sections of the movie "The Corporation" and you will need to work on the following questions on your blog site:
- Is it fair to blame a single executive for the activities of a company that has thousands of employees?
- Can Corporations Commit Murder? If a corporation is considered as a person in law (as it is in the US) who can be held liable (responsible) if a corporation kills people?
- Recall 10 or more brands, their logos, their jingles, slogans, and any memory of the product (think Nike = swoosh = "just do it"). Do you know who owns the brand? What is your perception of this "brand"? Has the company/corporation committed any business legal violations? If so, for what? Does this change your perception of the brand?
- The documentary raises important questions about ethics and personal responsibility. One of the fundamental messages in the film is that corporations are irresponsible because in an attempt to satisfy corporate goals, everyone else is put at risk. To what extent is a person responsible for what they do even when within a company? Is a person morally culpable for their actions when satisfying the goal of profit within a corporation? Why or why not?
And for a good podcast series check out Forensic Lens, white collar crime podcast series by KPMG Australia
Join Dean Mitchell, KPMG's forensics specialist and host of Forensic Lens, as he discusses the intriguing world of fraud, deception, and corporate crime and what drives white collar criminals to deception. Gain first-hand insights, stories and experiences on deceitful behaviour from top detectives, lawyers, psychologists and corporate regulators in conversations that aren’t just revealing but informative.
You can also listen here at Forensic Lens
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