Encompassing the World

I chose this powerful image from the Civil Rights Movement because I believe it well depicts our strength as a society in a time of darkness in our country. Because we were willing to challenge and educate others about ethical beliefs, the Civil Rights Movement helped create positive change. Photo courtesy of Steve Schapiro from ABC news

Educate

Answer

Challenge

It is difficult to give up our beliefs

Our judgments, our ethical feelings

We think our own thoughts

We have invisible privileges

It is difficult to give up our certainties

Some are lucky some are unlucky

Egocentric

 

Prejudice

Together we divide

We are prone to egotism

Tendencies need to be identified

We weren’t trained to admit we don’t know

A complex world

This graphic is pretty self-explanatory but I chose it because it represents the divide that we’ve seen in our world. Photo courtesy of CNN

Self-delusion

How could someone believe that?

Jeopardizing others

By promoting oneself

It exists as an unearned power

 

How do we find our humanity?

Why can’t you see me?

Our social identities divide us repelling each other

I have begun to question this complex society

We no longer live in a slow world

We have sunk low

We need to atone

We need to be disturbed

Bothered

I chose this graphic because it well represents the idea that we must see all sides of the arguments and perspectives before making an ethical decision. Photo courtesy of Wisdomofthewhole.com

How will we succeed?

The question the greatest mystery and the answer the greatest miracle

No one perspective will give us the answer

We must understand that we don’t know

Working diligently from within we cause change

The heart requires safety

We require a heart

The uncritical mind

Prone to manipulation and distortion

Oppressing the others without realizing it

These are the facts

Coloring the orientation of our social identities

We must not follow in their unethical footsteps

 

Skilled ethical thinkers serve one’s interests

Their needs

Treatment remains fair and reasonable

There is a sense of diversity

We’re all capable of this

To challenge the problems of today

To remove this invisible privilege

I chose this photo comparing the Civil Rights Movement to the Gay Rights Movement because I believe it represents how we the people must come together to challenge the problems that we face in society today. Like the Civil Rights Movement, we have made strides in the past by speaking for what we believe in. Photo courtesy of Birminghamtimes.com

Encompass

We will succeed if we can think and work together in new ways

Their way of interpreting the world may be essential to our survival

Rich interpretations grasp more than one

We must increase the breadth of our judgments

Encompassing multiple viewpoints

Other perspectives must be considered

I would know

I am one of them