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TREK - Credo > Pre-Midterm Things To Know > Flashcards

Pre-Midterm Things To Know Flashcards

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to higher needs.

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MHON Tier 1 (Very bottom)

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Physiological (air, water, food, sleep, clothing)

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MHON Tier 2 (Bottom)

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Safety (personal security, employment, resources, health, property)

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MHON Tier 3 (Middle)

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Love and belonging (friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection)

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MHON Tier 4 (Top)

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Esteem (respect, self9esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom)

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MHON Tier 5 (Very top)

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Self-actualization (desire to become the most that one can be)

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Jack London: Birth and death year

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1876-1916

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Jack London: Nationality

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American

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Jack London: Occupation

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Novelist, journalist, and activist

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What genre is Jack London a innovator for?

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Science fiction

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What was the name of the radical literary group Jack London was a part of, and what was he passionate about?

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The Crowd; Animal rights, worker’s rights, and socialism

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How did Jack London get the inspiration for many of his books?

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He went to Alaska in search of gold, but ended up finding opportunities to write.

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What is Jack London’s most famous work?

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Call of the Wild

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What is Jack London’s credo?

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To live intensely– not to just exist. “I would rather be ashes than dust!”

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Birth and death year

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1868-1963

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Nationality & Race

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African American

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Occupation

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Sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist

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Where was W.E.B. Du Bois from?

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Massachusetts

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Where did W.E.B. Du Bois go to college, and what is he known for?

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Friedrich Wilhelm University and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate

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Edwin Rolfe: Birth and death year

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1909-1954

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Edwin Rolfe: Nationality

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American

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Edwin Rolfe: Occupation

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Poet and journalist

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What did Edwin Rolfe mostly write about?

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The Great Depression, Spanish Civil war, and McCarthyism

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What was Edwin Rolfe’s political standing?

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Communist

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What did Edwin Rolfe believe in?

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Collective action against those who did wrong

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Jennifer MacPherson: Nationality

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American

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Jennifer MacPherson: Occupation

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Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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What does Jennifer MacPherson believe in?

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Believes in the body, and that it has a kind of mystical reality, and that everything that exists is important

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E.M. Forster: Birth and death year

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1879-1970

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E.M. Forster: Nationality

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English

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E.M. Forster: Occupation

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Author

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What do many of E.M. Forster’s novels examine?

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Class difference and hypocrisy

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What did E.M. Forster believe in?

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He encouraged readers to connect the head and heart– between thought and feeling; Only then can we live a life of purpose

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Birth and death year

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1925-1968

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Nationality

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American

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Occupation

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Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher

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How did Martin Luther King Jr.’s values influence his activism?

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Inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he led targeted, nonviolent resistance against Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination in the United States.

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Maya Angelou: Birth and death year

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1928-2015

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Maya Angelou: Nationality

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American

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Maya Angelou: Occupation

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Memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist

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What are Maya Angelou’s most notable works?

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“I Know Why and Caged Bird Sings” and “Still I Rise”

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Why did Maya Angelou have such good observation skills?

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She was mute for 5 years of her youth

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Which other figure above had Maya Angelou worked with?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which president’s inauguration did Maya Angelou recite a poem at?

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Bill Clinton

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What was Maya Angelou’s mission in life?

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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

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Mary Karr: Birth year

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1955

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Mary Karr: Nationality

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American

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Mary Karr: Occupation

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Poet, essayist, memoirist, and professor at Syracuse University

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Where is Mary Karr from?

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East Texas

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What is Mary Karr’s most notable work, and what is it about?

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“The Liars’ Club”; about her childhood in Texas; kickstarted a memoir revolution

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What does Mary Karr’s poem The Grand Miracle talk about?

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It showcases her ideas of Jesus and his powers
Sees the things that he did as over exaggerations, but the idea of religion makes life less lonely and harrowing. Especially applies to her turn from alcoholism to Catholicism.

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Emily Esfahani: Nationality

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American

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Emily Esfahani: Occupation

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Writer, editor, and speaker

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What does Emily Esfahani believe about life?

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People need a both a purpose and a drive to be happy– not just one or the other. One needs a “meaning.”

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Chimamanda Adichie: Birth year

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1977

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Chimamanda Adichie: Nationality

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Nigerian

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Chimamanda Adichie: Occupation

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Writer

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What does Chimamanda Adichie think is most important?

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The importance of having more than one narrative, especially when it comes to the assumptions of other’s lives

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Plato: Birth and death years

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Approx. 428-348 BC

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Plato: Nationality

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Greek

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Plato: Occupation

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Philosopher

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Who was Plato’s teacher and student?

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Teacher: Socrates; Student: Aristotle

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What does Plato’s philosophy of the cave represent?

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It’s a way to discuss the deceptive appearances of things we see in the real world

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Roxane Gay: Birth year

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1974

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Roxane Gay: Nationality

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Haitan-American

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Roxane Gay: Occupation

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Writer, professor, editor, and social commentator

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What does Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist” showcase?

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It speaks on her experience of being a feminist while loving things stereotypically feminine or putdown by more radical feminists

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Jesmyn Ward: Birth year

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1977

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Jesmyn Ward: Nationality

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American

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Jesmyn Ward: Occupation

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Novelist and professor at Tulane University

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What awards has Jesmyn Ward won?

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Only woman and African American to win the National Book Award for fiction twice

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What does Jesmyn Ward’s “On Witness and Repair” talk about?

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Wrote on the grief her and her family experienced after the death of her husband

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Camille Langston: Occupation

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Professor at St. Mary’s University

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What is Camille Langston’s focus?

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She focuses on how to use rhetoric to get what you want

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Logos

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Using logic to persuade

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Ethos

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Using authority is persuade

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Pathos

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Using emotion to persuade

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The Raft of the Medusa: Year painted

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1818

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Who painted The Raft of the Medusa?

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Théodore Géricault

80
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Is The Raft of the Medusa based on real events?

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Yes

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Die Antwoord: Nationality

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South African

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When was Die Antwoord founded?

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2008

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