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Quick Write: Choose one of the three quotes below by Stanley Milgram and state whether or not you agree with it. Explain.
1. “Facts of recent history and observation in daily life suggest that for many people obedience is a deeply ingrained behavioral tendency, an impulse that may override training in ethics, sympathy, and morality.”
2. “Behavior that is unthinkable in an individual who is acting on her own may be executed without hesitation when carried out under orders.”
2. “Behavior that is unthinkable in an individual who is acting on her own may be executed without hesitation when carried out under orders.”
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Today, we will continue our exploration of the Milgram experiments, answering some difficult questions about obedience. What causes people to obey even when following orders may cause harm to innocent people? Don't forget to complete your work from yesterday, including a well-organized paragraph answering as best you can one of the questions on the four-column note-taking sheet.
In the footage of the video from the Milgram Experiment, (Milgram Obedience Study from NYC Connected Foundations on Vimeo) you can see that the participants are extremely stressed out and uncomfortable. It’s clear that for those that went all the way to the highest voltage (450 volts) and completely obeyed authority, they did so with much anxiety. Imagine how these people felt going through this experience. Imagine if you were in this position. What would you be thinking? What would you be feeling? How would you react?
Your challenge:
Write a one-page monologue (a speech by a character) from the point of view of one of the participants who has just finished the experiment. You may choose to be a person who thought you went to the highest voltage, in which case your monologue would include an explanation as to why you didn’t resist. You may also choose to be a person who defied authority and refused to follow through, in which case you would explain what made you stop. Be sure to include how you felt, what you thought, and why the experience was so difficult. Remember, you didn’t know what was actually happening while you were a participant, but you were told afterwards of the true nature of the experiment. If you would like to do this in another format, you can record a podcast here by opening a free audioboo account or you could record a podcast on your cell phone. Email the link or recording to msbecker4@gmail.com and upload it to your blog.
***Don't forget to complete and turn in your "Six Elements of Engagement Daily Self-Tracker" before leaving class.
In the footage of the video from the Milgram Experiment, (Milgram Obedience Study from NYC Connected Foundations on Vimeo) you can see that the participants are extremely stressed out and uncomfortable. It’s clear that for those that went all the way to the highest voltage (450 volts) and completely obeyed authority, they did so with much anxiety. Imagine how these people felt going through this experience. Imagine if you were in this position. What would you be thinking? What would you be feeling? How would you react?
Your challenge:
Write a one-page monologue (a speech by a character) from the point of view of one of the participants who has just finished the experiment. You may choose to be a person who thought you went to the highest voltage, in which case your monologue would include an explanation as to why you didn’t resist. You may also choose to be a person who defied authority and refused to follow through, in which case you would explain what made you stop. Be sure to include how you felt, what you thought, and why the experience was so difficult. Remember, you didn’t know what was actually happening while you were a participant, but you were told afterwards of the true nature of the experiment. If you would like to do this in another format, you can record a podcast here by opening a free audioboo account or you could record a podcast on your cell phone. Email the link or recording to msbecker4@gmail.com and upload it to your blog.
***Don't forget to complete and turn in your "Six Elements of Engagement Daily Self-Tracker" before leaving class.
***What's Due
- Selfie poster
- Letter to me
- First post
- Essential Questions worksheet
- Identity post
- Asch Experiment
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