Feminism Archives - PLATO Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:16:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://plato-philosophy.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-plato-new-logo-sq-32x32.png Feminism Archives - PLATO 32 32 Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa https://plato-philosophy.org/questionslibrary/wangaris-trees-peace-true-story-form-africa/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:28:26 +0000 http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/?post_type=questionslibrary&p=2469 Why were all the trees in Wangari’s village cut down? Why do we cut down trees? Is it ever okay to cut down a tree? Who is responsible for taking care of the land? Who decides how the land is used? Why does Wangari leave her village to study in the U.S.?  Why can’t she study in ... Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa

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  • Why were all the trees in Wangari’s village cut down?
  • Why do we cut down trees?
  • Is it ever okay to cut down a tree?
  • Who is responsible for taking care of the land?
  • Who decides how the land is used?
  • Why does Wangari leave her village to study in the U.S.?  Why can’t she study in Africa?
  • Why is Wangari imprisoned for trying to protect trees?  Isn’t that a good thing?
  • Are laws always just?
  • Who decides who makes the laws?
  • Why are only women planting trees in this book?
  • Why do some people say, “Women can’t do this?”
  • Who decides what we can and cannot do?

    • Contributed by Morgan Lindberg

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    ]]>         Paperbag Princess https://plato-philosophy.org/questionslibrary/paperbag-princess/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:03:28 +0000 http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/wordpress/?post_type=questionslibrary&p=1914 Why does the story tell us that Elizabeth wore “expensive princess clothes?” Does being a princess depend on wearing certain clothes or looking a certain way? Why does Elizabeth chase the dragon? Is Elizabeth brave? How does Elizabeth save Ronald? Why doesn’t Ronald thank Elizabeth? Should he? Does Ronald expect certain things of Elizabeth because ... Paperbag Princess

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  • Why does the story tell us that Elizabeth wore “expensive princess clothes?”
  • Does being a princess depend on wearing certain clothes or looking a certain way?
  • Why does Elizabeth chase the dragon?
  • Is Elizabeth brave?
  • How does Elizabeth save Ronald?
  • Why doesn’t Ronald thank Elizabeth? Should he?
  • Does Ronald expect certain things of Elizabeth because she is a princess? Because she is female?
  • What does Elizabeth mean when she tells Ronald he is a bum?
  • Does Ronald act like a prince? Does Elizabeth act like a princess?
  • Does Elizabeth “live happily ever after” without marrying Ronald?

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