Free Speech - The Paradox of America - 2010/7/10

[chiron]

活動介紹 Topic -《The Paradox of America》
How can more than 300 million people whose roots are found in every region of the world get along in one society?
How is it that Americans style themselves as "individualists" and yet put great stress on “neighborliness?”


Speaker: William A. Stanton Director, American Institute in Taiwan
Moderator: Lung Yingtai Professor, the University of Hong Kong


Dr. William Stanton shares his perceptions on the apparent “Paradox of America.”

活動內容 Content
The Paradox of America
Taipei Salon
Date and time：10 July Saturday, 2010 14:00 – 16:00
Venue：Yue-han Hall （110 Jin Hua Street Taipei）

講者Speaker：William A. Stanton
主持Moderator：Lung Yingtai
地點Venue：Yue-han Hall



Registration: http://www.civictaipei.org/activity/meat/194.html

[Georgia]

Hmmm... I just posted this link on my FB today. It condensed the 200-year history of the United States into one rap song, metaphorically using the relationships and wars going on in a neighborhood. A sense of pride can be found between the words; however, if you listen again, listen closely, you will find the irony that was probably meant to hide behind the lyrics. At the end of the song, when he raps "the red, the white, the red, the white, the blue" repeatingly, it makes me think of the different races sharing the same nationality.