Classes suspended (Covid-19). Discussion of "Good advice is rarer than rubies" by Salman Rushdie
15 Abril 2020, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Zoom meeting: Discussion of the short story “Good advice is rarer than rubies” by Salman Rushdie Questions (Comprehension & Literary analysis).
HOMEWORK: Read the newspaper articles “India’s caste system is alive and kicking – and maiming and killing” (pp.84-86) and “Child marriage in India finally meets its match as young brides turn to courts” (87-88) and watch the TED talks (p. 89): “How to make peace? Get angry” (Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel laureate) & “Fighting forced marriages and honour based abuse” (Jasvinder Sanghera).
Links to the TED talks (also mentioned on page 89):
1. How to make peace? Get angry (Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
https://www.ted.com/talks/kailash_satyarthi_how_to_make_peace_get_angry?language=en
18.23 minutes
2. Fighting forced marriages and honour based abuse (Jasvinder Sanghera)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Xh5MXA7yY
18.06 minutes