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Amazing Grace Final
Maria J. Christiansen
Department of Home and Family, Brigham Young University - Idaho
FAML 460: Child and Family Advocacy Brother David Petermann 15/07/2023
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1.
A RIGHTEOUS MIND
a.
Why is it so important to understand the moral premises (roots) of liberals and conservatives rather than conclusions (branches) when discussing social issues?
In week 3 we learned about The Foundations of Our Moral Minds and the importance of understanding where these ideas come from. It is important to understand the axis and moral vision of each person, this is to say their beliefs and
convictions that motivate them to act. Many times we think that because they are liberal or conservatives they have different purposes and judge for what we listen to there and make conclusions without foundation when in reality the purpose of these two political and thought lines have valid points of discussion for the people
depending on their situation and in the best case both sides want to achieve the same purpose but with different procedures. The problems come from things that are going wrong in society and not from unfounded conclusions lightly. Social problems can be seen through people's morals, that is, we can see their habits, know their way of thinking, acting and how this influences how people work and live together in society.
b.
How did William Wilberforce demonstrate that he understood both sides of the issue regarding the slave trade?
William Wilberforce showed both parties knowing that possessing slaves was cruel and inhuman appealing to the sensitivity of their political opponents and
women to stop consuming the sugar produced with the work of these black slaves
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and that is why they wanted to abolish these measures. He also saw that the purpose of having slaves was to help improve trade, so he understood that if there were no slaves the economy worsens, however, as mentioning at first to stay-at-
home spouses in charge of purchases to stop consuming the sugar produced by the
work of slaves.
2.
WHAT MANNER OF ADVOCATE OUGHT YE TO BE
a.
Based on what you have learned this semester, how can you be effective and Christ-like against such loud and often degrading voices? In week two we learned from Elder Lynn G. Robbins in his article "Which
way do you face?" That we can be an effective voice through the teaching of Christ against the strong and often degrading voices by defending what we believe and, while we do, we must do it in a gentle and patient way. The heavenly Father would want us to treat others in the way he sees us. Develop attributes like those of Christ to help me be the defender that the heavenly Father wants to be. I need to be a patient and friendly defender and love all the children of the Heavenly Father. Be patient and be willing to defend those who have no voice.
b.
What is a Christian and professional family advocate, and how did William Wilberforce exemplify that? A Christian and professional family advocate is one that sees people as equal, and the way god sees them. William Wilberforce exemplifies this by being kind and caring to the slaves and wanting to hear their stories. He was kind and he
wanted to help those that do not have a voice. He wanted what was right for the
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slaves. He showed kindness when a slave came to his door begging his servant wanted to send him away, but he told him to give him food. 3.
A FRAMEWORK FOR RE-SOCIALIZING THE WORLD WITH TRUTH
a.
What have you learned about the ecological (Bronfenbrenner) approach to advocacy and why it is important? In week 4 we learned an ecological approach to advocacy where we study the Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory. I learned that ecological systems have five
levels to it they are the microsystem, The mesosystem, The exosystem, The macrosystem, and the chronosystem. The microsystem deals with things that have
direct contact with the child and his family, teachers, and school friends. The mesosystem is the interactions that the child has between his family, teachers, and
school friends. The exosystem is the extended family and neighbors of the child. Chronosystem environmental changes that occur over the course of life. It is important because it is true that all these ecological systems work together, however, thanks to this we can identify what is the system that is affecting and producing a change in the behavior and interactions of the child and his family, also thanks to this we can identify what we can Change and defend to stabilize the
healthy family system.
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b.
How did William Wilberforce employ a similar approach to become a more effective advocate? Identify at least one thing in each system (macrosystem, exosystem, mesosystem, microsystem, and chronosystem) and be specific.
Microsystem: Wilbur first started from within himself, he prayed to the Lord for better understanding and asked for guidance in his efforts. Wilbur then started working with his inner circles. He reached out to his close colleagues and friends.
Mesosystem: After Wilbur made connections within his inner circles and close friends, he connected them with the other people he worked with. He connected the people he worked with to those in his community and continued to spread his message there.
Exosystem: Wilbur then moved on to advocate in parliament to speak on the issue of slavery. When the members in parliament did not listen, he began spreading his message to those who were already pro-abolishing slave trade to get
help with his advocating efforts. Another example of exosystem is public policies.
In this film, it is getting individuals to sign a petition. Macrosystem: example of macrosystem from this film is using cultural values and belief systems of the common people to fight for the abolishment of slavery.
Chronosystem: Wilbur was able to connect all his efforts with the macrosystem, real change was able to be made. The abolishment of the slave-
trade was then made, which in turn changed the entire society.
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4.
THE CREDIBILITY OF RESEARCH
a.
Based on what you have learned, why are research and evidence so critical in advocacy? Elder Uchtdorf in his speech, what is true? He tells us: "Subtimes Untrue Claims or Information are present in such a way that they appear quite credible. However, when you are confronted with information that conflicts with the revealed word of God, remember that the armor Elephant Would Never Be Uble to Accurely describes The Full Truth. " Research and evidence are critical in defense because we cannot discuss with evidence. With research, we can gather evidence. When you use research, it is important that you connect with what we are defending. It is also important to know the opposite side so that we can understand and defend our position.
Research and evidence are so critical in defense since a credible investigation will define its defense as effective and irrefutable. The research must
be scientific and must be easily available for others to see it. Evidence and research must be updated and the people who do the investigation must have evidence to support what we are writing. b.
How did William Wilberforce and his fellow advocates do and share their research? Slaves enter and show the scares in their bodies, show the shackles that were around their necks. They had evidence that slaves were being badly
treated and presented their evidence to others. He saw the ship in which the slaves were and the deplorable condition of the slaves since they were
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chained to parts of the ship. Some people took to see the ship in which the slaves were and to smell the death on the ship. William Wilberforce told people to smell the smell of death and we can notice the gestures on their faces this having slave, they themselves enter and show their astonishment and scare. 5.
THE POWER OF PERSUASION
a.
Marcia Barlow and Professor Jonathan Haidt taught us regarding persuasive speaking and writing. Describe the most essential elements of persuasive speaking
and writing. In Week 08 we Studied have learned that being able to find, interpret, and utilize good research is a vital skill for anyone who wants to be credible. Many of us know individuals who are deeply knowledgeable but seem to lack the ability not only to transfer that knowledge to someone else but inspire them to care about
the information they communicate. Even worse is someone who has a weak argument and resorts to personal attacks, anger, and hatred when someone disagrees. The most essential elements of persuasive speaking and writing are telling a story or a narrative about someone. The next element is you writing or speaking about yourself and that will draw the speaker into your talk. Like when I
am asked to give a talk in church I started off with a story and that will keep the audience attention. Another element is a story of us by telling a story that the audience can relate to, and the last element is that we relate a story of now. Like what is happening now, and the audience can also relate to a new story. In Marcia
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Barlow persuasive article video, she talks about what we need to do to captivate an audience. b.
Did William Wilberforce and others exemplify any of these ideas? How so? William Wilberforce caused slaves to enter and tell their stories and what the slave trade caused. The stories moved those who listened to them so that they arrived not only in William's heart but also to all the hearts of those who listened to them.
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THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE
a.
Based on what you have learned this semester, what is the government's role in promoting and protecting children and families? In week 9 we study The Family Unit is the Most Powerful, Humane, and Economical System for Building Competence and Character and That Starts with Strong Marriages. Elder D. Todd Christoferson describes this in Moral Discipline:
In most of the world, we have been experiencing a prolonged and devastating economic recession. It was caused by multiple causes, but one of the main ones was dishonest and unconcerned ethics behavior, particularly in the US financial and housing markets. UU. The reactions have focused on promulgating increasingly strict regulations. That can deter some behavior without principles, but others will simply become more creative in their elusion. There could never be enough rules so finely elaborated as to anticipate and cover each situation. And
even if there were, the application would be impossibly expensive and burdensome strong Marriages are Fostered - in part - by a Strong Marriage
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Culture. The role of the government to promote and protect children and families should be focused on establishing laws that will help the family and protect children. When things go incorrect in the family, they empower the government so that they can intervene and help them with all the social problems facing children and families.
b.
What role did policy and the law play in the fight of the Slave Trade? Did you see their political system being based on the ethic of autonomy (individualistic), ethic of community (family capital/sociocentric), or ethnicity of divinity? How so? Answer all questions. The role policy and law played in the fight of the slave trade was that they were able to see how wrong the slave trade was, and it was not a good thing to have in their society. The political system was based on the ethic of autonomy because the slave owners were worried that they would not be able to get their sugarcane harvest if they did not have slave planting them. The ethic of the community was that the people that have sociocentric and capital did not want the
government to stop the slave-trade because they were getting what they needed.
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7.
IN MEMORY OF OUR FREEDOM AND RELIGION
a.
What is religious freedom in our country and why is it so important for individuals and families to thrive? In week 11 we learned that religious freedom is Basic Human Right, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, the family is important for the plan of salvation. It is also our basic human right to practice any religion we want. Religious freedom in the United States allows us to worship as freely as we can, without having persecution for this. The way we can go to Church on Sundays and pray, sing, learn and read our Scriptures without taking them away. For many of the families this is important since the religious norms and principles help them maintain a balanced breeding style. The privilege that they must worship freely is good.
b.
What role did you see religious freedom play in the eventual abolishing of the slave trade in the movie?
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The role that I see religious freedom play in eventual abolishing of the slave-trade in the movie was that William Wilberforce so that it was inhumane to treat the slaves badly. He sees everyone as equal, and he thinks that no one should be held against their will. William Wilberforce because he was religious, he thinks that people owning other people was not right and because of his religion he decided not to go into politics.
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9.
CONNECTING SOCIAL ISSUES
a.
Do you feel that William Wilberforce understood other issues that fueled the slave
trade? What were they and how did he come to understand them?
Yes, I understand that William Wilberforce knew that there were other problems that were slave trade. They were that the slaves were badly treated and that the owners were becoming richer because of Slavery and exploitation in sugar production. He also knew that the slave's abolition would bring difficulties to the owners. William Wilberforce also saw that people's health and education were missing, and he advocated a better health and education system.
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WHAT HAS CHANGED?
a.
What was your knowledge and understanding of the social issues facing children and families at the beginning of the semester and how has it changed? (Be thoughtful and thorough)
My knowledge and understanding of the social problems faced by children and families has changed a lot compared to my understanding at the beginning of the semester. I was aware of some social problems that families are suffering; however, I did not understand much about the role of a defender and as their work could help balance family law in a correct way. Every day I see how children suffer from divorce, bringing consequences physical, psychological, drug addiction, alcoholism, etc. Now I know and understand what school problems a door is also to recognize and help in the social problems that children
face.
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FAMILY BENEFITS
a.
Picture your spouse and children (current or future) and write down some thoughts about how they will benefit from you taking this class.
This is my family, since my husband and I got married, we strive to educate and instill our children's good values that allow them to grow physically, emotionally, and happily. My daughter
is the only one who lives with us. Having studied this course has allowed me to understand the ways in which I can intervene in the educational system to ensure that it is not being induced to believe and do what is not correct. It has also helped me to put limits on the family interactions with which it feels affected. On the other hand, my stepdaughter lives with their maternal grandmother already due to an administrative ruling, the judge granted his temporary possession to her. My husband obtained absolute custody because his ex -wife abandon to his children and left with another man. From there, my husband has been a victim of serious accusations by grandmother and mother of her children about sexual, physical, and verbal abuses that were never proven; All this to get him away from his children. My husband and children are victims of
psychological abuse causing them social anxiety and an irrational fear of the idea of living with their father because their mother and grandmother say that if they come to live with my husband,
their grandmother and mom will be injured. It is unimaginable how much manipulation exists in this case when children are terrified of saying something against their grandmother and even refuse to talk to counselors to be evaluated. On the other hand, the children's grandmother works for the city and uses all their influences to move the results and points of view in the court through their friends. We have not been able to recover their children, and the law does not advocate for the best interest and well-being of children. My learning in this course has helped
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me to understand that if these children are not incorporated into a stable home where good principles are taught and allowed to be free of thinking and loving who they wish, the consequences will be irreparable in their life. As mentioned, currently they have been diagnosed with emotional diseases, but the reports say that "the grandmother says that this is the father's fault", and the court does not consider any of this. My position before this situation is totally firm
and although their mother wants to recover them, it does not guarantee that children are allowed to have a constant relationship with their father, unfortunately I feel that I cannot do much for them since the position that I am nevertheless manifest these features in them to the authorities and pray for them so that the law can finally give a right verdict for their well -being.