soci homework

This following is purely optional.  There is a hyperlink on slide 43 I believe to a TED Talk by Bryan Stevenson. On the next slide is a series of questions about the talk.  Your job is to answer the questions in a narrative (story style) no bullet points.  It is worth 5 extra credit points.  Please upload your paper in Canvas, no hard copies.  Here is the matrix:

• Times New Roman font style
• Size 12 font
• 1.5 line spacing
• No title page
• one page

• Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice | Talk Video | TED.com

   

  TED Talk Guide: questions and points

  Optional(worth 5 pts.)post on Canvas no later than________?

  •Who is Bryan Stevenson?
  •What was the main point(s) of his Ted Talk?
  •Note how the major points are presented.
  •Note the statistics or concerns he shared about our (US) criminal justice system, poverty, etc.?
  •Note what he has to say about children incarceration and incarceration in general.
  •Note what he has to say about the death penalty?
  •Note what he says about why we should care?
  •What should we ask instead of “do people deserve to die for the crimes they've committed?”
  •What well known woman activist does Stevenson listened to?
  •In your opinion why does he describe his court motion as crazy?