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The Great Debaters Guide Questions

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What does Dr. Farmer implying when he says "When I was a child I spake as a child...but when I became a man I put away all childish things"?
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He wants the students to take their educations seriously and use it to grow.
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What does Mr. Tolson do to capture the attention of his students as he enters the classroom?
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He stands on a desk.
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What "revolution" does Tolson talk about on the first day of class?
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The Harlem Renaissance
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What is Tolson referring to when he says "To be born without record"?
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Slaves weren't given birth certificates.
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Tolson says "Debate is ____; its ______ but your weapons are words.
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blood sport / combat
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DH Lawrence said "I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself" . What is he referring to?
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self pity
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What happens to Dr. Farmer in the eyes of his son after the pig incident?
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He loses the respect of his son.
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Who is the judge?
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God
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Why is he God?
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Because He decides who wins or loses, not my opponent
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Who is you opponent?
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He doesn't exist.
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Why does he not exist?
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He is merely a dissenting voice of the truth that i speak
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Why taught the south his diabolical methods of slave keeping?
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Willie Lynch
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What was Tolson doing with the farmers?
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Trying to help them make a union.
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Why is Jr. unable to tell his parents where he was?
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He promised Tolson
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What does Lowe mean when he says "They would allow the unemployed to die so the economy could live"?
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The economy should not be more important than people.
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Why is the share cropper beaten by the police?
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To find out the "ring-leader" of the Union
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Why did the debaters have to debate at an off-campus site?
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because it was a segregated institution
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Samantha says "The time for justice, the time for freedom, the time for equality is always ______"
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right now
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"A hungry negro steals a chicken and goes to jail. A rich white business person steals bonds and goes to congress." This is an example of
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irony
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How does Dr Farmer redeem himself in the eyes of his son?
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He stands up for Mr. Tolson.
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What does Tolson mean by "blacklisted"?
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Being put on a list of people who are disapproved of and therefore should be avoided (or not hired)
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What is a lynch mob
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a group that takes the law into its own hands, usually to punish a wrongdoer
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Why is Lowe so upset when Jr. says "This is all useless"?
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Jr. is a representation of hope and innocence
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Why is the debate topic changed?
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Harvard doesn't want faculty writing the students' arguments
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What is the final topic up for debate?
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Civil disobedience is a moral weapon in the fight for justice.