79 2 Communication b) Has a song, poem, book or film ever changed the way you think about something? Or has it inspired you in any way? Give examples. c) Work with a partner. Talk about the questions together. Remember to give reasons and examples in your answers. 22 Discuss symbols of division How Americans read and remember history has caused great division in the USA. One recent example is the statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a Confederate general who fought for the South during the Civil War (1861–65) and he was against racial equality. When the city council voted to remove the statue because of its ties to a government who wanted to maintain slavery, the Ku Klux Klan held a rally to protest in July 2017. Work with a partner and discuss the following questions: a) Explain in your own words why the Confederate flag and the statue of Robert E. Lee are provoking and hurtful to some Americans. division – klofningur a civil war – borgarastyrjöld racial equality – jafnrétti kynþátta a city council – borgarstjórn Ku Klux Klan – bandarísk öfgahreyfing (oft kölluð KKK) a rally – stórfundur Unite the Right activists waving the Confederate flag in front of the statue of general Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, 12 August 2017. Hæfniviðmið • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós.
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