Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Amish: A People of Preservation
How can we know the truth about the Amish, their values and their way of life? This first clip is a positive view of the Amish. The other post above here from the BBC - Trouble in Amish Paradise - connects with the theme of the relationship between the individual and society. Students interested in this topic may wish to approach it in that broader sense, how do we balance the rights of the individual to personal freedom with the demands of living in society? What is the balance between these two realities, on the one hand the needs of the individual and the other the needs of a society with specific rules of behaviour?
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