SOST 304 Social Studies for Primary Teachers POST # 2

SOCRACTIC SEMINAR - EXTENDED

SATURDAY CLASSES ONLY

The story of Nora Parham, a woman hanged in the early 1960’s for burning her lover to death, stands out as an unusual tragedy in Belize’s history – a tragic warning of the sordid end that domestic abuse can bring to relationships and more so, the long lasting psychological damage such travesties can have on the lives of surviving children.

According to Sandra Trapp, daughter of Kitchel Trapp, Nora was an uncontrollably jealous woman who despised it when Trapp spoke with other women. She was the abusive one, and she used to throw tantrums, hit him and stone him with things.

Nora Parham was reportedly executed at the age of 36 on June 5, 1963 – the first and only woman to have been executed by our state.

Ramos, A. (2009, March 19). Was nora parham voliently jelous? Amandala .Retrieved October
10, 2009, from http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=8349

• Was Nora Parham violently jealous?


• If you were part of the jury to decide on the fate of Ms. Parham, given the evidence presented in court, how would you vote and why?

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HIST 231 Introduction to Colonial Latin America POST #2

SOCRATIC SEMINAR-EXTENDED

The Maya people of Toledo who are fighting for communal land rights, constitute, whether they know it or not, a group inimical to the capitalist system as it functions in Belize. The communal land Maya want to live frugally, in harmony with nature, and they wish to share what they have with each other. The communal land Maya are not in the least bit excited about the prospect of petroleum deposits being beneath their lands and waterways. They know they cannot eat oil. But more than that, they are not greedy for the things which oil money can buy.

Editorial (2009, June). Toledo maya disunity. Amandala, Retrieved October 7, 2009, from

http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=8746

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