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Whose Reality?

Whose Reality?. Key Questions Let's start to think about 'Spies'. Question one. How valuable are memories? Does our ability to remember enhance or compromise our sense of reality?. Question two. What influences how we remember the past, especially our childhood?

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Whose Reality?

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  1. Whose Reality? Key Questions Let's start to think about 'Spies'.

  2. Question one • How valuable are memories? • Does our ability to remember enhance or compromise our sense of reality?

  3. Question two • What influences how we remember the past, especially our childhood? • Why do we remember only a fraction of our childhood?

  4. Question three • How important is truth? • If the consequences of revealing a truth involve pain • and humiliation are we better off 'not knowing'? • Is there any such thing as an 'absolute truth' or will truth always be shaded by societal values and cultural expectations? • How much does truth shift according to context?

  5. Question four • How do we construct our understanding of other families? • Are we more judgamental of our own families or others? Why?

  6. Question five • How do we cope when our reality is undermined by evidence contrary to our previous understanding?

  7. Question six • How easy is it for us to see the world in a different manner?

  8. Conclusions 1) Discuss your answers. - Shinae- you're the facilitator (and participant) 2) What key ideas does this raise in relation to the text? (key ideas raised will need to be included on class mind map)

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