Why are oral histories so valuable?
What will be an ideal response?
Written history is most often controlled by the ruling class, or those in power. The limitations of documents filtered through official agencies or organizations only tell a small point of view, and reflect only front-stage information. Facts that are crucial to understanding research questions or hypotheses may have been combed out of the written documents. Oral histories capture the real life experiences and memories of people, and cannot so easily be omitted, edited, erased, shredded, or swept away. They allow the researcher to investigate the everyday for people, and their trials and tribulations. Oral histories allow the researcher to access the subjectivity of a social group that has been "muted, excised from history, and invisible to the official records of their culture."
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The issue of prayers at school graduations and ball games has also been addressed by the Supreme Court as recently as 2000 in Santa Fe v. Doe. What is the stance of the Court in regard to prayers at such events where attendance is voluntary?
a. Since attendance is voluntary and the participation in the prayer is not required, the prayers do not violate the Constitution’s protections. b. The prayers are allowed because these events are attended by more adults than minors. c. The Court failed to rule on the specific issue of prayer but discouraged it because of the public nature of the event. d. Even though attendance is voluntary, the prayer is unconstitutional because the attendees are forced to participate and because it appears to be a state endorsement of religion. e. The prayers are unconstitutional because not all religions have equal time allotted to offer their prayers.