The History of Human Rights

The History of Human Rights 

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  1. 00:00:01 

    At the end of this first part, the narrator will mention three rights. What are they? 

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  2. 00:01:05 

    What are the three Human Rights the narrator mentions? 

    • The right to speak freely, to education, and to be treated as equal.

       
    • The right to live freely, to speak your mind, and to be treated as equal.

       
    • The right to be free, to education, and the women's rights.

       
    • The right to live freely, to be fed, and to receive equal salaries

       

  3. 00:01:05 

    At the end of this part, the narrator will mention an adjective to characterize Human Rights. Check it out! 

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  4. 00:01:33 

    According to the narrator, Human Rights are  

    • universal 
    • universal 

  5. 00:01:33 

    In this part, the narrator will mention the number of Human Rights according to the United Nations. How many are they?
     

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  6. 00:01:57 

    According to the UN (United Nations), how many human rights are there? 

    • 33

       
    • 30

       
    • 31

       
    • 13

       

  7. 00:01:59 

    In this part, the narrator will mention the origin and who first thought of 'human rights'. Stay tuned and answer these questions:
    When were Human Rights born? And who did think of 'human rights' for the first time according to the video? 

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  8. 00:02:45 

    When were Human Rights born? And who designed the first document which included the idea of 'human rights'? 

    • In 539 BC. Cyrus, the great.

       
    • In 593 BC. Cesar, the great.

       
    • In 359 BC.  Cyrus, the giant.

       
    • In 539 BC. Cesar, the great.

       

  9. 00:02:46 

    The ancient Romans used to name these 'primary human rights' another way. Pay attention and complete the sentence ahead.  

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  10. 00:03:01 

    The ancient Romans used to name these 'primary human rights' as   

    • natural law 

  11. 00:03:03 

     

    In this part, the narrator's speech is about international agreements related to the 'natural rights' which only favored Europe.

    Pay attention to this part and try to answer the questions ahead.   

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  12. 00:04:26 

    According to the narrator, all international agreements related to the 'natural rights' signed by the 1800s only favored Europe. What happened to the rest of the world? Were all peoples treated as equal? In your opinion, was Europe really thinking of the 'natural rights'? Let's think over it a little. 

    Write down your opinion on a notebook if you want. These notes will be useful later on. 

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  13. 00:04:28 

    In this part, the narrator will mention a very important document created by the UN. What is it? 

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  14. 00:05:57 

    What document, created by UN, finally translated the French concept of the 'natural rights' into human rights? 

    • The International Declaration of Human Rights

       
    • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

       
    • The American Declaration of Human Rights

       
    • The Mondial Declaration of Human Rights

       

  15. 00:05:58 

    Do you think Human Rights are guaranteed to all? 

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  16. 00:06:20 

    Let's think a bit about it! 

    Do you think Human Rights are guaranteed to all? Why (not)?

    Write down your opinion on a notebook if you want. These notes will be useful later on. 

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  17. 00:06:21 

    Let's think a bit about it! 

    Do you think Human Rights are guaranteed to all? Why (not)?

    Write down your opinion on a notebook if you want. These notes will be useful later on. 

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  18. 00:07:13 

    Based on the video, what is the problem with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?  

    Write down your opinion on a notebook if you want. These notes will be useful later on. 

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  19. 00:07:22 

    In this part of the video, the narrator will present some examples of people who fought for Human Rights. One of them was Eleanor Roosevelt. 

    Let's watch the the rest of this video and answer the question ahead. 

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  20. 00:09:31 

    Now, it's time to think over Eleanor Roosevelt's question.

    'Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?'

    What does it mean?

    Write down your opinion on a notebook if you want. These notes will be useful later on. 

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