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Read two of the following works of non-fiction thoroughly. When you return to school in the fall, you should be able to write intelligently about the ideas, arguments, concepts, and writing style of each work. Pay particular attention to the central argument(s) of each work, and how the author connects with her audience. Some of […]
More than four decades later, not only have we failed to eradicate poverty, but the very idea of such an undertaking is barely contemplated in the mainstream public discourse. At best, poverty is considered a low-priority issue. The poor in the United States, so it is imagined, do not really have it so bad and their poverty, in any case, is due primarily to their own self-destructive behaviors. On occasion, elected officials and political pundits do reflect on the plight of the poor, but mainly to worry about how to reduce “welfare dependency” or how members of the “underclass” might be persuaded to conform to conventional norms.3 In 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought into public view the harsh realities of class and racial inequality in the United States, fueling speculation that a renewed war on poverty might be on the horizon, but the shocking images from New Orleans quickly faded, and the subsequent promise of “bold action” from the government remains unfulfilled.
Read two of the following works of non-fiction thoroughly. When you return to school in the fall, you should be able to write intelligently about the ideas, arguments, concepts, and writing style of each work. Pay particular attention to the central argument(s) of each work, and how the author connects with her audience. Some of […]
More than four decades later, not only have we failed to eradicate poverty, but the very idea of such an undertaking is barely contemplated in the mainstream public discourse. At best, poverty is considered a low-priority issue. The poor in the United States, so it is imagined, do not really have it so bad and their poverty, in any case, is due primarily to their own self-destructive behaviors. On occasion, elected officials and political pundits do reflect on the plight of the poor, but mainly to worry about how to reduce “welfare dependency” or how members of the “underclass” might be persuaded to conform to conventional norms.3 In 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought into public view the harsh realities of class and racial inequality in the United States, fueling speculation that a renewed war on poverty might be on the horizon, but the shocking images from New Orleans quickly faded, and the subsequent promise of “bold action” from the government remains unfulfilled.
