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Prompt for Coates writing, 17 Oct 2016

 

How does Ta-Nehisis Coates' "The Case for Reparations" draw a connection between a history of racial injustice in the U.S. and the contemporary experience of Black Americans? Be sure to use quotation marks around any text taken from your source and to use in-text citations for every quotation. To complete your documentation, include a work cited entry, following the MLA formula:


Work Cited
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. "The Case for Reparations." The Atlantic, Jun 2014, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/.

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Prompt for McClelland/Bazelon writing, 26 Sep 2016

 

Is sex work actually just like any other job? Answer the question and support your reasoning with evidence (quotations) from Mac McClelland's "Is Prostitution Just Another Job?" or Emily Bazelon's "Should Prostitution Be a Crime?" Be sure to use quotation marks around any text taken from your source and to use in-text citations for every quotation. To complete your documentation, include a work cited entry, following the MLA formula:

 

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Work Cited

Author. "Title of Source." Title of Container, Other Contributors,

     Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location.

 

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Prompt for Moran reading, 21 Sep 2016

 

In your opinion, is "sex work" a useful term to talk about the buying and selling of sex? Use information/evidence from Rachel Moran's op-ed, "Buying Sex Should Not Be Legal" to help support or illustrate your point. Be sure to use at least one short quotation from Moran's essay. Since this is an online source, do not include a page number in your in-text citation. Create your own work cited entry, using the following formula:

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Prompt for "contested term" writing, 14 Sep 2016

 

Describe a personal experience with a "contested term," a word or phrase about which people tend to disagree strongly, or, which might change its meaning depending on how it's used or who's using it. Think about the film clip from DOPE, or, the other models we've discussed in class--"redskin," "cripple," "bitch," "queer," etc. However, you are not limited to these terms! Your experience should focus on one word or phrase and should tell a specific story, or talk abouta particular encounter, a disagreement, a process of change, a sudden realization, etc.

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Prompt for Mairs reading, 7 Sep 2016

In Nancy Mairs' "On Being a Cripple," how does the writer show that she has an ordinary life? Use a short quotation from the essay to illustrate your point. Include a one-two sentence summary of the essay. Always use quotation marks when quoting. Be sure to use in-text citations and a work cited entry to document your work.

 

Mairs, Nancy. "On Being a Cripple." 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 2nd edition. Samuel Cohen, editor. Bedford/St. Martin's, 200., pp. 267-79.

 

sample response

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Prompt for Barry reading, 31 Aug 2016:

 

How is the word "redskin" similar to other epithets? Use evidence from Dan Barry's "A Heated Linguistic Debate" to support or illustrate your point.

 

sample response

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