choose either Yoshino’s or Duhigg’s essay. Analysis
demonstrates that you can think critically about a text, examine its parts, and
analyze the relationships of its part to the whole. You will evaluate either
Yoshino’s or Duhigg’s central/controlling idea. In order to do so, you will
first need to identify the central element (what is it?); then you will need to
assess it (how does it function?); finally, you will need to explain why it is
important (in terms of the essay and perhaps in other contexts of change).
To consider:
Kenji Yoshino grapples with the limitations of our current civil rights
paradigm, focusing on individual and systemic issues. He proposes changes that
would transform civil rights as we know it, focusing on what we have in common
rather than what separates us. In doing so, he considers a number of factors,
including covering, assimilation, identity politics, equality vs liberty, and
the importance of conversation in relationships with others. How do these
elements create a rationale for change? How can we use our understanding of
these elements to initiate change? What are the drawbacks/limitations of these
elements? What is the most powerful idea Yoshino examines, and what makes it so
powerful?
To consider:
Charles Duhigg examines some of the elements that powered both the Montgomery
bus boycott and the explosive growth of Saddleback Church. In particular, he
considers the potential for relationships to create change. How do
relationships create change? How can we use that knowledge to shape the changes
we want to see? What are the drawbacks/limitations of these methods? What is
the most powerful idea Duhigg examines, and what makes it so powerful?
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