Blog Post Topics for Week of 1 November

Rhetoric 1101: Blog Post Topics for Week of 1 November
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1. Voter Intimidation

Read these sources:

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oId=16368

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1003-26.htm

and write an informal response. Reference specific points and examples in the articles, and feel free to quote from them. Why do you think voter intimidation works? That just the presence of "men carrying clipboards" and "sedans with magnetic signs designed to look like law enforcement insignia" apparently does keep many African American and Hispanic citizens away from the polls?
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2. More on the McIntosh essay

As you know, we're discussing the following essay on Wednesday:

http://www.utoronto.ca/acc/events/peggy1.htm.

Here's a response to McIntosh:

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/whiteprivilege.htm

What are your reactions to these essays? Do they reflect the experience of you and your friends? Do they make you see the issue from a new perspective? Do they teach you something you didn't know before?
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3. Decision 2004

Respond to the outcome of Tuesday's election.
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4. The Male Privilege Checklist

Political blogger and feminist Barry Deutsch wrote a "Male Privilege Checklist" based on McIntosh's essay. You can find it here:

http://amptoons.poliblog.com/blog/001103.html

What are your reactions to it? Does it reflect the experience of you and your friends? Does it make you see the issue from a new perspective? Does it teach you something you didn't know before?