- Go to the resources tab and use the EBSCO host link to search for the following articles. Read each of the following essays:
- Buford, B. (2004). The Pasta Station. New Yorker, 80 (25), 114-127.
- O’Brien, T. (2009). Fenced In. Smithsonian, 40(8), 14-18.
- Staples, B. (1998). Just walk on by: A black man ponders his power to alter public space. Literary Cavalcade, 50(5), 38.
- In the Discussion Forum, answer at least three of the following questions in response to one of the readings:
- What is your initial reaction to the essay? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? Why?
- Are there any terms or ideas in the essay that you had to research? What did you learn?
- Do a quick Internet search of the author. Did you learn anything that could add to your understanding of the essay?
- What do you feel the author wanted to say with this piece of writing? Was the author successful in relaying that message?
- What writing techniques did you learn from the author that you could use in your own writing?
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