Rip the middle class they say i say

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They are 2 chapters only answer the following question each chapter in separate pageYou will answer the following questions from the book called They say/ I say by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, Russel Durst RIP, the Middle Class: 1946-2013 by Edward ​McClelland 1. Edward McClelland opens this article with a discussion of the industrial heyday of the United States, from the late 1940s through the 1970s, when blue-collar workers had their choice of well-paying jobs. What evidence does he give for this period of "shared prosperity"? What exactly does he mean by this term? Why, in his view, did the prosperity end, and what steps are required to bring it back? 2. McClelland offers a lot of evidence for his own views, but he does not say much about any other viewpoints. What objec- tions might be raised to what he says, and where would you introduce them in his essay? How would doing so improve his argument? 3. Brandon King, in his essay on the American Dream (pp. 610-17), argues that “supporting the richest sectors of the American economy will bring economic stability and a full recovery." How might McClelland respond to King? What evidence might he provide to prove King wrong? The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold? by Brandon King 1. How does Brandon King redefine the American Dream? How does the redefinition affect his argument? 2. Summarize King's argument in this essay. What reasons and evidence does he use to support his views? How persuasive do you find his argument? ...
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