FINAL EXAM
You have two hours to read the second reading selection, plan your response, compose your essay, and revise your work.
On the top of your page, list your Gothic ID, professor’s name, and the date. Do not include your name anywhere on your paper.
Write
a well-developed essay (which could range from 1.5 to 3 pages) that,
drawing on the differing perspectives of the two readings, presents a
response to the question below. Support your ideas with analysis of
textual evidence, such as quotes or paraphrases.
What
conditions are necessary for people to engage in high-risk social
activism? Support your argument by explaining how Jerry Brewer’s
comments about the Missouri football team’s recent stand against
on-campus racism complicate or build upon the discussion of the nature
of high-risk activism, as presented by Malcolm Gladwell in “Small
Change: Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted.”
