Once again, this Reading is meant to be very loose in scope so that you can find texts you’re interested in!
For this Compare and Contrast exercise, the theme is: time.
This could be the past vs. the present or even the present vs. the future — how has our society and culture changed over time? How has being young, working, career paths, values, and beliefs shifted?
How have our institutions changed? What was school like in the past as opposed to today? How has our justice system altered? How have our government and political parties shifted?
How have our interests and tastes changed? From the food we eat, the drinks we drink, the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, our pets, the movies we watch, the advertisements we’re forced to endure, radio to podcasts, the way we interact with the world is constantly changing .
1. What is the central thesis of this text? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.
2. Does the text claim whether these changes are good or bad? If so, what is their justification — regardless of the text’s conclusions, do you think this is a positive or negative change ? Why or why not? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.
