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Children who grow up in poverty have already acquired quite a few disadvantages, many of which will remain with them through adulthood. How does this impact their ability to get out of poverty as an adult?

Marni is a college student. She is going to a state school on a scholarship, but it does not cover room and board. She was living with her cousin, but her cousin had to move across the country to take care of a relative. Marni can’t afford a place of her own and therefore sleeps in her car, gets up early, showers at the school gym, and eats what she can from the campus pizza place where she works part time. Is this an example of absolute deprivation?

In American society, inequality is a social problem because many people are living without access to the basic resources that they need for survival. Can a society exist with some inequality but not the social issues associated with it?

David is arrested for murder. Two police officers are escorting David in the back of their police car on the way to the station for questioning. On the drive to the station, one officer says to the other “I sure hope that gun isn’t by the school over there for a small child to find and hurt themself with!” “That would be a shame.” Replied the other officer. “Okay!” cried David. “I’ll tell you where the gun is buried! Just don’t let those poor children get hurt!” David then showed the officers where he buried the gun, which was indeed by a nearby school. The officers then transported David to the station for questioning. Once there, the officers asked David how he murdered his victim and why. At this point, David realized he might be in over his head and said “I think I want my attorney now…” “Do you really?” Inquired the officers. “Maybe…” said David. The officers continued questioning David and he made even more admissions about the murder. David is now on trial for murder. David, through his attorney, seeks to suppress both 1) his admissions regarding where to find the gun as well as the finding of the gun and 2) his further admissions at the police station. You are the judge in this case. Explain how you would rule on both issues. Explain why. 

An issue creating social tension in the United States is the disappearance of manufacturing jobs, which often earn people a good living. As this industry has slowed, cities that once had many opportunities now offer a lot of low-wage jobs with little advancement. How does relative deprivation help explain why those working in these regions are so frustrated?

In Walden, Thoreau describes his retreat into nature mainly as an experiment in

In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs highlights a type of suffering often under-represented in slave narratives. What is it?

Whitman’s “Song of Myself” is known for celebrating

The main setting of Walden is. . .

L4.2, 4.3: Stem-changing verbs. Read the sentences below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the stem-changing verbs in parentheses (10 x 1 pt. each = 10 pts.) Ustedes [1] (pedir, e:i) un café. Tú [2] (preferir, e:ie) el invierno. Nosotras [3] (almorzar, o:ue) a la 1:00 p.m. Yo [4] (dormir, o:ue) temprano. Vosotros [5] (recordar, o:ue) las conjugaciones. Ana y Juan [6] (cerrar, e:ie) la puerta. Elisa [7] (pensar, e:ie). Tom y yo [8] (preferir, e:ie) el café. Mi compañero de clase [9] (volver, o:ue) tarde. Eduardo [10] (recordar, o:ue) las conjugaciones.