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Section 1

Watch the documentary 13th by Ava DuVernay and review chapters 9 and 11. Your task is to analyze this documentary and write a short essay. Please make sure that the following prompts are addressed in your essay.

Prompts

1. Explain the relevance to the title of this documentary

2. Explain the paradox of high rates of incarceration in the “land of free”. Use statistics on the following to illustrate the paradox - What percentage of U.S. adults are currently incarcerated? What is their demographic make-up (age, sex, race, class)?

3. To explain the exceptionally high rates of incarceration, explain the role of following historical events- The southern strategy, the politics of war on drugs, the role of ALEC corporation and economic profits associated with prisons

4. Why and how is class an important component of the discussion of mass incarceration?

5. Should we continue to utilize incarceration as our go-to form of punishment in the U.S.?- What positive/negative effects does it have on the individual and society?

Guidelines for a 4-5-page (Minimum) essay: Rubric for grading

Introduction: Prompts 1 & 2

Body of the paper: prompts 3 & 4 

Conclusion:  prompt 5

Make sure that the short paper is well written.  Pay attention to language, spelling, and grammar. 

Section 2

This discussion is based on chapter 14

Prompt: Marriage and Family in the US has gone through many changes. Based on these changes do you think that marriage as an institution is becoming redundant?

How to address this prompt:

• Section 14.2 discusses variations in family life.  This should be your starting point - summarize them

• Discuss the impact of these changes on marriage as an institution.  Give your views on marriage - is it still relevant? Yes - then discuss why? No- discuss why