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If anyone is covering the virus or inequality for the final project, this is an interesting take

[Abdallah Fayyad @abdallah_fayyad]

"The nation’s wealthiest citizens are offloading responsibility for public health and economic survival onto the shoulders of the people most affected by the crisis."

@ethiopienne on who, exactly, should be responsible for our recovery:
https://t.co/Z6HnLnKIrY

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@keenan_will Really interesting!

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This is a memoir, or a political nonfiction. We’ve only read fictional novels. How is this genre affecting the way you read the text? How does it’s “truthiness” deliver a different kind of message about the working class?

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@t_conklin You already said this in your last tweet...needs to be a critical and creative response for credit

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Why do you think Hillbilly Elegy is a particularly contentious text? Why do you think that so many people did not like what Vance had to say about working class Americans?

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@t_conklin I don’t understand this answer; can you clarify?

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Poverty drives many residents of Jackson and other Appalachian communities to leave for industrialized towns with better opportunities, but many find that’s not always the case once they arrive. What role does globalization play in industrialized communities like Middletown?

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@t_conklin What critics? This doesn’t count without sharing what you’re reading...

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I challenge you to research more about this text. What have you found being said about Hillbilly Elegy? Do you agree with the critics? Do you empathize with Vance?

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@sammyj607 Why do you trust him so much? Couldn’t he be stretching the truth?

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@sammyj607 Why?

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@sds_919 Awesome response

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@cole_heathorn Why not?

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@cole_heathorn This doesn’t count as another tweet it’s the same thought

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why does Vance feel the cycle of generational poverty is persistent in the Appalachian region and the cities nearby? Why is the American Dream particularly elusive for the residents of Jackson and Middletown?

[Quinnie Sunshine @QuinnieSunshine]

@WorkingClassTCU (1/2) The American Prospect critics state that Hillbilly Elegy was on the best sellers list for 2 years, and they agree it should be because the story should be told and respected because of the controversial topics included in the text such as drug abuse and poverty. They still

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@QuinnieSunshine Can you elaborate on this idea of religion?

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@KennedyDierckm1 Oh interesting points on his manipulation of voice

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@rileycarterz Yes! Concepts of “home” and house are relevant in both HE and Mango street!!

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@rileycarterz Definitely a postmodernist characteristic too!

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@rileycarterz The concept of blame runs deep here!

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@devarlasky Good research, great response!