Instructions
➢ Bharati Mukherjee “American Dreamer” 2-2
➢ Mehdi Hasan “Why I would Never Hate America” 3-2
➢ Ellie Wiesel “The America I Love” 3-3
➢ Alkman Granitas “Americans are Tuning out the World” 3-4
➢ Sasha Abramsky “Waking up from the American Dream” 3-5
The stories in this section from the Reader highlight pro and anti-Americanism amongst immigrants.
Compose an essay in which you compare and contrast these sentiments and provide reasons why certain people love and hate America at the same time. Keep these questions in mind while composing your essay. What is the American Dream? Does it still exist or is it a mirage? Has it changed from the past? Refer to some policies, laws or facts about American culture that draw people to America but have also drawn people against America at the same time.
You can connect to any story in this section through quotes and examples (at least two quotes and one paraphrase from three different stories) and make sure you cite the stories in the text and add a works cited page in MLA (see in course resources).
Please remember that this is a comparison and contrast essay and your main focus should be to show points for both sides, make a case, back it up with evidence both from the readings and outside, using rhetorical appeals to persuade your audience. There should also be a purpose, a central point or lesson that you want to get across to your readers made clear in the thesis. Also, make sure your essay conforms to the following rules that apply to comparative writing and adheres to the respective due dates.
Respond to 7 on 3-2