What is David Brooks’s main point in this essay? Why doesn’t he state it directly at the outset?
Chapter 8 - 6. Mind over Muscle - Questions: What is David Brooks’s main point in this essay? Why doesn’t he state it directly at the outset?
What is the effect of using the standard fairy-tale opening, “Once upon a time . . .”?
Chapter 8 - 6. Mind over Muscle - Questions: What is the effect of using the standard fairy-tale opening, “Once upon a time . . .”?
Do you agree with Brooks’s cause-effect analysis that in the information age, “this is turning into a woman’s world” (para. 2)? Why or why not?
Chapter 8 - 6. Mind over Muscle - Questions: Do you agree with Brooks’s cause-effect analysis that in the information age, “this is turning into a woman’s world” (para. 2)? Why or why not?
Do you agree with Brooks that in the near future “women will be holding more and more leadership jobs” and “will have a harder and harder time finding marriageable men with comparable education levels” (para. 8)? Why or why not?
Chapter 8 - 6. Mind over Muscle - Questions: Do you agree with Brooks that in the near future “women will be holding more and more leadership jobs” and “will have a harder and harder time finding marriageable men with comparable education levels” (para. 8)? Why or why not?
What type of evidence does Brooks cite in order to give his position weight?
Chapter 8 - 6. Mind over Muscle - Questions: What type of evidence does Brooks cite in order to give his position weight?