Why does Todd Gitlin explain in detail the television-watching habits of most Americans? How does this information lay the foundation for his argument?
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: Why does Todd Gitlin explain in detail the television-watching habits of most Americans? How does this information lay the foundation for his argument?
How does the style of paragraph 2, which begins “For simplicity’s sake,” reflect its content? Pay special attention to the sentence structure.
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: How does the style of paragraph 2, which begins “For simplicity’s sake,” reflect its content? Pay special attention to the sentence structure.
What effect does Gitlin’s use of such emotional terms and references as “impressionable psychotics” (para. 3) and “neo-Nazi” (para. 4) have on his audience?
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: What effect does Gitlin’s use of such emotional terms and references as “impressionable psychotics” (para. 3) and “neo-Nazi” (para. 4) have on his audience?
What is his purpose in quoting nineteenth-century critic Alexis de Tocqueville (para. 5)?
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: What is his purpose in quoting nineteenth-century critic Alexis de Tocqueville (para. 5)?
Gitlin offers several reasons for the importance of the liberal arts. What are they? Why does he present them in the order that he does?
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: Gitlin offers several reasons for the importance of the liberal arts. What are they? Why does he present them in the order that he does?
This selection is from a longer article about the need for a common core curriculum in colleges. To what extent do you think that its argument is relevant to high schools as well?
Chapter 5 - 2. The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut - Questions: This selection is from a longer article about the need for a common core curriculum in colleges. To what extent do you think that its argument is relevant to high schools as well?