Overview
Directions: All students are required to choose between one of the following two essay options. Please identify which option (Option 1 or Option 2) on the title page. We are assessing your knowledge of course materials for weeks 1 to 5 (lectures, readings, media). . Students are required to refer to at least three different readings and directly quote at least one of the readings (no more than three direct quotes).
Answers should be between four to five pages (double space, 12-point font and 1-inch margins). Include a separate title page and bibliography. The paper cannot exceed five pages (this does not include the title page and bibliography). Citations and referencing should use standard formats (e.g. MLA, APA, etc.). Please submit only in MS Word or PDF file formats (not Pages or Google Docs).
Your answers must be written in a standard essay format consisting of a short introduction (with a thesis statement), supporting paragraphs, and a short conclusion. The essay must address all three questions within each option.
Option 1: Politically Contentious Cities This summer session has focused on the qualities that make cities unique environments. While these environments are riven by inequalities and problems, they also facilitate the formation of contentious political groups seeking equality.
1. What are the specific economic factors (i.e., jobs, inequalities, housing, etc.) that have worsened the lives of low-income immigrants in US cities?
2. How have politics worsened conditions for immigrants in the United States?
3. Describe the process through which immigrants in Los Angeles formed an and important social movement.
Option 2: Culturally Contentious Cities
The class has explored the idea that cities are incubators of contentious cultural groups. This set of questions addresses this broad issue through the case of punk rock in Los Angeles.
1. What distinctive qualities make cities good environments for nourishing contentious and subversive cultural groups (e.g., LGBT community, avant garde artists, etc.)? Be sure to focus on the general conditions that make cities suitable environments for facilitating such groups.
2. What was the specific social and spatial process involved in creating a contentious group of punk rockers in Los Angeles? Focus on the steps involved in making up this group and the importance of place.
3. What were the different subgroups of punk rockers and where were they located? What were the factors driving these divisions? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vFrQXnRW5s... No AI, I will use turnitin ai check the essay again.