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Voices of Freedom

, Ch. 16

Read Document

103

. Andrew Carnegie, The Gospel of Wealth (1889) pp 32

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35

Paragraph 1

: Why

does Carnegie think it is better to build public institutions than to give charity

to the poor? Do you agree or disagree? Provide specific details.

Read Document

104

. William Graham Sumner on Social Darwinism (ca. 1880) pp 35

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39

Paragraph 2

: How does Sumne

r differentiate between the “natural” roles of men and women in

society?

Paragraph 3

: How does he explain the existence of poverty and social inequality?

Read Document

106

. Henry George, Progress and Poverty (1879) pp 42

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45

Paragraph 4

: What does George s

ee as the major threat to American freedom?

Each writing assignment will consist of 4 paragraphs, each on a

specified topic or question. These assignments will be submitted

via

the link

, so please make sure you are turning in your own work as no

t

to receive a zero for the assignment. The assignment needs to be

12

-

point

font, Times New Roman, single

-

spaced, at least 1 full page, do

not include the questions (just the paragraphs in the correct order),

do not use a cover sheet. Your paper should jus

t be the 4 paragraphs,

nothing more, nothing less. Please make sure all writing assignments

are turned in by the specified date unless otherwise noted

Voices of Freedom, Ch. 16

Read Document 103. Andrew Carnegie, The Gospel of Wealth (1889) pp 32-35

Paragraph 1: Why does Carnegie think it is better to build public institutions than to give charity

to the poor? Do you agree or disagree? Provide specific details.

Read Document 104. William Graham Sumner on Social Darwinism (ca. 1880) pp 35-39

Paragraph 2: How does Sumner differentiate between the “natural” roles of men and women in

society?

Paragraph 3: How does he explain the existence of poverty and social inequality?

Read Document 106. Henry George, Progress and Poverty (1879) pp 42-45

Paragraph 4: What does George see as the major threat to American freedom?

Each writing assignment will consist of 4 paragraphs, each on a

specified topic or question. These assignments will be submitted via

the link, so please make sure you are turning in your own work as not

to receive a zero for the assignment. The assignment needs to be 12-

point font, Times New Roman, single-spaced, at least 1 full page, do

not include the questions (just the paragraphs in the correct order),

do not use a cover sheet. Your paper should just be the 4 paragraphs,

nothing more, nothing less. Please make sure all writing assignments

are turned in by the specified date unless otherwise noted