The shooting of Michael Brown | STX Engelsk B | 21. august 2015

The texts in section A focus on the shooting of Michael Brown and the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri that followed his death in August 2014.
Write a paper (700-1000 words) in which you answer the following questions. Answer the questions separately.
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1. Give an outline of the underlying causes of the conflict presented in the texts.
2. How does Paul Raushenbush engage the reader in text 2? Give examples from the text.
3. Taking your starting point in text 3, discuss what the authorities can do to prevent racial conflict.

Texts

1. Jesse L. Jackson, “There is a ‘Ferguson' near you”
2. Paul Raushenbush, “What White People Can Do About the Killing
of Black Men in America”
3. Rich Lowry, “Ferguson's horrors: Riots achieve nothing”

Logos

Just like pathos, logos is used very little in the text. The author uses logic when he gives examples or when he notes possible causes for conflict. This helps making the reader more engaged by creating associations and making him/her view certain patterns in society ...