Ivanna Mejia Professor Andrew Warburton Essay #3 October 22‚ 2012 David Brooks’ “People Like Us” Analysis Many individuals interpret diversity differently specifically in the United States because of its melting pot of distinct cultures and lifestyles. In his essay “People Like Us”‚ David Brooks’ argues that although the United States is a diverse nation as a whole‚ it is homogeneous in specific aspects like interactions between people. To some extent‚ his observation is true; people tend
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I believe David Brooks makes a valid point in his article‚ “People Like Us.” Many people self-segregate and it is not always purposeful. Yet‚ some people do self-segregate for their own beliefs. Either way‚ America is still in some ways segregated. I agree and disagree with Brooks’ statement‚ “It is a common complaint that every place is starting to look the same” (357.) I agree because in some areas‚ it can be seen that only a specific race of people lives in certain neighborhoods. Also‚ this can
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David Brooks uses the tone of empowerment to show that women can surpass men in their intellect and education. Women mature way before men and even then they don’t have the rights as men do in society. Women tend to do better in education than men as in college they have a more successful record than men. At first men had the highest graduation rate in society in many of the top colleges but now women and men are head to head but they are still looked down upon. Women are still looked to be the everyday
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People Like Us When first reading the piece by David Brooks I was shocked about the bold statement that he made. Growing up I always believed I surrounded myself with others that were not all the same as me‚ however the more I look into my actually life and each piece there is a fair amount of truth behind his “admission”. I can look at different aspects of my everyday life‚ and see how I actually am not surrounded by a diverse group of people. I live in a mainly white Republican neighborhood‚ upper-middle
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“Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally… [or who] does not partake of society is either a beast or a god‚” (Aristotle‚ c. 328 BCE.) Aristotle may have been the first person to articulate the basic principles of social psychology. Elliot Aronson‚ not the first to write about them‚ but perhaps a modern Aristotle in his teaching‚ writing‚ and research‚ wrote a book titled The Social Animal. In it‚ with an emphasis on conformity‚ he explains
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David Brooks began his essay “One Nation‚ Slightly Divisible” by dividing America into two sections: “Red America”‚ the republicans‚ and “Blue America”‚ the democrats. Brooks discussed the differences between the two groups. He described how “Red America” was made up of farmers and rural communities‚ while “Blue America” consisted of big cities with many stores and businesses. As Brooks looked at the red and blue sections of the electoral map‚ he was interested in the reasons
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“Mind over Muscle” by David Brooks‚ proclaims that over the years‚ women have started to surpass men and have begun to be dominant figures in society. In the article it states “ and that means this is turning into a women’s world‚ because women’s are better students than women’s. David Brooks provoked the idea that the world has drastically changed by changing the possession of the world between the two genders and education‚ responsibility and success made the change to happen. Certainty‚ over time
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David Brooks‚ a well known writer for the New York Times‚ brought a new question to light about a very important topic in today’s American society: “why has there been a decline in the number of civic institutions?”. This question was brought up when Brooks compared the recent fires in California to the famous forest fire in 1910 called the “Big Burn” which destroyed over three million acres throughout Montana‚ Idaho‚ and Washington. Brooks‚ after comparing the present US to the one over a hundred
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The author of The New York Times article “The Campus Crusaders” David Brooks discusses students high sensitivity level in education today‚ Professors must be cautious of what they say during lectures‚ so they aren’t accused of violating students personal or emotional feelings. The reason is campus activists are reacting emotionally to their idea of fighting for a moral cause or issue. According to the author‚ the theory is ”... the ultimate source of authority is not some hard-to-understand truth
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discussed how men are seen a certain way and women are seen another. Men are supposed to be big‚ strong‚ and outspoken. Women are to be viewed as quieter and much more successful. Supposedly due to their ability to be quiet in class and learn better. Brooks states in the article‚ “From the first days of schools‚ girls outperform boys. The gap is sometimes small‚ but over time slight advantages accumulate into big ones.” Girls are most likely to succeed in schools over boys. Many say this is because our
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