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People Like Us

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 2003

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Essay Topics

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Think about places you have lived in light of the ideas “People Like Us” proposes. Do Brooks’s conclusions hold true for neighborhoods or towns where you have personal experience?

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Government sanctioned racial segregation has been illegal for decades, yet Brooks’s essay suggests that self-segregation is increasing. Why might this be?

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What methods might encourage diversity in American neighborhoods? What methods have been tried in the past, and did they succeed?

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