Compare and contrast the complaints, violations, and remedies articulated between the “complaint texts” to note their similarities and differences. In other words, where do women and blacks share in the same complaints?

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Comparing and contrasting builds on your critical thinking skills because it forces you to consider the similarities and differences between ideas as well as necessitates the articulation of those contrasts. To strengthen your skills at understanding the notion of the American Dream, you will compare
and contrast two different texts in an effort to understand what constitutes the specific elements of the American Dream.

So, think about key concepts and ideals (freedom, opportunity, the “self-made man”, pursuit of happiness, self-determination for one’s future, civil rights, civic-mindedness, etc) and compare how your two authors address the same issues. For example, you might contrast Douglass to King and through through how both discuss the prospect of opportunities for Blacks in America.It would be helpful to quote from Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech orJefferson’s Declaration of Independence or Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, as you compare and contrast the arguments made regarding the rights of women, the indigenous, or Blacks.

You need to compare and contrast the complaints, violations, and remedies articulated between the “complaint texts” to note their similarities and differences. In other words, where do women and blacks share in the same complaints? Or how do the struggles of Blacks and the indigenous differ? Or what has changed for Blacks, when contrasting two authors from the same demographic, but measuring progress across time (example: DuBois, King)?

Select two works from among the following “complaint texts”:

Women
! The Adams’ letters
! Cady Stanton and Anthony, “The Seneca Falls Declaration”
! Friedan, “The National Organization for Women’s 1966 Statement of Purpose”

Blacks
! Douglass, from “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
! Du Bois, from The Souls of Black Folk
! King, “American Dream”
! The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, “The Ten-Point Program”

Indigenous
! Chief Seattle, “Speech of 1851”
! American Indian Movement, “Trail of Broken Treaties–20-Point Proposal”

The paper must be 3 full pages in length in standard formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point
font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and a proper single-spaced heading).

Suggested Structure:
1. Introduction (follow model taught)
2. Body Paragraph One: Douglass on equality for Blacks (for example purposes only)
3. Body Paragraph One: DuBois on equality for Blacks (for example purposes only)
4. Body Paragraph One: How Douglass & DuBois use Jefferson’s ideas on equality in their own
texts (for example purposes only)
5. Conclusion (follow model taught)

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