For Wednesday: First, read this background on W. E. B. Du Bois. Then, read Du Bois's essay "Of Our Spiritual Strivings," from his 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk, twice. You have no questions to answer; just read this essay. We will also discuss the satirical essay I mentioned last week.
Friday, April 19: Read and annotate Henry David Thoreau, "Where I Lived, What I Lived For" (handout; excerpt from Walden Pond).
Wednesday, April 24: Read and annotate William Hazlitt, "On the Pleasure of Hating." Also, read this New York Times article about resolving cold cases from the civil rights era. You will attend a presentation during tutorial by the Syracuse University law professors who direct the Cold Case Justice Initiative. In class, first block multiple choice practice exam. (It's a Day 6.)
Friday, April 26: Read and annotate David Foster Wallace, "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" (handout). In class, first block multiple choice practice exam. (It's a Day 2.)
Tuesday, April 30: Satire on immigration or civil rights due.
