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In the Davison essay "Is There a Culture War?" the author synopsizes the culture war hypothesis in the last full paragraph of p. 13. Were there any episodes, little local disputes, in your local community (or within your family) growing up that you now think may have been part of the larger "realignment" in "American public culture" that he describes? Consider especially public symbols, myths, discourses, and institutional structures.

From any three different chapters in Nato Thompson's Culture as a Weapon, pick out a single sentence that you think would make an excellent passage to quote in response to at least one of the essay prompts. For each passage you select, a) explain the immediate context in Thompson's book; b) explain why you like the passage; and, c) explain which essay prompt you think the passage will help illustrate and why. [Be sure to include page numbers with your selections.]

In the chapter "Taking God's Country Back" from A War for the Soul of America, Andrew Hartman argues that evangelicals became involved in politics from a sense that American government had become too secular. (71) Their involvement in politics was therefore a literal means of taking back the country for their particular sense of morals. Of the issues Hartman subsequently mentions as a sign government/society turning away from religion, which do you think they have had the most success at changing back?

If you attended the Guest Artist Lecture Series please write a post that

summarizes the artist's main points. OR

Links themes or issues raised in the guest's lecture to themes and issues in assigned reading or lectures from this class. OR

Discusses a personal reaction to the guest's artwork, career, or comments.

Attachment:- Culture as Weapon.rar