Assignments for Friday, December 6, 2013

• Complete your second argumentation essay (due at beginning of class)
• Send or bring me an electronic copy of your essay
• Turn in your rewrite
• Learn the following vocabulary words: brazen, cerebral, complicit, furtive, indispensable, legerdemain, liaison, relegate, visceral
• Read "Knockouts High and Low"
• In one or two sentences, answer each of the following questions about the reading, and bring your written responses to class
• Who are the three famous persons, mentioned explicitly or implicitly by Steyn, who died November 22, 1963?
• What does Lewis mean by "men without chests"?
• What, according to Steyn, is the common theme that connects the "Knockout" game and the U.S. Senate's change in filibuster rules?
• How does Steyn tie together significant ideas from Lewis and Huxley?
• Does Steyn ever state his main idea? If so, what is it? If not, how would you phrase it?