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  1. Mar 2016
    1. doesn’t

      Don't use contractions in formal papers. They aren't scholarly.

    2. In social terms the high class versus the low class.

      That's not a sentence.

    3. (Cowie 1)

      That's not the most helpful of quotes.

    4. The economic status defines the classes in America because of the social standing these citizens had in the city.

      This might work, but you haven't explained the point well enough here. I'd try rewriting this paragraph, making this point MUCH earlier in it.

    5. tarts

      started.

    6. with

      in?

    7. was at a rift

      That doesn't make sense.

    1. all

      As you revise this, I'd break this paragraph down into at least two - maybe three - separate paragraphs. There's a lot here that you can build upon.

    2. is very apparent.

      Vague.

    3. In trying to understand American history after 1945, it is most important to understand the concept of class because money is one of the biggest driving forces in our world and will remain to be. The concept of race does matter, but not as much. Race is only a fraction of all of the discriminatory factors one can face. There are always people being denied jobs because of their race, gender, physical appearance, speaking abilities, body type, and much more. Race is not as significant as class in these regards because there will always be specific class struggles, especially in America.

      I like the whole paragraph, but can you make it a little more subject specific?

    1. (20)

      Again, you're summarizing the right parts of the books, but you have to explicitly connect the history you cover to your argument from the first paragraph. Ideally, you'll do this at the end of every paragraph.

    2. (22).

      Now link the last two paragraphs of book summary back to your argument.

    3. Examples of this were definitely on display during the urban crisis of 1940’s and 1950’s Detroit.

      That sentence isn't helpful. Instead, explain a little more about what you mean by limitations.

    4. it limited how far people could progress themselves.

      That's a good argument.

    1. Some questions to keep in mind as the main question is answered are, “How big of an impact did this reason have?” and “Was this more racially based or economically based?”

      Just cut this part entirely. Instead, do more to explain your reasons for picking the side you did.

    2. declination

      wrong word.

    3. The three presented reasons for this

      Very awkward.

    4. contributed the bigger impact

      But why? You have to be able to explain why.

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    1. The Origins of the Urban Crisis

      italics.

    2. Many will argue that race and class are one in the same

      Don't tell me what many will argue. Build your own argument from the beginning.

    3. by

      Don't end sentences with prepositions.

    4. determined

      I don't like that word. It isn't exact enough.

    1. This rising of the working class

      Disco = the rising of the working class?

    2. Country music

      So where is this going?

    3. working

      Really?

    4. 1970s

      earlier.

    5. ,

    6. Class matters more than race in the understanding of American history in the post-war world.

      But why? You have to come out and say why. That will be your thesis.

    7. Class is extremely important to the understanding of American history since 1945.

      This isn't helpful at all.

    1. urban redevelopment

      How does this relate back to your thesis?

    2. “Detroit’s

      NEVER start a paragraph with a quote. Paragraph thesis first. Then evidence.

    3. status

      That is a gigantic paragraph that probably should be broken up.

    4. While class held an important and large role in American history after 1945, race determined the class for millions of Americans and essentially handicapped their personal prosperity.

      That's your thesis, right? Move this to the beginning of the paragraph and build upon it.

    5. it is obvious

      You just said it was difficult to prioritize them, yet you do.

    6. is difficult

      Yup, but you still don't need to repeat it.

    1. he understood that class could be more than strict economics

      I think that's wonderful, but it deserves MUCH more explanation.

    2. Complicating the discussion

      Your goal should be to un-complicate the discussion.

    3. Race is self-explanatory.

      Nothing is self-explanatory.

    1. (226)

      Try not to end paragraphs with quotes. Analyze more instead.

    2. in the 1940s and 1960s

      You mean "through," right?

    1. as many of your fellow students’ blogs as you can

      Let's say at least six. Does that sound like a fair number?

    2. Chrome browser

      I'm sorry about the Chrome browser thing. I know some people like Firefox. Does anybody in class use any other browser?

    3. admin

      I really should figure out how to switch the user name to my actual name rather than "admin"