Reading Response 12

Select ONE of the following prompts pertaining to America Now sec. 3 ("U.S. History: How Do We Remember Our Past?") and respond in approximately two paragraphs.

• Identify the essay in this section you believe is the most effective and discuss how it advances its argument. Reference specific examples in your response.
  
  
• Identify the essay in this section you believe is the least effective and discuss what prevents it from succeeding. Reference specific examples in your response.
  
  
• Identify a historical monument that causes you to react positively or negatively. Discuss what it makes you experience and why.
  
  
• Discuss how you might appropriately memorialize a historical person, place, or object of your choice that is nationally significant.
  
  
• Identify and discuss an outside source (popular or academic) that you believe could meaningfully contribute to the dialog in this section. (If the source is online, provide the URL.)