Each participant is required to post a minimum of THREE FULL paragraphs to their blackboard discussion group with their critique of the reading(s) by 11:59 the night before we discuss them in class. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, at least one sentence with evidence to support the topic, and a concluding or transition sentence. The post should be thoughtful and focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the readings (explaining why they are helpful, informative, or uninformative etc.), how each reading relates to the theoretical, political, or other issues that have been examined in earlier readings and discussions/lectures/videos, critical questions that are raised (in terms of theory, policy, or your own experience) and other issues you feel are important
Reading: Global Decisions Local Collisions: Urban Life in the New World Order Chapter 1 pp-1-12 and Chapter 3 pp 34-70 Temple University Press 2002
