Essay #2 – No more Peck o corn analysis

Write a focused analytical essay that examines a specific concept, argument, or pattern from The attached readings. Chapter 5. the paper must make a clear analytical claim and support it with specific evidence from the reading.

The analysis should:

1. Identify and analyze a specific power structure (such as white supremacy,

patriarchy, capitalism) operating in the historical context covered in the reading.

2. Use concrete evidence from the assigned material to demonstrate how this power

structure functioned and what effects it produced.

3. Analyze how and why systems of power operated the way they did, who

benefited, and who was harmed?

Guidelines:

Make a clear, specific argument in your opening paragraph

Support your analysis with direct references to the reading (cite with page

numbers)

Stay focused on the assigned materialsdo not bring in outside sources or

personal anecdotes

Demonstrate critical engagement with course concepts