select and summarize an article from the list below

The length of your summary should be between 6 to 8 sentences. Aim for conciseness and avoid giving your opinion.
Johnson (Links to an external site.), “Unspeakable Conversations” (pp. 93-109) Brilliant writing and perspective from a writer who was physically disabled herself. A long read, but worth it – especially if you like writers with sass.Vocabulary: token, infanticide, assisted suicide, stereotypes, fungible
West (Links to an external site.), “Bones” (pp. 111-117)An honest and thought-provoking take on the impact of societal perceptions of body norms. She doesn’t hold back.Vocabulary: euphemism, infantilize
hooks (Links to an external site.), “Learning in the Shadow of Race and Class” (pp. 274-282)A deeply personal piece by the great bell hooks that reflects on race, privilege, and one’s place in higher education.Vocabulary: privileged, contempt, bourgeois elite
Ehrenreich (Links to an external site.), “How the Poor Are Made to Pay for Their Poverty” (pp. 364-368)An eye-opening piece on how our laws and policies are designed to punish the poor. Vocabulary: perpetrators, wage theft, “turn a blind eye,” TANF, indigent, usury
Coates (Links to an external site.), “Between the World and Me” (pp. 550-554)In an epistle (letter) to his son, Coates reflects on the black body as a sustained metaphor for the violence and racism inflicted on African Americans since the United States’ founding until today.References: the Middle Passage, Trail of TearsVocabulary: deify, heresies, indelible