Book Analysis

T​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​HE WRITER MUST HAVE A COPY OF THE BOOK Read the Introduction and Parts I through V of Heather Ann Thompson's book Blood in the Water, then, write an essay over the prompts below, making sure to answer all elements of the prompt. Your total page count should be somewhere between 2 to 5 pages with 5 pages being an absolute maximum. 12 point, Times New Roman Font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced Proofread and spellchecked Use proper citations (Author, Page #) when closely paraphrasing or quoting .doc, .docx, .txt files accepted See rubric below for grading criteria Essay Prompt What were the major structural causes of the Attica rebellion? (Try not to discuss the events of September 9th, but the larger issues that preceded that day). How would you generally characterize the prisoners’ behav​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ior throughout the standoff? What does the prisoners’ list of 33 demands tell us? Why was the retaking problematic? How did politics play into the decision to retake the prison? How did Attica seem to play into the era of “mass incarceration”? What does this tell you about public memory? What have you learned about human rights by reading this book? What about state power? What do you believe you will remember about this book in 20 years? Extra Credit (10 points) In what style did Thompson write this book? Do you think this book could have been shorter? What does the way that Thompson chose to write this book tell us? What do you think she sought to accomplish by writing it the way she did (consider her audience and the state of scholarship on Attica)? 3 pages include the extr​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​a credit.