1.Why do you think Bob Herbert titles his essay “A Fire in the Basement”? Exactly what kind of crisis is he referring to? What view about the present condition of the United States is he arguing against?
2. Herbert provides many examples of people suffering, in trouble, or being treated unfairly. What, in his opinion, is the underlying cause of these problems?
3.Reread paragraph 22 through 25, about the rebuilding of the United States in the decades after World War II. How does this brief discussion of postwar history fit into Herbert’s larger argument about the present situation?
4. Can you find any naysayers, or possible objections to Herbert’s own argument, anywhere in the text? If not, try to come up with two or three and figure out where you could introduce them appropriately in his essay.
2. Herbert provides many examples of people suffering, in trouble, or being treated unfairly. What, in his opinion, is the underlying cause of these problems?
3.Reread paragraph 22 through 25, about the rebuilding of the United States in the decades after World War II. How does this brief discussion of postwar history fit into Herbert’s larger argument about the present situation?
4. Can you find any naysayers, or possible objections to Herbert’s own argument, anywhere in the text? If not, try to come up with two or three and figure out where you could introduce them appropriately in his essay.
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