Note to Educators: Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete

Reading Analysis
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November 29, 2018
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1 Thesis/argument:
1 The main argument by the author is that the transformation of the urban youth, which was one of the main tenets of the Obama campaign has been heavily reliant on the idea of ‘Hope’. However, hope could mean a lot of things and the author has further elaborated this concept by defining the four types of hope. Among these four, he identified ‘Critical hope’ as essential for the reformation of the urban youth.
2 What methods did the author use?
2 The method used by the author in this article is a secondary data analysis, where he focused on using narratives, data, and other types of information as collected from other pieces of research
3 Define the three elements of False Hope
3 The three elements of False Hope are (1) Hokey Hope, (2) Mythical Hope, and (3) Hope Deferred. Hokey Hope is one of the most widely believed types of hope. It perpetrates an individualistic idea that by working hard anyone could overcome any barriers that hinders him from reaching his goal. In contrast, Mythical hope states that everyone should be able to reach their dreams especially because all our given equal opportunities, even if this does not translate in real life. Lastly, Hope Deferred, is a kind of hope that has an ideologically progressive approach, even without being translated into ac...