Is it important that the public know about this line of research –and, if so, why?

Here is the instruction below:

Students should prepare a 2-3 paragraph response (~250 words) with the following subheadings:

1)Summary: What are the most important things that you learned from the reading?

2)One or both of the following:
•Analysis (preferred): Did you find a particular hypothesis/argument/result convincing –and why or why not?•Reaction: Your thoughts about the reading. For example…
-Did anything surprise you?
-Can you relate this work to your own experiences or other things you’ve learned?
-Is it important that the public know about this line of research –and, if so, why?Etc.