Which mode of rebellion is a more powerful, lasting means of social change – and why: a non-violent peaceful protest during an NFL game; a vividly arresting mural painted on the side of a building, or an ammonium nitrate bomb detonated in front of a federal building?

An argumentative essay

What to do? Choose ONE (1) prompt from the options below and write an argumentative essay that answers the question by engaging the arguments from at least TWO (2) assigned texts (P4 list below) PLUS ONE (1) source from the MCCC Library.

Option A. Write an essay that critiques the impact of the modes of rebellion exercised by Colin Kaepernick, Shepard Fairey and/or Timothy McVeigh (or figures like them) on American society. Question: Which mode of rebellion is a more powerful, lasting means of social change – and why: a non-violent peaceful protest during an NFL game; a vividly arresting mural painted on the side of a building, or an ammonium nitrate bomb detonated in front of a federal building?

Option B. Explore what it means to be a true “renegade” or revolutionary. Question: It could be said that breaking away from established modes of thought is a lot harder than what people commonly realize. But why?

Source Requirements and other details: minimum 5 pages of writing, not including works cited page; 12-point font; 1-inch margins; MLA format for college writing – BOTH in-text as well as works cited citations for all sources used (see A Pocket Style Manual, pages 108-186). The paper must use at least TWO (2) sources from the course AND at least ONE (1) source from the MCCC Library.
ENG101 Bb source requirement – minimum TWO (2) from our course Blackboard shell:
-Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas. “What we Know about the Alleged Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor.”
-D’Ambrosio, Antonino. “Shepard Fairey, Citizen Artist.”
-Ewing, Eve L. “Why Authoritarians Attack the Arts.”
-Gladwell, Malcolm. “Small Change.
-Goodell, Jeff. “Letting Go of McVeigh.”
-McFadden, Robert D. “One Man’s Complex Path to Extremism: Timothy James McVeigh.”
-Reid, Eric. “Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee.”
-Stein, Perry. “The Artist who Created the Obama ‘Hope’ Posters is Back with New Art this Inauguration.”
-“The Execution of Timothy McVeigh” Part 1 and 2.
-Wright, Emily. “Value, Not Vandalism.”