the source is the essay from Edward Said “States” (pp.519-557) As you read, continue to identify segments of the text salient to your topic. Copy the quotations with page numbers into your data collection.

the source is the essay from Edward Said “States” (pp.519-557)

As you read, continue to identify segments of the text salient to your topic. Copy the quotations with page numbers into your data collection.
Think about how identity is connected to place and what happens when you no longer have a place. Many of the Africans captured and brought to this continent as slaves had more skills and education than the colonists who enslaved them. The sheer number of slave narratives that have surfaced provide evidence of the high intelligence, resourcefulness, tenacity, and skills of the Africans.
When we read “States” and reflect on the attitude evinced by some that the children of the Palestinians should be killed because they will grow up to become terrorists, we can reexamine the impetus for “Black Lives Matter.”

Don’t forget to “read” the pictures. They communicate a good part of the meaning of this essay.

What can you look for in this essay? If you aren’t looking for something, you may not find anything. Why would Said use photographs in an essay?