Assignment

"There's no shame in depending on each other. There's a heroism in ordinariness and connectedness and using relationship skills to get through difficult times, as opposed to the isolated heroism of the cowboy. Look at things in your living room or refrigerator and realize that they were made by thousands of people on different continents. The lemons we buy at the grocery connect us with a food chain, with people coming up from Mexico, being sprayed by pesticides. It's easier to see just a lemon, but only when we see the whole line can we feel connectedness and responsibility." Barbara Kingsolver

After thinking about and discussing the Barbara Kingsolver quote, please further respond to the concept of "community." Please apply Kingsolver's definition of community to American society and culture today. Where does society need to apply her definition in order to solve a problem or address a social issue? In your paper be sure to clearly explain her contrasting notions of heroism, the 'food chain', and her ideas of connectedness and responsibility.

Format: This paper must be a minimum of three full pages in length. 12 point font, Times New Roman. 1' margins.

please use at least two researched sources. Please do not use personal experience as a source or as examples. You must cite sources in the body and on a works cited page in MLA format. You are required to cite all examples and evidence.

* have a thesis
* mention barbara king in your introduction
*explain your understanding of the quote and think of a social issues e.g inequality, gender, racial e.t.c to address to quote.
* 3 pages minimum.