"Ideas Live On" by Benazir Bhutto--Monday 1/28 and Tuesday 1/29

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Write the following question at the top of a blank sheet of notebook paper (Quick Write topic for this week---not today!!!): 
According to the author, Benazir Bhutto (former prime minister of Pakistan), what makes a government effective?

We will begin answering the following questions today: Use the RACE STRATEGY and highlight your evidence in the packet--No need to copy the questions down

1. What point of view does Bhutto establish in paragraphs 1-3 about democracy and the success of a nation?
2. Give a few examples of quotes that prove her point of view.

3. What is the impact of Bhutto's use of quotes (Kennedy and Churchill) in the first 2 paragraphs on the meaning of her speech?

4. How does Bhutto's question in par. 7 develop the point of view she establishes in par 1-3 about government ? Give evidence.

5. How does Bhutto further develop her point of view when she states, "The reflection and thought of the past is giving way to the speed of the future"? (par 10)

6. Identify an idea that is common to both par. 3 and 11. Explain.

7. Which areas does Bhutto identify as key to Pakistan's future in par. 11? Give evidence.

8. How does Bhutto support her criticism of the military in par. 12-23? Give evidence. (SKIP)

9. How does Bhutto develop her criticism of the political system in par. 14? (SKIP)

10.  What criticism does Bhutto make of military rule in relation to the justice system? (par 15-16). Give evidence. (SKIP)

11. What criticisms does Bhutto make of the military dictatorship's economic approach in par. 18-23? Give evidence.

12.In par. 18, how does Bhutto suggest that the military maintain its position? What kind of relationship does she suggest the military government has with its citizens? Give evidence.

13. Based on her statement in par. 13, what can you infer is the purpose of her speech?
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1. What point of view does Bhutto establish in paragraphs 1-3 about democracy and the success of a nation?

In par. 1-3 Bhutto tells us the success of a nation depends on the success of the individual. In par. 2 she states, “’The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind’” meaning, the intelligence of each person is most important.