What did you learn about the history of rights from your Google Engram experiment?

Questions to answer:

Set up for Question 1. Go to Google Books Ngram Viewer (link). Take a look at the sample chart and see when Albert Einstein became famous, or more specifically, when his name began to appear frequently in English-language books. Once you get a feel for the website, delete the sample terms, Albert Einstein,Sherlock Holmes,Frankenstein. Now, type in gun rights (without the quotation marks). You should be able to see when gun rights became a popular concept. Next, keep gun rights in the search tab but insert a comma after it and add animal rights. Your search bar should look like this: gun rights, animal rights (again, without the quotation marks. Examine the results. Next, add another comma and type abortion rights. Finally, add another comma and type gay rights. Feel free to add other types of rights too.

Question 1. What did you learn about the history of rights from your Google Engram experiment? Explain in 2-4 sentences.

Question 2. What does Lichtenstein mean by the rights revolution and why is he disappointed in it? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Question 3. According to Lichtenstein, how did the outcome of the workers dispute with Shoneys differ from the outcome of the workers dispute at Sprint? How does this relate to Lichtensteins overall argument on the rights revolution? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Question 4. Do you agree with Lichtenstein that Americans ought to accept a little more coercion and group solidarity? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Question 5. What is Lepores own position on gun control? Hint: Read her first and last paragraphs first to help find her thesis. Then read the paragraphs in between. Explain in 2-4 sentences.

Question 6. What historical facts and interpretations does Lepore invoke to support her position on gun control? In your opinion, what are Lepores strongest arguments and examples? What are her weakest? Explain in 4-6 sentences.

Question 7. Based on Lepores evidence and argument, what are the pros and cons of having a rights paradigm or a rights revolution in U.S. society? That is, what good or bad things happen when Americans express their goals or values in terms of rights? Explain in 4-6 sentences.

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