Military Hats

We will examine this article in an upcoming class.  Please consider the following:

• Why does the author begin by talking about Hugo Chavez?
• How do you think the author decided what information about Chavez to include and what to leave out?
• What is the essay's general topic?
• What is its specific topic?
• What research question does the author ask about the topic?
• What research was likely required in order to discover the answer to this question?
• What is the answer to that question?
• As this is a popular essay, as opposed to a scholarly one, the author provides links to additional information rather than fully developing his examples.  What would the essay look like if the author had incorporated more information from outside sources?