1) What does Plato think democracy is, and why does it necessarily devolve into a tyranny? 2) Aristotle argues that a person without a polis is either a beast or a god

1) What does Plato think democracy is, and why does it necessarily devolve into a tyranny?

2) Aristotle argues that a person without a polis is either a beast or a god. What does he mean by this, and is he correct?

3) John Locke claims that there is a "Law of Nature" that justifies murdering another person like a lion or a bear. What is his argument for this?

4) Charles Mills argues that white supremacy has been the predominant political system for the past several hundred years. How is white supremacy "political"? Is Mills correct in his assessment?

5) How does gentrification relate to Charles Mills concept of the "racialization of space"?

6) Gloria Anzaldua's Borderlands/La Frontera highlights ways we might live in terms of doubled or tripled identities. Choose one of these ways, and explain it. Feel free to draw upon your own life if you would like.

7) What does Anzaldua mean by "borderlands," and what are their defining characteristics?