Wall Street Protests: Who Are the 99%?

We have mentioned the Wall Street protests a few times in class recently. For today, we will find out what it is all about. In order to do this, complete the three tasks that follow.

1) Read the New York Times newspaper's overview of the Occupy Wall Street protests found here.

2) Using that information, complete the background questions handed out to you in class. 

3) After this is finished, post a comment on this blog by writing a 5-7 sentence paragraph answering the following question: would you think about joining one of these protests?

Check out these two websites to help you decide:

http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ (says that the protests are a good thing)

http://the53.tumblr.com/  (says that the protests are not a good thing)