PART ONE

Imagine that you are one of the following:

– A Las Vegas homeowner in 2007 with a new ARM (mortgage)

– A member of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians

– A Black resident of Westside in 1963

– An employed resident of Las Vegas with an income below a living wage

Based on the material in the course, to what extent, and how, would local and national

forces affect [or have affected] the control you have [or would have had] on the

circumstances of your life? Identify your choice of individual clearly at the beginning of

your response.

PART TWO

Based on the material in the course, for which of these do you think the odds are better:

a visitor leaving Las Vegas as a winner after a weekend of gambling, or Las Vegas

avoiding critical water shortages in the next few decades? Discuss.

IMPORTANT: No need for citations, sources/references, or quotes and use only information that is gathered in the notes.