Understand Difficult Academic Readings in Plain English

<blockquote>Explain the following academic text in a way a motivated student can understand:</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Do the following:</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Rewrite the core ideas in plain English</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Define key terms simply</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Explain why this text matters in the course</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Give one concrete example that is <i>not</i> in the text</blockquote>
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