Project Summary: your goal is to develop your understanding of the topic of anti-intellectualism and the assigned readings (Hofstadter, Bauerlin, Edmundson, and Cookson, Jr.) and to brainstorm topics for your own essay on the topic.In your initial post, describe where you see connections and/or differences among the assigned readings, where you agree/disagree, and what experiences or observations from your own life you can relate to these discussions of consumerism. Include at least one cited reference (direct quote, paraphrase, and/or summary with appropriate parenthetical references) to each essay. Then, list at least four potential topics for an essay on the topic of anti-intllectualism