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“People Like Us” by David Brooks is an article written for people who do not care about diversity. The article talks about how people really are not as diverse as they think they are. People like to be around people who a similar to them in most ways. Brooks ideal audience is white people who live in neighborhoods this can be seen by looking at how he talks about diversity. David Brooks says that “In fact, evidence suggest that some neighborhoods become more segregated over time.” This shows that he is talking about people who live in neighborhoods and not to people who live out in the country. Brooks also says that “Geography is not the only way we find ourselves divided from people unlike us.” This means that while people in neighborhoods
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