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Section 1: Section Diagnostic

Write a well-developed response to the following question: What is a change agent?

In your response, be sure to do the following:

  • Craft your own precise definition of the term change agent.

  • Explain the characteristics of change agents as they relate to activism, advocacy, and influence.

  • Support your explanation with evidence from the five texts studied in this section of the unit ("The Danger of Silence,” Clint Smith; “How to Start a Movement,” Derek Sivers; The Tipping Point, Introduction, Malcolm Gladwell; John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address; and Machiavelli’s The Prince).