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- Use college-level sentence structure
- Incorporate and informally acknowledge 2+ ideas/concepts that are NOT your own (can include a huge array of things like observations from nature, social media, texts, conversations, billboards, TV/movies, music, your classes, your memories). You may need to include a sentence that summarizes what youre describingmany things will be different in 50 years including links. For this assignment, do not use MLA/APA style
- Focus on your observationsthis isnt an essay in that every paragraph relates to another paragraph to make a point but youre writing to illustrate how you see your life at this moment
- Youre asked to write your reflections on the Mankato of 2072. Think about the things that affected you during this timewhat do you want your reader to know about this challenging time.
Consider (particularly when incorporating ideas) what makes your experience as a student during this time both typical and different. Describe how you would locate yourself in a historical and cultural context. You may want to think about how our society is changing in the context of global events and write down what you are doing to spend your days either in social isolation, service to your family/community or at work. What are the goals that you have as a student and in what ways have those ideas been challenged and how have you been strengthened during this time?
It may also be helpful to think about this reflection as providing a bit of a time capsule effectin 50 years what would be important that you remember from this one particular week that you lived? Maybe youll have grandchildren (or have friends that do) and they could be taking classes at Mankato. What would you like them to know about the week? About your life? About this time?
Youre welcome to talk about the class in this assignment, but Im guessing that this class may not be the most significant part of your week. You might want to include a response to a graphic like a photo and a meme and explain why this seems significant to you. You can incorporate things like discussion board ideas, but be sure to move into your own unique and new reflections.