Description
Objectives
To explore your initial experiences with diversity
Instructions
Write a three-page (excluding the reference list and the cover page) essay about their recollection of the first time you were aware of meeting someone who was different from you. The difference could be based on culture, ethnicity, physical disability, religion, or economic class. In your essay, you should answer the following questions:
- How did you meet the person? What were the circumstances?
What made you aware that this person was different ?
How did you react?
- Was the interaction positive, negative, or neutral? Why?
Did you tell anyone about the interaction, and how did that person react?
- How has this first interaction affected future interactions with persons from the same group?
- Note: The reference list and the cover page are not required for this assignment.