Describe the personal experience of being part of a simulation like this. What surprised you about it? What was harder than you expected?
What did you do during the simulation, who did you talk to, and why?
Did you get what you were hoping to in the final decisions? Why or why not? If you were going to do things again, would you adopt different strategies? What would those be? If you would use the same strategies, what do you think made those strategies successful?
Part two: Academic discussion. The remainder of your essay should address the following prompt.
How does this experience connect to your understanding of the major themes and concepts of the course? What anthropological concepts were highlighted in the preparation and execution of this negotiation?
