You may choose any topic or issue covered within these chapters from Units 1 and 2. You will then
write a 2-4 page essay or personal letter discussing the relevance of the concepts or issues to your own
life OR to the life of a family member or close friend. Choose topics from above that are personally
useful and meaningful to you. For your first topic, describe how learning about this topic is useful to
your life right now. Then choose a topic from above that is personally useful and
meaningful to you . Now, describe how learning about this topic will be beneficial to you in the future . Finally, explain why someone should learn more about the topics you chose. Be sure to
connect the course material covered so far in the course to your life, both now and in the future.
However, I am not asking you to summarize the material, just to elaborate on its relevance to your life.
Instructions
This assignment will take approximately 4 hours to complete. You will need to allocate enough time to
choose your concept(s), reflect on its meaning for you, and to write up your responses. Your assignment
should answer the following questions:
• What concept is relevant to your life right now? Provide a thorough
description.
• How is learning about this topic relevant to your life currently? Answer this in detail.
• What concept is relevant to your life in the future? Provide a thorough description.
• How is learning about this topic relevant to your future goals? Answer this in detail.
• Why should someone should learn more about the topic or topics you chose?
