Requirement: Describe a community to which you are strongly drawn and identify with. A community can be geographical, social, cultural, religious, occupational, media-related, or avocational, as well as many other things. Some students in past classes have successfully identified themselves, for example, as women, or as Muslims, or as athletes. Others have identified themselves as gamers, sneaker collectors, artists, or bloggers. The important thing is to choose a community that really matters to you—or you will be very bored this term. • Highlight one significant current issue in that community that you care about. Locate an article from a newspaper or magazine or social-media post that addresses the issue. (Use Google if you like.) You will by February 19 —5— incorporate this issue, as well as your characterization of the community that defines its size and scope, into a 3–4-page paper.
