Critical Reflection/Response: What Does it Mean to be “American”?

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What does it mean to be ‘American’?

The objective of this first Critical Reflection/Response is to ponder the first week’s Lesson materials and critically reflect on the Module 2 theme of what it means to be American. There is NO right or wrong answer here. But this is not an opinion assignment. Review the

Your Reflection MUST

  • incorporate the anthropological perspective in some way
  • be informed by 1) Evelyn Glenn’s (2015) article, “” and 2) at least one (1) other course elements that stuck with you as you were reading (film clips, TedTalks, etc.). 
  • mention specifically how the article and any other elements inspired your thinking about what it means to be American.
    • In other words, don’t just summarize what you read, relate it back to the question. 
  • be written in clear and concise language.
  • make every attempt to cite (that is, give proper credit) to the elements you mentioned above.

The Instructional Assistants and I are looking for a good critical reflection, following the guidelines posted above. 

Instructions for submission:

  1. Compose your reflection in a word document and save it so you don’t lose your work; 
  2. Keep your reflection between 250 – 300 words (about the length of these instructions); 
  3. Proofread your submission for spelling and grammar errors;

Other course material;

Podcast: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/american-dream-really-dead/

https://www.pbs.org/video/point-taken-american-dream-dead-or-alive/