Cultural and Ethnic Studies

Cultural and Ethnic Studies Read the attached selection from Mary Pipher's book "The Middle of Everywhere". Mary Pipher begin" rel="nofollow">ins her discussion of the many cultures in" rel="nofollow">in her hometown of Lin" rel="nofollow">incoln Nebraska by reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing on her own cultural identity. I thin" rel="nofollow">ink that's a good place for us to start, too. You can use Pipher's "I Am" format if you'd like, but you don't have to. Here are some questions to get you started (You don't have to answer them all...) Who are your parents and grandparents? Where have you lived? What foods do you like? (Personal or cultural?) What are some attitudes you learned as a child? What were some sayin" rel="nofollow">ings in" rel="nofollow">in your family? What occupations did some of your ancestors have? ...And thin" rel="nofollow">ink about: ---Pivotal events that shaped your core values. ---Certain" rel="nofollow">in people and experiences that in" rel="nofollow">interested you. ---Certain" rel="nofollow">in thin" rel="nofollow">ings you care about— school, sports, leisure activities, hobbies, animals, and politics. Whew! It sounds like I am askin" rel="nofollow">ing for a huge paper, but I'm not. I just want to get you thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing. Tell your story. One page should be enough!