GENS 420 San Diego State University Own Self Discovery and Self Reflection Paper

Bysharing your own story, you begin the journey of your own self-discovery andself-reflection. We cannot possiblybegin to understand the disability experience of someone else unless we canexamine our own experiences with life.Everyone’s story is unique, and yet, we all struggle with life’schallenges and we all care about issues that are meaningful to us. This experience of storytelling can bond ustogether in our diversity. To write andshare your story is to grow in who you are and at the same time, gain a moreprofound understanding of the people who will share their stories with you inthis course.

• r assignment should include a little bit of the following:

• Information about your family, community, friends or acquaintances
• Any Extracurricular activities & hobbies you are involved in
• Important events in your life
• Your major (and your minor if applicable)
• And how all these things made you who you are
• Previous disability-related experience
• How your culture views people with disabilities
• What you hope to learn from this course