Your own personal migration

Here is your assignment for the "break."

Part One:  I want you to imagine your future.

In less than eight years you will have completed both high school and college.  You will have decisions to make about what you will do for a living and where you will live.  Think about two places you would like to move - anywhere in the world - after graduation from college.  Write out the reasons why you would like to move there.  Discuss why you chose these locations.  Consider pull forces and push forces.  What would be the downside of moving?  What would be the advantages?  You should write at least 300 words, and post this to your blog.

Part Two:  I want you to investigate your past.

America is an incredibly diverse land.  Our nation is made up from people from all over the world.  Check with your parents, grandparents, and other family members, and discover when your family first arrived from another country.  Describe where your parents were born, where your grandparents were born, and keep working backwards until you find ancestors who were born someplace other than the United States (or, just go back as far as you are able).  Ask questions of your relatives - find out about where they may have migrated, both from outside the US or within the country.  Write at least 300 words on your findings, and post this to your blog.

Both parts of this assignment are due no later than Monday morning, October 18.  You must post before 8:00 am.  Penalties will apply for lateness.  Each part of the assignment is worth 50 points, for a total of 100 points.