Next, write a 250-500-word reflection on your engagement with the Opportunity Atlas and

reading the articles about it. You might consider...

o Does the Opportunity Atlas help you to answer the question "Is the American Dream dead or

alive?" Why or why not?

o What new insights, ideas, or thoughts of my own have been stimulated?

o Where do I agree with the ideas presented? How could I amplify or extend these ideas?

o Where do I disagree with these ideas? What points have been overlooked or omitted?

o What new questions or problems have been raised?

o What are the limitations or consequences of this online mapping tool?

o What personal memories or experiences does this tool trigger?

o What personal values or beliefs have been reinforced or challenged?

o What questions, dilemmas, or problems does all this raise for me?