Responding to the Reading

Read “Being Double” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 12.23

1. Reaction Quintana mentions one experience with other international students, but he ends up bonding with a group of Americans. Why do you think this happened?

Question 12.24

2. Discussion International students have a sizable presence on most college campuses in America. What can American colleges do to better meet the needs of these students?

Question 12.25

3. Journal Write about someone you befriended when others may have brushed him or her aside. How did you reach out to the individual, and what were the results?

4. Essay Quintana felt lonely and anxious as he began college in a new country with a new language. Write a narrative essay about a time when you felt like an outsider, lonely and anxious about making friends and fitting in.

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