Assignment:
Isabella and Renee are both freshman at New Town University. They have been assigned as roommates in the dorm. Prior to moving in, they engage in a telephone conversation about how they will decorate and furnish their room. Note the following:
1. Both girls are of Irish descent, but their experiences, status, knowledge, and skill sets are radically different.
2. Isabella is a poor child growing up with five siblings on a farm in rural Mississippi. She is attending college on an academic scholarship.
3. Renee is the only child of a wealthy classical musician in New York City. Her grandparents established a college fund for her when she was a newborn which will fully fund her education.
4. Isabella from Mississippi knows how to hunt, fish, and clean a gun, attends public school, and socializes only with other white children who attend the same church.
5. Renee attended a private high school where she played soccer and the cello and socialized with many people from diverse cultures.
6. Isabella has an acute awareness of the natural world and is fond of pets and other animals.
7. Renee spends most of her time inside a building or on public transportation and is very much a part of the high-tech world.
8. When asked about current world events, Isabella responds with opinions that reflect the predominant commentary in her social environment.
9. Renee gives a more lengthy response that emphasizes her personal opinions.
10. Develop a one to two page paper in which you outline the dialogue held between Isabella and Renee over the decorating and furnishing of their college dorm room.
Example:
Renee: Well, I was thinking that we might....
Isabella: That would be okay, but how about.....