Hello, I appreciate your help. My intergrative essay is supposed to be a personal story, so I get deep and I apologize if it sounds a bit disturbing, but I did not hold back. <br />My class is Womens Issues and Aging. Here is the instructions for the avIII) The Integrative Essay Framework and Questions:<br /><br /><br /><br />Then, in order to get warmed up, reflect upon and write in response to the following:<br /><br />A) Position yourself: Who are you and what are the key features of your social identity (consider your gender, sexuality, ethnicity, age and cohort and life course stage, education-level, class, etc.)?<br /><br />B) Contextualize yourself: What are the salient experiences in your personal history -- that is, what are the key features of the story(ies) you tell to others (and yourself!) about who you are?<br /><br />C) Manifest yourself: Reflect upon who you are currently and how you envision your <br />“next self,” that is, who you hope and plan to be in the future (perhaps both short- and long-term) as a woman traveling through the life course. <br /><br />Here are some other questions you may wish to address in your essay (please note—you don’t have to answer all of them! They are meant to inspire your thinking. And you may come up with some additional questions of your own! Feel free to follow whatever piques your interest….): <br /><br />? As an aging (croning?) woman, what do you consider to be your current and future responsibilities to yourself and to others? What are others’ responsibilities to you?<br /><br /><br />? To what extent do you see yourself as a “moral agent” in your current and future life? In other words, how empowered are you to act on your own best behalf? (For example, are there areas in your personal and professional life in which you’d like to act in more intent-full and powerful ways?) In what ways do you aspire to empower yourself and others?<br /><br />? In what specific ways are you committed to discovering who you are and refusing to be what you have been socialized to be? Are there areas in which you’ve transgressed on behalf of yourself or others? In order to bring into fruition your “next self,” in what areas do you need to transgress? Are there habits of thought that you’ve worn out and need to replace as you venture forward in your life course? Are there situations or circumstances you need or hope to accept and make peace with?<br /><br />? If you lived guided by “crone energy” and “crone consciousness,” as described by Ruth Ray (or perhaps according to your own version of her ideas), how might key features of your life look (such as relationships, work-for-pay, service, self-projects, etc.)? If “crone energy” as a concept and model doesn’t work for you, what symbol or image does?<br /><br />? What are some of the perceived or material challenges to your ability to live your live your life as an aging woman the way you want to? What are some untapped resources and opportunities?<br /><br /><br />IV) Some guidelines:<br /><br />The scope of this essay is 5-7 pages. As always when doing scholarly writing, keep in mind the following: When preparing your paper, please use a 12-point font, 1-inch margins, double-spacing, and page numbering. In addition, please attach a cover page that includes your name, the title of your paper, the date, and the name of this course. Properly cite and document your sources, even if they are texts used in this seminar. Choose a documentation style (MLA or APA) and use it correctly and consistently. <br /><br />THANK YOU!<br /><br /><br /><br />