TIME: The Roads Now Taken

There are different ways to connect with a text. One way is to connect a text to your own personal experience. This connection might be with specific details or events, or it might be with something more general like a topic or theme.

Identify experiences you have had that are related to this article. Then write a brief essay describing your experiences and how they connect to the author’s ideas. Remember that your experiences might go beyond what the author addresses, take his ideas in a new direction, or even lead to very different conclusions.