Define difference and articulate why it matters to the author (Allen, 2010) and to you. Be thoughtful in your response. Offer examples that support why difference is important to you. Ground your thinking in reading concepts (e.g., essentialism, dominant group, social construction) and define those terms before you use them. Your answer Articulate at least two obstacles to valuing difference Allen (2010) discussed. Identify at least one more original obstacle to valuing difference that you have observed. Describe how this obstacle shows up (i.e., tell a story that helps show the obstacle at work, give examples from your life or your friends' lives). Your answer Define essentialism. Describe an example from popular culture (e.g., ad, movie, show episode, book, news interview or story) that shows essentialism. Explain how this exemplar shows essentialism, and why this is a problematic stance toward difference. Include a link to the example if possible. Your answer * *