Writing Homework Help

This week, you will explore the various definitions of resilience from the Oxford English Dictionary, and you will read D.E. Alexander’s scholarly article “Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Etymological Journey” to examine the origins and evolution of resilience from its latin roots, introduction to the English language in the seventeenth century, and uses across disciplines in the 20th and 21st centuries.

After reviewing these documents, post your thoughts on resilience in the OED and Alexander Resilience discussion. From there, do some research to find a recent non-scholarly article about resilience to annotate and share with the class in the Resilience in the News discussion.

This week‘s resilience journal entry will reflect on a formative childhood experience that contributed to your individual resilience.