Dodson Afterward Response

I find Dodson’s Afterward, and the conclusion we are being asked to write for our own essays are very similar in nature. In Malley and Hawkins’ Engaging Communities, we are told to put a meaning into what we have been working so long on. It moves from, “I am writing about X,” to “Why do I want to write about X?” It is important that besides summing up what we have been discussing for many pages, we must explain why this is important? We must force ourselves to look at the bigger picture. I think that Dodson does all these things in his Afterward. Dodson uses the time to sum up all his main points, and touch on each of the “10 Irreversible Trends Reshaping China and Its Relationship with the World”. However, he does so in a way that reflects his own thoughts on each matter. He attempts to show us why we have been reading this book, and what it will do for us. Dodson took China and put it in relationship to the entire world. He made conclusions about the country that would ultimately affect us all as an entire world of nations. This gives us a reason as to why we should read the book. We should do so not only to further our knowledge on China, but also to look at our lives as a whole. These are all very good ideas that we could use in our own conclusions.