Current Event
Assignment :The purpose of this assignment is to increase your global awareness. Now that you have studied events and movements throughout the history of Christian mission, you will choose a current event/news article (no more than 2 weeks old) that relates to a culture/country in the majority world (countries in Africa, Asia, South and Central America and the Caribbean). Don’t just choose a random article, choose an article that you can apply the course material in your analysis.
Write a 500-word summary that includes the information below. Requirements:
1.Review world news from the week and choose an article that has global significance. The article must be from a majority world country. Here are some world news websites. If you use a U.S. news site, remember to check the world and/or regional pages, not just the headlines page.a.http://wn.comb.http://www.cnn.com/worldc.
2.Complete the following in
a Word documentation.Include your name, course number and section in the top right corner of the document.
b.Include the Article Link:
c.Include the Article Title:
d.List and answer the following questions about the article.
1. Give a brief description of the event or the situation along with the historical/political backgrounds contributing to this event.
2. Share why this article interests you.
3. Briefly discuss the implications of this event/story LOCALLY(where the event/situation occurred) and GLOBALLY.
4. As believers, how can we respond to this situation?Your response to question #4 should contain application of the concepts being learned in this course.3.Your answers to the questions should total at least 500 words but no more than 800 words. Include a word count at the bottom of the assignment(note that the questions themselves do not count towards your word count).
