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Current Event Assignment

Article: Lawyers for Child Welfare and Legal Aid Under Scrutiny for Facebook Posts By NIKITA STEWART.

This assignment consists of accessing a news article pertaining to a Unit 4 topicyou chose in your small group. You need to analyze the article and make specific and direct connections to two concepts that we have covered in class. The source must be less than six months old from the time of submission. Use an acceptable, credible source, such as NPR, NY Times, Washington Post, The Economist, etc. If in doubt, check with Professor Giglio.

You are to include the following criteria in your assignment:

1. Article title and source

Using the MLA style of citation, where did you get the article?

2. Summary

Briefly and in your own words, summarize the content of the article.

3. Connection 1

Connect the article to a concept about your Social Welfare Policythat we have covered in class.

a. Identify the concept that you state the article connects to. Include the definition of the concept.
b. Describe how the article illustrates the concept.

4. Connection 2

Connect the article to Foreign and Defense Policyconcept we have covered in class. This cannot be the same concept as listed in connection 1.

a. Identify the concept that you state the article connects to. Include the definition of the concept.
b. Describe how the article illustrates the concept.

Write your paper in paragraph form using good sentence structure with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Write the paper in your own words. If you need to use a short quote, cite properly. The paper should be one to two pages in length, double-spaced, one inch margins, and 12-inch point font. It should be turned in via eCampus.

Text Book:American Government Roots and Reform by Roots and Reform, Thirteenth Edition.

Chapter 15- Social and Economic Policy.
Chapter 16- Foreign and Defense Policy.