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Prior to reading this DQ, please read the CLA1 assignment description and understand what the assignment is asking you to complete. Once you understand the CLA1 assignment, please continue to the paragraph below to complete DQ1. Using the Library Information Resource Network (LIRN), JSTOR, or any other electronic journal database, research one (1) peer-reviewed article that can be used to answer your upcoming CLA1 assignment. Your discussion should summarize the article in such a way that it can justify any arguments you may present in your PA1 and must be different than the abstract. Important: Please ensure that you insert your in-text citations with any quoted and paraphrased information, and provide the correct APA reference information for the article at the end of your discussion post.

Depending on which electronic database you use, you should see a Cite selection for your article. In addition, there should be a variety of articles summarized and as such, students should have different articles summarized. Your summary MUST include ALL of the following (include every item in the bullet list below, or you will not receive full credit):

• Clearly state what the article is about and its purpose
• How the article and/or author(s) support your argument(s)
• Most important aspects of the article
• Any findings and conclusions
• Approximately 200 to 300 words in length
• Include the article Abstract in your posting (your summary should be original), and remember to identify and cite it as a direct quote.

IMPORTANT - Include the citation for the article CLA 1 Comprehensive learning Assessment I : Current Event Article

Part I :

Using a reputable source (LIRN, National Geographic, Newsweek.com, Time.com, usnews.com, usatoday.com), retrieve a current events article that fits one of the criteria listed below.

Choose an article that interests you. If you have a doubt about whether an article is acceptable or not, show it to the professor no later than 4 days before the assignment is due. Then write a one-paragraph summary on the article (who, what, where, when, why).

Article Ideas:

• Geography: environment, immigration, global warming, etc. as it relates to humans
• Culture: customs, traditions, religion, politics, etc.
• Government: elections, laws, court decisions, etc.
• Technology: new inventions, innovative ways to better our lives, etc.
• Cooperation & Conflict: foreign policy, trade agreements and disputes, wars, etc.
• Resources: natural or human resource issues between governments or groups
• History/Archeology: New discoveries or theories about the past (fossil finds, etc.)
• Empires: What country dominates the world now...and who is rising?

Part II : Then analyze/react to the current event by answering the following questions, only if they apply to your article (answer as many as apply):

• What causes conflict between different states, regions, civilizations, ethnic groups, cultures, and religions?
• What were the effects or outcomes of war and conflict?
• What effect did the resolutions or treaties have on the people, country, region, etc.?
• How did cultural, scientific, and technical breakthroughs impact the way people live and think?
• How do political institutions impact the lives of the people?
• How do economic principles and policies shape world events?
• How do historical events influence the development of political institutions?

Your completed assignment should include a hard copy of the current event, a typed summary, and a typed analysis of the current event. Using the Comprehensive Learning Assignment guidelines detailed in this syllabus, select from the list of films below. Then provide a three- to five-sentence summary about the film, and discuss how that film illustrates one of the geographical approaches detailed in Chapter 1.

• City of Joy (cultures, migration)
• Hotel Rwanda (conflict)
• The Motorcycle Diaries (political, culture, development)
• A Day Without a Mexican (migration)
• Gandhi (History, culture, self-determination, colonialism)