{"id":20957,"date":"2023-05-27T21:55:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-purpose-of-the-current-event-analyses-is-to-help-students-understand-the-real-life-implications-of-contemporary-development-issues-and-to-develop-a-critical-perspective-using-the-concepts-cover\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T21:55:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:55:27","slug":"the-purpose-of-the-current-event-analyses-is-to-help-students-understand-the-real-life-implications-of-contemporary-development-issues-and-to-develop-a-critical-perspective-using-the-concepts-cover","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-purpose-of-the-current-event-analyses-is-to-help-students-understand-the-real-life-implications-of-contemporary-development-issues-and-to-develop-a-critical-perspective-using-the-concepts-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"The purpose of the current event analyses is to help students understand the &#8216;real life&#8217; implications of contemporary development issues, and to develop a critical perspective using the concepts covered in class."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Find and analyze a current media item about a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"Page\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/canvas.oregonstate.edu\/api\/v1\/courses\/1919327\/pages\/list-of-developing-countries\">developing country<\/a>, which relates to one or more of the topics covered in this course.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your written analysis should not exceed 2 single-spaced pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure to proof-read and double check your grammar &amp; spelling! 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