How did a current event impact the students in school.

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Critical Reflection #5 – Current Events

Choose a current event that deals with one of the following categories that affects the population in which you are serving: education, immigration, health care, discrimination, poverty, environment, or any other social justice issue facing people living in the United States today. You must find at least two separate sources that discuss this current event. These can be from any form of media (newspaper, news, magazine or journal article, etc.), but all sources must be reliable.

Then, answer the following questions honestly and completely in short answer form.  Your response to EACH section of every question should be between 150-500 words. Answers that do not fulfill the minimum word requirement will NOT earn credit. Collegiate-level writing is expected, including, but not limited to, using complete sentences, appropriate punctuation, proper paragraph structure, and editing for spelling and grammar mistakes. Please cite any sources you use, and quotations are not counted in the word minimum. 

Use appropriate supporting evidence for your statements. Answer each prompt question thoroughly. If you can ask "why?", "how so?", or "how do you know that?" after reading what you've written, you've got more work to do. Your answers are for your own reflection and will only be viewed by your instructor. Each question should address the information in the article, content from class, and your reflections of the material. 

In order to answer the questions thoroughly, you will likely have to do some additional research about your current event. Be sure to cite all sources that you use.

1. Describe the current event in detail. Where and when did/does this current event take place? What are its origins? What is the underlying issue(s) behind this event? How long have these issues been prevalent?

2. Who are the people involved in this current event and affected by this current event? What population or group of people is negatively affected by this current event? What population or group of people may be benefitting in some way from this current event?

3. What steps are being taken to resolve the issues presented by this current event?

4. Describe how this current event relates to the population with which you are working.

5. How may this event and the issue(s) surrounding it affect you and the community in which you live, either directly or indirectly?