Prepare a two to three page, double-spaced paper on the topic: “A Look From the Outside – In”
Guidelines: Use the website: http://watchingamerica.com/WA/
“Watching America” is an online foreign news source that has numerous political, social, and economic stories of how the world understands us from their (foreign) perspective, not from an “American” view.
(1) Select and read a recent article of your choice (translated in English). Assume the role of the concerned citizen and author of the article who is presenting his or her position on the topic
(2) Then switch roles to provide your own assessments of differences in a balanced and realistic outlook from a news person looking into and evaluating people’s values in the American Society. Is it possible for foreign personnel to look at people in the American Society in a “relatively fair” manner? Conclude by evaluating how to envision other nations’ “typical” values, defining and using the cultural relativism perspective.
Rubric Example for Part Two:
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Outstanding All criteria in assignment instructions have thoroughly been met |
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Background or introduction/abstract |
Concisely introduces needed information, making it appealing to the reader. |
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Narrative with Evidence |
Contains a highly accurate, precise description of the issues and problems, along with a careful consideration of possible alternatives or solutions. Contains relevant values’ examples, and indicates the salient issues the examples highlight. |
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Analysis/Synthesis |
Breaks the argument, issue, or problem into relevant parts. Connections between the parts area clear, highly accurate, and articulate. Thoroughly and accurately applies the concept of cultural relativism. |
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Editing |
Clearly written with 4 or fewer mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors |
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