Option 1: Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a Free and Fair Trade issue between at least two countries.

• Summarize the article.
• What is the issue?
• Explain why this issue is important to the global community.
• Evaluate the source.
• What is your opinion?

Option 2: Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a proposed budgetary change.

• Summarize the article.
• What is the issue?
• Explain who is affected most from the change?
• Evaluate the source.
• What is your opinion?

Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual.

• Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double-Spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title and Reference page required
• APA cite article with link
• Scan copy of article required

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 10
• Lesson
• Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU(Links to an external site.)
• Library Overview(Links to an external site.)
• How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab(Links to an external site.)
• Article (no more than one-month old) from reputable news source such as The New York Timesor The Washington Post