select an issue or event to analyze through the four general education lenses. You will explain the issue or
event and its relationship to globalization as well as describe its connection to all four lenses.
Prompt: First, review the module resources you have so far encountered as well as your work in Module One. In addition, it is suggested that you visit the IDS
401 LibGuide for guidance on how to select a topic. Select one issue or event in globalization and write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses how this
issue/event fits into the framework of global society and then addresses how each lens influences perceptions and attitudes toward the issue/event,
globalization, and society. The paper should outline each lens’s impact and framing of the issue or event. Be sure to provide a working thesis statement and
clear definitions for your key terms.
Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below.
I. Introduction: You will compile a series of critical analyses of a single event or issue in globalization through the four general education lenses: history,
humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
A. Topic: Using the four lenses, explain how an issue or event within globalization has or has not influenced modern society.
II. Lens Connections: In this section of your assignment, you will describe the connections between your issue or event and each of the four general
education lenses.
A. What is the connection of your issue or event to the lens of history for determining its impact on various institutions? Utilize evidence
from theory and research to support your analysis.
B. What is the connection of your issue or event to the lens of the humanities? Utilize evidence from theory and research to support your
analysis.

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