Describe the news story, What is the story about

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This week you will find cities that make headlines.  Your work this week is for you to explore the significance of culture, conflict, and sustainability in our most populous places. This week you should think of cities as places that tell the tale of human history, cultural expression or the human struggle.   Find the cities that are experiencing change and help tell their story.  You will use you knowledge about what shapes the history of human experience in cities to illuminate the role of the built environment and public policy in the news. Use what we have learned this semester to help you see a social situation differently.

This semester you have become more attuned to the impact of urban places on human experience.  For this assignment, put your knowledge to work.  Think of news stories in a new light.  Think about the news with a sense of urban development and human experience.

Requirements:

1. Describe the news story.  What is the story about?  Where does it take place?  Who reported it? 

2. Explain how the story relates to human experiences in urban places.  Describe the influence of the built environment and how it makes an impact on human rights and the human experience. 

3. Be as specific and descriptive as possible.  Remember, the influence does not happen in a vacuum.  What are the forces and influences that caused the impact.  Are they social, political, etc?

4. Explain and cite actual lesson materials that helped you recognize and articulate the role of the built environment and its influence on human rights and equality in the news story.