World News 3.1.16

• IRAQ: US Special Forces capture their first ISIS operative (CNN)
• BRAZIL: Just how polluted is Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay ahead of the 2016 Olympics? (PRI)
• UNITED KINGDOM: Ten new "healthy towns" to be developed (Guardian)
• SINGAPORE: Singaporean officials say teen with dual Singapore/New Zealand citizenship must return to fulfill his national service obligation—or face jail and fines (Channel News Asia)
• CHINA: Environmental group uses preposterous film to raise awareness about dangerous pollution levels in China (BBC News)
• SWEDEN: McDonald's Sweden includes VR sets in Happy Meals (Engadget)

Week 6: Indonesia

Kuta Beach, Bali

Week 6: Indonesia
Tu 3.1/Th 3.3
Read: FOREVERS—Part 3: A Little Wildness
Class: Reading Discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch—"India" from An Idiot Abroad (Sky1);
Lecture—“Understanding Aristotle’s Modes of Persuasion”
Due: TOULMIN ANALYSIS; REFLECTION 3

Upcoming:

Week 7: Germany
Tu 3.8/Th 3.10
Read: FOREVERS—Part 4: Up and Out
Class: ARISTOTELIAN ANALYSIS; Reading Discussion; Multimedia presentations