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I would like you to take a close look at a term that many people use without understanding or having background knowledge: "Third World Country". Have you ever heard someone use this language in a conversation? Have you used it yourself? What was the context and what was the idea that those using the term were trying to convey. If you think about it, most of the time that the term has been used, has probably been in a negative context. Typically, when people were trying to lump together completely different cultures and circumstances that they had only superficial knowledge about and a clear sense of superiority (ethnocentrism) over. answer the following questions: 1. What are the origins of the term "Third World Country"? 2. Why is that term ineffective? 3. Why is that term biased? 4. What are some alternatives proposed? 5. Come up with your own alternative term for "Third World Country".