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Model of foreign policy decision-making

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explore the process of a U.S. foreign policy decision, e.g. How did the Bush Administration make the decision to attack Iraq in 2003?

The format of the paper should be as follows:

Part one introduces the research question, provides the argument/thesis/hypothesis, and lays out the logic of the model of foreign policy analysis used in the paper.

What is the main question that you would like to examine? I would like to know if the students know and can convey clearly what it is that they are trying to explain.
The hypothesis should be a concise, clear, and effective summary of the main argument of the paper. Since your paper is designed to respond to a specific question, your hypothesis should contain the succinct but complete answer to that question. If I have to wonder what the thesis is, or where the thesis is, then the thesis is not strong and clear.
Finally, the assumptions and claims of the model of foreign policy decision-making used in the paper should be laid down clearly and concisely (refer to Decision Point for a summary of each model of foreign policy analysis).

Part two provides the context or a brief history of the case-study explored in the paper.

Part three provides the evidence to support the assumptions and claims of the model used in the paper. Does the evidence (you claim supports your argument), in fact, support your argument?

Part four concludes. In this section you effectively sum up all different elements of the paper from part one to part three.

Sources: You need to draw on at least 10 outside sources to write your paper. I encourage you to use the readings assigned for the class. However, those will not count toward the 10 outside sources.

Grammar: Please proofread your paper before submitting it.

Page limit: The paper should be 5 pages in length, double spaced, font 12, Times New Roman, Standard Margins (1” top and bottom; 1.25’’ left and right). Papers that exceed or are significantly below the

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History and culture

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Think of this essay as a formal history essay,

1. Think of this essay as a formal history essay, with one centerpiece (the artifact) around which you build your argument. Do not use the first person: Do not start a sentence with “I” or “we”. Use a formal style like what you would find in a textbook or encyclopedia.

2. Your argument (presented in your thesis) is your argument about what artifact teaches about the time period during which it was created.

3. For help with preparing history essays, view the following:

https://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/files/hwp/files/bg_writing_history.pdf (Links to an external site.)

(Links to an external site.)https://history.rutgers.edu/component/content/arti…-torical-essays-a-guide-for-undergraduates
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/haywardp/hist213/writing.htm (Links to an external site.)

4. Sources: You are required to use at least three academic books or articles outside of the textbook to provide more information about your object and/or the time period in question

You must include a short bibliography at the end of the paper. You may use MLA format
You should use footnotes or in-text citations throughout the paper (depending on the citation style you choose: Chicago or MLA). This lets me know where you found your information.
Do not use websites. You can use academic articles or books from the library.
Encyclopedias do not count as academic sources. They are references. They can be good starting points and can give you ideas about the terms that you will search for while trying to investigate your object more deeply, but use them only as a springboard to get to academic sources (written by someone with credentials in the field of history or related fields like archaeology or religious studies).
You can list it in your bibliography.
The library has several encyclopedia online, which you can find by clicking the Articles button above the search box on the library home page and scrolling down.
It does not count towards the three academic sources you need to fulfill the criteria of this paper.

To be included in the paper:

93

Dutch colonialists

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Prompt (READ CAREFULLY): “SukarnoandHoChiMinhcontinuedage-oldtraditionsofresistancetoforeignruleintheirrespectivecountriesbutwereatthesametimetheproductsofWesterncolonialism.” Do you agree? Critically discuss by comparing the ideas and aims ofthetwo menand locating them within the larger history oftheir country’s experience under colonial rule after c.1800. At a minimum, your essay should consider the following questions: What distinguished these figures from others intheir own societies? Who and/or what inspired them? What weretheir principal aims, and what obstacles did they face in achieving them? (Hint: Your essay should consider the significance of factors other than Western colonialism in shaping Southeast Asian history during this period.)Your essay mustuse evidence and examples drawn from the lectures andthe readings, including the primary sources or‘Documents.’

Instructions and Guideline (READ CAREFULLY):

1.) There are 3 documents and a transcript of my professor’s lecture. Please ONLY use the documents provided and the lecture transcript. Use of outside resources ARE NOT permitted, that will result in failure and academic dishonesty. All work must be original! All 3 documents and transcript must be cited. Cite all your work with the page numbers

2.) 3 pages (Double spaced), times new roman, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins

3.) Your essay should not simply list a series of facts but should present a coherent thesis or argument.

4.) The first paragraph of your essay should provide a summary of your main argument or thesis. The main body of your essay should develop that argument or thesis.

5.) Be sure to support your argument with evidence and examples from the lectures and the readings, including both the Secondary Sources and the Documents.

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American paradigm

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Explain in 2 pages what a believer in the American Ideal paradigm and a believer in the paradigm of a Sacred Bloodline might do in the following situation:

Terrorists are holding thirty hostages from your country, and they are demanding that you turn over a woman who is a prisoner at a military base where you are the highest ranking officer. The terrorists hate the woman and wish to behead her because she has betrayed them by revealing some of their most important secrets. You arrested the woman because you are certain she has participated in some acts of terror, and she has revealed the secrets because you’ve promised to give her a fair trial and a reduced prison sentence in exchange for her cooperation. One other big factor in her cooperation is that she has two young children and wants to keep them safe. The military base is not in your home country, and you have been given complete authority to decide what to do.

Explain in 2 page what believers in the Buddhist and Christian paradigms, might say about the following situation.

A very handsome young man with a quick wit and charming manner has been carrying on relationships with two women who live far enough apart not to run into each other, so he has been able to get away with lying to each of them for years. Both of the women are kind and affectionate toward him, and because he did not have a very loving mother, he craves their attention. One of the women, Giselle, is very attractive physically and excites him. The other, Olivia, makes his favorite dishes and makes him feel calm and safe, although he is not particularly attracted to her physically. However, lately he has been feeling a great deal of stress and cannot locate the cause. He has begun to have trouble sleeping at night and keeps dreaming that an enemy he can’t see is chasing him, and lately he has started to drink somewhat heavily which neither of the women approves of, so he has begun to have arguments with each of them.

Comment on the following story from the paradigms of the Goddess Theory and Traditional Shinto: 3 pages

Demeter and Persephone

Zeus, King of all the Gods, had three sisters: Hera, Queen of the Gods, was also his wife and the Goddess of Marriage; Hestia was the Goddess of Home and Hearth and Demeter was Goddess of the Harvest, responsible for the crops and for feeding the people.
Demeter was loved by all humans for her gift of soil and gentle, mild weather to grow their crops. They worshipped her for her caring and kindness. She was very much a ‘hands on’ and ‘happy to help’ sort of Goddess. Persephone was Demeter’s only child. Like her mother, she was kind and caring, with a happy nature and the most dazzling smile. She was the sort of person who spread light and happiness wherever she went and so, naturally, she was loved by everyone but most especially by her mother.

Hades, mighty ruler of the Underworld, had spied her on one of his trips to the world above. He was dazzled by her beauty, her elegance and her charm. He decided that he must have her as his wife. Knowing that Demeter would never agree to her daughter living with him in his gloomy world of the dead, he decided to visit his brother, Zeus, to discuss the matter. Surprisingly, the great god Zeus agreed to Hades’ plan, to abduct the young woman and take her to his realm. He rode his chariot to the upper world and kidnapped her. At first, Persephone cried and cried, until she had no more tears left to weep. She refused all offers of food, for she had heard the legend that those who eat in the Underworld can never return. So she determined not to let a morsel of food pass her lips.

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Secret History of Isis

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List three major things (not a small detail, general perspective) you learned from the documentary “The Secret History of ISIS.” What were some of the most interesting details from your point of view? Compare and contrast the discussion in this documentary with Darryl Li’s reading. How do these two sources approach the topic of “Islamic terrorism” differently? Support your discussion by posting one relevant scene from the documentary (take a screenshot and mark the time, e.g., 28:10) and a quotation from Li’s book.

Documentary: “The Secret History of ISIS: FRONTLINE PBS” 2019.

book: intro and part 1 ( just read chapter 1)

Then, consider these documentaries that critically discussed issues of representation with regard to the Middle East and Muslims. From the perspectives of the informative documentaries, how “biased” or “progressive” is the FRONTLINE PBS documentary do you think? How do you think the FRONTLINE PBS documentary was overall successful in filming such a complex issue? What would you have done differently if you were in the documentary production team?

“Blood and Oil: The Middle East In World War I:” 2013.

“Challenging the Middle Eastern Myth:” 2018.

Requirements: one page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP0evPEsc30&feature=emb_logo

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Israeli British documentary film

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PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, RUBRIC, AND REMINDER CAREFULLY

INSTRUCTIONS: Write a four-page commentary focusing on the the intersection between sexuality and politics in the documentary Oriented: Sexuality and Identity across the Palestinian/Israeli Divide. In other words, how and to what extent does being gay and Palestinian affect the experiences of the three main characters? Be careful not to include inaccurate information. Please cite the time in the film for the evidence used in the paper.

YOU CAN ONLY USE THIS FILM TO ANSWER THE PROMPT. DO NOT USE GOOGLE OR ANY OTHER SOURCES BESIDES THE DOCUMENTARY OR IT WILL RESULT IN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY.

– The film is on Amazon or other streaming services. If you need to pay to watch the film, please do so and send me a picture of your receipt and I will immediately compensate or I will include the price on top of my tips to you at the end of the assignment. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WATCH THE FILM AS IT NEEDS TO BE CITED.

RUBRIC:

– Thesis statement: 10 points

Is the thesis well elaborated? Does it answer the prompt? Does it draw the reader in? Does the main idea in each paragraph serve to support or explain the thesis?

– Content: 30
Does the commentary answer the prompt clearly? Is it well-argued? Are the ideas presented original and convincing? Does the essay contain thorough analysis?

– Organization: 20
Does the organization of the essay help the reader understand how the Ideas fit together?

– Language: 20
Does the use of grammar and vocabulary convey a precise message, and does it convey the message clearly?

– Incorporation of evidence from the movie: 20

Does the commentary use enough evidence from the movie to support all the claims being made? Is the choice of evidence appropriate for the claim being made?

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World War II

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There are 2 parts to this essay question. Each part should be in a separate page(s).

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Part 1: Respond to the following prompt: (separate page)( FOCUS ON PART 1 PLEASE, IT HAS MORE POINTS )

attached is the key concepts sheet for chapter 35 and chapter 36.

Using a minimum of 350 words total.

Your essay should be well-written and edited. Also, it should be no less than 350 words in length and address all aspects of the prompt.

Prompt 1: Describe what your life would be like during the Second World War. You could be a solider, civilian, leader, woman, kid…whatever you want. This assignment must be over a page long…. more details, the better! more details, the better!

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Part 2:

The links document for part 1:

attached is key concepts sheet for chapter 34.

Prompt 2:

Using a minimum of 200 words total.

watch the movie, and pretend you are a movie reviewer. Did you like the movie? Why or why not? Also, what in the movie relates to what you read in chapter 34? Write two paragraphs(100 words each) in which you will express your personal ideas and thoughts about the movie and try to answer the prompt.

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Notes: (applies for both part 1 and part 2)

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Conflicts in Shooting an Elephant

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1.Compare and contrast the conflicts faced by Orwell in “Shooting an Elephant” to those faced by Gideon in “No Witchcraft for Sale.” To what unique revelation does Orwell’s position as a police officer lead him? How can Gideon’s ultimate decision not to share his knowledge be interpreted as an act of rebellion and an assertion of the dignity and worth of his culture?

2.What do pieces such as “Marriage Is a Private Affair” and the excerpt from Nectar in a Sieve demonstrate about the influence of modern ideas and modern ways on traditional cultures? How are the characters in these works affected by the modernization of their respective societies

3.Of all the characters highlighted in the works included in this unit, which one did you relate to or identify with the most in terms of his or her struggles and conflicts? Why? What was it about this character that made him or her affect you as he or she did? Be sure to point to specific examples from the work to support your response.

Do own research but 2 reference per question needed

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Conversation – Conversations

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Go to YouTube.com and view Sam Richards and Laurie Mulvey: World in Conversation – Conversations from Penn State at https://youtu.be/1udddFh-FBU.

https://youtu.be/1udddFh-FBU

Sam Richards and Laurie Mulvey: World in Conversation – Conversations from Penn State

The 27 minute video features an interview of Richards and Mulvey , two professors who teach a class on race relations at Penn State University. After watching the video, research the topics in the KU online library. Reflect on your learning and write a 6 page reflection paper. Your paper must address the following questions, but should not be limited to them.

Do you find it difficult to talk about race? Explain and support your answer.
The professors make the point that White people have a more difficult time talking about race than Black people. Has this been your experience? Explain.
Do you think honest and open conversations about race change peoples’ behaviors? Explain. How do Mulvey and Richards respond to this same question? Explain.
Discuss at least three observations made by Mulvey and Richards that point to the value of these conversations.
What observations made by Mulvey and Richards resonate with you and why? Draw on your own career and personal experiences.
What are managerial challenges and opportunities both implicitly and explicitly discussed in the video?

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The country’s foreign policy

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This is a continuation of the first and second assignments and uses your accumulated research. Imagine you are two different lobbyists, supporting two different sides of the policy issue you wrote about in the Week 6 assignment, Analyzing Policy.

Submit your revisions from the Week 3 assignment, Historical Perspective and the Week 6 assignment, Analyzing Policy based on your professor’s feedback. You will be graded on your revisions. Then, write a 4–5 page paper in which you:

Write a one-page position in favor of the policy.

Write a one-page position against the policy.
Write a one-page response to the argument in favor of the policy.
Write a one-page response to the argument against the policy.
Use at least two of the following arguments from Chapter 10 in your paper: normative, positive, anecdote, and evidence arguments. Clearly label each to receive credit.
Include at least four peer-reviewed references (no more than five years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental