Category: Political Science

 
– Its a 2000 word assignment but you can write a maximum of 2200 words.
Please put history into context, don’t just talk about what happens in the movie but also search for any Brazilian history that’s related to the question and the movie.
-Even though, this should be more than known.. avoid plagiarism.
– I will upload additional files with the question of the assignment and also some references but PLEASE also try to add more references that you may find convenient to this(no need to say that, do not use wikipedia).
-Follow the assignment brief; is confident in handling key terms and concepts; may also productively challenge and question key terms and concepts.
– Excellent knowledge/understanding of the topic of the assignment; excellent knowledge/understanding of the wider subject area, including relevant theoretical/critical approaches; the assimilation and integration of additional material not directly covered in the module
-Must have a coherent line of argument throughout the assignment backed up with excellent analysis; an ability to go beyond the arguments presented in the critical literature; evidence of independent and/or original thinking.

 
1. Think of an issue that is important to you or an issue that has been in the news in Texas. I am including a list of possible topics that can be used for your assignment. Some of the ideas come from issues that I have seen in the news or are topics that are covered in the Discussion Board. Remember, these are just some examples – you may use one of these or you may use something completely different. Your topic needs to be a state issue, not a federal issue. I would rather see you cover one issue in depth then three or four issues very generally. To view news articles on Texas, click on the Texas news articles link on the left.
•Voting – ways to increase turnout; voter id
•Education – suggestions for improving the system; school funding; standardized testing; funding
•Regulation – should there be more regulation on businesses that store hazardous chemicals or on food safety

•Justice system – death penalty; reforms on sentencing; equality in the system; public defenders
•Health care – ways to improve access in Texas
•Water issues – municipalities and farmers fighting over access to water during drought; actions the state can take to ensure adequate water supply
•Revenue – ways the state or city can collect revenue; how should a budget surplus be used; should the state change the way it collects revenue

•Social issues — gay marriage, abortion, guns, etc.

2. Once you pick a topic, you need to prepare a background analysis of the issue. You will need three or more comprehensive, full-length articles from mainstream newspapers or news magazine publications. Your articles should discuss the substance of the issue, provide recent information and should consider various viewpoints. Avoid strict opinion pieces that provide a one-sided analysis of the issue. Your background analysis should include the people/groups involved in the debate, description of the conflicting viewpoints of the people/groups involved, including economic or ideological positions, and the various policy outcomes that are desired by the different participants in the debate. Including statistics or data that help explain your issue will make your analysis stronger. To help find articles, you can use the Newspaper Source available on the list of databases through the Central Texas College Library at www.ctcd.edu/academics/library or other online searches available to you. The online news source the Texas Tribune is also a good place to start.
3. The background analysis should be two to three pages (double spaced). In addition to the information from the articles, you need to draw on relevant information in the textbook to show you understand how the issue relates to topics covered in the course. Make sure you cite all the articles used and include the URL for the article.

4. Once you have completed your background analysis, you need to identify a state, county or city government official in Texas that can address your issue. Hint: US Senators and members of Congress are not state level officials. Using formal correspondence style, prepare a three-fourths to one page (single spaced) letter informing the official of your concern and offering a solution or making a request for action. Yours may be an emotional issue, but your argument must be based on reason, not just emotion. Support your position and refute opposing positions with factual information, data and well-reasoned arguments. When writing your letter, you will use information from your background analysis, but you should not just cut and paste the information from your background analysis into the letter.

5. Save the letter and background analysis as one document and submit the file through the link below.

6. This assignment is worth 100 points. The background analysis is worth 70% of the grade and the letter is worth 30%.
7. Be careful when writing your background analysis and letter that you put the information in your own words. Simply cutting and pasting information from websites is unacceptable and will result in grade of zero for the writing assignment.

** 3 pages will be the Background analysis
** 1 page Letter
** 1 Work cited page for the assignments.

 
“Violent protests of mostly Black Americans in Baltimore, New York or Ferguson were represented as violent riots against private property, uprisings against racial discrimination, resistance against the disproportionate use of force by the police and incarceration of young Black Americans, revolution and the coming of the new world order, to name just a few. Why are we seeing these events represented so differently and what do these different representations connote? Drawing on a rich history of black/anti-slavery resistance movements and the power of language discuss the political intentions behind these different representations.”

This political essay would like to focus on the riots sweeping America which are against police brutality. I believe it would be best to focus on the Ferguson riots as I am uploading sources specifically in regards to Ferguson which you can reference. Do mention the other riots, but only briefly. I have noticed a mistake I have seen from writers on this website and that is they will focus heavily on describing the events, in this case Ferguson riots. This is NOT a review of the riots. Use only a paragraph to describe what happened, then focus on the main points for your analysis. Your arguing points should focus on what is in the essay title, and focus on “why” these riots were represented as “violent riots against private property, uprisings against racial discrimination, resistance against the disproportionate use of force by the police and incarceration of young Black Americans, revolution and the coming of the new world order, to name just a few. Why are we seeing these events represented so differently and what do these different representations connote?” Your analysis should focus on the ‘representations’ of these riots by the ‘media’ and other groups. Obviously, one side would say they are violent riots, others will say it is resistance to racism and police brutality etc.… The question trying to be solved here is ‘why’ are there different representations? What are the political intentions of either groups involved by portraying the riots with their representations? For example, Fox News would say they are violent riots because they represent the white rich agenda in America, whereas Black Lives Matter protestors would say they are uprisings against oppression because they represent the working class black minority being oppressed. Now, for you to score marks on this essay, you must link your arguments with the history of black/anti-slavery movements such as the Black panthers and other groups, and when focussing on the specific representations try to focus on political intentions behind the representations, but also the language style being used. To help with this, I will be uploading a source which displays language use from Foucault, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and other political thinkers etc. Here is an example of Foucault’s use of political words: “We must cease once and for all to describe the effects of “power” in negative terms: it ‘excludes’, it ‘represses’, it ‘censors’, it ‘abstracts’, it ‘conceals.’ In fact, power produces; it produces reality; it produces domains of objects and rituals of truth.” Notice how the language of “power” can be used in different terms, and those on both sides are using political language to convey their political intentions, such as these are “thugs” on the streets, or these are “revolutionaries” fighting against “police brutality”.

Since this essay is very intricate, specific and needs to have focus on the Ferguson riots, black/anti-slavery resistance history, the different representations of the riots from the different groups involved (mainly the police, media and protestors), and a focus on “why” these representations are different and what political language they are using to portray their political intentions behind their representations, I am asking for a top 10 writer in the division of political science. Please aim to score an 80+, a first of platinum quality. If there are issues, please let me know. All sources will be uploaded to the dashboard. PLEASE MAKE USE OF THEM AND REFERENCE THE SOURCES I WILL BE UPLOADING. Please also do your own independent research. If you are to use internet sources, please use reliable sources. Mainly focus on the use of books and the pdf sources of academic journals I will be uploading. Remember, I will be checking to see if you will use the sources I have uploaded. Please use Chicago referencing style and double space the work and use 12 size font.

 
In this paper you will argue for a thesis in the Free Will debate and defend it against a strong objection.

We have framed the main positions as responses to the seeming incompatibility between free will and determinism.

You can argue for:

· Hard Determinism

· Libertarianism

· Incompatibilism

· Compatibilism

· Other

If you want to frame the problem differently, especially after we read Wolf’s essays, and take a different position, this is fine but you need to run it by me

For example:

· Defend Ayer’s form of Compatibilism against the objection that his definition of free will cannot account for a case where we hold someone morally responsible but they are not free on his definition. Do this by modifying his definition of free will.

· Defend Strawson’s Incompatibilism against Compatibilism. Do this by critiquing Ayer’s account of free will and “I could have done otherwise”.

· Defend Hard Determinism against a form of Libertarianism or Compatibilism.

· Feel free to put the papers in dialogue with each other.

· Also feel free to make up either your own position or own objection.

The paper needs to have the following pieces:

Introduction

Briefly state the problem

For example, we want both free will and determinism, but they seem to conflict

State your thesis

Determinism is true and we do not ever have free will.

Statement of the Problem of Free Will

Explain the problem

Explain key terms, how they fit together

By ‘determinism’, ‘free will’, etc. I mean …. They are in conflict because …

Explanation of your position on the problem

Explain why your position is attractive and reasonable

Hard Determinism is the best because the world is just atoms and the void.

We know this because science tells us science is the best guide to knowledge.

Strong challenge to your position

Explain why a reasonable person might disagree with your position.

But, it really seems like we have free will. And this is a problem for my view because …

Defense of your position against the challenge

Explain how you can meet the challenge raised

Do not be dogmatic here.

This will not be a conclusive refutation of the objection, but it should be strong.

Seeming to have free will does not imply having free will. We know that incompatibilism is true because Y. So we need to ask whether science or phenomenology should be believed when they are in conflict. Science wins because Z.

Conclusion

Restate your thesis and summarize.

Even though we seem to have free will, it is just an illusion because of X.

Thoughts to keep in mind:

· We want to see you engaging with the debate.

· Write for a friend who is not in the class.

· This paper builds upon the skills you exercised in the first and second paper, exposition of a problem and analysis of an argument for a position.

· You are just dealing with one small piece of this issue.

· What objection you raise determines which piece you are dealing with.

· We value strong objections with weaker responses more than weak objections with strong responses to them.

· A good place to find objections is the papers we read.

· You are not giving the last word in anything here.

‘Good, bad or indifferent? Which more accurately captures the economic record of post-1994 South Africa?

Explain and discuss what you might describe as radical elements in the Declaration of Independence. Do you believe the Revolution was radical or conservative, and why?

 
For this assignment, you are asked to conduct an empirical analysis on the link between board structure & composition, and firm performance, using a sample of UK listed companies.
You are asked to work in teams of 4-5. Each team must select a sample of 30 UK listed companies from Morningstar Company Intelligence (available under Learning Centre, electronic databases). For each of the companies, you are asked to collate data for the following variables (year 2014 or 2015 if available) and input these into SPSS:

 
Hi there,

This assignment is for my International Political Economy
Class, I want from you to write the paper following the professor instructions below:

Here are the instructions from the professor:
Instructions of the exams

� For this exam you only choosing one question from the list (EXAM TOPICS)
� To answer the question, you need to follow the instructions bellow
� Answering the question that you chose should be from (5 to 8 pages)
� So the total should be about (10 to 15 pages) for the both questions
� The key important thing is using a footnote and using the lectures notes
� The textbook that we use is (Oatley, Thomas International Political Economy: 5th Edition.
� The Instructor:
W. Seay, �The Origins of political Economy�
ECON 101:Virginia Commonwealth University

The instructions of exam:

1- Introduction
The introduction should have the theses statement ( one sentence) no longer that 2 sentence.

2- each paragraph in the Body needs to have closing sentences with your analysis (from 5-8 sentences).

Exams in your response exams

Sources
1- the primarily sources data should be from
� 5 paragraphs from the lecture notes
� 5 paragraphs from the text book
� 5 paragraphs from scholarly books
� 5 paragraphs from scholarly articles

2- the secondary resources data from
� Magazine, newspaper and journals

3- use one of two graph

***NOTE THAT ALL DATA SHOULD BE FOOTENOTED AND ALSO THE DATA FROM LECTURES NOTE AND TEXTBOOK NOTES SHOULD ALSO FOOTNOTED.

Exam Completion: This information is from the syllabus

1-ALL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE RESEARCH BASED AND MUST CONTAIN DATA FROM SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND ARTICLES, DOCUMENTS, CLASS LECTURE NOTES AS WELL AS MAPPING ACTIVITIES.

2. STUDENT S WILL BE GIVEN AN ESSAY TOPICAL GUIDE FOR EACH OF THE THREE EXAMS

3. EACH RESPONSE IS TO BE 5-8 PAGE, TYPED, AND DOUBLE SPACED. DATA FROM CLASS LECTURES AS WELL AS THE TEXT ARE TO BE USED*****HOWEVER, STUDENTS MUST FOOTNOTE AT LEAST THREE BITS OF DATA FROM THREE SCHOLARLY SOURCES (THREE BOOKS OR TWO BOOKS AND ONE ARTICLE) TO PROVE THEY HAVE MADE THIS EXAM ASSIGNMENT ONE THAT IS RESEARCH BASED. THE PROFESSOR WILL ALSO RECOMMEND VARIOUS SCHOLARLY BOOKS CONCERNING IPE THAT STUDENTS SHOULD REFERENCE. YET PUPILS MAY USE BOOK SOURCES INDEPENDENT OF WHAT IS RECOMMENDED. *** DO NOT, HOWEVER, USE ONLY ONLINE ARTICLES. THIS WILL NOT MAKE FOR AN ACCEPTABLE EXAM.

**TWO OR THREE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE USED ALONG WITH OR IN PLACE OF ARTICLES. THE MORE DIVERSE THE RESEARCH, THE HIGHER THE GRADE A STUDENT MAY RECEIVE.

*** You are not allowed to use the following databases: Wikipedia, Secopedia, and any website similar to it.

4. AT LEAST 10-15 PARAGRAPHS IN EACH EXAM ESSAY SHOULD DERIVE FROM THE LECTURE AND MAP NOTES WHILST A REMAINING 10-15 PARAGRAPHS ARE TO BE BASED UPON SCHOLARLY SOURCE RESEARCH (BOOKS AND ARTICLES BY ECONOMISTS, GEOGRAPHERS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND HISTORIANS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS).
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I will attach the following:
– The exam topics.
– The format.
– The class note that I have.

In case you don�t have any access to the course book (Oatley, Thomas International Political Economy: 5th Edition) Here is a Google drive links where you will have access to the chapters that we have to use to write this essay exam.

� All reports will use Times New Roman font, 12 pitch and double line spacing.�

**This will be checked on Safe assign, and multiple databases to prevent plagiarism. Please be careful**

I hope this is everything that you need. Please let me know if you need anything.
Thanks for your help!!

the number of the pages are written the instructions

 
Part II: Literature Review Essay

Most academic research papers begin with a literature review that provides an overview of leading perspectives on the topic at hand. If there is disagreement in the academic literature on a topic, the review compares and contrasts to reveal these disagreements. The objective of this part of the assignment is to build on your annotated bibliography to produce a literature review essay — a standalone review of the literature.

The task: You will write an essay that compares and contrasts the four articles in terms of the four aspects summarized in Part I. The essay should identify what the different authors agree and disagree on, and evaluate the quality of their arguments and methods. Which argument is most persuasive? Does the author’s evidence fully support his or her argument?

At the top of the first page, please put a descriptive title that indicates which topic you chose and what side of the question you agree with.

Write in proper essay form with an introduction and conclusion. Include a bibliography of your four articles. There is no need to do additional research or to cite other sources.

Format: Double-spaced on letter-sized paper with one-inch margins. Please use 12-point Times, Cambria, or equivalent font. No cover sheet is necessary. Put your name, student number, and U of T e-mail address at the top of the first page.

Your essay should be no longer than 6 pages. The bibliography does not count toward the page limit.

Citation style: Please use author-date in-text citation of page numbers for all ideas and direct quotations. (Check out this useful guide on citation styles:

 
The question is (To what extent will President Barack Obama be able to change the direction of US foreign policy?)

Please State the aims, argument, and structure of your work in the first paragraph of the essay. Please clarify what your argument is, and how it relates to the question. Please don’t be VAGUE.
The project should be 3000 words, exclusive of footnotes (endnotes) and bibliography. It must be typed, double-spaced, properly footnoted, and include a bibliography of the books, articles, and other source material used for the assignment. You will fail this component of assessment if your assignment is not properly footnoted and/or does not include a bibliography. The project may be presented with diagrams, illustrations and/or maps as supporting material but please note that the quality of the argument and supporting evidence will carry most weight with the examiners.

Assessment Criteria for project: In marking students’ written work, I will be considering:

the extent to which the remit of the assignment brief has been met.
the accuracy with which relevant theoretical arguments, concepts and data are described.
the degree to which the theories and concepts discussed are integrated and contextualised.
the range of source material used.
the coherence and integration of the structure of the work presented.
the clarity (spelling, grammar, etc.) and technical accuracy with which ideas are expressed.
the use of properly referenced sources to support the arguments made