For the essay, you are to answer one of the questions listed below. The essay should be typewritten, double spaced and should be 3-4 pages. Put your name on the back of the last page. Use class definitions to define terms or points will be deducted from your grade. Research is not necessary. The class materials( the text, handouts and class notes) should provide you […]

For this discussion you will examine one social movement, whether current or historical, and present what you have learned to your classmates. Once you understand the definition of a movement from your lesson and the chapter reading this week, be sure to search for additional information on the movement you have chosen. The previous page, called “Social Movement Examples” has some great videos on the gay rights […]

 The objective of this assignment is to take what we have learned throughout the semester and try to understand the role that ethnic politics has played in defining what it is to be “American”. The readings and assignments leading up to this assignment should be excellent preparation for you to write a thoughtful essay for this assignment. Answer the question in the context of concepts […]

You are a lobbyist for an issue that you find important. For example, you would like to see the banning of smoking in federal buildings (Note: This policy has already been enacted.) You are going to make an informational pamphlet to highlight your points to prominent members of Congress. Research members of Congress that you will target in your lobbying. Explain why these members are […]

Movie Essays: Film portrayals, whether they be historical or satirical in nature, offer a perspective on past or current events that may enhance your understanding of our topics. In three units, you will watch a film (you will have a choice for each unit) and write about how the film affects your understanding of our topic, where it diverges or agrees with our readings, how […]

Discussion Board Question 4: The films An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequelprovides the viewer with unmistakable, visual evidence of the effect of the heating of the Earth on our planet due to trapped greenhouse gasses. When presented with such obvious evidence, one would think that minds would be changed and the problem engaged, such as the banning of CFC gasses back in the 1980’s […]

 In the view of most serious students of international relations, a country can conduct its foreign policy well or badly. America seems to have conducted its foreign policy well in the 1940s, but not so well at other times—for example, in 2003 in Iraq, during the years since 1991 in relation to Russia, and at other times in other places according to numerous observers. We’ve […]

In this assignment, you have the opportunity to practice the citizenship skills of critical reading, writing, thinking, and political vision. Theme 4: Ideas About Equality and Liberty Do you see the biblical, republican, liberal, and democratic themes at work? How do these themes give different meanings to the terms “equality” and “liberty?” Where do you see a tension or even contradiction between liberty and equality? […]

 (1) A price must have no other thought in mind than war and how to pursue it (Machiavelli, 279), (2) a price must be liberal, rather than generous (Machiavelli, 282), (3) a good prince should be merciful rather than cruel, but must not overuse his mercy (one must be cruel at times, the key is knowing when to be which one) (Machiavelli, 284), (4) a […]

The focus of this section is on Liberalism and its various theories and perspectives in IR, including Neoliberal Institutionalism, Complex Interdependence, and Liberal Peace Theory among others. In addition to chapters from Viotti and Kauppi’s book, you have several articles on Canvas by leading liberal theorists such as, Koehane, Nye, Rosenau, Ikenberry, Doyle, and others, as well as several video/lectures on liberal themes and topics, […]