Category: Writing

For our discussion this week, we are looking at the Six Day War of 1967 and its impact on the region. I want you to debate the following questions: 1. What caused the Six Day War, and would you have launched a preemptive strike as Israel did? 2. What is the political significance/consequence of the…

Write 5 paragraphs answering the following questions: What is the “racial wealth gap?” Describe the extend of racialized wealth inequality in the US. Is racialized wealth inequality a social problem in the USA? Why? Are you using an objective or subjective definition of a social problem? Explain the historical roots of the wealth inequality between…

Discuss the development of United States and California political ideals, institutions, and processes in relation to American religious history and ideals. How have the ideals of our founding fathers, both in the religious and political arena (i.e., Calvin, Edwards, Jefferson, Monroe, etc.) shaped the American religious ideals, which we now hold today? Identify, discuss, and…

Okay, for this week, we have a short writing assignment that asks you to read Why Nation’s Fail and listen to his lecture and identify what his research question is, and what are his causal variables. We are building on the work of the previous weeks in identify how political scientists think about their research.…

Assigned Task Prepare and submit RP4 (rule of style as applicable to the students program of study). The student is not assigned any particular topic but is expected to come up with one coined from the contents of the applicable material. The student will identify, reference, and personally interact with at least 5-7 key concepts.…

For our discussion this week, we are looking at the Six Day War of 1967 and its impact on the region. I want you to debate the following questions: 1. What caused the Six Day War, and would you have launched a preemptive strike as Israel did? 2. What is the political significance/consequence of the…

Reading Response 05: Personal Reflection Personal Reflection For this assignment, write a personal reflection that connects themes from our readings to a personal experience you have had with technology. Assigned Readings: Crawford, Kate and Vladen Joler. “Anatomy of an AI System.” 2018. Accessed online. Sadowski, Jathan. A Machine for Smart Living. Too Smart: How Digital…

Hi Everyone, This week we are looking at what type of questions we, as comparative politics examine, what makes a good theory in explaining these questions, and how to set up a research design. You have looked at two famous studies “Why Nations Fail” and “Guns, Germs, and Steel” which use the comparative method to…

Thus far, you have been asked to describe a significant community in your life, and to imagine what an updated version of that community might look like (for better or for worse). Now, you will focus on making an argument about the community you’ve been writing about. Using 2-3 text sources, as well as your…

PART 1 HappinessAristotle on Happiness What does it mean for someone to have achieved “happiness” according to Aristotle. Do you agree with these requirements or not? Explain. Next, respond to one or more of your peers with respect to how they answered the question. For example, did they help you understand something by their post?…