SOCIAL CAPITAL EXERCISE You will need to read the Bowling Alone article by Robert Putnam. Next, read the list of 100 Things You Can Do to Increase Social Capital, as well as the student examples found in the Social Capital folder. You will need to select one of these social capital activities in order to begin constructing your paper. In selecting your activity, here are a couple of items to note:
You may select an activity that you have completed in the past, but you MUST complete the activity again during this semester for purposes of this assignment. In addition, due to social distancing, there are plenty of activities you can complete that still fulfill an activity in the light of social capital that is, FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, etc. with a friend; reaching out to an old friend via email, phone call, text, etc. Be creative in the light of social distancing.
***Successful Social Capital Papers: Papers will be graded on activity selection, format, grammar, style, content deliv

Topic: Strategic Leadership in U.S. National Security
Task: Analyze the strategic leadership role of former Director of National Security, James Clapper
1. Discuss the key leadership challenges and context surrounding the individuals tenure and how they viewed their role;
2. Evaluate the individuals approach to leading others, influencing the organizations culture, and implementing change (incorporate applicable leadership, motivational, and organizational theories);
3. Synthesize insights that todays strategic leader can incorporate from the experience(s) of the individual (application).
4. Analytical Conclusion with so-what

- Turabian/Chicago with footnotes and bibliography
- Minimum of eight references

Research Proposition 13 and public education funding in California by reading about it in your textbook and on the Internet. Analyze and evaluate the issue and write a one-page paper. Answer and follow the FOUR STEPS when writing the paper. The instructions and the 4 major steps are uploaded. Please make sure to follow and answer all the questions in the paper.

Write an essay on the current younger generations approach to politics. Discuss the role played by political ideas and movements in the everyday life of you demographical portion of society (people aged 18-30).

Here are a few guidelines in the form of questions to be answered:

What interests are shared by most members of your generation? What demands are made in the name of a better future?
How involved in politics would you say that your generation is?
Why do you think nowadays is different from the past?
Is there any previous generation that yours might compare to? ADVICE & SUBMISSION
The assignment should present a comprehensive and coherent account of your

Please use outside research to explore the following prompt. Remember to cite your sources.

California is the driver on a lot of policy decisions which have rippling effects around the world. For this discussion, investigate a way that California is influencing politics beyond state boundaries. (You may want to think about economic/business decisions, environmental policy, etc.)



Primary Post
Your primary post is your response to the questions provided. This post must:

Follow these guidelines.

React analytically, not a summary or just a personal example

Relate and apply topic to your own personal experience

Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and complete sentences

Be posted before the deadline

Meet the 250-word minimum length

Respond to three (3) of the following four questions in short essays of approximately 600 words each.

-Your responses should draw on the relevant empirical and theoretical literature covered in the course material. (Attached)
-MUST USE SOURCES THAT ARE ATTACHED
-You may use only 1 outside source outside of what is listed. the source must be a scholarly review source.
-Plagiarism free!!


1. How did the history of the Internets formation shape its security concerns today?

2. What norms for cyberspace have different institutions and/or governments promoted? What has caught on and what has not? What does this tell us about how international norms are formed?

3. Two broad foreign policy approaches to the Internet have emerged: one advocates a free, open, global Internet and a multi-stakeholder model of global governance involving states and private actors, while the other supports limiting the flow of certain information online and a state-centric

Purpose: Civil liberties are natural rights and freedoms of individuals that cannot be taken away by constitution, law or judicial interpretation without due process; that is, when restricting individuals freedoms for the sake of maintaining order in society, members of government must follow pre-established procedures that have been consented to by the governed.  In this assignment, you will investigate the legal (i.e., Constitutional) situations in which peoples freedom is protected and the circumstances under which government may take action.

CASE STUDY (my topic): The College Student

1.  Read the Simulation Activity: You are a Police OfficerPreview the document. Also found in Unit 4 in Modules here.

While going through the simulation, pay particular attention to the case you were assigned.  To complete this assignment, you must be able to describe the circumstances of the case, identify the legal response to the case, and explain why it is the

Here is an example post focusing on the federal government. Since this is a Texas Government course, your post will need to be directly related to our course material over Texas politics and government.


Title of Article: Obama Renews Vow to Fight for Working Class


Author: Jason Seher


Date Written: February 1, 2014


News Source and URL: CNN. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/01/obama-renews-vow-to-fight-for-working-class/


Summary of Article: Dated February 1st, 2014, this piece was written a week after President Barack Obama signed executive orders that would, as he claims, focus on increasing the strength of the middle class. In this article, Barack Obama offers a condensed version of his State of the Union Address, and describes his intent to improve the economy as well as the quality of life held by Americans by touching on the four major parts of his agenda: "spurring job creation, training more Americans for skilled j

Select a topic related to American government, research the topic and write a paper explaining: 1) why you selected the topic; 2) how it relates to the class; and 3) an in-depth analysis of the topic. The analysis should include a discussion of what you learned about the topic, how your research affected your way of thinking and how what you learned will affect your actions in the future. The report should be a maximum of 2000 words and should cite to at least 5 sources.

You will be graded on:

Your topic selection and how well you persuade me that it relates to the class;
The depth and content of your reasoning, logic and analysis;
The clarity of presentation; and
Organization, grammar, spelling, etc.

I want to write a paper for my master thesis
I am Saudi, so please take it in consideration and try to be objective
Please provide it with official sources "Books, Researches, etc"
Do not use hard English
The aim of the research is to define the type of the liberal relation, is it political, economic, strategically, .etc?
Here is the Abstract
The Relation between United States of America and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a historical relation. The bilateral relation started officially, when King Abdulaziz "the founder of Saudi Arabia" met with the American president "Franklin Roosevelt" on the board of the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal in 1945. Since the beginning, Saudi Arabia depends on the US  in importing weapons and developing defensive systems. On the other hand, Washington used to depends on Riyadh in importing Oil and Chemicals. As the years went on, the relationship got stronger. Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, and the country has been ruled by se