Watch the video below given by President Obama at the Arizona State University commencement in 2008.  Identify key speech themes. Critique his message and delivery.  Did the speech resonate with you?  Why or why not.  Do not repeat what others have said.  Do be specific, not general in your comments.  YouTube: http://youtu.be/Qbel5MhtDq4 400-500 words

Watch the video below given by President Obama at the Arizona State University commencement in 2008.  Identify key speech themes. Critique his message and delivery.  Did the speech resonate with you?  Why or why not.  Do not repeat what others have said.  Do be specific, not general in your comments.  YouTube: http://youtu.be/Qbel5MhtDq4 400-500 words

Base on the Research Paper Topic below Propose both an Alphanumeric outline and an annotated Bibliography that will help to write a research paper on:

Research Paper Topic:

The Black Lives Matter and the attention paid to Police Killing of civilians have highlighted problems in the Criminal Justice System in regard to race. What role has Race placed in the development of Civil Right in United States?  Beyond criminal justice what other areas are the rights of racial minorities under threat historically and today?


Below is a list of  paper topic the resource is useful for
Civil Rights Topic: (Entire Civil Rights/Liberties Section)
Barbour
Voting While Black
Americas White Backlash
A New Jim Crow
White Nationalism Deep American Roots
Foreclosed
Race and Economic Opportunity in America
A Massive New Study on Race and Economic Mobility, Explained
White Rage Ch4 Rolling Back Civil Rights
White Rage Ch5 How to Unelect a

CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:
1. Describe the provisions (parts) of the Voting Rights Act that discuss the issue of preclearance.
2. Compare and contrast the views of those who think the federal government should have the
power of pre-clearance and those who do not. Include at least three points of comparison.
3. Using evidence from any election in 2014 or later, argue whether or not you believe
the federal government should have the power of pre-clearance relating to election laws.
Include at least three reasons and/or examples to make your point.
4. List at least two things you could do in order to engage in the political process in pursuit of
your position in (3) above.
5. Cite at least three (3) reliable, quality references within the body of the paper using the
Chicago Manual of Styles parenthetical citation style. One of the citations MUST come
from the class textbook (-10 points if this is not done). You must have at least three
parenthetical citation

Guidelines for Writing the Book CritiqueThe book critique is to be Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction. The book critique will be a maximum two double-spaced pages of summary and two double-spaced pages of critique. How to Write the Book CritiqueAs you read the book, you want to focus on the two-to-three or four main ideas in each chapter. Then organize and maybe condense those ideas into ones about political parties and ones about elections. You want to make notes as you read each chapter. Then after finishing the chapter, summarize your notes for that chapter. Its OK to have more than two-to-four main points upon completing the reading of each chapter. But you will have to condense them as you write the critique. Now for the critique: this should be a thoughtful evaluation of the book. Yes, you should assess the books strengths and weaknesses realizing that you have dont have to equal numbers of each. Support with evidence from the book what you see as its stre

Points Possible
200
Core Objective Writing Assignment (COWA): Write a three to four page paper, excluding Works Cited, Endnotes, and Bibliography) answering the following questions.

Topic of the Assignment: Fracking is the process of "injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas." Research the situation of fracking in the city of Denton, TX. Identify the different points of view (different stakeholders) : the city government, the state government, the community, the oil and gas industry and non profit organizations, such as Earthworks.

What is the problem? Analyze the different positions of the stakeholders ( the city government, the state government, the community, the oil and gas industry and non profit organizations, such as Earthworks)
Read the Chapter of the Texas Executive Branch. Overall, do you think the Texas Governor is strong or weak? Why? Be specific?
Do you

1,000 word piece on a current environmental issue. Journalistic in nature, the blog this written work aims to provide an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge gained to a chosen environmental issue area, and to communicate this to a broader, non-expert audience.

Make it look like an actually blog
It is about planetary justice
Include references

Please answer this question, One paragraph for each question.
(The PDF file I attached is optional read, so if you can answer this question with screenshot that I attached, you do not need to read PDF file)

Questions

1. What are phases of world economic activity since World War Two?

2. What was the GATT?

3. How did West Germany and Japan catch up?

4. How did the crisis of the 70s occur?

Write a two-page, single-spaced essay on the following questions, based on the lectures and readings only:

Describe the preponderant power of the US after World War 2 and the strategy of liberal hegemony which US planners devised. What were the major economic initiatives of the US in the postwar period (Bretton Woods, Marshall Plan, GATT), and how did these initiatives accord with the strategy of liberal hegemony? How did West Germany and Japan catch up to the US in terms of world economic power, and how did the 'Golden Age' of the postwar 'Boom' turn into crisis and 'Bust' in the 1960s and 1970s?

Write full sentences and paragraphs. Do NOT DO ANY RESEARCH BEYOND THE LECTURES AND COURSE READINGS. Provide in-text references in parentheses if necessary (e.g. Brenner, p. 45). Show me that you understand the course readings and lectures and can synthesize a concise short essay.

Read - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/sunday/united-states-cold-war.html

CEAS 205/GOVT 281 Democracy and Social Movements in East Asia (Fall 2020)

Take-home Midterm Examination

This take-home midterm exam is due Saturday, October 17th at 11:59PM on Moodle. Your answers for both parts of the exam should be typed up as a single documentusing 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one inch margins. Please make sure to put your name at the top left of the first page and include page numbers.

This exam is worth 35% of your total grade, and your grade will be marked down 1/3 of a letter grade (e.g., from A- to B+) for every day or part of a day that it is late. This exam is open book, including lecture slides, class notes, and course readings. No outside materials are allowed for this take-home exam.

To avoid plagiarism, please use proper citationsfor quotes and ideas taken from the readings and lecture slides for bothparts of the exam.
    Use parenthetical citations
o  (Diamond 1994, p. 45). P