Should U.S. drones, satellites, traffic cams, as well as ATM and bank cameras be allowed and used to spy on and track American citizens? Should the National Security Agency have unlimited access to all email, cell phone conversations, Internet activity, and digital data of every U.S. citizen? Should the U.S. government be allowed to remote access webcams to 'spot check' citizens for potential terrorist activity? How much access should the government have and what freedoms should be protected against intrusion?
The content of your project should include the following:
1) summarize the issue (research your topic)
2) explain your position (why is it important to you; what are the dangers of taking a different position)
3) suggest a course of action (what is the best way to address both concerns: enough security to be safe yet giving citizens freedom and privacy)
Draft a legal bill of legislation (submit a proposal for legislative change, citing current govern
Each student is asked to post questions or short comments for discussion on our discussion group on Canvas by midnight before the relevant class. These can be questions of clarification or critical comments. The postings are not designed to test you, but rather, to enable you to organize your thoughts and prompt some critical reflection on each reading. Please use your name as the title for your posting.
In regards to our weekly readings, Each student is asked to post questions or short comments for discussion on our discussion group on Canvas by midnight before the relevant class. These can be questions of clarification or critical comments. The postings are not designed to test you, but rather, to enable you to organize your thoughts and prompt some critical reflection on each reading. Please use your name as the title for your posting.
SHORT ANSWER: Using your assigned text readings, class notes and the provided solicitation materials (see Canvas), read the following questions and answer each accordingly. Each answer should be a no more than a few paragraphs of your own work, and in your own words. Type your answers directly into the document following each question, but in a different font/color (like dark blue). (TEN Points Each, Total of Two Hundred Points.)
1. Are there any pre-proposal documents? If so, what kind?
2. Who issued the solicitation, what kind is it (IFB, RFP etc), and what is it for?
3. What is the number (SF, OF etc...) and title of the cover sheet?
4. What kind of procurement strategy is the Government using?
5. What type of contract is being contemplated? (FP or CR - specific variety)
6. When is the proposal due to the Government?
7. How is the proposa
The guidelines for the paper: 12pt, Times New Roman/Calibri are the only acceptable font types, 1 margins on the paper, double-spaced and appropriate citations for the paper. If you use direct quotes from a website use quotes and tell me where you are getting the information from for your paper
Now, the questions you need to answer for your paper:
1.) Where did you fall on the Political Compass? Do you think this is an accurate representation of who you are? Why or why not? Was this where you thought you would be when you began the quiz?
2.) Who is your US House Representative (you can find this information by looking here: https://www.house.gov/ and use the text box in the top right hand corner that asks for your zip code)? Does your Representative align with your outcome on the Political Compass? What party are they from? (you can use the zip code 77382 for this question)
3.) What are your most important issues (MI
Write a one page response on the topic below.
"The Age of Insecurity: Can democracy save itself? by Ronald Inglehart. This article can be found in Foreign Affairs, 2018. (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-04-16/age-insecurity)
What did you learn from the article about the threats to democracy around the globe and what solutions are given to avert any global disaster that is bound to happen because of our failed democratic institutions?
pick one of the MDGs and a specific country and prepare a short essay on how well the goal was attained during the period covered by the MDGs in the country chosen. The length of this first draft will be max. 1,500 words including tables and charts.
EXTRA CREDIT [15 points total] You can do this! ?
Choose one of the articles listed below. All three articles are posted on Bb.
Review the PowerPoint file.
Write a short essay/summary of the article [single spaced, at least 5-7 paragraphs or more]. Follow the guidelines listed on the PowerPoint file.
The same rule applies here as before [Your paper should be well written, formal writing, should be focused and organized].
1) Hummer, Robert and Elaine Hernandez. The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality in the United States. Vol. 68, No. 1, June 2013. Population Reference Bureau.
2) The Devil in the Demographics: The Effect of Youth Bulges on Domestic Armed Conflict, by Henrik Urdel, World Bank, Social Development Paper Series, Conflict Prevention & Reconstruction.
3) Talk Like a Man: The Linguistic Styles of Hillary Clinton, 1992-2013. By Jennifer J. Jones. Ame
Final Research Paper
a standard research paper approximately
20-25 pages that offer a deeper exploration of an intellectual question on any of the issues highlighted during the class. the final paper should offer an argument about an aspect of ethnic violence and/or genocide based
on a historic case or a comparative analysis of two cases.
You must use at least 3 course readings (of course, you can use more) in your paper in a serious manner. This means that just a quotation is not enough. You should engage with the arguments in these readings and use them to help you discuss the main concepts and/or build your own theoretical framework. The paper must have a case study and it must have a concept section and a theoretical discussion. You should make sure that a clearly written thesis statement appears in your introduction and is restated again in the conclusion. You should also include a short methods discussion in your introduction, right after or preceding the thes
Final Research Paper
a standard research paper approximately
20-25 pages that offer a deeper exploration of an intellectual question on any of the issues highlighted during the class. the final paper should offer an argument about an aspect of ethnic violence and/or genocide based
on a historic case or a comparative analysis of two cases.
You must use at least 3 course readings (of course, you can use more) in your paper in a serious manner. This means that just a quotation is not enough. You should engage with the arguments in these readings and use them to help you discuss the main concepts and/or build your own theoretical framework. The paper must have a case study and it must have a concept section and a theoretical discussion. You should make sure that a clearly written thesis statement appears in your introduction and is restated again in the conclusion. You should also include a short methods discussion in your introduction, right after or preceding the thes
