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Frontline Documentary

Please watch the documentary and answer what are the 3 things that you learned from the Frontline Documentary that was surprising for you about the "personality" or "Campaigning style" or other factors of the candidates who ran for president in 2016?

https://youtu.be/s7uScWHcTzk



Write 3 different paragraphs!

Social Media in American Politics

In Times New Roman 12 pt. font with 1-inch margins, write a cogent analytical paper on your chosen topic. Any journals cited must be peer-reviewed, academic or scholarly publications. Be careful searching the library electronically to ensure that you filter out non-academic periodicals, such as Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Slate or the National Review. The latter are rarely used in substantive academic work except when a principal gives an interview.  (In that case, the periodical offers the principals stated perspective on the issue at hand.)

You may find it necessary to cite government reports such as Congressional Research Service Reports or other official sources (bills, hearings, or the Congressional record) available through the Government Publishing Office (www.govinfo.gov), the Library of Congress (www.Congress.gov) or the U.S. Supreme Court.
Also please consider using non-partisan sources such as www.pewresearch.org for a non-partisan look at opinions on social m

imperial democracies,militarised zones, feminidst engagements

an essay by Chandra Talpade Mohanty was used with the heading in the topic. the essay question is
Examine why Mohanty argues that " imperial feminist projects devoted to bringing freedom and democracy to oppressed 3rd world women have buttressed justifications for war and occupations".

History of Contemporary IR

Please follow the instruction. see attachment for more details. 


US-Russian Relations

Watch the PBS documentary Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (available electronically through the Henry Madden library website). Follow this link below, then log in with your campus username and password to access the video.

https://fod-infobase-com.hmlproxy.lib.csufresno.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=151202&tScript=0

After watching the documentary, go on to the internet and do some reading in newspapers and foreign policy outlets about the current state of US-Russian relations (you should be able to find a ton of these just by typing US-Russian Relations into any search engine; oddly enough you will get different results depending on the search engine you use, so try different search engines and dont just hang on to the first few results, skip around a bit and get a feel for what you think is happening).

Summarize what you think the state is of US-

Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world

Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world. Yet the state has one of the highest crime rates in the country. In addition to the ethical issues capital punishment raises, does this prove that the death penalty is ineffective? Discuss with reference to the theories of punishment, deterrence, isolation, and rehabilitation.

4-5 page analysis (do not count the Works Cited page in your page count). Be specific.  Make sure to edit well and cite at least five scholarly sources.
Conform to MLA style when citing sources and composing your Works Cited page.
To facilitate grading, all writing assignments must comply with the following guidelines:

Papers must be completed as a Word document, using one-inch margins, one-and-one half or double spacing, and size 12 Times Roman or Arial font.
Include the following, single-spaced, at the top left of the first page (before the paper title).
Your name and student ID number (i.e., John Doe #xxxxxxx)
Semeste

Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world.

Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world. Yet the state has one of the highest crime rates in the country. In addition to the ethical issues capital punishment raises, does this prove that the death penalty is ineffective? Discuss with reference to the theories of punishment, deterrence, isolation, and rehabilitation.

4-5 page analysis (do not count the Works Cited page in your page count). Be specific.  Make sure to edit well and cite at least five scholarly sources.
Conform to MLA style when citing sources and composing your Works Cited page.
To facilitate grading, all writing assignments must comply with the following guidelines:

Papers must be completed as a Word document, using one-inch margins, one-and-one half or double spacing, and size 12 Times Roman or Arial font.
Include the following, single-spaced, at the top left of the first page (before the paper title).
Your name and student ID number (i.e., John Doe #xxxxxxx)
Semes

International Politics

US-Russian Relations

Watch the PBS documentary Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War
After watching the documentary, go on to the internet and do some reading in newspapers and foreign policy outlets about the current state of US-Russian relations (you should be able to find a ton of these just by typing US-Russian Relations into any search engine; oddly enough you will get different results depending on the search engine you use, so try different search engines and dont just hang on to the first few results, skip around a bit and get a feel for what you think is happening).

Summarize what you think the state is of US-Russian relations (30%). Then discuss whether the history of the US-Soviet relations during the Cold War is helpful for understanding contemporary US-Russian relations and why (30%). Is there a chance that the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis could occur again in the near future? Explain why or why not (40%).



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Research Paper on Interest Groups

Please select one of the following topics found on the list below concerning interest groups and the issues they represent.  You can review what interest groups do by referring to Chapter 11 in your textbook.

For instance, if you happen to choose gay rights, you have to research at least one interest group that supports  gay rights (e.g. National Gay & Lesbian Task Force) and at least one interest group that opposes anti gay rights (e.g. Traditional Values Coalition).

You must then research the websites of the interest groups representing the issue you have selected to write about.  The interest groups you select must be from the United States.

In your paper you must answer/summarize the following:

1.  Define what an interest group is.

2.  What is your opinion on the issue you chose to research? (no more than two paragraphs should be devoted to this section)

3.  Summar

Is religion a useful explanatory category for understanding contemporary World politics?

I have uploaded a basic framework for this essay (attached) - I require the highest of standards with this paper.




From a theory perspective, we will be treating religion in the same way or we will be analysing religion in the same way we would identity
Religion is an identity line along which people divide and the theory surrounding it is the same includes religion


Argument 1

Primordialist theory Huntington clash of civilisation following the  polarising effect of the cold war no more left and right they will look at identity lines to differentiate themselves from others


Argument 2
Instrumentalist religion is an instrument to be manipulated by elites- for example, Desmond tutu vs Osama bin laden \ find good readings


Social constructivism alexander vent who argues the cause of identity violence cannot be attributed simply to the overarching effect of the cold war- instead of social constructivists looks at

Final Project- Policy Issue

Instructions
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 critical to your goal. Make a plan of action and produce a pamphlet supporting your cause. Who will you be reaching out to? Why? Write a cover letter to a Congressional member and include your reasoning for reaching out to them in particular in the letter. Remember a lobbyist is only as good as the information they provide. A lobbyist who provides incomplete or unreliable information will soon be unemployed, or lose access to officials.

Cover letter should:

Follow a standard business format
Correctly address your Congressperson
Use the correct postal address
Explain y