The Contemporary International SystemPrepare: Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the course text. Reflect: Realist, liberal, and identity perspectives provide excellent insights into today’s contemporary world. The realist perspective generally emphasizes the importance of power in international politics. In general, power is the capacity to influence others to do things that they would otherwise not be likely to do. Power is derived from many sources, but […]

discussion post 2 paragraphs each #1  As discussed in this module, citizens consistently perceive crime as increasing and consider it a very serious issues.  However, actual rates of crime have been steadily decreasing over the past few decades. What factors might explain this phenomena?  What potential actions could be undertaken to help change citizens’ perspectives on crime? #2 As discussed in this module, the United […]

  The purpose of this assignment is to have you practice creating visuals using the data from the topic you chose in Week 2. Creating charts and trendlines are important skills used in many careers.- I chose  health services and nursing scenario  Watch How to Create Trendlines and Scatterplots in Excel®. https://d3qlakwpo3n83o.cloudfront.net/content/public/02-VIDEO-57c466e6d0463b5ca0f0fac1/renditions/57c4830a29bb1adc50e38103/original_700.mp4 Watch Week 4 Lynda.com® Video: Data-Analysis Fundamentals with Excel. https://www.lynda.com/Excel-tutorials/Data-Analysis-Fundamentals-Excel/196583-2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3aData-Analysis+Fundamentals+with+Excel%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2 Create at least two […]

 prompt: Why do African American school children still prefer the white doll to the black doll? However, you’re going to need to do some online research before you post. This is an extremely sensitive topic, and I don’t believe it will further our discussion to permit uninformed opinions. You should give us your opinion, but your opinion must be supported by facts! Below is the […]

One common understanding of fascism is that the historical context from which it emerged (i.e. post-WWI Europe) was unique, and that fascist movements are unlikely to achieve such dominance.  Is fascism effectively a dead ideology?  Do the underlying ideas of nationalism or anti-rationalism seem to have any appeal within contemporary society?  In writing your essay, provide contemporary examples to support your arguments. Write a 500-800 […]

  This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions, 3 pages each, to test knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. The exclusive use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory.  Please follow all directions below. Question 1:  In what ways has the international community’s concern with human rights evolved since 1945?  How has this led to the idea of […]

This is a class discussion post that needs to be approximately 2-5 paragraphs in length.  ***Discussion Post should be followed accordingly each question asked needs to be answered. ********I will post the students response below.  With the Student response it should be 1 paragraph in length reply to the students disccusion. ALL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED!!!! ALL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED!!!! ALL QUESTIONS […]

Please answer the following in 3-5 pages: Choose any Head of Government of any member state of the United Nations (i.e. Canada, Brazil, Mongolia, etc.).  Include the following: Compare their institutional powers, professional background, and personal background to that of the President of the States.  Research how they are elected or selected, and the extent to which  they have succeeded or failed in attaining their […]

  Part 1: Briefly describe the making of the modern state of Mexico. Then summarize the structure of the government, including both the state and the legislature. What aspects of the economy and society are significant influences on the politics of the state? What does the future look like for Mexico. (Note: we have all read the chapter, so keep this part of the forum […]

   What is nationalism?  How does it arise? Is it good or bad?  What can it transition into? Can folks share examples of nationalism? Based on the story “ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE,” You all have done a really good job of starting to work through Plato’s cave allegory. Keep up the good work as we move towards the end of the week! Keep digging into […]