Research Paper Proposal (1-2 pp.) – Due 11/16 The paper proposal should help you frame your thinking about why you chose a topic and how you plan to write a longer paper about it while also making an original argument. You will need to convince me that whatever subject you choose can support a full-length research paper.  With this in mind, I expect you to […]

  Final Project  Character Analysis This section finalizes the course with an analysis paper. Objective Analyze and critique the theory and practice of the politics and governments of the United States and California. Instructions Having read George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” use no less than three tools of analysis to formulate a paper that demonstrates your understanding of the material. Course materials can be used. Handouts […]

  Energy Complexes, Alternative Energies and Transitions Looking back on our earlier coverage of the eclipse of the coal  complex by the oil complex starting with World War I, it is worth  remembering the pitfalls of technology innovation and infrastructure  development. As you recall the transition from coal to oil in transport,  and the geopolitics of entrenched complexes, it is never simply the  technical feasibility […]

  I do not think that alternative energies will be able to fully  displace conventional fossil fuels, at least not any time soon. Electric  cars are an example of trying to go from fossil fuels to alternative  energies. The batteries used in electric cars are dependent on rare  earth elements and neodymium, which are largely produced in China. This  becomes a geopolitical issue, as it […]

    International agreements to limit greenhouse gases appear to be  hard to create and organize. Much of this is due to the lack of ability  to enforce punishments on countries and corporations from an  international standpoint (Module 7 Notes, National). Many countries are  not willing to partake in agreements and treaties that prevent their  growth and development. They also appear to have an issue […]

  You are a senior manager at a highly profitable equipment manufacturing organization. You and other senior leaders have decided to partner with an international company on several projects of mutual interest. Your company is headquartered in the United States. Your new partner will be located in one of the following countries: Saudi Arabia China Japan India Brazil Pick 1 of these countries to research. […]

View Full Description and Attachment(s) This week we’re focused on NGOs. For this forum, please complete the three parts described below: 1. Each student should present a description (in your own words) of an individual nongovernmental organization’s (NGO’s) mission and capabilities. 2. Describe the NGO and its capabilities in your own words (paraphrase and cite). Don’t cut and paste something from the NGO website. Obviously, […]

30 multiple choice questions  5-1 Quiz: Chapter Eight Question 1 (2 points)Proponents of a positive balance of trade believe it is essential to a state because it is a significantsource of __________.Question 1 options:A) diplomacyB) powerC) democracyD) capitalismQuestion 2 (2 points)Applying quotas on imports is a policy that would be followed by a __________.Question 2 options:A) bureaucracyB) conspiratorC) free-market capitalistD) protectionist stateQuestion 3 (2 points)The […]

  How successful have international agreements on limiting greenhouse  gases been in general (e.g., why was the Montreal Protocol of 1987 a  success, whereas the ability to cap global greenhouse gas emissions by  binding treaty has met with less success?)? As it pertains to the success of the Montreal Protocol, the Agreement  signed by the attendees may have been executed out of appeasement more  than […]

     A privately owned island off the coast of Florida has been left to you by the eccentric owner who recently died. The island is large enough for several small communities to be developed. You want to start off on the right foot by establishing a local government, a judicial system, and a law enforcement system. The only stipulation is that you cannot be the […]