International Relations: Violent Conflict Assignment | Essay Help Services

For the final paper, you will compare two theoretical explanations for a historical moment of violent conflict. Students are welcome to choose a interstate war, a civil war, terrorist attack or campaign, episode of electoral violence, or mass killing. – Paper are expected to be 9-11 double-spaced pages (not including bibliography). – Papers should have 12 point font, Times New Roman, and 1 inch margins. – Do not write your name anywhere on the paper. The grade for students that fail to follow this instruction will be reduced by 3 points. Do not write your name in the title you save the document with. – Papers submitted as anything other than a PDF or a Microsoft Word document will be reduced by 3 points.

Project #4: Formal Research Project (7–8 pages, plus Works Cited)

The formal research project should:

• showcase an extension or further development from your project #3 (op-ed)
• be guided by a strong and clear thesis that contributes to the conversation of your critical explorations and discoveries.
• illustrate critical explorations and discoveries through the balanced use of academic and non-academic sources.
• show your ability to utilize an innovative framework for a critical conversation.
• utilize an appropriate and logical organizational pattern that is independent and individual in its creation.
• have an awareness of and identify its audience (through language choices/tone).
• use material (if appropriate) from your former project(s) in a logical and thoughtful manner.

The sources should:

• show an appropriate range of scholarly and non-scholarly sources (6+).
• use sources purposefully and adequately in support of the thesis and your critical explorations and discoveries.
• be blended and integrated with your own voice, showing command and agility with the language and transitions.
• be relevant and add texture and credibility to your argument.

The format should:

• accurately use MLA style for in-text sources and your Works Cited.
• use a consistent balance of quotations and paraphrases from your sources.
• use conventional punctuation.
• use article titles in quotation marks and journal titles in italics.

The style should:

• be well organized, with transitions and smooth connections between sentences and paragraphs.
• be logical and developed with specific details, examples, and a confident voice.
• demonstrate proper and professional grammar and mechanical choices.

*** Since this project can be an extension/further development of project #3 (op-ed), you are encouraged to use some/all of your sources from project #3. Your audience (Inquiries Journal), tone (scholarly), and research-foundation (more sources/research-based thesis) will be different from project #3; however, you are free to adjust content from project #3 in a way which will work for your direction with project #4.***

DEADLINES

(Individual Conferences): Ongoing

Rough Draft Due (Peer Reviews): Friday, April 24, 2020

Final Draft Due: Final Portfolio/Final Experience Day

Full Portfolio (Including Revisions) Due:  FINAL EXPERIENCE DAY