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Anit-American sentiment and the response of Middle Eastern publics to the foreign policy objectives of the US, and their successes/failures.¬

I. Pick a topic and stick to it.
II. Ask a question:
• Interesting question
• Keep it simple and narrow it down
• Propose your answer  This is your thesis
• Give alternative explanations and demonstrate why they are not as good as yours  This is the crux of your paper.
III. Paper Components:
• Introduction: Excite the reader. Why does the topic matter? Thesis statement. If you are going to be normative, keep it only to intro and conclusion. Explain your methodology. End with a road map. INTRODUCTION SHOULD BE WRITTEN LAST.
• Lit review: Should not be a “kitchen sink” approach. Can 1) demonstrate a gap in the literature that you are going to be addressing; 2) your lit review should directly address what you are theorizing. (You will read many sources, but you want to discuss only the things that lead to your direct argument.); 3) Should discuss alternative arguments. LIT REVIEW SHOULD BE DIRECTLY LEADING UP TO YOUR HYPOTHESES.
1. Explain briefly the role that the US has played in the Middle East (ME) to date, while
mentioning why we are so interested in the region (oil).
2. Explain our general foreign policy objectives, which are to “force” democratization
through either military intervention (Iraq, Libya) or sanctions (Iran, Syria).
3. Follow that up by saying that we support actors that are secular and explain why
This will set up the stage for the rest of your paper which will detail the response of Middle
Eastern publics to the foreign policy objectives of the US, and their successes/failures.
• Your own theory section: The meat of your argument. Spend time explaining your particular argument – the nuances of this theory. Make an argument for why this theory is the most appropriate theory to approach your topic. Based on theory that you choose, develop concrete hypotheses about your phenomenon. Pitch your argument: this should be based on the theory you lay out. USE THEORY/THEORIES THAT BEST SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT.
• Methodology and data: Contains information about your variables, how you measure/operationalize your variables, and where you locate the data. If case study: explain why you choose this case and why it is appropriate to test your theory. If comparing cases, explain why the comparison is valid: most-similar, most-different, critical case. If quantitative: describe dataset you are using: how many respondents, how was data collected, what countries/regions? What are some critiques of that dataset? Discuss model and why it is the most appropriate to test your theory.
• Analysis/Evidence/Results: Walk the reader through how you test your argument and what you find. In a case study: only information about your case this is relevant to your question. Make sure that all parts of the theory are borne out in the case study. Section is a dialogue between evidence and your theory.
• Results/Discussion: Has the evidence you have shown support your theory? How well did the theory hold up? Did I find what I expected to find? In-depth conversation about alternative explanations? Qualifying discussion.
• Conclusion: Three parts. First paragraph: why is this important? What was my thesis, data, findings? Second paragraph: What are some qualifiers to your argument? What were the limitations of my study? Third paragraph: Avenues for further research.
General Hints:
• Pick topic, stick to it, and narrow it down.
• Write intro and conclusion last.
• Emulate other articles: qualitative or quantitative.
• Work on the different parts of your paper (lit review, theory, analysis, discussion) simultaneously.
• Get rid of verbal clutter: I think, it’s obvious, interestingly, clearly, “in this section my argument will be.”
• Avoid hyperbole.
• Strike balance between making the case for why your argument/paper is important and not overstating its accomplishments.
• If you cannot tell me in two sentences what your thesis statement is, you don’t have a good paper.
• Thesis statement is an argument of causality.
• Don’t plagiarize.
• Make sure citations are consistent and not sloppy. Keep to APA style. Do not use MLA!

sources already found for your use: can use more if relevant
https://www.brown.edu/Research/Shapiro/pdfs/antiamer.pdf
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3948/4ee470417bf8dd3ddd064b00efdcfbf69b82.pdf
https://sites.temple.edu/sarahbush/files/2012/08/Bush-PS-2017.pdf
file:///C:/Users/Jess2/Downloads/4371-9694-1-SM%20(1).pdf
http://www.shahram-akbarzadeh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/USForeignPolicyintheMiddleEast.pdf