INR4008 Thought Paper
Question # 49371 | Writing | 10 months ago |
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What are the top five most important new things you learned in this course? Why these? Your essay should be 750 words (minimum).
Like the reflective comments, stronger essays demonstrate substantial knowledge specific to the course, thus demonstrating that the student is an expert in global politics. Remember that knowledge is cumulative, so the earlier modules are as just as important as later ones.
Guidelines
- Please use sans-serif 14-point font, which is easier to read on a computer screen than serif font.
- No abstract.
- If you refer to a specific passage in the readings rather than the general thesis of it, or if you quote material, you must provide the page number (or numbers) in the reading (or, if video, the minute). When referring to a passage in a book, provide a three-word phrase in quotes so we can find the passages easily. The three-word phrase will suffice if your e-book does not have page numbers.
- Make sure your comments are submitted through Turn-it-in. Turn-it-in will be automatic for you as long as you use the submission system as provided.
- Citation of outside sources is not required. However, if you reference outside sources:
- Original sources, not the library, should be fully cited.
- If you refer to a specific passage in the publication rather than the general thesis of the publication, or if you quote material, you must provide the page number (or numbers) in the citation.
- Use parenthetical citations (Chicago style) and have a bibliography. Items in the bibliography must be standardized (to each other) and contain all the information needed to find the material.
- When making an in-text citation in a sentence, the period ending the sentence goes after the in-text citation. For example: " . . . found that the chicken came first (Mousseau, 2006)." Notice there is no period before the first parentheses.
Writing Tips
- A well-written paper is well organized, with a conclusion, a body, and a conclusion.
- The introduction identifies the paper's purpose, summarizes the main points, and outlines the paper’s structure.
- The conclusion reminds the reader of the paper's purpose, reviews what was done, and summarizes the main points. The final sentence should summarize the whole main point of the paper with a flourish.
- Each paragraph should have one main thought. Most good paragraphs start with a sentence that captures the paragraph's main point. The rest of the paragraph explains the main point; try to end with a sentence that summarizes it.
- If space permits, use examples to illustrate your points. Analogies, too, may be helpful.
- Write in an active prose. For instance, “This paper argues . . .” or “I argue . . .” are far better than “In this paper, I will argue. . .”
- Write clearly what you intend to express: do not simply imply things and assume the reader gets the implication. Similarly, do not merely allude to things, or use word games, slang, or jargon. Write as if your audience is from a different culture: make every sentence representative of what you mean to say. For instance, do not use catchphrases like “play the democracy card.” Similarly, do not write that “X only did Y” without explaining what more X could have done. Never leave anything for the reader to guess at or interpret.
- Avoid rhetorical questions unless you answer them.
- Do not cite an encyclopedia.
- Every factual claim that is not universally understood as true needs a citation to a source making the claim. If citing the same source twice in a row is necessary, the second citation can be “ibid.”
- Make your paper look smart and clean:
- If a section heading is at the bottom of a page with its content starting on the next page, move the heading to the next page to be above its content.
- Indent your paragraphs or put extra space between them, but never do both.
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