Do you think this will change your future plans at all?If you weren’t thinking about going on to grad school, might you now?

Read the article “Covid-19 Could be a Curse for Graduates but a Boon for Universities” from Times Higher Education (THE)Identify and the argument and claims being made.Think about the arguments being made and discuss your thoughts.Did the article bring up anything you hadn’t yet thought about?Do you think this will change your future plans at all?If you weren’t thinking about going on to grad school, might you now? Will, you chose a grad program that is in a different field (that might not be affected by economic downturns like this as much in the future)?If you’re planning on entering the workforce after graduation, will you possibly chose a different field (one that might thrive during an economic downturn)?Did you or anyone close to you experience a situation like this during the last recession? If so, how did they get through it? What will you take from their lesson?Write a two page minimum (double spaced-MLA formatting) response in essay form with an intro, thesis, body and conclusion. You should have focused paragraphs.Link to article paper is based on:https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/covid-19-could-be-curse-graduates-boon-universities

What Should We do with Confederate Monuments?

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Specifically, you are expected to provide guidance to President Xi Jinping of China on the question of should China continue to pursue cooperative political and economic relations with the US?

Your task for this final assignment is to write a briefing paper that addresses the future of US-China relations in the context of the current international system (COVID-19 and all). Specifically, you are expected to provide guidance to President Xi Jinping of China on the question of should China continue to pursue cooperative political and economic relations with the US? OR to President Donald Trump of the US on the question of should the US continue to pursue cooperative political and economic relations with China? In your briefing paper, you must provide the president with a recommendation that is based upon the principles of International Relations and rooted in historical evidence. To this end,you must identify which theory or theories of International Relations your recommendation is based on and explain how this theory (or theories) has informed your argument.Furthermore, you must cite supporting evidence from at least 2 of the cases we have examined in this course and explain how the evidence from these cases has informed your recommendation.

Identify and analyze possible assumptions that might contribute to different conclusions, and write clearly and concisely.

Imagine you are a high school English teacher. Though the English department initially allotted one week for studying each of the literary elements listed below, due to a possum infestation, the principal has announced that the school will need to be closed for a week, requiring one of these elements to be cut. To help faculty reach a consensus on what to cut, the department chair has asked all Engl ish faculty members to write and circulate their recommendations with detailed support for which element should be cut out and which elements are essential. Please submit a 1,000-word, double-spaced position paper, written with the English faculty as your audience, explaining which of the elements is most expendable (and could be cut) and which one is most necessary (and should therefore not be cut) and why. Please analyze at least three specific readings from LIT100 to explain why certain elements are essential or inessential to appreciating literature, as your colleagues value concrete examples.Literary elements under consideration: Plot, point of view, character, setting, tone, imagery, rhyme sche me, figurative comparisons, word choice, tragedy, and identification of theme.The English Department is composed of busy faculty members whom you know from casual conversation hold a range of different positions on what is vital and expendable in the curriculum. Thus, lead with your main idea, develop your argument through prominent topic sentences, respectfully anticipate counter-positions, identify and analyze possible assumptions that might contribute to different conclusions, and write clearly and concisely. Proofread your essay so your readers take your argument seriously.