Final Exam Essays YOU MUST ATTEMPT ALL THE THREE PROMPTS. AND YOU MUST ENSURE THERE IS NO PLAGIARISM. ANY ESSAY PLAGIARIZED 25 PER CENT OR MORE (AS PER PLAGIARISM REPORT) WILL RECEIVE ZERO GRADE.
Prompt 1
Among the three International Relations theories – Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism – which one you think is the weakest one in explaining international conflicts such as Ukraine? Give reasons and examples to support your argument.
Required material for this Discussion:
1. Book Chapter on International Relations theories.
2. The theory videos which I already uploaded for the modules on the theories.
Prompt 2
Do you think Moral IR is possible?
Required material
1. Jospeh Nye (2020) Do Morals Matter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Gy_78O7XQ
(Please ignore the first few sentences in the video as my goal is not to promote that kind of narrative. My goal here is to encourage you to
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think about global issues in moral terms.)
2. Debidatta A. Mahapatra (2017) Moralizing International Politics. Transcend Media Weekly, December 4, retrieved from https://www.transcend.org/tms/2017/12/moralizing-international- politics/
Prompt 3
With which International Relations theory you identify the most? Why? Give reasons and examples to support your argument.
Required material
1. Book Chapter on International Relations theories.
2. The theory videos which I already uploaded for the modules on the theories.
You are welcome to use other resources only after using the required readings/material for the prompts. But, do not use resources like Wikipedia, Khanacademy, Lumenslearning, Sparknotes, Cliffsnotes, Quizlet, and other such online learning platforms.
Assignment Details:
Each essay should be at least two paragraphs long and 250-300 words (10 words more or less fine) and should be well-cited. In-text citations and references are not included in the word count. The essays should compellingly address the prompts and provide strong evidence from the sources listed above to support your position. I will follow the writing assignment grading rubric while grading the essays.
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No plagiarism will be allowed. The essays will be submitted through plagiarism tool, which automatically flags issues of plagiarism. Give the proper quote marks – “….” – to the quotations so that I know that they are quotes. Ensure that you write the essays in your own words. Plagiarized essays will receive a zero grade.
You can type the essays on your computer and then copy and paste the text on the assignment submission page, or type directly on the page. Follow the order of essays and write one essay after another essay. Do not upload essays as a word or pdf file. Uploaded files will not be accepted. At the end of each essay write the word count of that essay.
*The assignment will not be accepted after the deadline.
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