Category: Political Science

Social Movements are only as important as the person leading them. The person(s) leading a social movement must have charisma and be able to captivate an audience. Political scientists and historians are taught to analyze body language, especially during debates and speeches.
For this assignment, you will watch Dr Martin Luther King’s I Have a DreamLinks to an external site. speech and a speech by Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movement to an external site. and answer questions listed below. Pay special attention to the following aspects in the two speeches.
Answer the following:
1. Provide a summary of the two speeches.
2. Compare Dr. King’s leadership, charisma, power and passion to capture his audience to Alicia Garza’s speech. What are the similarities, if any? What are the differences, if any?
3. How does the location of the speeches support their messaging? Dr. King’s speech was held in a church and at the Lincoln Memorial, whereas today we have social networking and more avenues to relay messages. Does messaging make a difference?
4. Describe how the audience in Dr. King’s speeches relate to the Alicia Garza’s audience. Do you see a similarity or differences in the speeches and in the audience?
RequirementsLength: 2-3 pages of substantive content
12 pt font
Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style  
References page (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources) .
Title and introduction pages are present.

Develop a rough and ready theory of declining participation in democratic process. Taking any case that you choose, or reviewing democracy in general, brainstorm to come up with some hypotheses that help to explain why there is a general trend of declining participation in the democratic process. The dependent variable in each hypothesis will be declining participation (with the values being voting, party membership, pressure group participation, protests, etc.). What are some independent variables? Keep a few things in mind:
Choose variables that could reasonably be measured (though a survey or some other means).
Consider carefully issues of both conceptual and operational definition. For example, if you posit literacy as an independent variable, do you mean that people with education are different than those without, or do you mean that there will be differences between people of different levels of education – you also need to consider what that means and how you might measure.
Specify the nature of the relationship. Do not merely say that participation is related to education. Or is there a difference with regard to the levels of education?
Provide rationales for your hypotheses. (“Educated citizens are more likely to participate because they are more aware of the impact of the political system on their lives” )
Don’t worry at this point about whether your hypothesis is valid.

Social Movements are only as important as the person leading them. The person(s) leading a social movement must have charisma and be able to captivate an audience. Political scientists and historians are taught to analyze body language, especially during debates and speeches.
For this assignment, you will watch Dr Martin Luther King’s I Have a DreamLinks to an external site. speech and a speech by Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movement to an external site. and answer questions listed below. Pay special attention to the following aspects in the two speeches.
Answer the following:
1. Provide a summary of the two speeches.
2. Compare Dr. King’s leadership, charisma, power and passion to capture his audience to Alicia Garza’s speech. What are the similarities, if any? What are the differences, if any?
3. How does the location of the speeches support their messaging? Dr. King’s speech was held in a church and at the Lincoln Memorial, whereas today we have social networking and more avenues to relay messages. Does messaging make a difference?
4. Describe how the audience in Dr. King’s speeches relate to the Alicia Garza’s audience. Do you see a similarity or differences in the speeches and in the audience?
RequirementsLength: 2-3 pages of substantive content
12 pt font
Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style  
References page (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources) .
Title and introduction pages are present.

Why might citizens of an authoritarian regime genuinely support their leader(s)? If they do, should it change the extent to which we consider restrictions of their freedoms violations of human rights?
Reflect on the nature of everyday life under authoritarianism that you, a friend, or a family member has experienced, if applicable. To what extent is/was it different than life in a democracy?
Is feeling pressure to sometimes publicly express beliefs that you do not truly hold a violation of human rights? Why or why not? Discuss with reference to both the readings and your personal experiences.
Papers to reference are attached

Ancillary Assignments. Read, watch, or listen to each of the following ancillary materials (there are 4 items).
Write an abstract for each of the ancillary items. Put them all into a single Word or pdf document and upload it under Module 3: Democracies: Comparing Legislatures – Abstracts

Module 3 Discussion Prompts:
Again, these prompts are simply meant to get the discussion started; you may raise any issues relevant to the topic.
-1- Since every legislature requires some voting/electoral system, which do you think is best, and why?
-2- How might U.S. Congressional politics change with a shift from first past the post to the alternative vote?
-3- How might U.S. Congressional politics change with a shift to mixed-member proportional representation?
-4- Do you think direct democracy is a more or less preferable system than using elected legislatures?

For this assignment you are to read the following article: (WHICH I HAVE INCLUDED THE PDF IN THE FILES)
Rabin, C., & Dutra, S. (2022). Predicting engagement in behaviors to reduce the spread of COVID-19: the roles of the health belief model and political party affiliation. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 27(2), 379–388.
Please write about the following aspects of the article in a 1-2 page double-spaced essay. Do NOT go over the page limit.
The author’s/s’ argument/hypothesis
What the author/s uses as evidence
The author’s/s’ conclusion
Your essay should include:
At least two (2) direct quotes to support your argument. (I CHOSE 2 SOURCES IN THE SERVICES BUT THEY SHOULD BE THE DIRECT QUOTES)
A short introductory paragraph of 4-5 sentences
A short conclusion of 4-5 sentences.
In addition to the above requirements, your essay will be evaluated according to:
Writing style- Correct subject-verb agreement and punctuation. I STRONGLY SUGGEST USING A TOOL LIKE GRAMMARLY TO CHECK YOUR WORK.
Correct citation style. My preference is APA.
How well you cover the three sections as well as the inclusion of quotes, an introductory paragraph, and a concluding paragraph.
Here are more detailed instructions just incase:
Intro (4-5 sentences): what the authors argument/hypothesis is
Introduce the article (title, authors name, date of publication
Present the argument/hypothesis
Body: What the authors used as evidence
Describe the methodology [did they do a survey.. an experiment?]
Did they do their own research or get someone else’s data?
Describe the independent variable and the dependent variable
Describe the findings
Conclusion (4-5 sentences): what you’re going to illustrate what the authors concluded; which is, did the data support the hypothesis?
Restate the hypothesis
Answer: did the data support the hypothesis?

Do a book response paper on Reparations, by Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson and summarize the authors argument and identify the books strengths and weaknesses and detail my overall response to the book in a critical way

Social Movements are only as important as the person leading them. The person(s) leading a social movement must have charisma and be able to captivate an audience. Political scientists and historians are taught to analyze body language, especially during debates and speeches.
For this assignment, you will watch Dr Martin Luther King’s I Have a DreamLinks to an external site. speech and a speech by Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movementLinks to an external site. and answer questions listed below. Pay special attention to the following aspects in the two speeches.
Importance of body language while delivering the speech.
Gestures, cadence and delivery style.
Answer the following:
Provide a summary of the two speeches.
Compare Dr. King’s leadership, charisma, power and passion to capture his audience to Alicia Garza’s speech. What are the similarities, if any? What are the differences, if any?
How does the location of the speeches support their messaging? Dr. King’s speech was held in a church and at the Lincoln Memorial, whereas today we have social networking and more avenues to relay messages. Does messaging make a difference?
Describe how the audience in Dr. King’s speeches relate to the Alicia Garza’s audience. Do you see a similarity or differences in the speeches and in the audience?
Requirements
Length: 2-3 pages of substantive content
12 pt font
Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style  
References page (a minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources plus the textbook and/or the weekly lesson for each course outcome) .
Title and introduction pages are present.

Each response should be 500 words at minimum and should raise some questions about the reading. they do not have to have the same formal, polished quality of an essay. I urge you to keep them as preliminary as you can. They should describe what you think about the reading, no matter what that might be. Don’t worry about getting things wrong or misinterpreting the texts. Each response should end with one or two questions about the text(s).
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