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This must be a rhetorical essay Skylar Diggins explains the real disparity in NBA vs. WNBA money (article that can be googled from USA Today or other online resources). Your rhetorical analysis should be an essay in which you develop a thesis about an argument someone else has made without simply taking sides on the issue. Thus, your thesis will not be about the topic per se (Darts should be an Olympic sport.) but about someone elses attempt to make an argument on this topic (Xs attempt to add darts to the Olympics rests on a definition of sport which few will agree with.). The evidence for your claims will often be quotations from the text you are analyzing. In the course of your analysis, you might consider:? The kind of argument being made ?The writers purpose/situation ?The persuasive strategies being used ?The structure of the argument ?The audiences beliefs or response ?The style or genre chosen by the author No matter what aspects you focus on, you will want to pay attention to the role these play in determining the effectiveness of the text. The topics or arguments that you cover could be drawn from a variety of media and sources. You are only limited by your ability to think rhetorically about the communication that goes on around you. This assignment should be 3-5 pages. You do not need to use outside sources beyond the text you are analyzing, although you should free to do Masonso if you find it helpful. You also do not need to do a works cited, or use any formal method of in-text citation, but it should be clear to the reader when you are quoting form a text, and which text the quotation is from.
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You must write a good concise essay on three of the following five essays. Each essay is worth 20 points. Make sure you demonstrate knowledge of the readings, lectures, and outside sources. Grammar and spelling errors will reduce your score. Each question should be at least be one page long.
Name at least five Latin American and Caribbean leaders that have influence the world within the last eighty years. Why was the Cuban revolution a world issue or a possible start of World War III?
2. What reform efforts did the Tsars try in the period 1871-1914? Why were they unable to solve the peasant problem? Describe the totalitarian features of either Stalinist Russia or Hitlerian Germany. Why did Stalin triumph over Trotsky? Compare and contrast Russian domestic and foreign policy, 1945-2000 to the United States. Why did the Cold War begin and end, and who was the winner?
3. Trace the rise of Indias drive for self-rule between 1919 and 1939. Assess the costs and benefits of British imperialism in India. Assess the British response to Indian demands. In your opinion, was there any way that conflict could have been avoided? Try to assess the advantages and disadvantages of European imperialism for Africa. In your opinion, did the Europeans in the long run bring more harm or benefits to the continent? What was the significance of Pan Africanism and the end of colonialism
4. Discuss the causes of World War I. How did the entabgling alliances help lead to the war? Who were the countries fighting? How did the US get involved? How did the war change the way Europeans looked at war?
5. Discuss the major issues facing the modern world. How are Aids, climate change, and civil wars forcing nations to work together? How does the Arab/Israeli conflict play into the instability of the world?

You are tasked with choosing a corporation and discussing the importance of ethics and social responsibility in relation to that particular corporation. Think about the stakeholders associated with the corporation and how they benefit if the organization displays social responsibility. Start with a brief introduction of the organization, and remember to think from the perspective of the leader of the organization.

Write a classification essay. Divide a subsection of people (or other ANIMATE objects: you may use dog or angels, but not events or structures) into three or four groups: Your thesis (last sentence of your first paragraph) will persumably will go as follows “the first type is the.