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North Korean Scholarly Article – Day 2 – 1.9.07 (Tues HW)

globalspartan — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:10:48 +0000

1. Pick one of the countries that the authors profile. What do the authors say this country needs to do to help deal with the situation in North Korea?

2. Look back at the thesis, supporting points and specific suggestions for each country contained in this article. Analyze the entire argument and find one piece of the argument that you disagree with. Explain why.

3. Find another word you are unfamiliar with, find the definition and include it on the blog.

N. Korea Scholarly article, Day 1 – 1.8.07

globalspartan — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:17:26 +0000

1. In your own words, what is the author’s thesis?

2. The author argues the U.S. needs to change its course. What two recommendations make the most sense to you and why?

3. Find one word that you are unfamiliar with in the reading. Look it up and post the word and the definition. No word may be used twice!

Diane Sawyer Interviews – 1/5/07

globalspartan — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:00:29 +0000

1. Increased economic sanctions against North Korea are a strong possibility to punish them for their nuclear tests. After reading first hand stories of North Koreans who would be impacted by this, do you think sanctions are a good idea? Why or why not?

2. A widespread distrust of Americans and American culture comes through clearly in these articles. Do you think the root cause of this distrust stems from cultural differences, historical differences or political/educational teachings? Defend your viewpoint.

3. List one criticism of the U.S. found in these articles that you think has at least SOME merit and why this is so.

“How Dangerous is North Korea?” 1.4.07

globalspartan — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:17:01 +0000

1. How dangerous was North Korea as of 1/13/03 when the Time article was written? Provide three reasons why.

2. How dangerous is North Korea today? Explain your answer using three events from the timeline after the article.

BY THE WAY – let’s step it up some on the HWs folks. Too many zeros in the grade book!

North Korea Intro

globalspartan — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:13:19 +0000

1. Start building your context relating to North Korea by thinking of five questions coming out of the two readings.

2. Now, start to build your understanding by ANSWERING one of your peer’s questions to the best of your ability at this point in time.

Outsourcing Scholarly Article – Day 1

globalspartan — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:02:24 +0000

List two questions you have going into this article AND

three predictions you have about this research study based on the title, abstract and subheadings throughout the article.

Outsourcing debate

globalspartan — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:57:04 +0000

The debate is on! I’m excited to hear it tomorrow. But before we do that, what do YOU think individually? Is outsourcing a positive or negative trend and why? Include three reasons for your answer!

Outsourcing articles

globalspartan — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:22:04 +0000

1. In your view, what are the three key criteria a nation must have to be an outsourcing leader like India? Defend each of your answers.

“Palestine Offers Peace or Armed Resistance – Yasser Arafat” 11.17.06

globalspartan — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:13:24 +0000

1. What is Arafat saying and on an emotional level – do you agree with him?

2. Now take the opposite viewpoint and logically lay out the argument you do not emotionally agree with.

a) If you agree with Arafat, then find three points where Israeli’s could successfully counter his arguments.

b) If you disagree with Arafat, then find a minimum of three points where he presents a logical argument.

Remember – this is a tough assignment, so I want to see you attempting to make sense of the arguments. Also, we are practicing understanding the emotional component to disagreements as well as the logical underpinnings as well. Emotion is good, but should not overwhelm logic.

“Israel at 50″ – 11.15.06

globalspartan — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:26:40 +0000

1. We are at the beginning of our Israeli / Palestine studies and need to start figuring out how people view the situation and developing predictions about what will happen.

A) In your own words, write Peter David’s thesis statement in this article and then B) brainstorm three ways you would argue against this thesis or poke holes in the thesis based on his arguments.