Directions: You are to craft a persuasive speech for the following prompt: It is Christmastime, and Santa Claus has placed you on his VERY NAUGHTY list. However, instead of handing you lumps of coal, he has turned this list over to his old friend Krampus. You are given one opportunity to convince Krampus that you are in fact NICE and that he should, as a result, not drag you off in his basket and beat you with switches and chains. N.B.: While there is no set “length” for this speech script, you must be certain that you make a complete and convincingargument. (Translation: I expect an Introduction, a Body with three main points, and a Conclusion that would be as developed as one should be for any speech made in this class).

Aside from family, which one of the main agents of socialization had the biggest impact on you when it came to gender roles, and what did that agent teach you. (150 words or more)

Summarize how occupational sex segregation and chores done at home contribute to the gender gap in pay. (Must be 200 words or more)

Does pluralist theory or power elite theory provides a better understanding of politics in the U.S.? (Must be 150 words or more)

Based on the event scenario you selected, and your study of the racial/ethnic vulnerable populations, identify what elements of the event increased their risk, what specific needs they have, what resources can address those needs, and what long term effects the event has on their vulnerability. Propose a solution to assist the homeless and/or economically disadvantaged using currently available or new resources.

True or False: 1. One of the key assumptions in realism is that the international system is anarchic. This assumption implies that international politics is built on the logic of self-help. 2. Offensive realism emphasizes that states are power maximizers. 3. Ethnic nationalism that demands national self-determination of an ethnic/national group tends to make an existing state stronger. 4. In an environment of shifting balance of power, rising powers feel a growing sense of entitlement and demand greater influence and respect. Established powers, faced with challengers, tend to become fearful, insecure, and defensive. In such an environment, misunderstandings are magnified, empathy remains elusive, and events and third-party actions that would otherwise be inconsequential or manageable can trigger wars that the primary players never wanted to fight. Graham Allison refers to this dynamic “Thucydides’ trap.” 5. According to the neorealist view, national security or insecurity is largely the result of domestic political dynamics within the state. 6. Stephen Walt contends that there is no difference between regional balancing and bandwagoning. 7. Whereas a limited war is fought a lesser goal than political existence, a total war occurs when a state or other political entity is fighting for its existence. 8. One of the contemporary trends in the global warfare is that war and society in global South and North have become interconnected in new ways in the War on Terror. 9. There is no distinction between regional cooperation and regional integration. 10. The African Union has been established, based on eight Regional Economic Communities that have achieved significant results in functional cooperation. It can be argued, then, the African Union has achieved deep regional integration. 11. When a country possess the infrastructure, material, and technical capabilities to quickly assemble a nuclear weapon, but has not made a nuclear weapon yet. This capability is known as latent nuclear capacity. 12. The concept of “stability-instability paradox” suggests that nuclear deterrence is not effective since a large-scale nuclear warfare is always likely between nuclear powers. 13. Nuclear optimists argue that the proliferation of nuclear weapons will contribute to stability in international relations.

There has been concern among some folks that social media--a broad umbrella, I know--is changing our language. What do you think? The question I'm interested in having you answer is whether the "rules" or descriptors of rhetorical strategies are valid when people communicate via social media.

Can we "use" pathos/logos/ethos when we post comments on various social media platforms? Can we judge the rhetoric of others? EXAMPLES, PLEASE! :)

Sartre says that existentialism leads one to recognize the human condition as one of forlornness, anguish, and despair. What does he specifically mean by each of these? In terms of the notion of anguish, why would Sartre argue against the idea that absolute values exist? How does his position against the notion of absolute value lead Sartre to a very odd view of moral decision-making? How do we determine on his view what the right or good choice is? How is this different from the way in which we usually engage in moral investigation and choice?

How does Mead distinguish between the body and the self? How is the self both a subject and an object? How is the ability to assume the "role of the other" so vital to being human? What does Cooley mean by "the looking glass self" and how does it relate to the social self?

What impact has the internet and social media had on bullying? Has the online world made bullying more pernicious and widespread? If so, why? Have you ever engaged in cyber-bullying that you would never do offline (that is, face-to-face with another person)?