TOTALITARIANISM

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Essay: is an academic paper specifically examining a relevant topic. You are free to write on any relevant issue of the course subject. The suggested topics are: government policy on uniting efforts of the state, business, and society in a country of your choice in dealing with any of the following issues: eradicating poverty and hunger; providing for quality education, good health and well-being; gender equality; decent work and economic growth; sustainable cities and communities; peace, justice, and strong institutions; clean energy; industry, innovation and infrastructure; reducing inequality; climate action; clean water and sanitation; responsible consumption and production. The minimum number of references is six including two books and four academic journal articles (other than the articles required or recommended as the readings in the syllabus). Feel free to additionally refer to other sources of relevant information 5 including mass media, policy papers, etc. It is very important to delineate your thesis and hypothesis in the introduction and use supportive arguments – logical and factual to support your thoughts and to prove your key thesis. Generalizations should be specific. Statistical data should be up-to-date and borrowed – with imperative indication of sources – from official statistical documents. Your paper should contain 8 -10 (not less than 8 and not more than 10) typewritten double-spaced pages of text including bibliography (cover page and the contents page do not count in numbering and should not be numbered). Use font 12 of Times New Roman, and 0.98” maximum superior/inferior margins and 1.18” left/right margins. All sources should be properly referred to, and the paper should contain footnotes. Use Chicago Manual of Style. An essay should contain a cover page, contents page, one-page introduction, 2-3 titled sections, one-page conclusion, and a list of used literature. All elements of the paper should be strongly related between each other and connected to an essay’s topic. Essays are assessed on the basis of a holistic approach. Assessment criteria: • Paper’s title is clear, specific, and course-related • Definitive relation of the paper’s text to the title’s topic • Paper’s content is clearly related to the course • Introduction presents a strong major thesis • Introduction clearly outlines paper’s purpose • Originality • Style • Sound logical structure • Major points are well-developed • Supportive arguments contain concrete and specific evidence • Effective transitions between ideas • Use of various and accurately referred to academic sources • Up-to-date supportive information, including statistical data • Use of original sources of information (official statistics, and other relevant documents) • Conclusion follows from the paper’s argumentation • Conclusion contains clear and specific generalizations • Cohesion – clear relationship of all paper elements to the major components of the paper’s discourse