Question 1:
A series of protest actions was held recently in
Washington DC. The protesters were trying to persuade President Obama to
withdraw his support for something called the Keystone XL pipeline. This
pipeline will carry oil gleaned from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to Texas.
Details about the project and the protests can be found here:
In your essay, I would like you to consider the following:
a) Are actions of this type an appropriate and
meaningful response to the pipeline project? Please make an explicit case
either for or against taking action, and then consider the merits of this
particular form of action.
b) Setting aside your answer to part (a), what
advice do you have for the protest organizers? What can the organizers do to
make their actions more effective? What, in other words, is the best way to
have President Obama withdraw support for the pipeline project?
OR
Question 2:
Rio+20 is scheduled for June 4-6, 2012. I would
like you to write a policy memo for the US delegation. Your policy memo should:
a) Very briefly describe the history leading up to
Rio+20
b) Identify and discuss the key issues slated to be
discussed at the conference
c) For each of the key issues, articulate and
defend a position that the United States should take
Your essays should be around 5 double-spaced pages in
length. See your syllabus for further essay
guidelines. Remember, your essay should make a strong ARGUMENT; it should be
carefully and completely REFERENCED; and it should show lots of evidence of
deep, sustained ENGAGEMENT with the texts we’ve been using in class, and with
other relevant sources.
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