IR 213: Paper Topics for Paper #2 Choose 1 Fall 2017 1. What is the proper role for the World Bank over the next couple of decades? 2. Should the U.S. revise its immigration policy and, if so, how? OR Which is better: the issuing of skill-based visas, or the prioritizing of family reunification? Paper Requirements: The word limit on the paper is 750 words. Please place the word count at the top of the page, under your name. Several of the topics have multiple parts. You do not necessarily need to answer all parts of the question. Focus on making an interesting and convincing argument. You are not graded AT ALL based on how tightly you stick to the prompt. Expectations for this paper are very high. The word limit is meant to be restrictive. Take the amount of information that would normally be included in a seven page paper and distill it to what is most essential. This is a life skill. No one has time to read long-winded prose. You must submit the paper to turnitin.com before handing in a hard copy in class. These two versions must match. Please your paper, use 11 or 12-point font. You may use any standard citation and bibliography format (APA, MLA, etc), but be consistent. Make sure you cite all sources you draw from, whether or not you pull direct quotes. Use direct quotations sparingly. All papers require proper citations to appropriate sources and a bibliography. This bibliography must contain at 3 sources. (Citing to lecture or to the textbook may be necessary, but these sources do not count toward your 3). The grading rubric is attached separately.
IR 213: Paper Topics for Paper #2 Choose 1 Fall 2017 1. What is the proper role for the World Bank over the next couple of decades? 2. Should the U.S. revise its immigration policy and, if so, how? OR Which is better: the issuing of skill-based visas, or the prioritizing of family reunification? Paper Requirements: The word limit on the paper is 750 words. Please place the word count at the top of the page, under your name. Several of the topics have multiple parts. You do not necessarily need to answer all parts of the question. Focus on making an interesting and convincing argument. You are not graded AT ALL based on how tightly you stick to the prompt. Expectations for this paper are very high. The word limit is meant to be restrictive. Take the amount of information that would normally be included in a seven page paper and distill it to what is most essential. This is a life skill. No one has time to read long-winded prose. You must submit the paper to turnitin.com before handing in a hard copy in class. These two versions must match. Please your paper, use 11 or 12-point font. You may use any standard citation and bibliography format (APA, MLA, etc), but be consistent. Make sure you cite all sources you draw from, whether or not you pull direct quotes. Use direct quotations sparingly. All papers require proper citations to appropriate sources and a bibliography. This bibliography must contain at 3 sources. (Citing to lecture or to the textbook may be necessary, but these sources do not count toward your 3). The grading rubric is attached separately.
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