... guidelines below and the example that follows to help you develop your essay. (Also see "Thinking Logically" in the index for more.) Searching and Selecting 1. Searching * Review your texts or class notes for possible topics. Also think of related issues or problems you hear debated locally or nationally. (Focus on subjects that are serious, specific, timely, and debatable.) 2. Selecting * Test a possible topic ... to intervene in the Persian Gulf Crisis in 1990. (This model first appeared in Moments [1991], a collection of student writing from Badger High School in Lake Geneva, Wiscons...

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In this essay I will be comparing two novels that I have read over the past week. The first novel is "The War over Iraq: Saddam's Tyranny and America's Mission " by ... . "Behind the Invasion of Iraq " explains how the real reasons for war in Iraq ties in with the United States economic and political interests. In this comparative essay I will be introducing the authors and their beliefs, the Bush Doctrine, the real reasons behind war in Iraq, and explaining the arguments in both novels to conclude ... aims to compile, analyze, and present information and statistics. The group RUPE believes ...

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... On August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently, to take control of Kuwait's oil reserves. Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle ... East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil prices and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq's annual revenue. ("The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). War on Terrorism- September 11, 2001 Before the ... http;//...

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... make matters worse, the economy has been slipping further and further into a recession, which has had a detrimental effect on the unemployment rate. The most heavily effected group of Americans, ages 16-24, have had an increase in joblessness of over 12 percent since 2000. Due to the budget crisis, many ... Hopeless," Bob Herbert talks about the rising percentage of young Americans who may have no job and no place to call home. These young adults, ages 16-18, are introduced to a number of risk factors that may make them more likely to commit crimes. One such risk factor, categorized as ...

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... 's burgeoning dynasty. In 1841, the treaty of London truncated Ali's territorial holdings and reduced his power (77.) Although Ali did receive a hereditary position which his family held until the middle of the twentieth century, his control was severely diminished and much of it fell under Ottoman influence. Even after Ali's departure from power, western influence was not a fleeting thing in ... the Middle East. The western idea of peoples with common histories and cultures forming states had a disturbing effect on the Ottoman Empire. This nationalism almost emulsified the Ottoman Empir...

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... . Republicans believe that Bush has done a lot to ease the situation and has made much progress in the middle-east more then anyone else has in the past 13 years. The United States has always been on top and the Republican party goes on to support Bush throughout his many decisions, including those pertaining to the war in Iraqi. It has been recorded ... U.S. was successful in ending the thirty year reign of Saddam Hussein. By ending his reign of power we may have started to put an end to all middle-east related conflicts and many disputes on the subject. After Bush faced the facts that ...

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... far. It is also a very organized terrorist group since they have a solid hierarchy and systems that can be put in effect once "the dust settles on the battle field " (Thompson, Greene and Torre). The ISIS government is "a lot like those of some of the Western countries whose values it rejects ... . Prime Minister (PM) Stephen Harper is determined to be involved in ISIS and declared during a press conference in Ottawa that, "We [Canada] will not stand on the sidelines and watch " (Hume). Harper then acknowledges the fact that it "is a direct threat to this country [Canada] " (Hume) with th...

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... the Spring of 1999, the continued U.S. bombings in Iraq drew attention away from existing debates about the nature of U.N directed sanctions and their impact on the Iraqi populous as a whole (Gordon 18). The imposing of economic sanctions against Iraq under the directives of Articles 41 and 42 of the ... , children, poor, elderly and sick without basic needs and has resulted in considerably human suffering (Gordon 18). The following is one perspective on this view: Although there is controversy over the precise extent of human damage, all sources agree that it is severe. Voices in the ....

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... advocate the concept of utility, a prominent conflict is evident in relation to the way utilitarian principles should be applied. For the purpose of this essay, an act utilitarian perspective will be assumed, focussing on the recent war within Iraq. After a clear understanding of utilitarianism is established, several crucial decisions relating to the war against Iraq will be analysed, and the ... associated with utilitarianism, the work of John Stuart Mill is generally regarded with greater significance. Mill was considered to have followed the early views expressed by Bentham, writin...

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... most average-Joe war supporters (and dissenters, for that matter) won't ever come across in anybody's justification for this war. The current administration is feeding on an attitude of "American exceptionalism,"" and since so many successes have been had to escape the era of containment, September 11th had no trouble playing the ... most of that oil is imported. I had some understanding of OPEC and such, but no grounding in how much of the oil we want comes from where(on a relevant sidenote, I almost used the word "need- there "so many words needed to write this paper have a way of coer...

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... most average-Joe war supporters (and dissenters, for that matter) won't ever come across in anybody's justification for this war. The current administration is feeding on an attitude of "American exceptionalism,"" and since so many successes have been had to escape the era of containment, September 11th had no trouble playing the ... most of that oil is imported. I had some understanding of OPEC and such, but no grounding in how much of the oil we want comes from where(on a relevant sidenote, I almost used the word "need- there "so many words needed to write this paper have a way of coer...

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... asymmetrical and forcibly black and white conflict. Over in Iraq the Bush-fire season has commenced, with the US waging stage two of their "war on terror". Since the September 11 attacks, the US demanded "infinite justice" from the "axis of evil", and that the world choose between "us and ... so. Of course with the US being the superpower of the world and the negative connotation of "terrorists" not many nations were too keen on vehemently opposing the US. Initially we were told that Iraq had to be disarmed after breaching UN resolutions for over a decade and possessing weapons of ... h...

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... will be better off without Saddam in power. The United States have been helping to rebuilt the government of Iraq since taking control and eventually plan on leaving after a strong democratic government is in place. President Bush also stated that cleaning up actions of evil was a reason for invading Iraq. ... reasons stated but it is worth noting that they do exist. The first has to do with President Bush and his administration. After the attacks on September 11th the American people were looking for justice. Someone had to take the blame and then receive the punishment. Without this jus...

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... have lost a breadwinner of their family. Terrorism is a disease that destabilizes international economies and must be suppressed for the greater good of mankind. On September 11, 2001, the whole world watched in shock and helplessness as the World Trade Center in New York City, fell into ashes as two ... as one of the most shocking, ruthless acts of terror in history, and is believed to have been the trigger for the current global war on terror. As previously mentioned, terrorist attacks often activate a chain of destructive events, some of which are not done by the terrorists themselves...

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... glittering generalities. A good example of glittering generalities and many other propagandistic fallacies occur in President Bush's "State of the Union Address", delivered to Congress on January 28, 2003. The Institute for Propaganda Analysis explains that glittering generalities "is a device to make us accept and approve without examining the evidence ... 12 years he systematically violated that agreement. He pursued chemical, biological and nuclear weapons even while inspectors were in his country." Bush goes on to explain how America has given Hussein every chance to restrain himself...

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... expression, his use of validated logical argument, and his use of dialectical ethics, the following pages will demonstrate how, overall, Bush presented a compelling argument for entering into war with Iraq. On March 19, 2003 at 10:16 P.M. EST, President George W. Bush, in a televised announcement from the Oval Office, formally announced the United States' official declaration of war with Iraq ... under the rein of Hussein, Iraq has invaded two of its neighbors, lobbed missiles at two other countries in the region, systematically defied U.N. resolutions that demand its disbarment, fired o...

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... exactly what the paragraph above is doing. Bush is making an attempt at glorifying American intervention into what he perceives as a "threat to peace." On further examination, one would note, every paragraph after has included in it one form of pretentious diction or another. Whether it be "[dressing] up ... peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace" (Bush, par. 38). or be it glorifying war, witch the whole basis of the speech is on. As well as pretentious diction Bush uses a stunning display of meaningless words in his speech. Orwell describes meaningless words, as words that have lost ...

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... , Three Kings is an excellent film to study an often-overlooked stereotype/relationship that is equally important. The Gulf War setting makes this film perfect for examining America's view of Middle-Easterners. Rebecca Ann Lind and James A. Danowski cite, in their article from the reading packet, The Representation of Arabs in U.S. Electronic Media, that "four myths are evident in..portrayals of ... remarks are acceptable. This however is not true. A political formality is no excuse to mislabel or offend another race and/or culture - wrong is wrong. When I decided to write my essay over ...

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... of the reaction against the U.S.'s firm and unabashed support of Israeli foreign policy. Arabs question the hypocrisy of the U.S. and their strategies of dominion in the Middle East. Why does the U.S. insist on the enforcement of U.N. Resolutions demanding the disarmament of Iraq while turning a blind eye to Israeli settlement behavior and continued possession of weapons of mass destruction prohibited ... Forced replacement of culture and the compulsory transformation of a foreign nation's "domestic politics and foreign policy- are dangerous games. The U.S. has been making it a habit in ...

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... Westernization react and try to nurture their local cultures and traditional identities, thus leading to non-Western habits becoming more popular there, such as the "re-Islamization of the Middle East" (Huntington, 1993). Fifth, cultural characteristics are "less easily compromised" (Huntington, 1993) than economic or political ideologies. Religion 'sharply' divides people in ways ... to people as individuals, things become less clear. Rallying a 'civilization' against another requires a conviction of purpose; the crusades of the Middle Ages are an example of what a clash of c...

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... in some cases, approval so as not to lose all support in the future. Gary Schmitt's "A Case of Continuity" accuses the US of bringing the war on terrorism on itself. He feels that in the 90's we took what some called a "strategic pause." Schmitt says that by doing this, we were sending the signal ... to backing up our words. John Mearsheimer's "Hearts and Minds" is a more realistic view of what needs to be done in the Middle East. Mearsheimer says that our ultimate goal should be to protect the US way of life and to educate our enemy states" populations ... to say that Iraq is acting a...

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... fragile state strongly weakened by ethnic and sectarian divides. (Walsh)". However, a new terroristic power was soon to attempt a run at power within the Middle East. "The roots of ISIS go back to Oct. 15, 2006, when what is known as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was established. ... band together. By creating an Islamic Caliphate all infidels become the other. (Kielar). ISIS is trying to instill the idea of "we" vs. "them" in the heads of their followers. They pose an extremely hard challenge to the Western world and the "evil" ... in their area. This mindset is being used by the gro...

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... countries, people or ideas. The "war" in Iraq is a war of America vs. Iraq or America vs. Saddam Hussein (who, because of his dictatorship, could be known as Iraq because of his control of the country). The "war" on terror is a war against terrorists or more specifically, their extremist ideology. Although ... Common criminals do things for their own benefits like robbing banks for money, stealing drugs for a high or killing enemies for personal satisfaction. Terrorists capitalize on, obviously, terror. Terrorists do things to intimidate, to scare, to kill, to show what they believe in. ...

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... war prove to be a successful means of achieving political objectives? Examine this from both US-led coalition and Iraqi Perspectives? This essay will examine the political objectives of the Iraqi government in the lead up to the invasion of Kuwait and afterwards and the political ... the United States policy aims with regard to Iraq before the war and the extent to which these were achieved. The essay will demonstrate that Iraqi policy decisions did massive harm to Iraq and were instrumental in bringing about significant internal strife for Iraq after the war ... . Furthermore, the ess...

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... military) I will address certain examples that show the extent that the media played an adversiaal role in military conflicts since 1960 and answer the question by the end of my essay. According to the book the media at war news and entertainment media alike has been saturated by images of conflict throughout a war-scarred century. Development of technology have allowed civilians ... attempt to boost ratings and circulation, the media portrayed the Americans as the good guys and the iraq the aggression and the bad guys. They portrayed Saddam Hussein as the Middle East equivalent of adol...

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