POL S 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thesis Statement, Op-Ed, 2Pm
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Begin oped - due october 28th by 2pm. Put thesis statement within the first two sentences!! Tell what the issue is, the argument, and what evidence you use to back it up in the. Try not to summarize the issue; make your argument and pose your solution. Make sure that the readers know what concepts you"re bringing in. In a cyclical fashion, culture causes war and then war contributes to culture. Tension between society and government able to cause war. Anger as positive outcome - taking risks, confidence. Fuels terrorism - trying to influence fear while acting on fear. Problem with psych argument is that it"s very difficult to prove that personal/individual anger was the one trigger/contribution to a war/conflict. You interact with a state based on historical interactions, etc. You act based on what you"ve seen, and you perceive based on interaction.
