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Global Politics 2015
Artificialimagination:
--- Quote from: Reus on February 08, 2015, 10:17:04 am ---Yes! Examiners love recent examples and case studies pertaining to the subject at hand. It's great to additionally include quotes from prominent figures in the global arena as it displays an asserted argument. For instance if you're discussing how soft power is just as effective as hard power you could include Obama's quote said at the UN Summit 2014 of "national interest is not only achieved through the barrel of a gun... there are other means of going about it." and then of course back it up with a case example. The book has a lot of these and other varying perspectives such as the realist approach of 'preventing national suicide' (Mourganthu) when considering national interest and the obligation to 'strangers'.
Examiners also look for key metalanguage in your essays. Every AoS has a lost of terms and you should really use these. Not only do they add credibility but it shows your understanding of political language and obfuscation (not always).
Thanks
However never state your own opinion. Examiners want cold hard facts and nothing else. The essay isn't a political rant in which you express your thoughts but the use of statistics to support your argumentative side of the prompt.
Good luck ;D
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Thanks for the advice Reus. It's very much appreciated. :)
Sometimes when doing a subject over distance it can be difficult to pick up little niceties like this because you don't get to see a lot of others' work, whereas in history at my base school the importance of quotes was really hammered in from day 1.
--- Quote from: hellahella on February 08, 2015, 12:49:31 pm ---I'm so glad to finally have a response to this post - an active community will prove invaluable for this subject, I think :P
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Yes, it is important for this and economics alike. Especially when doing distance! I hope we see some more posts here in the near future and I'll be checking in regularly.
alt-x:
Hey guys, I'm sure this thread will be really helpful throughout the year! When's everybody's first SACs?
hellahella:
--- Quote from: alt-x on February 09, 2015, 10:50:09 am ---Hey guys, I'm sure this thread will be really helpful throughout the year! When's everybody's first SACs?
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I have a two part SAC on Global Actors - 1 essay and 1 short answer test. Two hours all up :(
How about you guys??
MDMA:
awesome subject I scored 40(43) last year. I personally don't think you have to do that much, just do what it says on the study design and you'll be good to go.
op4blushift:
Hey all, I picked up Global Pol this year (didn't do 1/2). After about a month of classes I'm pretty glad I picked it. Lots of interesting stuff, although I'm a bit worried as to whether I'll be able to write down coherent answers using all that interesting stuff come SAC time.
--- Quote from: Reus on February 08, 2015, 10:17:04 am ---Yes! Examiners love recent examples and case studies pertaining to the subject at hand. It's great to additionally include quotes from prominent figures in the global arena as it displays an asserted argument. For instance if you're discussing how soft power is just as effective as hard power you could include Obama's quote said at the UN Summit 2014 of "national interest is not only achieved through the barrel of a gun... there are other means of going about it." and then of course back it up with a case example. The book has a lot of these and other varying perspectives such as the realist approach of 'preventing national suicide' (Mourganthu) when considering national interest and the obligation to 'strangers'.
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Interesting. I guess it'd be a good idea to have a little notebook full of quotes and stuff then. (I think I'll take that Obama one haha)
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