Question #1: What is the role of media in politics? How has their role changed post World War
II and Vietnam? What role do they play in this current war?
Question #2: Share your thoughts regarding the situation in Syria. What was the role of our
government or foreign governments? Be specific.
Question #3: Discuses several ways in which are we similar to Orwell's vision as portrayed in
1984? Discuses several ways are we different. What is Orwell ultimately saying about Humanity
(man's treatment of man) in his book 1984? What key figures are embodied in big brother? How
can the book be interpreted as both a prediction and a warning?
Policy Papers 3: Technicalities
• Lenght: 3 to 5 pages (maximum)
• Line Spacing
– Executive Summary & Source Recommended: Single
– Core of the paper: 1.5
• Font: Times New Roman
• Size: 12
• Margin: Standard
• Literature: The paper must be written according to academic writing standards
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Scenario of policy paper 3:
Subject Matter: International Cooperation
In a well-planned attack, suicide bombers detonate three bags of explosives on the Paris
Metro, killing more than 90 people and injuring hundreds. The bombing comes just days after
U.S. police manage to thwart a major terrorist attack in New York, arresting more than 15
suspected terrorists and seizing explosives and chemical materials in 10 different
locations.
It is only weeks later, after investigators are able to establish the identities of the
bombers and recreate a timeline of their movements, that investigators realize the group
arrested in New York had ties to the bombers in Paris. Investigators reveal