[SOLVED] After several months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the unrest shows no sign of stopping. What do the protestors hope to achieve and what obstacles are they facing? Do you think democracy will prevail in Hong Kong?
Im trying to study for my Social Science course and I need some help to understand this question.
Prompt:
After several months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the unrest shows no sign of stopping. What do the protestors hope to achieve and what obstacles are they facing? Do you think democracy will prevail in Hong Kong?
Some questions to think about:
- How does Hong Kongs history inform its pro-democracy movement?
- What methods of governmental resistance are protestors using?
- How is the protesters approach similar or different from some of the other forms of governmental resistance discussed in class?
- How are international pressures influencing state decisions?
What role should the United States be playing in this struggle?
Some possible sources:
- Why are there protests in Hong Kong? All the context you need
- Whats Happening With the Hong Kong Protests?
- China Blows Whistle on Nationalistic Protests Against the N.B.A.
- Apple Removes App That Helps Hong Kong Protesters Track the Police
Directions:
Use concepts from the assigned readings and course lectures to respond to the prompt. We are not asking you to summarize the readings/lectures or answer all the questions above. We are not asking for your unsupported opinions. We are asking you to make your own coherent and well supported argument about the topic. Cite specific concepts, short quotes and examples from the assigned readings and lectures as evidence to support your own argument.
Your paper should be 1000-1200 words or about 3-4 pages. Please pay careful attention to spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Remember that citations are required for both paraphrasing and direct quotes from either the text or lecture. Feel free to cite other books and articles as needed. Include a full list of works cited at the back (APA, Chicago, or other citation standard be consistent!). Please submit your paper on the course website under “Paper Assignment 1” by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, October 22nd. If you have trouble submitting your paper online please email it directly to Melissa at mbegey@uci.edu.
Essay Requirements:
- Due date: Tuesday, October 22nd by 5:00PM.
- Word count: 1000-1200 words.
- Word count includes the title as well as the in-text citations, but excludes the header and the end-of-the-paper bibliography.
- Format:
- Include yourname and ID number on page 1 of your essay.
- Includepage numbers and an essay title.
- Your essay should bedouble-spaced, 12-point font.
- Include a works cited or bibliography at the end of your paper.
- Citations:citations are required for both paraphrasing and direct quotes from either the text or lecture.
- Citation format:
- In-text parenthetical citation (Author year, page number) with a bibliography of works cited at the end of the document.
- e. (Darian-Smith and McCarty 2017, 13)
- Darian-Smith and McCarty. 2017.The Global Turn: Theories, Research Designs, and Methods for Global Studies. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. ISBN: 9780520293038.
- You may use the following example for lecture material:
- IN-TEXT: (McCarty 2019).
- BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- McCarty, Philip. 2019. “Lecture Title” Global Studies Forum, October X, 2019, University of California, Irvine.
- See also this link for citation guidelines:https://www.cdlib.org/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.). See also the bibliography of The Global Turn for additional examples.
- Submission procedure:
- Papers should be uploaded to the course website (Canvas).
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- In-text parenthetical citation (Author year, page number) with a bibliography of works cited at the end of the document.
- Citation format:
