Academic Writing 8 - 9 pages due asap

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC WRITING: Essential skills for success at academia are research and academic writing. Evaluation of your written work  no spelling errors  references (footnotes/endnotes) have to be consistent (any style) and complete (including page numbers)  no factual errors OF ANY KIND  arguments have to be logically constructed, derived from research and supported by evidence  conclusions CANNOT be assertions (smashing generalization, for example, this is good or this is bad, ARE NOT scholarly conclusions!)  you have to use at least 4 academic sources in your essay  you MUST NOT use the required readings for the course in your essay Writing an Academic Essay The purpose of an academic (scholarly) essay is:  to debate a topic by constructing an argument (thesis) on that topic  the argument (thesis) must be based on research  research is to use academic sources  academic sources can be either primary, such as original documents or governmental sources, or secondary, for example, articles published in academic journals A properly constructed argument (thesis) is:  Analytically objective: it takes into account both the conclusions of those who agree with the argument and those who disagree with it  Precise: avoids vague terms and generalizations  Focused: it clearly states the argument To develop an argument (thesis):  Consider the 5 W-W-W-W-W: Who, What, When, Where and Why when you advance your ideas  Ensure that you can support the argument (thesis) with research. NO Plagiarism ESSAY TOPICS ( pick one of those ) 1. What is the role of the state in a globalizing world? 2. Is globalization a choice or destiny? Explain 3. Are there limits to cultural globalization? If so, what are they? 4. While “designing” a perfect model of international free trade and, subsequently, “global community”, John Hicks (Nobel in economics) concludes: “If measures making for efficiency are to have a fair chance, it is extremely desirable that they should be freed from distributive complications as much as possible.” What does he mean? Explain! 5. How many forms does capitalism have? 6. What is the role of the EU in the world? 7. How would you explain the notion of Europeanization? 8. How does the introduction of the Euro affect the process of European integration? 9. What does it mean to be European? 10. War is said to be a rational act. Since Europe has abandoned war as a political instrument, is the continent irrational? 11. What has been the main direction of societal change in Europe since 1945? Analyze and explain.