Assignments for the remainder of the week

For Thursday:
Please review the section titled “Research Guide” in Hacker. Skim back over either the MLA or the APA section; since you’re using Chicago the specifics of documentation will be a little bit different, but the basic principles will be the same.
Focus your time and attention on both the sample MLA paper and the sample [...]

Revised office hours for Tuesday, October 30

Due to an appointment that will take me off-campus, I will be unable to hold my usual office hours on Tuesday morning. I will still have office hours that day, but they will be in the afternoon, from 2:00-3:30.

Reading for Wednesday, October 31

For Wednesday’s class, please read the National Security Strategy for the United States of America, issued in 2002.
You will find the document here. You may read it online if you wish, or if you prefer, you may download the document in pdf format (you’ll find the link at the bottom of the page).

Opportunity for Saint Mary’s students interested in social justice issues

Social Justice Fund
Got a good idea? The Justice Education
Program is awarding grants of up to $900 to students interested in
designing a project that addresses justice and peace issues. If you
would like to do an internship that focuses on social justice, make a
film about a social justice topic, run a service learning project on
campus, or sponsor [...]

Research essay

We will talk about due dates for particular stages of the research essay after Fall Break. But, for those of you who like to get started on assignments early, here’s what I will be asking you to do:

Choose a topic of interest to you that is narrow enough to address in five to seven pages. [...]

Prompts for Friday’s in-class essay

During Friday’s class, I will ask you to write an essay in response to one of the following two questions:

Justice John Paul Stevens claims that the principle of neutrality is what guides his judgment about whether displays of the Ten Commandments on government property are constitutionally acceptable. How does Justice Stevens apply this principle, and [...]

Article evaluation essay (note revised due date)

This assignment is due in class on Monday, 29 October (the day we come back from Fall Break).
For the assignment, please do the following:

Select an article that is likely to be relevant to your chosen research topic, and that appears in a scholarly (i.e., peer-reviewed) journal. The article should be at least eight pages long.
Write [...]

Extra credit opportunity

On Wednesday, October 17th, there will be a workshop dealing with women’s activism for peace. The workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about women’s participation in the political process and advocacy for women’s role in determining budget priorities at the federal level.
This legislative advocacy workshop will be held in Stapleton Lounge from 3:00-5:00 pm, [...]

Important Reminder

It is vitally important that you remember to bring a printed copy of your McKenna and Feingold essay to class tomorrow, Thursday, October 11. You won’t be able to participate in the class session without it.

No office hours Wednesday, 10 October

Due to some meetings that have come up, I will be unable to keep my usual office hours on Wednesday, 10 October.
As always, if you need to see me, I am more than happy to arrange a meeting, even if it’s outside of my usual office hours. Just contact me with some proposed times, and [...]