Written Assignment #3- Due: Week of December 14, 2003

DOCUMENT by: Bob Hassenger
Subject: Written Assignment #3- Due: Week of December 14, 2003

Written Assignment #3 (Essay)

In the "Afterword" to the book, Barber states that it is "finally about neither Jihad nor McWorld but about democracy--and the dangers democracy faces in a world where the forces of commerce and the forces reacting to commerce are locked in struggle" (p. 299).

In an essay of 2000-2500 words (8-10 double-spaced pages), how would you sum up what you most learned from the book? Has Barber extended your understanding of "community" and "citizenship" beyond what you thought you knew after completing Habits of the Heart? Why or why not? Do you think that both McWorld and Jihad are equal threats to democracy?

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Instructions for Written Assignment

Your essay discussions are intended to test your understanding of important concepts and discover how to sharpen your intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. Essays are intended to provide opportunities to more fully describe, explain, and analyze the books and other sources. When you submit essays, you may want to submit them as file attachments, as these usually retain your formatting. You will be required to document sources using the APA Format.

Locate information about library and research information for topics covered in this course using the links at the Empire State College Online Library and Learning Resources Center at http://www.esc.edu/library where you can find the supplemental information that you require for your assignments.

Use of these resources will encourage you to:
1. Develop "library" or "research" skills that can be used throughout your college studies
2. Become comfortable and competent locating academic resources, such as scholarly journals, online book collections, etc.
3. Go to the Empire State College Library as a logical starting point for finding high-quality academic research-related web sites.

You can find scholarly or academic sources to support your discussion at the Empire State College Library web site linking under Research Guides, called Historical Studies If you are not familiar with the ESC library, click on this link for helpful hints, You can also get help from the online cybrarian link on the library website.

Please read the Suny Empire State College statement on Academic Integrity before submitting any work for this course (including discussion postings). In addition, please document your sources carefully and use proper citation for all submissions to the course, including discussion postings.

If you need guidance writing your essays, the Writer's Complex at http://www.esc.edu/writer has some great pointers on how to write an effective essay.

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