Everything is attached. Topics are listed on the document to choose from. 1. Pick your topic 2. Research the historical facts of the situation. Depending on how long ago your topic is, you will find newspaper articles or history books. These will be factual sources. 3. Label who you are calling the Agitators and label who you are calling the Establishment/Control 4. Determine a short statement of the ideology of the Agitators and determine a short statement of the Establishment/Control 5. Determine which strategies from Chapter 2 were used by your Agitators and which strategies from Chapter 3 were used by your Establishment. 6. Name of Strategy- define it. Thing/Event(s) done by your Agitators/Establishment that is an example of the strategy 7. Do this for each strategy that you see used. There should be examples from both the Agitators and the Establishment. 8. This analysis will be your opinion! It is unlikely you will find academic sources that will speak directly to this. 9. Which strategies were most successful? Why? This is your opinion. Remember that it doesn’t mean that the successful strategies were only by the ‘winner’ of the conflict; it could have been a successful event along the way or part of a still ongoing conflict. 10. Now put this information into an outline. (See sample) 11. Start to put your above information into paragraphs. 12. Worry about transitional sentences AFTER you have the foundation. I. Intro to the conflict i. History– This should have a 1-3 page summary of the historical facts WITH citations to the sources of the facts ii. You can identify your Agitators and Establishment as part of the factual history or you can identify them first- it’s personal style, but they should be clearly identified by the end of this section iii. You should have a separate explanation of the ideology for each- it can be in one paragraph to describe both or a paragraph to explain each iv. If it helps, you can label the sections: i.e. FACTS or HISTORY or BACKGROUND; AGITATORS AND THEIR IDEOLOGY; ESTABLISHMENT AND THEIR IDEOLOGY; or separately: AGITATORS; ESTABLISHMENT; AGITATOR’S IDEOLOGY; ESTABLISHMENT’S IDEOLOGY II. Strategies/Tactics of the Agitators and the Establishment i. You can do either one first. You MUST use the terms from our textbook. Do describe/define the strategy/tactic, but spend more time on how the facts of the situation are an example of the strategy or tactic ii. This depends on your topic- you may want to label each separately or do it together and describe the strategy/tactic of one and the response strategy/tactic of the other. iii. You can put commentary in here as to the measure of success you think each strategy/tactic had and then just conclude at the end by summing up OR you can have a separate section for the analysis of the relative success of each III. Conclusion i. This can either be a conclusion of the analysis you have already done or a final analysis of the success of the strategies/tactics of each. If there is a resolution to your conflict, you can still include what was successful along the way of whichever side was defeated ultimately. This can also be a commentary on why certain strategies/tactics worked and lead to the success ii. If the conflict is ongoing your conclusion/commentary may include suggestions for possible future strategies/tactics or be an analysis of what has been done successfully or unsuccessfully so far FORMAT Professor’s style– use 12 point Times New Roman font, double spaced – Use ‘normal’ 1 inch margins on the side and top and bottom – No need to align the words on the right – Paragraphs should be indented – You may use section titles centered if you want – Use APA for your citations – Do have a title page – Do have a Works Cited page – Works Cited and Title Page do NOT count toward the 10 pages for the paper – Please number the pages after the Title page (number can be placed on anywhere on the page you want) RESEARCH PAPER Each student will be required to write a 10 page paper on a societal conflict. It must include at least 4 citations to outside resources. None of the class texts are acceptable as one of the 4 resources, but you ?should? use ?The Rhetoric of Agitation of Control?.? You should NOT be using the other class texts for this paper. The resources may and should be articles from the internet, from news sources, journals, texts etc. If you are able to find articles on your topic through Google, that is acceptable. You ?must?? have your topic approved by the instructor. This must be done in writing (via email). Any topics not pre-approved are done at the risk of the paper being unacceptable and is at risk of a failing grade or no credit. It is the sole responsibility of the student to seek approval. Your goal is to explore your issue more in depth after learning about the use of rhetoric in societal conflict. The paper should include a discussion of the historical context, a discussion of agitators and establishment and their ideologies in that context, a discussion of the strategies/tactics used by each and conclude with an analysis and critique of effectiveness or ineffectiveness of each. YOU are providing the scholarly analysis! The paper MUST be an analysis of the use of rhetorical communication strategies/tactics by agitators and established authority and not solely a history paper or term paper describing the facts of the conflict. Your paper will be an analysis of a large scale public conflict that has significant ramifications. The focus is on development of social agitative groups and groups within or between countries. You should use concepts from ?The Rhetoric of Agitation and Control?. Explain how these concepts were utilized by the agitators and the establishment that you chose to write about. You should ?not?? write a history paper but parts of the paper obviously will touch on history. The difference is that history records the facts and the chronology. Communication analyzes it asking, ‘How can communication bring people together? -identification, common ground,petition, solidification) or pull people apart? (alienation, polarization) Communication looks at how people are persuaded to take sides because of common stories or symbols—-i.e. flags, slogans, songs. (What are the symbols/stories that are told on the different sides? Why are these stories/symbols effective or ineffective). Who are the Agitators? Who are the Establishment? Communication recognizes diverse types of power. How is the Establishment’s power used in the conflict? Communication looks at possible ways of problem solving and alternatives- which are used in this conflict? What are alternatives for peace? What strategies and tactics are used by the establishment? By the agitators? Your goal is to examine the arguments raised by both/all sides of the issue. You should evaluate the arguments. You should analyze why and how people are persuaded to take a stand on a particular issue- i.e. how did the agitators gain and keep their supporters? How do the leaders keep their followers motivated to follow? You should focus on propaganda and persuasion used by both agitators and establishments. Where is identification built? Look at the symbols used. If you do not know how to properly cite library sources in a reference list, go to the Communication Department website to access a copy of our Handbook for Majors. Students will be graded for proper citation in Works Cited as well as throughout the paper. There are also many free websites that will assist you in creating a Works Cited page. Although this is not an English class, writing is important for all professionals and all college graduates. The instructor will review writing, grammar and style. Get help from the Writing Center on the first floor of the CAS building if needed. They are now familiar with my expectations for this paper! Texting and social media shorthand are not acceptable in formal writing! Easy ways to fail the paper: ? ? ? ? Topic inappropriate or not related to communication Paper less than 10 full pages No use of class concepts Paper is all history SOME acceptable topics include: This list is NOT all-inclusive! There are many, many acceptable topics! War in Iraq and Afghanistan, US conflict/war with Al Queda or ISIS and terrorism -**(NOT Chapter 8 of RAC) It must not be about the dissent against the war here in the US US conflict/war with Al Queda and terrorism Egypt Revolution Boston Tea Party/ American Revolution Israel’s invasion of Lebanon (2006) Somalia conflict- government and Ethiopian troops Pakistan- people v. the ruling power Civil war in Syria Greece and Macedonia Israeli/Palestinian conflict Colombia and FARC ISIS War in Iraq and Afghanistan, US conflict/war with Al Queda or ISIS and terrorism -**(NOT Chapter 8 of RAC) It must not be about the dissent against the war here in the US US conflict/war with Al Queda and terrorism Recently students have also successfully done?: Australia and its aboriginal population Student movement in Spain Ireland There was also a recent nationalist movement in Scotland that yielded a vote (ultimately independence was voted down) Philippines – various attempts at democracy Gay Rights movement – you MUST pick a group or an individual upon which to focus**not just a history paper of the movement Apartheid in South Africa Cuban Crisis Women’s suffrage French Revolution Bolshevik Revolution Gallaudet University (School for the Deaf) Purchase answer to see full attachment Tags: apartheid South Africa rhetoric analysis Societal Conflict the black majority small white minority systematic separation User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.