Please address one of the following questions. Essays should be between two
and three pages long. If you quote or make direct references to your sources or
readings(and you should get into this habit), you must cite them by using footnotes,
endnotes, or parenthetical references. When you do use one of these forms, use
them correctly and be consistent. In Political Science two general sources on style
are accepted: The Chicago Manual of Style or Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual For
Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. The latter is highly
recommended. If you do not own a copy, you should obtain one. Make full use of
an introductory paragraph to set up your discussion, state your thesis or main
premise, and inform your reader of how you plan to support that thesis. Avoid use
of personal anecdotes, and be careful in your use of personal pronouns. There are
better ways to emphasize a point than I think, or I believe, or in my opinion. Of
course,it is your opinion, or what you think or believe, but why advertise that?
Couch your thesis in fact and your sources. Treat your essay as serious academic
writing. It is also a good idea to get into the habit of attaching a list of references or
a bibliography. Letter grades are given to each essay based on the following criteria:
assigned length, writing ability, organization (use of an introduction and conclusion)
content(details, grasp of core ideas as presented in the syllabus, lectures or focus in
the essay question), focus/use of an established thesis, critical thinking(ability to draw
a conclusion), and use of source materials(especially assigned readings)with proper
reference style
1. It is generally accepted that the Western Liberal Tradition really began with the
ancient Greeks, this seems to be especially true regarding the modern notion of politics.
What developments separated the Greeks from the kingdoms of Asia in this regard? How
did they see law, government, and the role of the individual, indeed. how did they define
2. It is well established that the founding fathers of the United States knew a great deal
about and indeed admired two ancient Greek states, Athens and Sparta, but it is also clear
they favored one over the other. Describe the systems of both of these states and explain
why the founding fathers liked one better than the other