Welcome to the EAPP8494 blog site for Fall 2011 on Blogs @ MIIS!
I have created a “category” for each student, so simply post your blog entries under your own category. That way, all your own own posts can easily be found in one place. Don’t forget to comment on at least one of your peers’ blog posts each week. We will all benefit from the feedback!
A description of your ongoing blog assignment can be found on Moodle under “Updated Blog Instructions.” Remember that you must post your blog entry by FRIDAY at 8:00PM every week. I’ve provided a sample blog post below.
See you in class!
Sample Entry:
1. This week, while reading for my Introduction to Policy Analysis class, I came across the following passage:
In spite of the fact that the educational environment is a very significant facet to each and every one of our children, some groups do not support reasonable and fair tax assessments that are required for providing an educational experience at a high level of quality. (From: Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams).
2. I think that this passage is wordy and hard to follow. It also uses weak, inactive verbs (is/are), making the action unclear.
3. The United States ability to confront, neutralize, and possibly overwhelm terrorism outside of territory of the U.S. to deter terrorist actions of 9/11 may have been effective as the book mentions if the Clinton Administration have chosen to confront bin Laden’s organization more offensive, recognizing the severity of its dangers and taking military action, which is similar what John Lewis Gaddis states scholar states of US national security strategy. In addition, the Clinton administration should have engaged more vigorously in Bin laden’s base in Sudan, instead his ego was to maintain an optimistic approach to the public before his reelection. The book also mentions that the pinprick strikes sent the wrong message to bin Laden with a lack of political will and use the full extent of military assets against Al Qaeda. Class’ PowerPoint mentions that the Clinton administration had two opportunities to respond decisively to the attacks on African embassy and USS Cole bombings. In contrast to Clinton’s domestic law enforcement bodies and weaken Al Qaeda to the limit extent than pressuring the Taliban in Afghanistan, Bush administration considered that bin Laden represented a tremendous threat to American interests at home and abroad and engaged in foreign and security policy after 9/11. The United States ability to confront, neutralize, and possibly overwhelm terrorism can be influenced by different administrations; however, the methods of confronting terrorism can be learned and enhanced by each administration.
4. I’m currently working on a summary of a Policy Analysis reading. The audience consists of my teacher and possibly my classmates. I’m having a hard time with this paragraph because I’m trying to describe a difficult article. I’m not sure if my paragraph is cohesive.