You have been a federal narcotics agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for 5 years. Your unit’s arrest record is outstanding, and you are considered to be the upcoming “hot cop,” and maybe one day, the future SAC (Special Agent in Charge) in a large city. Because of your record and ambition, your supervisor has tasked you with giving a presentation to the DEA academy recruits on the criminal justice process for your jurisdiction. You understand that each federal jurisdiction is the same with only a few small differences in their procedures, but you will give the class based upon jurisdiction in which you
live (e.g., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia). Someone else will do the PowerPoint slides for you once you have written your paper. Your supervisor wants you to take the case of Jimmy Abshire, who is a local drug dealer you legally arrested a few days ago with 2 kilos of cocaine, 14 kilos of marijuana, 2 pistols, 1 sub-machine gun, and $67,000 in cash. You will use Abshire’s case as an example for your class. You just got in a check of his DNA, which links him back to a sexual assault that took place about a year ago, and the link places him at the sexual assault alone with the victim. Make sure that your paper discusses the following:
Your supervisor wants you to explain to the class each step in the criminal justice procedure (initial appearance, Miranda rights, bail hearings, preliminary hearing, pretrial hearing, trial, sentencing, etc.). At a minimum, explain which step comes in which order, and explain what happens in the steps.
What charges do you think that the drug dealer should have (State or Federal)?
When does the “right to counsel” attach to the defendant? Name and briefly explain 3 constitutional rights that the defendant has during and prior to trial. Also, you will want to address whether the defendant has a right to appeal his conviction if he is convicted, and to which court(s).
What is the role of the judiciary in this case? The role of U.S. Attorney’s office? The role of your office?
What is the legal analysis of the DNA evidence and the other real evidence that you have collected?
Remember that your paper (which your supervisor will review) is to serve as the basis of your class, so you want it to be complete and accurate.
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(a) Better understand and interpret brand performance measures (penetration, purchase rates etc.) and the broader concept of competitive structure, the “Duplication of Purchase law” and the idea of market partitions – that is, pockets of the market comprising certain brands that compete more intensely with each other and less intensely with the rest of the market.
(b) Use this understanding to consider a marketing issue. As the brand manager for Ultrabrite toothpaste you have the task of doubling the brand’s market share over a two year period – how will you achieve it? This exercise takes you through the process of analysing real consumer goods data. It uses data on ‘toothpaste’ purchases from the UK. What is special about this data set is that it comprises information on market share, market penetration, purchase rates, and duplication of purchase – information often available to marketing managers. Therefore the data provides the opportunity to apply consumer behaviour principles to brand-level competition but also to examine the broader competitive level of product type.
Your task is to work through the 14 exercises in Section 3 and answer the numbered questions that appear through the exercise.
Please write this assignment in 12 point font, 1.5 spacing. You will need to reference where appropriate. Further information can be found on Webct/Blackboard.
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Reality Television A Critical Study Some argue that reality television marks a shift from a panoptic to a synoptic form of surveillance.
Reality Television A Critical Study
Explain and discuss. While we can locate the start of the most recent wave of American reality TV in the 2000–2001 season with the premiere of Survivor and Big Brother, the history of the genre reaches back to the very earliest days of broadcast television, with programs such as Queen for a Day and Candid Camera. The current, and perhaps most significant and long-lasting, wave of reality television developed out of a moment of financial destabilization for the broadcast networks.
Beach Resort and Spa Resort Development Writing Major Report Using APA Style of Writing
The Resort Project. You MUST select one (1) of five (5) typed of resorts listed on page 17-18 of the syllabus.
Beach Resort and Spa Resort Development
Then prepare a written report on how you would
develop this type of resort property having a room capacity of 300 rooms. Your report MUST use the information provided in research project writing rubric on page 15 of the syllabus.
ALL LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE GIVEN A GRADE OF ZERO (0). All Assignments MUST be placed in in the drop box on ANGEL before the due date.
This guide will introduce you to the proper way to plan, write and present a report. Reports are an essential part of business life, and skills you develop
now will serve you well throughout your career.
The main purpose of a report is to provide information so that others can make a decision or take action.
HOW LONG IS A REPORT?
Reports can vary in length, as long as they meet the required outcomes.
A report of one or two pages may be presented in memo format, providing a brief summary of activities. However, you are writing a long report and therefore,
a longer reports will need to follow the structure as outline below.
Before preparing a report, it is important to clarify what information is required, and how much detail the person requesting the report needs.
Sources for APA style of writing: FGCU Library BF76.7.S39 2012 reference section
https://www.apastyle.org
PARTS OF A REPORT (Suggested order when writing your report)
1. Letter of transmittal (10 Points)
* Is a formal business letter addressed to the person requesting the report.
* Make your transmittal letter as clear and neat as possible.
* Used correct business letter format and keep your letters brief (usually no more than one page, single
space).
* Include important dates or deadlines that the reader should be made aware of.
* Identify the contents of the package you send when sending a bid, proposal, or quotation in response to a
request.
* Your letter of transmittal should address your client, and it should briefly explain the title of the enclosed
proposal or other document, delineate the research completed to produce the document, and outline the
major sections of the document.
* It contains three (3) paragraphs.
Example # 1: Sample letter of transmittal
PLEASE DO NOT COPY OR REPRODUCE THIS LETTER IN YOUR REPORT FOR SUBMISSION
Collin D. Ramdeen
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965
Tel. # 239-590-1298
Email: cramdeen@fgcu.edu
February 15, 2011
Mr. Robert Freedman
Lake Las Vegas Resort
Henderson, NV 89119
Enclosure: Final Report
2. Title Page (2 Points)
Title of report
Prepared for: Name(s) of P
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Purpose and scope of the report
Background information (location, site competitive factors and any other
relevant information) and transition into the characteristics of resort operation and management.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESORT OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
Market Analysis (determining the guest market and qualifying conditions example
seasonality factors, demographics and psychographics)
Physical Characteristics (facilities, recreation etc.)
Financial Aspects (actual or pro forma financial statement, capital investment, liquidity, and solvency
compare to the industry)
Management Team (owners? managed, chain managed, or the use of management company)
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
4. Executive Summary (10 Points)
(also known as synopsis, summary and abstract)
Represents ONE PAGE OR LESS, and includes:
Why (the purpose of the report)
Scope (what issues are covered and what issues are not covered)
How (brief details of research methods used)
What (important results and findings)
So what (major conclusions and recommendations)
All covered in the same order as the report
5. Introduction (15 Points)
What is the report about?
Why it is being written?
Who is conducting the research?
Any background information relevant to the report
Scope (what will and will not be covered)
6. Body of the Report (Discussion) (25 Points)
Break your information up into sections and sub-sections using Decimal Numbering System
Confine yourself to the facts
Present your information clearly
7. Conclusions (10 Points)
This section answers the question ?what does all this stuff mean??
Relate your answers back to the original purpose of the report
Includes a clear summary of the main points
Outlines the findings of the research
Do not introduce new information in the conclusion
8. Recommendations (10 Points)
Should be written in descending order of importance
Emerge from the conclusions
They are the honest, justified opinions of the writer and include:-
What is to be done
Who is to do it
How/when it is to be done
9. References: MUST CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 10 REFERRED JOURNAL ARTICLES (10 Points)
10. Appendices (MUST CONTAIN CONTAIN PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & DATA
(10 Points)
Contains supplementary material too detailed for the main body of the report
May include photographs, tables, charts, maps, statistics, questionnaires etc
Any inclusions must be clearly labeled and referred to in the body of the report
11. Appearance (10 Points)
It is important to present your report as attractively as possible.
Use good quality paper and be sure that the report is printed with letter quality printer and double space.
12. Style (5 Points)
Formal and therefore impersonal
FINALLY: EDITING CHECKLIST
Use this checklist in conjunction with the structure of the report guidelines to help you edit your report.
Is all the information relevant?
Has all the necessary information been included?
Is the information organized so that it clearly and effectively conveys the message?
Are the recommendations supported by the facts?
Is the report grammatically correct?
Is the report free of spelling mistakes?
Did you use referred research to support your analysis?
Did you reference all appropriate information?
Did you use space appropriately?
Is there consistency in your heading and formatting?
Is the report professionally presented?
Rubric for Writing & Grading Resort Project (See page 15 of syllabus)
Title of Report Project:
Student Name(s): Date:
This analytic rubric is used to verify specific tasks performed when writing your report project. If the task has been successfully completed, all points are
awarded. You MUST use APA style for writing your report project.
Category Scoring Criteria Points Student
Evaluation Teacher
Evaluation
Transmittal Document
It should be either a letter or a memo and include essential information:
1.The report title
2. purpose of the report 10
Title Page
Title page consists of:
1.Title of Report; 2. Prepared for; 3. Prepared by; 4. Date 2
Table of Content A separate page with the heading ?Table of Content? 3
Executive Summary
On a separate page and typically half of a page or less, containing:
1. Major findings; 2. Recommendations; 3. Conclusion
10
Introduction Two to three paragraphs stating;
1. The purpose of the report.
2. A plan of development that gives the reader an overview or forecast of the topics report covers and the order in which they are presented. 20
Body of the Report Should be divided into sections and possible subsections 25
Conclusion In addition to the executive summary a report MUST have a conclusion to remind the reader of the report?s :
1.Main ideas
2. Recommendations 15
Appendixes and
References
Appendixes – using APA style of writing 10
References ? using APA style of writing 10
Appearance It is important to present your report as attractively as possible. Use good quality paper and be sure that the report is printed with letter
quality printer and double space. 10
Style & Tone Formal and therefore impersonal 5
Score Total Points 120
Self-evaluation Students are expected to honestly evaluate their own report project before submitting it to the instructor for the final grading. This
evaluation by the students will give them an opportunity to correct any deficiencies before it is graded by the instructor
Deadline All report projects MUST be completed and turn in by the assigned deadline in the Tentative Class Schedule. ALL LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE GIVEN A
GRADE OF ZERO (0). Congratulation for taking the time to complete your research paper assignment on time.
Sign Up Sheet for Topic & Presentation (See page 17-18 of Syllabus)
All dates are subject to change.
Week Date Topics for Report Papers and Presentations Names of (5) Students For Each Topic
Week 10 3/13 TOPIC # 1: Ski Resorts
Week 11 3/20 TOPIC # 2: Beach Resorts
Week 12 4/03 TOPIC # 3: Golf and Tennis Resorts
Week 13 4/03 TOPIC # 4: Timeshare Resorts
Week 14 4/17 TOPIC # 5: Sustainable Resorts
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PREPARE THE OUTLINE OF A PAPER FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECO-RESORT
INTRODUCTION
Paragraph # 1 Purpose & Validity of the resort property
a. Purpose is to develop a single property Sustainable Eco-Resort (destination resort P7-9 Gee)
b. Brief explanation of what is a Sustainable Eco-Resort (destination resort P7-9 Gee).
c. Location & scenic attraction ( P6 Gee). (See Appendix 1 or A)
d. Accessibility- How do you get there? (P 6 Gee)
e. Seasonality ? winter, summer or year-round resort (P6 Gee).
Paragraph # 2 Cost
a. Cost and size of land to be used
b. Cost of 300 rooms 5 stars Resort Property (P134, Exh. 10 Gee).
c. Project cost of other facilities on Master Plan (See Appendix 2 or B
d. Capital requirements- two phases (P 78 Gee)
Paragraph # 3 Conceptualization
a. Brief explanation of the project objectives- high-quality/high-cost investment versus moderate-quality/low-cost investment (P 116-117 Gee)
b. Brief explanation of development issues and compliance with regulations (P 117-1178Gee)
c. Brief explanation of the conceptualized Master Plan showing WIP (See Appendix 2 or B)
d. Classification- How is the resort is going to be branded and positioned? Luxury, superior first class moderate etc. (P 23 & 113 Gee)
Paragraph # 4 commitments
a. Formal agreement for environmental requirements (P 128-132 Gee)
b. Formal contract for construction of the resort and other facilities (P 128 Gee)
c. Contract for project financing (77-80, 132-133 Gee)
Paragraph # 5 how your paper will proceed
a. The next major section is the characteristics of the resort operation and management (MA, PC, FA, & MT). This is followed by the conclusion and
recommendations.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESORT OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
Market Analysis
Paragraph # 1 Market Feasibility
a. Define the potential markets and estimate their size and scope (P 72 Gee)
b. SWOT analysis (P 465 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
Paragraph # 2 Psychographic & Demographic characteristics
e. What type of customer the resort is likely to attract (P 73-75 Gee)
Paragraph # 3 Competitive Analysis
a. Competition within the area
b. Do a competitive analysis (P76 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
Paragraph # 4 Forecasting (P77 Gee)
a. Long range (P 471 Gee)
b. Regional (P 471 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
c. International. (P 471 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
d. Trend (P 471Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
Paragraph # 5 Segmentation and Market potential
a. Develop market strategy (P 477 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
b. Positioning (P 477 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
Paragraph # 6 Marketing tools
a. Advertising (P 480-85 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
b. Promotion (P 485 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
c. Publicity (P 485-98 Gee) FURTHER RESEARCH
Use the outlined procedures above for the subheading, Marketing Analysis to complete the outline for the remaining subheadings: Physical Characteristics,
Financial Aspects, and Management Team listed under the major heading of ?CHARACTERISTICS OF RESORT OPERATION & MANAGEMENT.? The number of paragraphs
used for each subheading will be based on your judgment.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESORT OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
Market Analysis (determining the guest market and qualifying conditions example
seasonality factors, demographics and psychographics)
Physical Characteristics (facilities, recreation etc.)
Financial Aspects (actual or pro forma financial statement, capital investment, liquidity, and solvency
compare to the industry)
Management Team (owners? managed, chain managed, or the use of management company)
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Outlined and write your conclusion by following the guideline listed below
CONCLUSIONS
This section answers the question ?what does all this stuff mean??
Relate your answers back to the original purpose of the report
Includes a clear summary of the main points
Outlines the findings of the research
Do not introduce new information in the conclusion
Examples of Limitations (P134 Gee)
a. Location may or may not be available
b. Cost is projected based on 2007 information
c. No consultant was used
d. Developers owners and operators have limited ability to predict the future
e. Master plan is based on present trend continuing into the future
RECOMMENDATIONS
Should be written in descending order of importance
Suggestions on how to overcome the limitations
Emerge from the conclusions
They are the honest, justified opinions of the writer and include:-
What is to be done
Who is to do it
How/when it is to be done
REFERENCES
YOUR REPORT MUST CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 10 REFERRED JOURNAL ARTICLES.
YOU MUST ALSO USE APA STYLE.
APPENDICES
This contains supplementary material too detailed for the main body of the report.
You may include photographs, tables, charts, maps, statistics, questionnaires etc.
Any inclusions must be clearly labeled (APPENDIX A, B, C or APPENDIX 1, 2, 3 etc.)
and referred to in the body of the report.
The Basics of Business Writing
Business writing seeks to express, not impress.
In the business world, you will find that your writing needs to be:
a) Purposeful. You will be writing to solve problems and convey information.
b) Economical. You will present ideas clearly but concisely ? excess verbiage is not rewarded.
c) Reader-oriented. You will concentrate on looking at a problem from the reader?s perspective instead of seeing it from your own.
The 3- x-3 Writing Process
1 2 3
Analyze Research Revise
Anticipate Organize Proofread
Adopt Compose Evaluate
The time spent on each phase varies with the deadline, purpose, and audience for the message.
The Exceptional Learners Cases for Reflection Case Study What do we Do with Jim by Juanita Pope Read the Case Study “What do we Do with Jim” in the Exceptional Learners Cases for Reflection and Analysis. Located on pages 9-13.
The Exceptional Learners Cases for Reflection
Write a 2-3 page (between 500 and 750 words) essay addressing the following questions:
In what ways was it appropriate and in what ways was is problematic for Frieda to let her classroom be used as a “time out” for students in other teachers
classes?
Om, what ways was Jims’s placement in Frieda’s classroom a good idea?
In what ways was it a bad idea?
What do you think the school should have done with Jim?
What do you think law enforcement should do with Jim?
In what ways do you think the issues about Jim’s behavior are culturally based or are related to cultural diversity?
If you can, please use Exceptional Learners by Daniel Hallahan as source
A Case Study Research on McDonaldization Individual case study work For the purpose of developing analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of the key processes and consequences of globalization, students are asked to conduct a case study research on McDonaldization Individual case study work.
A Case Study Research on McDonaldization
For the purpose of developing analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of the key processes and consequences of globalization, students are asked to conduct a case study research on McDonaldization.
By using the framework of McDonaldization, response to any one of the following question?
1. Do you live in an efficient, calculable, predictable, techno and homogenised world? Support your argument with the help of examples?
2. Describe and analyze the McDonaldized lifestyle?
3. Is university education McDonaldized? Discuss with examples
4. Examine the extent to which an organisation or industry reflects the principles of McDonaldization
5. Identify and discuss the irrationalities emerging from a McDonaldized approach to delivering and managing social services
6. Describe, explain, and discuss the experiences of doing McDonaldization
Workplace Case Study Questions and Answers Students need to choose a case study from their workplace. Ideally this is a case that the student is directly working with.
Workplace Case Study Questions and Answers
Alternatively, the student can use a case that the organization is involved in. Students should get the permission of their supervisor to use the case details in this scenario.
Students need to use appropriate measures to protect the privacy of their clients.
Workplace Case Study Questions and Answers Details
The case study must provide enough details to answer all the following questions.
1. Identify the approach used in working with the client. (refer to the reading Plan intervention with clients )
Marks 10
2. Identify other approaches that may have been appropriate to this case and discuss why.
Marks 10
3. Outline how the client’s needs for services was assessed in consideration of:
a. The severity of client needs
b. Services offered by the organization
c. Community and family support
d. Other resources you might access
e. Your own skills and capacity to deal with the client’s issues.
Marks 30
4. Identify the goals of working with the client
Marks 10
5. Identify any specialist services that were accessed for this client and discuss why. If the client was not referred students need to identify appropriate
services that the client may have been referred to.
Marks 10
6. Identify legal obligations relevant to the case.
Marks 10
7. Identify how the case was monitored.
Marks 10
8. Identify the organization policy regarding ongoing support and transition and discuss how the policies applied in this case.
Marks 10
Case Study Questions on A Strategy Is Born Read Case Study 5.1. Answer Questions 1, 2, and 3 at the end of Case Study 5.1.
Each question should be answered in an essay format of approximately 250-500 words. Ensure your paper answers the questions and uses concepts studied in the module and from the reading.
Case Study Questions on A Strategy Is Born
Support your answers with personal experiences, current events, and references to the reading Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
CASE 5.1
A STRATEGY IS
BORN
From the start of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in
March 2003, a small group of American officers
thought the plan for prosecuting the war
was counterproductive and that, with a better
plan, the war still might be won. These officers
believed that the U.S. military had forgotten the
experiences of Vietnam and had been training for
something resembling World War II—not counterinsurgency warfare or low-intensity warfare.
The generals never expected to fight a guerrilla
insurgency in Iraq; and once it began, they concentrated almost entirely on killing and capturing
as many insurgents as possible. So, villages were
surrounded, doors kicked down, and scores of
suspects apprehended. These practices alienated
Iraqi civilians and produced new recruits for the
insurgency.
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By the summer of 2006, Iraq was in a state of
anarchy. In Baghdad, 50 people were being kidnapped every day, often by the police. Increasingly, the kidnappers’ targets were children, fewer and fewer of whom were being allowed by their
parents to venture outside. Once snatched, the
victims were typically offered for sale to one of
the many kidnapping gangs.
The violence in Iraq was not random but had
specific purposes and specific causes. Al Qaeda
sought to start a full-scale sectarian war between
the Sunnis and Shiites, believing such a war was
their only hope of victory. To this end, that terrorist
group unleashed suicidal attacks on Shiite civilians,
hoping to provoke a backlash and a wider
conflict. Indeed, Al Qaeda was increasingly taking
over all of Sunni society.
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In the first two years of the war, the country’s
Shiite leadership had held its fire in the face of
the Sunni onslaught. Then came the elections in
December 2005 that brought to power a Shiite-dominated government. Now, Iraq’s new leaders were determined to crush the Sunni insurrection at any cost. Police and paramilitary units were turned loose in the Sunni neighborhoods, where
they began massacring military-age men.
In the face of all this, the Americans decided
to back away. From the summer of 2004 onward,
the objective of the American strategy was less the
defeat of the Sunni insurrection than the training
and equipping of Iraqis to fight it for them. “As
they stand up, we will stand down,” President
Bush was fond of saying. Iraq security forces had
grown in quantity if not in quality and were taking
over larger and larger pieces of the war. It was
difficult in the summer of 2006 to drive around
Baghdad and see any American soldiers. The
trouble was that the strategy of Iraqification was
manifestly failing, but the Bush administration kept
pushing it anyway.
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For all of the dramatic developments in Iraq,
perhaps the greatest drama was taking place
in Washington were very senior officers advocated
a different strategy involving increasing
U.S. presence and using U.S. forces to secure
the population from insurgents rather than keeping
they penned in and behind the blast-proof
walls. Thomas D. Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post, chronicles
the difficult birth of this “surge” strategy in Iraq
and describes the personalities and events that
reversed the U.S. strategy. There were three key
players in the military establishment who brought
about the difficult midcourse correction of U.S.
strategy:
• General David Petraeus was the most prominent
player. After returning from Iraq, where
he had commanded the 101st Airborne
Division during the invasion, he was sent to
Leavenworth, Kansas, to command the U.S.
Army’s educational establishment and craft a
new counterinsurgency manual. Drafted by a
team familiar with the history of such conflicts,
the manual prescribed a radical shift for the disaster, what do you think will happen?
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U.S. military, away from the traditional focus
on capturing and killing the enemy to one of
recognizing that the people are the prize.
• General Jack Keane, a retired former Army
vice chief of staff was the motivating force.
He launched what Ricks calls a “guerrilla
the campaign” in the defense establishment to
get these new ideas accepted at the highest
level.
• General Raymond Odierno, assistant to the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, worked
with Keane—largely behind the scenes and
often outside the chain of command—trying to
sell their model of a workable strategy, even as
the war was at its bleakest stage and calls for
a pullout was mounting.
Translating ideas into plans is difficult. Surge
advocates, for example, faced entrenched interests
and inflated egos. Fortunately, Petraeus,
Keane, and Odierno would get help from four
key actors outside the military. In June 2006
President Bush met with sympathetic war critics
at Camp David. Elliott Cohen, Michael Vickers,
Fred Kagan, and Robert Kaplan—the first three
men, respected national security experts; the last,
an influential journalist—were generally supportive
of the war but critical of the current strategy. They
were invited to tell Bush how it might be better
run. The meeting didn’t sway Bush, but it set in
motion a behind-the-scenes effort to change the
course of the war. That effort began to take hold
after the midterm elections in November, when
strong gains by the Democrats led Bush to dismiss
Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary and
replace him with Robert Gates
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In early December, Cohen, together with
Keane and several others again met with Bush,
and this time the professor was determined to be
clearer and more emphatic than he had been the
previous June, stressing the need for a new strategy,
a change in commanders, and more troops.
Meanwhile, General Odierno was doing the
same from Baghdad. Taking over as the number
two commanders in Iraq, he became dissatisfied
with the strategy being pursued by the then
commanding officer. The chain of command is
normally sacrosanct in the military, but Odierno,
“making one of the most audacious moves of the
entire war” bypassed two levels of command
above him to talk to officials at the White House
and aides to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In doing
so, Ricks writes, he “was laying his career on
the line.”
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The efforts of Cohen, Keane, and Odierno
paid off in January 2007: Petraeus became the
new commander in Iraq with a promise of 30,000
extra troops to support the 126,000 already there.
After Petraeus took over, his counterinsurgency field
manual became the cornerstone of a strategy.
To help carry out the plan, Petraeus assembled
a team dominated by military officers who possessed
doctorates from top-flight universities as
well as combat experience. Also present were
many dissidents, skeptics, and outsiders, some
of them foreigners. For example, they included
David Kilcullen, a freewheeling former Australian
The army officer who enjoyed semi-mythical status as Petraeus’ counterinsurgency adviser and Emma
Sky, a pacifist British expert in Middle East affairs.
To her own surprise, Sky became an admirer of
the U.S. military. “I love them,” she said, adding,
“they’re better than the country they serve. That’s
the way I feel about it—America doesn’t deserve
its military.”
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Petraeus took as his model for what he was
trying to achieve the cowboy painting The Stampede
by Frederic Remington. Iraq was never
going to be a case study in democracy; everything
would have to be pretty rough and ready.
“Sustainable stability” was the minimalist objective.
In Petraeus’ words: “We’re just trying to get
the cattle to Cheyenne.”
The surge worked for a number of reasons,
one of the biggest being luck. The insurgency
had always been a many-headed beast, with
no overarching leadership. As the war dragged
on, it was the murderous members of Al Qaeda
who gained the upper hand. Al Qaeda’s gunmen
killed everyone—the traditional Sunni tribal
leaders, for instance—who did not share their
extreme goals.
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But then, in late 2006 came the Sunni backlash.
In Arabic, it was called the Awakening.
Squeezed by Al Qaeda on the one side and the
Shiite death squads on the other, the sheiks turned
to the Americans to save them. Soon American
officers were making deals with sheiks across the
Sunni heartland and into western Baghdad. This
was possible in large part because Sunni Iraq is
All rights reserved. No distribution allowed without express authorization still a tribal society. Make a deal with the sheik—promise security, hand him a bag of money—and he can plausibly deliver the rest of his tribe.
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Could the surge have worked without the
Awakening? Ricks thinks that this question is
somewhat irrelevant because as things played
out the two reinforced each other. The surge
brought the security that allowed the sheiks to
come forward, and the Awakening rapidly took
thousands of potential enemies out of the war.
Case Questions
1. Which planning model do you think best represents
the events described in this case—the
rational planning model (pages 213–15) or
logical incrementalism (214–15)?
2. Governmental planning takes many
diverse forms. A very partial list of large-scale
governmental planning activities would have
to include at least the following: planning for
the conservation and use of natural resources,
city planning, planning for full employment,
planning for personal and family security,
planning for agriculture, and planning for
the improvement of government organization.
What lessons do you see in this case
that might be relevant to these other planning
activities? 3. Ricks concludes that the surge, although
successful on the tactical level, faltered on
the strategic one. What do you think he
means? Does Petraeus’ group bear any
responsibility?
Case Study Questions on A Strategy Is Born Case References
Thomas E. Ricks, The Gamble: General David
Petraeus and the American Military Adventure
in Iraq, 2006–2008 (New York: Penguin Press,
2009); Kimberly Kagan, The Surge: A Military
History (New York: Encounter, 2009).
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Popular or Literary Representation of Country Case Study Refers to the film or website you identified in Module 2 about the country you have chosen for your Portfolio Project.
Popular or Literary Representation of Country Case Study
Summarize the website or the film and describe the important information presented Does this film or website depict the country accurately? How does the information you find in the film or website compare to the information you have read in your textbook and discovered through your portfolio research?
The country I chose is Syria and the instructions above say to refer back to a video selected in Mod 2. However, no video or website was given to any website depicting the stated of Syria will work.
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Analysis This Critical Thinking assignment is designed to provide you experience analyzing articles for inductive and deductive reasoning.
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Analysis
The topic is on climate
change and global warming. Write an essay that demonstrates your critical analysis of any article within the last two years from the CSU-Global library about
Global Warming and Climate Change. The essay should demonstrate your ability to analyze the information presented in the article. You will conclude your
essay with an overall critique of the writing, logic, credibility and any other observations of the editorial. Please state your position on climate change,
and whether the document persuaded you in any way.
In addition, the essay must include a discussion of your evaluation of the editorial for the following information:
Identify any rhetorical devices and their use
Determine whether it is rhetoric versus argument
Determine the validity
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Analysis of the Logical Development
Analyze the logical development of the claim (if this is the case)
Identify specific examples using inductive and deductive reasoning
Identify any syllogisms (at least one)
One major pitfall is the assumption that a belief or an opinion may result from critical thinking. In fact, critical reasoning thinking results in an
objective analysis of a topic or claim and is based on fact or truth. This module on deductive and inductive reasoning and logic is designed to facilitate
your understanding of these pitfalls. Apply the concepts learned through the textbook readings and learning notes.
Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length, well written, and formatted according to CSU-Global guidelines for APA Style.
