Guided Paper #3

Choose one of the following two paper options and write a paper by December 17, 2003:

Option One:
Turkey and the European Union

Part 1. 
Write a three-to-four-page, coherent argument advocating a particular course of action with regard to Turkey's admission to the European Union.  The key part of this section will be the well-reasoned support for the conclusions you reach.  Be sure to mention which ideological groupings and/or countries would be most likely to support your arguments (and cite them if they have anything relevant to say on the subject.

Part 2.

Who would be most likely to disagree with the argument you raise above?  Write a three-to-four-page coherent argument that disagrees with the argument raised in Part 1.  Be sure to mention and cite the ideological groupings and/or countries that would be most likely to agree with your arguments in this section (and cite them when possible)

Part 3.

From your own perspective, given what you know about the European Union, write a one-to-two-page argument evaluating the relative merits of the positions defined in sections 1. and 2. 

Option Two:
A Constitution for Europe

Part 1. 
On the basis of the ideology you have been representing in class, write a four-page, coherent argument advocating a particular course of action with regard to the Draft Constitution for the European Union prepared by the Convention (this could be "enact" "reject" or "enact some parts and reject others."  The key part of this section will be the well-reasoned support for the conclusions you reach.  If you choose "reject," be sure to advocate a positive alternative (i.e. if not the Draft Constitution, then what?)

Part 2.

Identify which of the other ideologies present in Europe in the early 21st century, would be most hostile to the argument you make in section 1. and write a two-to-three-page coherent argument from that perspective in response to the argument in section 1.

Part 3.

From your own perspective, given what you know about the European Union, write a one-to-two-page argument evaluating the relative merits of the positions defined in sections 1. and 2. 

• normal 1 inch margins,
• 10 or 12 point type,
• double space

Remember the basic rules for writing an essay:

• Make an argument
• Support your argument with details
• If it is not part of the argument or the supporting details, leave it out.