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Pol Sc 322 Politics of Atlantic Canada Essay Assignment. Essay Assignment. Due October 4 800-1000 words (about 4 pages) Worth 20 percent Requires careful reading of two texts: Jennifer Smith (2002) “Atlantic Canada at the Start of the New Millennium”
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Essay Assignment • Due October 4 • 800-1000 words (about 4 pages) • Worth 20 percent • Requires careful reading of two texts: • Jennifer Smith (2002) “Atlantic Canada at the Start of the New Millennium” • Donald Savoie (2006) “The region then and now”
Assignment 1: Essay on Regional Change Premise: The region of Atlantic Canada has been described as economically and politically backward and conservative. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with that statement with respect to the past (say 1960) and the present, by comparing the readings by Jennifer Smith and Donald Savoie. – also helpful: Acheson and Rawlyk readings
General Advice • Read, take notes, and reflect • Formulate your own arguments • Organize your thoughts • Use your own words, but you can use short quotes from authors • References must be properly cited within the paper, and in a bibliography