reflection #3

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Response Paper #3: Industrialization Remember the recommendations for completing response papers:

1. Read each step of the assignment carefully and be sure to complete the bullet points for each step.

2. Complete each bullet point with detailed explanations. Don’t just list information quickly. Show your mind working by providing explanations which prove you studied and understood the details of the lectures.

3. Don’t copy my sentences. Don’t use my sentences with just a few word changes. Write your own sentences. You may use words, phrases, and concepts from the lectures. But the sentences should be your own. That means your sentences should clearly be distinct from mine – in order to show your mind working.

4. Re-read your writing before submitting your work. Look for mistakes and unclear sentences to fix. The more time you invest in your writing, the more your writing will express your intelligence.

Here’s the assignment for Response Paper #3: Write an essay completing the four steps below. Make sure your essay is based exclusively on studying the assigned lectures on Blackboard in the “Industrialization” folder. Do not use the Internet or other sources. 1) Write a paragraph on industrialization which explains

• what makes the standard of living go up

• why some societies are underdeveloped and others are developed

• how a society produces value

• what the “self-sustaining growth of capitalism” means

2) Write a paragraph discussing energy transitions. Be sure to

• identify three energy transition in the history of industrialization, including dates

• explain what an energy transition is

• explain why energy transitions are important

3) Imagine I have an uncle who earned a good salary working for a camera company. But then my uncle

lost his job about ten years ago. He was laid off. Write a paragraph

• explaining how my uncle losing his job could be related to economic progress

• discussing three other examples in the history of industrialization in which job loss is related to economic progress, including dates

• explaining why economic progress is multi-dimensional

4) Imagine Ms. Martinez is running for the presidency. Her campaign slogan is “Everyone Wins.” Her

main point is that she has “a plan to create jobs which will benefit everyone.” She gives some details about “investing” money in “new technology,” “green energy,” and “artificial intelligence.” Based on studying the lectures, write a paragraph explaining

• whether you find her main point persuasive

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• why you do or do not find her main point persuasive. Your answer should show what you have learned from studying the assigned lectures. This is not about whether you like Ms. Martinez’s main point, but why you do or do not find it persuasive based on studying the assigned lectures.