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paperimperiallifeintheemeraldcity.docxResponse paper: Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Introduction to the reading:
You are to read Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. The book is about the early post-invasion period of the American occupation of Iraq, 2003-2004. It focuses on the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) led by L. Paul Bremer. Chandrasekaran was the Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post at the time.
Assignment:
Write a 3-4 page response paper on Imperial Life in the Emerald City. Address the following questions, and use SPECIFIC examples from the book to support your answers:
· How did American politics affect the CPA's performance in the first year of the American occupation?
· How did the CPA's economic decisions have political consequences, and how did these affect outcomes on the ground in Baghdad?
· How did the whole administrative set-up of the CPA and the Green Zone affect relationships between Americans and Iraqis?
Format
1. FONT: All papers are to be double-spaced, typed, black 12 font.
2. PAGING: Pages are to be NUMBERED, and STAPLED.
3. TITLE PAGE: please do not use fancy covers. Provide a simple cover page with your name, the title of the paper, the name and number of the course, and the date.
4. CITATION: proper citation is required. For this book, you may cite in the following manner: quote or paraphrase (Chandrasekaran, page number).
5. Submit to Isidore as [your last name]-short paper #2. Example: Fleischmann-short paper 2.
How the paper will be evaluated:
· Your use of specific examples from the book to illustrate and support your points.
· The clarity of your writing. SPELLING, GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION COUNT.
· The organization of your paper. (Thesis, supporting evidence, conclusion.)
· The originality of your thinking.
· The discernible effort you expend, including proof that you read the book.
· Following directions.
NOTE : Please review the class policy on plagiarism. Plagiarism is not tolerated in this course and is severely penalized. Also pay attention to late policies (see the syllabus for information on these issues.)
Response
paper
:
Imperial
Life
in
the
Emerald
City
Introduction
to
the
reading:
You
are
to
read
Imperial
Life
in
the
Emerald
City
by
Rajiv
Chandrasekaran.
The
book
is
about
the
early
post-invasion
period
of
the
American
occupation
of
Iraq,
2003-2004.
It
focuses
on
the
Coalition
Provisional
Authority
(CPA)
led
by
L.
Paul
Bremer.
Chandrasekaran
was
the
Baghdad
bureau
chief
of
the
Washington
Post
at
the
time.
Assignment:
Write
a
3-4
page
response
paper
on
Imperial
Life
in
the
Emerald
City.
Address
the
following
questions,
and
use
SPECIFIC
examples
from
the
book
to
support
your
answers:
·
How
did
American
politics
affect
the
CPA's
performance
in
the
first
year
of
the
American
occupation?
·
How
did
the
CPA's
economic
decisions
have
political
consequences,
and
how
did
these
affect
outcomes
on
the
ground
in
Baghdad?
·
How
did
the
whole
administrative
set-up
of
the
CPA
and
the
Green
Zone
affect
relationships
between
Americans
and
Iraqis?
Format
1.
FONT:
All
papers
are
to
be
double-spaced,
typed,
black
12
font.
2.
PAGING:
Pages
are
to
be
NUMBERED,
and
STAPLED.
3.
TITLE
PAGE:
please
do
not
use
fancy
covers.
Provide
a
simple
cover
page
with
your
name,
the
title
of
the
paper,
the
name
and
number
of
the
course,
and
the
date.
