4 homeworks totaling 1200-1400 words minimum
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ir_homework.docxRead and respond - can you apply a different theory to the event they chose? Discuss. 150 Word Minimum
In short to best define realism since I never heard of the theories I performed a Google search to more exact it was Bing. But anyways I have to be honest about my definition. Sorry about the run on sentence.
Realism is a political theory that describes international relations under the assumption that power is the primary end of action. I guess that the strong points would be that it does not deny the reality of human nature and it does not undermine the corruptive nature. I believe realism states that everyone is in it for themselves. This is the strong point of the theory be I believe it is also the weakness the “emphasis on power and self-interest (Korab-Karpowicz, 2013).” This does not take in to account the moral ethics in international relations. A strong point of realism is the practicality of the theory best on the historical events. The other aspect of realism that is a weakness is the nationalistic ideals. The world is globalized and the state pride that is push by realism can hinder a government from joining the ranks with the rest of the world. In this fast paced unpredictable dynamics of international relations self-interest may prove to be a hurdle that countries may need to cross to better potect and serve the citzens of the world. I believe that political realism is involved in many international relations. The first views that come to mind is Russia, North Korea, and the United States. History and the pursuit of power and self-interest are controlling the political actions. A good example of this is North Korea deciding to keep detainees under wartime law. This is a muscle flex and a political move motivated by the realism political theory.
Realism maybe dated but the fact that immorality, selfishness, greed, and the lust for power still very much exist the practice is still relevant. I guess what that I am trying to say is that the good nature of the world population cannot be the deciding factor in political decisions. The risk is too high to chance the turning of the cheek as Nazi Germany prove with the domination of Europe.
Read and respond - can you apply a different theory to the event they chose? Discuss. 150 Word Minimum
I decided on realism, because it is the one I can really understand and relate to it most. The idea behind a Realism is based around the idea that there is no supernatural authority over the governing of a nation or people. The idea of realism is strictly a tied to methods and the theoretical side of governing. Realism is the polar opposite of the Liberalism way of thinking about IR related issues. The main point behind a realism approach to IR is to set rules. Tradition Realism believes that no one person is above the rules or one single person is about the state. Meaning, that groups in that country would rather come together to find a common ground rather than an individual dictating what will be done. The main concern for a realism based ideology is purely survive, to ensure the nation survives, by the means of being fair to the people focused on the fundamentals of human nature itself. But one of the downfalls to this ideology is the fact that most governing forces know they cannot make everyone happy all the time, and it will not always be able to find a long term solution between political differences.
Looking at the world today, there are many examples of Realism rulings. If we look at the most recent events in the world you will see this current power struggle between the UK, US, NATO and Russia. The US-NATO side is fighting for control and power over Eastern Europe, while Russia is pushing for western control. Currently it is a political struggle between the two super forces. But, with the known issue that comes from two mass political and powerful powers pushing against each other for the top spot, both have been beefing up their military involvement in the areas. Thus, the agreements for peaceful arrangements of the distribution of power in the area are beginning to deteriorate. (The downfall of Realism, “it won’t last”.) Though each nation peacefully agreed upon certain issues in the area, conflicts are beginning to arise in which both sides are going to flex their power in order to survive. Therein lies the realism mentality of survival through any means.
I believe the realism approach is the best of the ideals, however the fallout of disagreements can have global impact when dealing with the super powers I talked about. Let me know your thoughts, do you think the realism approach is the best means to solve global issues or not.
Constructivism is the nature of knowing. Constructivism says that all knowledge is from the learners previous knowledge no matter how they were taught. Learning is not understanding. The nature of things or is it remembering perfect ideas, but a personal or social construction of the meaning out of the array of sensations which have no order or structure besides the explanations. The principles of constructivism is increasingly influential in the organization of classrooms and in schools. There is a great dial of overlapping between cognitive and social. Learning is an active process in which meaning is accomplished on the foundation of experience. The fundamental challenge of constructivism is in it changing the focus of control over learning from student to the teacher. It also is a way of thinking about knowing. It is a theory of communication that suggests that each listener or reader will use the content and process of the communication in different ways. The common trend that unites them is that learning is an active process unique to the individual, and consist of constructing conceptual relationship and meaning from into. Another constructivism is radical that was derived from Von Glaserfled (1990). He sais that the notion that the learner's constructions don't reflect knowledge of the real world. It also is one of several theories of learning and building upon what cognitive theorists discovered about. During the 1930s and 1940s constructivism was the leading perspective in public schools in the U.S. Constructivism is based on the premise that we all have our own perspective of the world. This theory is used to focus on preparing people to problem solve. To be successful the learner needs a significant base of knowledge upon which to interpret a significant base of knowledge upon which to interpret and create ideas. Out comes are not always predictable because learners are constructing their own knowledge. The strengths of this is activities are generally relevant to the learner and are real world based. They construct knowledge and meaning as they can relate the info to their own experience beliefs and attitudes. The weakness's are experience's and attitudes that can vary.
