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In attempting to justify the use of torture, military leaders posited that the unconventional style of war being waged did not merit following rules of conventional war, that it was a controlled and limited way to quickly gain intelligence of tactical value, and it came to pass that “[t]he ideological and spiritual nature of the conflict was internalized

then remember the comma between it and the date. You choose which (inside or outside brackets), depending on whichever reads better in your assignment. How about when there are multiple authors? It’s not too hard. The exact rules are found in the APA manual in section 3.95, starting on page 208. For two authors you always include them both. Outside the brackets you use the word “and” between the surnames, while inside the brackets you use an ampersand symbol “&” . From the book: Dew, K., & Kirkman, A

Introduction: The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by nuclear bombs changed state leaders’ understanding of wars in the nuclear era. In 1945, two atomic bombs shattered Japanese determination to continue its hopeless war against the Allies. In the U.S., Truman believed that dropping the bomb was the surest way to end the world war with minimal loss of American soldiers’ lives. Later, he also believed that the quick end of WWII saved thousands of lives on both sides. Less than two decades later

1) clearly describe/summarize the content of the reading and (2) offer a brief critique of the content of the essay/reading. The student should especially attempt to answer the following basic questions: 1. What is the core topic/issue addressed in the reading? 2. What main claim or thesis (or claims/theses) is made by the author of the reading? 3. What subtopics are addressed and what key points are made regarding each subtopic? 4. What are some positive insights offered in the reading? 5. What

Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style” A typical science fiction fan can be more familiar about Star Trek and it’s characters than some of their own family members. For those that are not all that familiar with this “Sci Fi” show, Star Trek remains as a very well known icon in television history. The crew of the Starship Enterprise traveled to mysterious planets, through mysterious galaxies. I wonder if this journey couldn’t be compared to the journey of style for the writer. In Strunk

Academic writing is different from other forms of writing; it is distinctive, clear and concise. This essay will describe the factors that contribute to the credibility of an academic piece of writing, and incorporating them effectively into your own writing. In this essay I will further discuss the following three features to enrich credible academic writing; planning and drafting, critical writing and referencing and plagiarism. With an abundant quantity of literature available, it is important

I began to ask her about how she uses writing within her daily life. From this, I learned that several of her classes require lengthy writing assignments including essays, research papers, and response papers. She explained how she often uses MLA style, but also tends

other information I have researched this far. I did not think to search for the legal aspect of airport security, so this article was a revelation. It offers an abundance of factual evidence. The article is written in documentation style Chicago Manual of Style, therefore all the sources are provided at the end of each page. The peer-reviewed document was found through APUS library. Currency: The report was published in 2014, which means it is up to date. Objectivity: The author used an

While at the American Academy of Religion conference in San Diego California last year, I attended an event for prospective students hosted by the Chicago School of Divinity entitled, “Coffee with the Dean.” There I met Margaret M. Mitchell the then Dean, and John Howell the Coordinator for Recruiting & Admissions, of the Chicago School of Divinity. After expressing my various research interests to Dean Mitchell, she said that my research interests were a perfect match with several professors at

numbers of foreign fighters to swell their forces in the Middle East.” This support the idea of how social media is the main way of recruiting of this organization and how it is very effective in preparing new recruits. A study from University of Chicago and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Center established an idea among people in the United States thought to be ISIS advocates, being U.S.-born citizens and involved their own society.