The political implications of modern media

 

Order Number			45471455714
Type of Paper			Essay
Writer Classification Level			Undergraduate
Style of Writing			MLA/APA/CHICAGO/
Sources and References			5
Number of Pages			4
Paper Instructions Description Political geography is concerned with the study of both the spatially uneven outcomes of political processes and the ways in which political processes are themselves affected by spatial structures. Conventionally, for the purposes of analysis, political geography adopts a three-scale structure with the study of the state at the centre, the study of international relations (or geopolitics) above it, and the study of localities below it. The primary concerns of the subdiscipline can be summarized as the inter-relationships between people, state, and territory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_geography In particular, contemporary political geography often considers: How and why states are organized into regional groupings, both formally (e.g. the European Union) and informally (e.g. the Third World) The relationship between states and former colonies, and how these are propagated over time, for example through neo-colonialism The relationship between a government and its people The relationships between states including international trades and treaties The functions, demarcations and policing of boundaries How imagined geographies have political implications The influence of political power on geographical space The political implications of modern media (e.g. radio, TV, ICT, Internet, social networks) The study of election results (electoral geography) Videos: Human Population Growth Over Time (7 Minutes) Every Nuclear Bomb in History (2 Mins) How Geography Gave The US Power (10 Minutes) Vanishing Aral Sea (Capian Report) (12 Minutes) Vox Why is China building islands in the South China Sea (10 Minutes) The Israel – Palestinian Conflict, A brief but simple histroy (10 minutes) Stratfor Geographic Challenge Video (Each are about 2 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsVZ-gF0GA&t=7s (USA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftLaHb1FvA&t=2s (Canada) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbmo9aO27L0&t=3s (Mexico) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7i0yA_upx8 (Brazil) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6LIhNgsQoc (Russia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8uWoBtCkg8 (China) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSeQxdJw1w (Japan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPUjLci2ARY (India) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ClfNCvMkMM (Iran) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93onRmj9guc (Israel) The Electoral College (5 Minutes) The Man Who Rigged Americans Election Maps (7 Minutes) Netflix: 8. The Untold History of the United States – The Bomb (1 Hour) https://www.netflix.com/watch/80128039?trackId=14277283&tctx=-97%2C-97%2C%2C%2C%2C Television Shows: 9. Anthony Bourdain: West Virginia (50 Minutes) Readings: 10. Anthony Bourdain: Under The Volcano (10 Minutes) https://anthonybourdain.tumblr.com/post/84641290831/under-the-volcano 11. The United States: The Inevitable Empire, Part 1, (1 Hour) https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/geopolitics-united-states-part-1-inevitable-empire Podcasts: It Can Happen Here by Robert Evans (40 Minutes) First Episode: The Second American Civil War Human Population Growth: What was our population in Year AD 1? Where did most of them live? When was the birth of Islam? When was gun powder invented? When was the rare decline in the Human population? Why? When did we reach our first Billion? Our 2nd Billion? Our 7th Billion? How Geography Gave The US Power: What are the most important Geographic factors that led to the US success as a country? What political and geographic reasons led to the growth of the South and the placement of its cities? The Vanishing Aral Sea: Why is the Aral Sea Vanishing? What role did politics play in its demise? What are the lasting impacts? China Building Islands in the South China Sea: Why is China building islands in the South China Sea? Should they be allowed to do this? Can anyone stop them? What problems can this lead to in the future? The Israeli Palestinain Conflict What are the Isralies and Palestinians fighting over? Who has controlled that area of the Middle East in the last couple of thousand years? Why do Palestinans feel as though the land is for them? Why do Israelis believe the land is for them? What can be done politically to bring the two countries and people together? The Geographic Challenges: What are the Geographic Challenges For: The United States Mexico Canada Brazil Russia China Japan India Iran Israel The Bomb What was the importance of the Bomb to American History? How did the Scientists Feel about making the Bomb? How do you feel about the Nuclear Bombs since seeing this video and the Youtube video showing all the nuclear explosions of the last 75 years? Anthony Bourdain West Virginia Why did some of the folks in West Virginia like Trump? Why did they dislike Hillary? What did Coal do for America? What will happen to WV when coal goes away? What were your thoughts of West Virginia before watching the video? After? The Man Who Rigged Americas Electoral Map What is Gerrymandering? Why does it happen? Is it good for America? The Electoral College Why do we have it? What value does it bring America and our democracy? Should we continue to have it? Readings: Under The Volcano: Before reading this, how do you view Mexico and Mexican culture? What are some thoughts that immediately come to mind when thinking about Mexico? What about this essay did you like? Did it give you any new perspectives? The Inevitable Empire: Why is the United States the Inevitable Empire? What is the importance of the Mississippi River? How did we expand and settle out west? Why are we not afraid of Mexico or Canada threatening us? How do we stop other rising threats? Why are controlling the oceans so essential for our empire? When did we really begin to control the oceans?
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