3 P.M. Section: Monday 4-6 p.m. (HH 217) Final Exam Tips You take one final for HumCore – given by your instructor and based on our discussion time) 3 P.M. Section: Monday 4-6 p.m. (HH 217) 4:30 P.M. Section: Wednesday 4-6 p.m. (HH 217) Chat Session Sunday Night 8-10 p.m. (or longer if desired) on eee Fall 2015 “War” .

Reflecting on the Quarter How do you think about war differently than you did coming into the course? How has your writing changed or developed over the quarter? What was your favorite text or unit this quarter and why? Which text or unit surprised you the most and why?

Some study and preparation tips Begin preparing now. Your retention will be much better, and your answers will be more thoughtful and thorough. Don’t cram for the exam the night before the exam.  It will be much less stressful if you study and review every day between now and the midterm. (20 minute rule applies) The final will ask you to make connections between texts and lecture/discussion and to synthesize rather than just regurgitate information that was memorized.  The final asks you questions that require you to interpret or to apply your knowledge. Practice answering questions in a timed-situation. The final asks you to understand and use the terms and definitions and language that is focused on in lecture, discussion and in the texts.

Be Time Efficient…Don’t repeat yourself On the day of the exam… Select the identification questions you know the best first (this will help relieve some test anxiety).               Budget your time accordingly (5-6 min each Short Answer – don’t think in terms of sentences)      Must make choices in timed situation – you will likely know more than you can write or type in 5-6 minutes.   Get to the point (Don’t waste your time with wordiness or tangential and unnecessary information or personal opinion).              Be Time Efficient…Don’t repeat yourself

Write in complete sentences. Use academic English- avoid slang. On the day of the exam… It is the QUALITY of the answer that matters (long answers don’t necessarily mean full credit). Be specific! Give explicit details from the text and lecture and section rather than Personal Opinion)    Explicate: Explain why details you draw attention to are important or meaningful.           Count your answers to make sure you have answered 6 questions (you don’t want to lose 8 points). Write in complete sentences. Use academic English- avoid slang. Please write legibly – If I can’t read it, it will not count.

Essay 2 Peer Discussion 3 full to 4 full pp. Grouped by Concept: How does the concept definition change from basic definition through the examples? Be sure to qualify what kind of strength or authority, etc. if talking about virtue What warning or message or guidance or irony or cynicism or criticism is explicit or implicit in your analysis? How can you use this to assert a thesis? How did you organize your essay? How are you introducing and concluding your essay? How will you support your thesis?

Sample Short Answer Questions What does Just War Theory refer to and what does it require of nations intervening or considering intervention in another nation’s affairs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1rqRYaQnA

Sample Short Answer Questions What are specific differences between Jus ad bellum and Jus in bello? (see p. 21) What is Jus post bellum? Is it possible that the conduct in war is justified, but the reason for going to war is not just (and vice versa)? Provide examples in your answer. What have been the benefits and drawbacks of attempts to create international “peace keeping” organizations like the League of Nations or the UN? What does the “domestic analogy” refer to, and when does it cease to work? (see pp. 58-59) When is it considered a “crime” to go to war?

Sample Short Answer Question According to Walzer, what does the principle of “non-intervention” hold? What exceptions are there to this principle, and what is problematic about this kind of limit case? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI8w2NLpJyk

SECTION THREE: First Long Essay - Passage Analysis (ca SECTION THREE: First Long Essay - Passage Analysis (ca. 40 Minutes) 26 pts (26% of final exam grade) The following passage is taken from (Mother Courage and Her Children or The Art of War). Read it carefully and then write a passage analysis in which you clearly explain what is going on in this particular excerpt and describe the way Brecht/Sun Tzu depicts or characterizes what is going on. Then, relate the passage and the argument to the concerns and themes of the text as a whole and to the course theme of war. Your answer should include warrants and specific reference to class discussions, lecture and the text. Remember, pay attention to the implications of word choice and applicable examples, and realize that claims about the text as a whole derive from a close-reading of particular details.

2) Locate the passage in the text On the Final Exam I might ask a basic question or identify specific themes to guide you through your analysis. Below are some strategies for this essay… 1) Describe the meaning of the passage (summarize the main point, purpose, argument of the passage) 2) Locate the passage in the text 3) Write an analysis of the passage (identify main theme, point out significant key terminology and logical connections between claims and concepts, word choice, use and function of example, etc. and explain meaning, purpose etc.) 4) Relate the passage to the concerns and themes of the text as a whole (Make connections that go beyond the passage) 5) Demonstrate how the themes present in the passage relate to the themes of the course theme of war (make connections to other texts or to specific lecture arguments)

Sample Passage “Agression is the name we give to the crime of war. We know the crime because of our knowledge of the peace it interrupts – not the mere absence of fighting, but peace-with-rights, a condition of liberty and security that can exist only in the absence of aggression itself. The wrong the aggressor commits is to force men and women to risk their lives for the sake of their rights. It is to confront them with a choice: your rights or (some of) your lives!” (Walzer 51)

Sample Passages for Practice Walzer: 25-26 “some wars…can’t be called unjust.” Walzer: pp. 26-7 “The case of mercenaries…rightly called criminals” Walzer: pp 30-1 “The tyranny of war…takes on a new significance.” Walzer: pp. 41-3 “The rules of war…both of these things later on.” Walzer: pp. 45-6 “Among professional soldiers…to its reality and strength.” Walzer: pp. 54-5 “The rights of states…disputed territory”

Sample Passages for Practice Brecht: Middle p. 34 “It’s the wanting…” to bottom p. 34 Brecht: p. 8 “Retail!” to p. 9 “Pull on their socks and conquer death” Brecht: p. 52 “I know you” to p. 53 “Why else bother being brave?” Sun Tzu: I could put in any opening/ending (or middle/ending or opening/middle) section from any of the chapters.