Discussion: Ch. 9: Conflict, Violence, War, and Mayhem EASY

PLEASE MAIN SOURCE IS THE BOOK, PROFOSSOR IS SO STRICT
Read Chapter 1 in the required textbook and the article Understanding Conflict and Peace in the following hyperlink: Understanding Conflict and Peace Article.pdf Download Understanding Conflict and Peace Article.pdf. See also the PowerPoint Presentation Ch 9-Conflict, Violence, War, and Mayhem.pptx Download Ch 9-Conflict, Violence, War, and Mayhem.pptx. Then, answer two of the questions below and reply to three different classmates’ answers (discussion threads).
Ch 9-Conflict, Violence, War, and Mayhem.pptx Download Ch 9-Conflict, Violence, War, and Mayhem.pptx
Questions:
1. Why does conflict happen in human society? Discuss several important causes of conflicts.
2. What are the four levels of conflict? Please, explain the main characteristics of each level by providing examples.
3. How can we distinguish between nationalist and ideological conflict? What is the role of religion and resources?
4. According to the textbook, how and why do some conflicts remain nonviolent?
5. Could anything be worse than war? Discuss societal mayhem and mass murder and factors that predict these events.
6. What is the just war doctrine and what are some factors that indicate societal mayhem? Explain it by providing examples.
NOTE: Consider in your discussion the ongoing/recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. See the news articles and analyses below for information.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/24/why-is-russia-invading-ukraine/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ukraines-deadly-gamble (Links to an external site.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/russias-assault-on-ukraine-and-the-international-order-assessing-and-bolstering-the-western-response/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/26/1082964072/russia-ukraine-nato-article-5 (Links to an external site.)

In order to receive full credit, you are required to:
Respond to at least two of my questions above. Responses should be submitted separately, one at a time.
Each response to my questions is required to be in at least 250 words.
Your responses are required to be substantive.
The penalty for not following this requirement will range from 10% to 50%.

Use the textbook as the primary source of information.While I strongly encourage you to use external sources as secondary to enrich your answers, you should make sure that they are academic sources.
The penalty for not following this requirement will range from 10% to 30%.

Reply to at least three classmates’ original responses.Each reply to a classmate’s response must be in at least 70 words.
Your reply to a classmate’s response may be in less than 70 words ONLY IF you reply to three or more different responses, totaling at least 210 words. This exception does not apply to your responses to my questions.
Also, greetings or compliments will not be used toward the length requirement of each response or reply.
In addition, your responses should be substantive in nature; a simple I agree will not suffice. Your postings should demonstrate to me that you have both engaged and critically thought about the readings. I encourage students to bring in knowledge from other classes, outside readings, and personal experiences.
The penalty for not following the aforementioned requirements will range from 10% to 50%.

Your discussion threads and replies are required to be in your own words. While you may use one or two short quotes to support major claims in your discussion, you are expected to paraphrase when using someone else’s ideas, claim, or information.
The penalty for not following the aforementioned requirements will range from 10% to 50%.

Submit responses to my questions no later than Friday of the discussion week.This is done to give you enough time to reply to your classmates’ discussion threads.
The penalty for not following this requirement will be 10%.

Submit all replies to your classmates’ responses within the weekly discussion due date. See the late submission policy for detailed information about related penalties.

Provide in-text citations and references in the APA writing format.In-text citations should include page numbers as well, i.e. (Karns, Mingst, and Stiles, 2015, p. 37).
The penalty for not following this requirement will range from 10% to 50%.
Discussion threads without in-text citations and/or matching references will receive failing grades.
See the following links for specific information on how to provide in-text citations and references.Click HERE for help with APA in-text citations and references (Links to an external site.). See also the video below.

Click HERE for Three Most Common Mistakes Students Make with APA Format (Links to an external site.)

Click HERE for Help with Quoting and Paraphrasing (Links to an external site.)

Click HERE for Help with How To Reference a Webpage (Links to an external site.)

Click HERE for additional help with APA (6th ed.) in-text citations and references (SPC Online Library). (Links to an external site.)

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. A failing grade for the assignment and/or the course will be awarded pursuant to the USF Academic Integrity Policy. http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf (Links to an external site.).
In addition to the aforementioned requirements, see the Discussion Grading Rubric.docx Download Discussion Grading Rubric.docx for additional information about your grade.