UCLA Nuclear Weapons and Future Trends Essay

1 – Introduction: The introduction tells the reader what your essay will be about.  Here you need to outline what the issue is, where it is occurring (globally, locally and nationally), who is involved/affected (groups and organisations), and a summary of the key social/environmental/economic aspects of the issue.

Topic Sentence (issue):

Global Peace and security 

What is the issue?

Why is it an issue?

How did this issue arise?

Who are the key groups/people involved?

Summary of aspects

This report will examine the threat to … 

2 – Research Findings 

Governance 

Topic sentence 

How is the issue governed at a global level?

What are the main IGOs that govern this issue?

What role does each of them play?

Is the issue effectively governed? 

3 Reactions (contrast two countries )

Country 1: 

Topic sentence 

Why is this issue important to this country?

How has this country been affected by the issue?

How is the country reacting to the issue?

Evaluate the country’s reaction to the issue (effective/ineffective?)

3 Reactions (contrast two countries)

Country 2: 

Topic sentence 

Why is this issue important to this country?

How has this country been affected by the issue?

How is the country reacting to the issue?

Evaluate the country’s reaction to the issue (effective/ineffective?)

4 – Effects

Topic sentence 

What is this group? 

What makes them a ‘winner’

2nd group What is this group? 

What makes them a ‘loser’’ in regard to this issue?

5 Future Trends 

Topic sentence 

Based on your research, what are the predictions for the likely future of your chosen issue?

Provide an overview, based on research, of the predicted future trends in regard to this issue.

Short conclusion 

Is the governance of this issue likely to change (eg. is the governance likely to improve or be reformed)? 

What is the most optimistic likely scenario and what is the worst likely scenario?