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Find your name... Click your name and then create a new page from the drop down list. Choose AAC Template and the Anne Arundel County (Syrian Crisis) position paper template will appear. Read the template and follow the instructions. Type your paper directly onto your page. Write it from the perspective of your county. If you can't/don't want to type in the wiki then you can type in MS word and then paste it back in here if you want. Regardless, your finished product should end up on your page. Drafts of this are due by Wednesday November 20, our next meeting. Peer/adult review will continue till Dec 4, whereupon final drafts will be printed. You are responsible for bringing 2 printed copies of your position paper with you on December 14.

Here is the background guide in case you didn't get it.


 * Alexander Laye || Denmark ||
 * Alexander Sherman || Kuawit ||
 * Alexandra Laabs || Argentina ||
 * alexis lemieux || Belarus ||
 * Allison Reno || Kuwait ||
 * Amber Butt || Kuwait ||
 * anastaysia stolyrova || Finland ||
 * Andrew Fitzmaurice || SEE BELOW ||
 * Anna Twigg || Finland ||
 * Becca Hage || SEE BELOW ||
 * Caleb Campbell || SEE BELOW ||
 * Chaz Mcullough || SEE BELOW ||
 * Elene Nakas || SEE BELOW ||
 * Erum Mahmood || SEE BELOW ||
 * Gabby Kopf || Kuwait ||
 * Grace Jubert || Finland ||
 * Ian Wiles || Mexico ||
 * Jennifer little ||  ||
 * Jordan Brownstein || Belarus ||
 * Julia Saams || Finland ||
 * Justin Hachey || Mexico ||
 * Kacee Jones || Kuwait ||
 * Kate Shea || Argentina ||
 * Kora Gibson || SEE BELOW ||
 * Kyra Neal || Finland ||
 * Lydia Ditzenberger || Denmark ||
 * maddie kujawa || Argentina ||
 * Maddie Wasko || Argentina ||
 * Madeline Beaudry || Belarus ||
 * Megan D'Apice || Mexico ||
 * Mikailla For || Finland ||
 * Nicholas say || Argentina ||
 * Nieshma Arias || SEE BELOW ||
 * Oliver Santos-Hamer || Belarus ||
 * Abby Piegols || Belarus ||
 * Rucha Bhide || Belarus ||
 * Sahel kapoor || SEE BELOW ||
 * Sara Gondal || Kuwait ||
 * Sarah Garner || Finland ||
 * Sarah Hofmann || SEE BELOW ||
 * Steven Naughton || SEE BELOW ||
 * Toby Buehner || Mexico ||
 * Torie Follett || SEE BELOW ||
 * Alyssa Frazier || Argentina ||


 * If you have not yet been assigned a country, you must have missed a meeting. These are the country positions which are still left.**

Denmark 4 spots left Mexico 2 spots left


 * Choose one. Once you have chosen your county, click edit on this page and decrease the number of spots left beside that country by one (for yourself) or delete that country if there are no more spots left.**


 * INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSITION PAPER... Write the paper on your page by clicking the link above.**

** Paragraph One – Issue and Position of your country in relation to the Syrian Crisis ** Utilize this paragraph to clearly outline the main problems associated with your topic. The point of the paragraph is to provide a basic foundation as to the current situation associated with your topic. After generally describing the issue, give your country’s policy regarding the issue, and state specially why your country supports that policy. Policy statements can often be as short as stating your country supports a certain action followed by a detailed qualification regarding this policy decision. This section of your position paper should not exceed five to six sentences.

** Paragraph Two – Detailed Background Information of **** the Syrian Crisis ** This paragraph is an opportunity for you to show the depth of your knowledge about the past and current situations regard your topic. Be sure to discuss: Devoting two to three sentences per item on this list should allow you to have sufficiently discussed the topic and to set the foundations for the final paragraph of your position paper. ** Paragraph Three – Proposed Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria ** This paragraph is the one that will set your paper apart from the others. After identifying the problems in paragraph two, utilize this paragraph to list your solutions to all the problems you enumerated above. The quality of your solutions could be a great determinant in the overall evaluation of your position paper. Be sure to discuss:
 * Historical origin of the problem, particularly why the problem arose
 * How does the issue relate to the international community and why is it of international concern
 * Previous actions taken to try and solve the problem (if any)
 * Successes and failures of past actions and why they succeeded or failed
 * Problems that continue to exist or ones that have not yet been addressed
 * Specific proposals regarding how to solve specific issues
 * How each individual proposal will be implemented, including the feasibility
 * Global impact of solving the problem or implementing these solutions