Chasing Ice

PSCI 3143: Problems in International Relations Short Reaction Paper Assignment for Orlowski’s Chasing Ice Due: Monday, 30 November2015 (in Week 13 Dropbox) Instructions:Address one of the following prompts in a short (4-5page) reaction paper. Structure the paper around an opening paragraph with a thesis statement that clearly identifies your argument. Try to avoid excessive plot summary. Provide plot details only as a means to support and advance your own argument.You are not required to consult outside sources for this assignment, though if you choose to do so, all must be documented properly. In addition to presenting a well-conceived and polished argument, to earn full credit on this assignment, the paper must: •Be free of grammar and spelling mistakes•Be titled •Use 12-point, Times New Roman font•Be double-spaced•Be formatted with one-inch margins•Be paginatedThe paper is worth 15%of your final course grade. Prompt 2: Apply Pielke’s (2004) argument to the film Chasing Ice.What, if any, are the political objectives of the film? Is it an example of “scientists politicizing science?” Why, or why not? In structuring your argument, identify aspects of the film that can be construed as “politicizing science,” and discuss why these aspects are, or are not, problematic. Given your argument, do you believe the film will have a positive effect, if any at all,on climate change policy? Why, or why not?