Evaluating Texts For Academic Writing Task

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Citation/reference

Elliott, L., 2016. Brexit is a rejection of globalisation. Havard Business Review, 26 June.

Pettifor, A., 2017. Brexit and its Consequences. Gobalizations, 14(1), pp. 127-132.

Resource type

(e.g. book, journal etc.)

Article

Journal

Authority

(Who is the author? Is he/she qualified to speak on this topic?)

The author is an economic professional who writes with the Harvard business review and has published several books on economics. He has authority due to his interests in trade, globalization, development, and economics thus he has a good background on the topic.

The author is a UK based financial analyst and the director of PRIME which is a network of economists concerned with monetary theory and policies. She is credited for the correct prediction of the financial crisis.

Currency

(Is the text up-to-date?)

The text is current since it was published two years ago.

The text is current since it was published one year ago.

Content

(Is the content relevant to your topic?)

The article is relevant since it criticises the failures of the EU and how it failed to meet its intended purpose. Thus the author argues that the onset of brexit was an indicator that the global dream of the EU has failed and thus the benefits only went to the rich who do not feel the economic challenges that the UK people were feeling. Thus globalization is for the rich only since the lower class have waited for the trickledown effect but they have not seen it thus the reason why they voted out.

The article views brexit as the dissatisfaction of the ideal that autonomous markets are better for the economy. Thus brexit is an indicator that brexit failed to meet the needs of the common people which is the reason why the popular vote was for leaving the EU.

Accuracy

(Are any facts & ideas supported with evidence?)

The article presents the events that took place in the UK before the brexit vote. The events like the Seattle protests were an indicator that something bigger was coming. Thus globalization benefits were slowly fading in the UK which is the reason why people voted out.

The article presents unfettered financial and trade flaws to trace the journey of brexit. These flaws are used to justify how majority of the people were not benefiting from brexit thus the reason why they voted out. This was further caused by the failure of economic professionals through liberal finance bias and their failure to include debts, money and banks in their economic analysis thus the reason why they failed to correctly predict the ongoing crisis.

Audience

(Who is this text written for?)

The text is addressed to economic and financial researchers who are on the quest of analysing the effects of brexit to the economy.

The resource is addressed to financial and economic professionals who failed to understand the challenges that the country was facing and how this could have been controlled.

Further notes/ comments

According to the article, the EU was supposed to create a powerful force that was to protect its citizens from financial challenges. However, this has not been realised through the globalization dream thus the reason why descending voices overpowered ascending voices.

Despite voting to remain, the author argues that brexit is a representation of popular dissatisfaction which is the failure of financial and economic experts to deal with such challenges before they escalated.

TASK 2

Making notes & Paraphrasing

(Word count: 300 words)

Key ideas:

Push back against globalization can be traced back to the Seattle protests as the push for freedom.

Later the collapse of the investment bank of Lehman Brothers further indicated that there were future challenges if the financial crisis was not addressed.

The brexit vote was a protest against the unfelt benefits of the EU and its economic model thirty years down the line.

The EU failed to be the intended big and powerful force to protect its citizens against the excesses of the market economy.

By failing to fulfil the historic role allocated to it, then the EU had no importance to local people in the UK, thus this shows that the global dream of an integrated market is difficult to achieve.

Key ideas:

Globalization is the utopian ambition of economist, politicians, financial analysts and policy makers who thought that an integrated market can solve the challenges of the region.

The background of brexit can be traced back to economic events like the great financial crisis which seemed to predict failures of the EU.

EU failed to control financial imbalances that created popular dissatisfaction.

Unfettered financial and trade flaws like failing to include money, debts and banks in their economic analysis led to brexit since analysts failed to use the right indicators.

Thus the vote was a rejection of these flaws which failed to predict and work out the intended benefits for the UK.

This was an indicator of popular dissatisfaction in the failures of globalization.

Pettifor argues that globalization is the utopian dream of experts that integration will work. However, Elliot argues that push back against globalization has been going on for some time from the Seattle protests and thus, this was indicator of the rejection of the flaws in the EU strategy¹. Elliot argues that the EU failed to be the global dream that member countries expected it to be because it failed to fulfil its historic role thirty years down the line². From Pettifor’s perspective, the disintegration crisis could have been avoided if experts had used proper indicators that included money, debts and banks to analyse and predict the future of globalization. Therefore, the two authors suggest that brexit was an indicator of the failures of the globalized Europe and the utopia of having a global market.

TASK 3

Academic Writing

(Word count: 700 words-– suggested word counts for each section are outlined below)

All students are reminded that Plagiarism, Collusion and Ghost writing are forms of cheating which will be investigated in accordance with GSM’s Academic Misconduct Regulations.

Law students with a proven academic offence (as outlined above) are reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and The Bar Council, which can prevent a student from being admitted into the legal profession.

When the UK went to the referendum, analysts and experts woke to the strange news that popular dissatisfaction had been expressed. Brexit reflects the popular dissatisfaction with the prospects of the EU and that the country was not benefiting from the intended benefits³. Brexit is a rejection of the utopian dream that experts thought could be realised through integrating the countries together.  Proponents of the EU believed in a global integrated market that could increase economic benefits to member countries thus creating better conditions⁴. Since its inception, the EU has struggled to meet its intended benefits with signs of dissatisfaction starting as early as the Seattle protests which showed that slowly, the EU was failing in its role and unable to meet the intended needs.

The globalization dream of the EU started off as a good strategy to meet the economic needs of member countries. However, thirty years down the line, the region was still facing challenges in meeting the needs of the people. The role of the state is to protect its citizens against any challenge and this role was handed over to the EU through a social contract that countries like the UK had⁵. However, this is a utopia that was difficult to achieve since there were flaws in economic and financial analysis used to determine the progress of the EU. This means that experts were not concerned about the trickle-down effect and how countries were benefiting from this. This means that the global economy was to offer better prospects if the experts had used proper ways of analysing thus being able to predict the future and any patterns that threaten globalization. Lack of clear analysis means that the exact benefits were not analysed to understand how popular people were benefiting from the integrated economy.

Brexit is thus an indicator of the need to independently control state needs so that people can benefit. This means that popular opinion felt threatened by the globalized economy and thus the need to leave the EU and govern resources independently⁶. This indicates the failures of the utopian dream of the EU and the fact that globalization was a tall order that could not be achieved. This views globalization as a force that threatens independence and leaves the control of resources to the few people and multinational corporations that benefit from such integration. The trickledown effect of such process was unseen thus making it difficult for the citizens of the UK to feel the benefits of the EU⁷. This implies that those in charge of drafting the model of the EU failed to develop the right model and criteria for analysing its benefits and at the same time determining the challenges that people faced. The popular opinion view was based on the opportunities that they lost in integrated economies since the benefits were limited.

Leaving the EU, Britain gave an indicator that the integration dream was failing and the EU dream of a global market was a bigger challenge that could not be easily fulfilled. The brexit vote was seen as popular opinion against expert opinion where the people had the option of deciding whether to leave the EU or. This means that the experts failed to convince the public on the benefits of the EU and the reasons for voting to remain⁸. For brexit proponents, this is an indicator of a failed dream of integrated markets and thus challenges in meeting the dream of a globalized world^9. Despite the fact that brexit has been analysed differently, the common indicator here is dissatisfaction with the EU model which makes it difficult to integrate into a global economy. 

The brexit vote is an indicator that common markets do not address the market needs of countries rather there are bigger challenges that have to be addressed. Globalization is seen as an opportunity for countries to reap the benefits of a larger economy. However, the vote reflects the need for independence and governing independent needs. The quest for a common market seems to be failing due to the challenges that the EU has failed to address to the local people in UK. Thus by not feeling the trickle-down effect, the popular rejection was common and this means that globalization is difficult to achieve its objectives. Therefore, brexit has broken the integration dream since other countries are likely to follow.

. Elliott, Larry. “Brexit is a rejection of globalisation.” Havard Business Review 26 June 2016.

Pettifor, Ann. “Brexit and its Consequences.” Gobalizations 14.1 (2017): 127-132.

Pettifor, Ann. “Brexit and its Consequences.” Gobalizations 14.1 (2017): 127-132.

Elliott, Larry. “Brexit is a rejection of globalisation.” Havard Business Review 26 June 2016.

Pettifor, Ann. “Brexit and its Consequences.” Gobalizations 14.1 (2017): 127-132.

Giles, Chris. “Brexit is an example of deglobalisation, says Carney.” Financil Times 18 September 2017.

Elliott, Larry. “Brexit is a rejection of globalisation.” Havard Business Review 26 June 2016.

Oncu, T. S. ““Is Brexit Moment a Lehman Moment? Fear Factor in Financial Crises.” Economic & Political Weekly 2016.

Misra, Satya. “Globalization, Brexit and India.” International Affairs and Global Strategy 17 (2016): 5-10.

TASK 4

Reflective Writing

(Word count: 300 words)

The EU model was easy for people to operate thus as an individual, there were many opportunities, privileges and benefits that could be gathered from the EU force. This means that with the brexit vote, there will be new policies by the EU countries on Britain which will affect the individual benefits like free movements across EU countries. The restrictions that will be put will limit movements and create difficulties moving within the EU. In the past, it was easy for me to move within EU countries since the cross border barriers had been removed thus allowing us to move freely around the EU. But for now moving in and out the UK will require following new protocols that will be established thus this will be inconveniencing and can sometimes be expensive to deal with such challenges. Thus the impact of the brexit on me as an individual is yet to be realised despite the indicated benefits that have been highly discussed.

The EU model presented a free economy where labour could move in and out every time without interference. This was creating high competition in the UK due to the import of cheap labour from other countries. However, when the brexit was effected, labour is restricted thus reducing the professional competition that people could face in the job market. Therefore, this presents better opportunities for me since I am able to compete locally rather than internationally which makes it difficult to get better job offers. When the labour supply is flooded, then the demand is low which reduces the benefits. Thus for UK professionals, brexit creates better opportunities for meeting the needs of the market thus having a balance between the market needs and the labour supply which creates better trickledown effect in the country. Thus to me, the brexit seems to create better opportunities for UK professionals. 

TASK 5

Self-evaluation

(Word count: 250 words)

AREA

COMMENTS

KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING

How well have you done this? How do you know? Give specific examples.

1. Portfolio tasks

I have met the requirements of the portfolio tasks since I have completed them based on the requirements. For example in task 3, I have used the required referencing style while at the same time worked based on the requirements of the task.

2. Paraphrasing & summarising

I have adequately paraphrased the work where necessary and even referenced to avoid plagiarism. On the other hand, the ideas used in the portfolio have been summarised to work within the required word count.

3. Research & support of ideas with evidence

I have adequately researched facts for the portfolio and the facts that I have presented have been supported by relevant resources. For example, I have chosen resources that revolve around the topic of study.

INTELLECTUAL & COGNITIVE SKILLS

How well have you done this? How do you know? Give specific examples.

4. Introduction & conclusion

The introduction has been used to give an overview of the topic and draw the reader from a general to a specific view of the topic. On the other hand, the conclusion is a summary of the discussion and my stand point about the topic.

5. Structure of paragraphs / sections

The paragraphs and sections have been structured based on the requirements. For example, the introduction, body and concussion of the portfolio can be differentiated from each while the arguments are connected from one paragraph to the other.

6. Use of sources

The sources used are credible and have been analysed to ensure that the authors are credible and have the authority to write on the topic. For example, they came from globally recognised sources like Harvard business review.

7. Recommendations in conclusion

The recommendations and conclusions have been done well based on the arguments that have been previously discussed thus they are used as summaries or offer suggestions about the discussion.

GRADUATE SKILLS

How well have you done this? How do you know? Give specific examples.

8. Word count requirements

Word count and requirements have been met based on the task instructions and if words count has been exceeded then it falls within +/-10%. For example, the reflection is 309 words while the requirement was 300 words.

9. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Spelling, grammar and punctuation have also been corrected by ensuring that they reflect the level of academic writing. For example, after finishing the task, proofreading and editing was used to correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.

10. Writing style

The writing style used was based on the requirements of the task area. For example the reflection was done in first person while the rest of the task in third person.

11. Referencing style

The task was referenced according to Oscola requirements

12. Awareness of your strengths and weaknesses

This area will be highlighted after getting feedback about the task