For your final assignment, you need to present an argument in response to the following question: Should Douglas MacArthur be called “MacArthur the Great”?
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To answer this question effectively, you will need to address and determine three things:
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Was MacArthur a Great Military Leader?
Is our definition of a Great Captain valid?
Was MacArthur a Great Captain?
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Use the examples of Alexander the Great and Frederick the Great to determine the validity of our definition of Great Captains, and then apply the results of these assessments to your analysis of MacArthur to arrive at your answer. This will allow you to make use of the material we have studied in this course, demonstrate your mastery of it by referring to it throughout your assessments, and applying it to your assessment of MacArthur to provide a response to the question.
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Here is how your response should be formatted:
Introduction — 1 page
Assessment of Alexander the Great — 2-3 pages
Assessment of Frederick the Great — 2-3 pages
Determination of Validity of Our Great Captain Definition — 1 page
Assessment of MacArthur (the Great?)as a Great Military Leader and as a Great Captain — 3-4 pages
Conclusion — 1-2 pages.
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Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 10-12 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
You must make use of the lesson material (lesson notes and assigned readings) as the main sources of reference to provide support for your response. Using outside sources is okay, but focus on making use of the lesson material to allow you to demonstrate mastery of the course content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Use the current Turabian Style as the sole citation and reference style for this assignment.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.
Definition of a Great Captain per this paper/ Each assessment needs to hit all three aspects of the definition.
A Great Captain is a military genius who demonstrates a mastery of the Art of War while leading in battle/war.
Military Genius = “Eye of Command” + Intellect + Creativity
Art of War = Theory of War + Science of War + Experience
Leading in battle/war = Courage + Vision + Morality
