You need two examples--one for each period. FIRST EXAMPLE:Cold War period (1947-1990) possible examples--choose one strategic concern and one confrontation that illustrates that concern—the combination of strategic concern and confrontation will be your example for this period: Cold War strategic concerns: Containment, Domino Theory, “MAD Doctrine” Cold War confrontations: Berlin Airlift; Korean War; Vietnam War; Cuban Missile Crisis SECOND EXAMPLE:Post-Cold War period (1991-2020) possible examples—choose one strategic concern and one confrontation that illustrates that concern—the combination of strategic concern and confrontation will be your example for this period: Post-Cold War strategic concerns: Terrorism, Rogue States; WMD Post-Cold War confrontations: First Persian Gulf War (1991); Invasion of Afghanistan (2001); Invasion of Iraq (2003); Bombing of Libya (2011)

Purpose: In this post, you will not only practice critical reading skills and use what you've learned about literary themes to analyze creative non-fiction, but also you'll apply the themes by writing a creative non-fiction work of your own. You'll first identify one of our literary themes in a creative non-fiction essay. Then you'll also employ that same theme in a creative non-fiction work of your own. This exercise will build your critical thinking skills as well as your creativity.Tasks:This week's discussion involves two parts. Be sure to include both parts in the same post.Part I: Choose ONE of the essays that we read for this unit:Ehrlich’s “About Men”Staples' "Black Men and Public Space"Dillard’s “Living Like Weasels”Then briefly (2-3 sentences) identify how your chosen essay connects to one of the themes in the Themes in Literature page:LoveAlienation/OthernessThe American Dream/NightmareThe Quest for Identity/Coming of AgeConformity/RebellionPart II: In 150-200 words, write your own original, personal Creative Non-Fiction narrative based on the same thesis or theme that you identified in the essay you chose above. Be creative and use this opportunity to connect events in your own life to an aspect of the work you chose above (For example, if you focused on the theme of nonconformity in this week's reading, in your own narrative you might describe a time when you yourself did not conform.)