Please choose ONE of the essay prompts to answer below:  …

 Please choose ONE of the essay prompts to answer below:   You are a part of a small discussion group on campus that is discussing states, sovereignty, and human rights. One member poses this question: “It is increasingly the case that state sovereignty is violated – is this a positive or negative trend? And why do some states intentionally violate the sovereignty of other states?” How would you answer? Think about “development” and the process of categorizing countries as less developed, partly developed, or more developed. How would you describe what development is as a concept? Second, how would you explain the categorization process? Third, how would you categorize the country that you were assigned for the final group presentation (either Brazil, Russia, China, or India)? Finally, what is one of the biggest challenges that countries in this same category (as either Brazil, Russia, China or India) face in achieving or maintaining development?