A DISTRUBING NEWS EVENT: English 105, Page 1

A Disturbing News Event
Daniel H. Jack
Allied American University

Author Note
This paper was prepared for English 105, Module 8, Final Exam Part 1: Paragraph, Taught by instructor Bradley Waltman
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PART 1: PARAGRAPH
For this final exam, you will turn in a 1 page document that consists of three paragraphs: a paragraph plan, a draft narration paragraph, and a revised narration plan. Use a word processor, such as Microsoft Word, to complete and turn in the assignment. Remember to use proper APA format, (Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spacing).
Step 1: You will choose from any of the following topics to write your narration paragraph. Choosing a topic that is of interest or choosing a topic that may be difficult for you to write about is a good way to challenge your writing skills:
Step 2 : Create your paragraph plan, write your first draft, and then write your revised draft.
First, write your paragraph plan. Next, in the same document, write a first draft of your paragraph, and then write your revised draft ( you should show two different versions of the paragraph).
Remember that a good paragraph takes time to write. You may want to start with some idea development activities, such as free writing or brain storming, to help you generate your paragraph. Pay attention to your purpose, audience, and mechanics in your paragraph.
Step 3: Save and submit your assignment.

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The Paragraph Plan
Subject: Why is the United States trying to negotiate a Nuclear Arms Treaty with our sworn enemy, the country of Iran?
Focus Sentence: The focus of the paragraph is the ongoing negotiations over Nuclear Iran.
Three Sentences:
Who is negotiating the treaty and why?
What is the purpose of the treaty?
What dangers does signing the treaty with Iran present to the United States and its Allies?
Closing Sentences: Sums up what I am talking about.
First Draft:
A Disturbing News Event:
United States Secretary John Kerry and the P5, (U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) have been in negotiations with Iran for several years, after applying sanctions to try and control Iran’s ongoing development to obtain Nuclear Energy to be used in the making of a Nuclear weapon.
There are several key players on the world scene who have continued to speak out against this treaty being negotiated, to include past U.S. military commanders, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as members of the U.S. Congress and Senate. The Israeli Prime Minister even went as far as to address a joint secession of the U.S. Congress in the last few weeks over the objections of U.S. President Barrack Hussein Obama, while some of the Democrats in the house boycotted the speech along
A Disturbing News Event, English 105, Final Exam, Part 1: Page 4, Daniel H. Jack party lines. This created a fire storm among American Politicians who invited Netanyahu to speak on the subject of a Nuclear Iran and what the consequences may be if they continued along this path.
This debate comes down to what is a “bad deal” with Iran as it relates to the U.S. and it Allies around the world.
Netanyahu in his speech argued that the deal being negotiated between Iranian negotiators and the U.S. led P5 is a very bad deal. As it will lead to the; following two key points in the treaty.
The proposed deal does not substantively roll back Iran’s industrial- sized nuclear enrichment complex, neither does it dismantle any nuclear facilities already in place.
It does not address the centrifuges and allows Iran to continue to run thousands of centrifuges and to keep but disconnect the rest of the 19,000 that it has.
Further, it allows Iran to continue to research and develop more advanced centrifuges that will vastly cut down on the time needed to develop a nuclear weapon. Finally Netanyahu argued that if Iran decided to break the treaty it would be able to develop the bomb in less than a year.
The deal reportedly includes a 10-year sunset clause, after which all sanctions and restrictions on Iranian nuclear infrastructure will be lifted. While technically, Iran would still not be legally allowed to build nuclear weapons under the Nuclear- Proliferation Treaty, it could still be a screw-turn away without breaking the treaty.

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One of the key sticking points argued by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the Iranian leadership is the immediate lifting of all sanctions and an infusion of American cash into its economy, as well as allowing them to keep the nuclear complexes and centrifuges it has already developed.
So in conclusion this is disturbing news for America, it’s Allies around the world and the Middle East, as if Iran is able to obtain a nuclear weapon or weapons, it will upset the balance of power and trigger a worldwide arms race.
Revised Draft:
A Disturbing News Event:
United States Secretary John Kerry and the P5, (U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) have been in negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and a delegation of Iranian leaders for the past several years.
The negotiations have been coming to a final climax as the dead line to sign a treaty with Iran fast approaches.
The President of the United States Barrack Hussein Obama has been pressing the world leaders to sign a deal with Iran even thou there is a cry from our citizens and allies around the world not to enter into any type of deal where Iran can obtain and have the capability to build and maintain a nuclear arsenal.
There are several key players on the world scene who have continued to speak out against this treaty being signed over the objections of the U.S. president who wants the deal done.

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One major figure to object is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who went as far as to address a joint secession of the U.S. Congress in recent weeks after being invited to do so by the U.S. Congressional leadership.
The President Barrack Obama objected to this and called for a boycott along party lines, as he felt that his authority as president of the United States was being upstaged by Netanyahu being invited to speak.
The appearance of the prime minister set off a fire storm among the politicians here in the U.S., as he was invited to speak on the subject of A Nuclear Iran and what the consequences would be for the world, if they were allowed to continue along this path of obtaining nuclear capabilities.
Netanyahu in his speech argued that the deal being negotiated between Iranian negotiators and the U.S. led P5 is a very bad deal. As it will lead, to the following; two key points in the treaty.
The proposed deal does not substantively roll back Iran’s industrial-sized nuclear enrichment complex, neither does it dismantle any nuclear facilities already in place. It does not address the issue of the centrifuges and allows Iran to continue to run the thousands of centrifuges and to keep but disconnect the rest of the 19,000 that it has.
Further, it allows Iran to continue to research and develop more advanced centrifuges that will vastly cut down the time needed to develop a nuclear weapon. Finally Netanyahu argued that if Iran decided to break away from the treaty, it would be able to develop the bomb in less than a year.

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The deal reportedly includes a 10-year sunset clause, after which all sanctions and restrictions on Iranian nuclear infrastructure will be lifted. While technically, Iran would still not be legally allowed to build nuclear weapons under the Nuclear-Proliferation Treaty, it could still be a screw-turn away without breaking the treaty.
One of the key sticking points argued by the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the Iranian leadership is the immediate lifting of sanctions and an infusion of American cash into Iran’s broken economy.
So in conclusion this Disturbing News Event is bad news for America, its Allies and the world, as if Iran is able to obtain nuclear weapons, it will trigger a worldwide arms race, especially among the countries in the Middle East. This will also lead to a shift in the balance of power in the region.
Contrary to claims by the U.S. administration and some other, it is not true that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu offered no alternative to the U.S./P5 plan.
Netanyahu offered a better deal that would ameliorate the two objections he raised in his speech. He asked that any Iranian nuclear deal do more to roll back Iran’s “ vast nuclear infrastructure” and provide a longer breakout time. In addition, he requested the sunset clause be conditional on Iran’s future behavior- in particular, an end to Iran’s massive support for terrorism, its frequent interference in neighboring regimes, and its threats to “annihilate” Israel.

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Furthermore, Netanyahu proposed a way to achieve this goal, by ramping up the economic sanctions, which he noted, brought Iran to the table in the first place, and to which Iran is now particularly vulnerable to given the collapse in oil prices.
No matter what the final outcome of the treaty negotiated between all interested parties, the treaty must still be ratified and approved by the U.S. Senate. The debate comes down to what is a “bad deal” with Iran on its nuclear weapons program, since everyone agrees that , as U.S. President Obama has been pushing to seal the deal ,it is a wait and see in our dealings with a nuclear Iran.

Sources:
Yahoo News, Washington (AFP) 2015
Larry Kudlow, senior contributor, CNBC news 20 March 2015
Colin Rubenstein, Canberra times. Com 17 march 2015