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机电工程学院 英语国家社会与文化 学 号： 专 业： 学生姓名：任课教师： 2014年12月1. A country’s image and influence arise from its comprehensive powers which include both the hard power and soft power, a. define a country’s soft and hard power b. analyze the relationship between the two c. illustrate the role they play in shaping a country’s image and influence d. interpret either of the two countries (UK, USA) soft and hard power and the factors that contribute to them: Answer a: Hard power?is the use of?military?and?economic?means to?influence?the behavior or interests of other political bodies. This form of political power is often aggressive, and is most effective when imposed by one political body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power.? Soft power?is a concept developed by?Joseph Nye?of?Harvard University?to describe the ability to attract and co-opt rather than coerce, use force or give money as a means of?persuasion. Recently, the term has also been used in changing and influencing social and public opinion through relatively less transparent channels and lobbying through powerful political and non-political organizations. In 2012, Nye explained that with soft power, the best?propaganda?is not propaganda, further explaining that during the?Information Age, credibility is the scarcest resource. Answer b: (1) Supplement each other, mutual transformation between soft power and hard power First, the construction of soft power need hard power guarantee for its development，namely the hard power can be converted into soft power. To strengthen and improve in a region or a country’s soft power,it is necessary to rely on talent strength. They are all need large investment of resources, no matter to the popularization of compulsory education，or to the development of higher educationIn addition,they are all need financial as relying on advanced technology and powerful,such as the spread of culture and social security, etc. Only based on the powerful h