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R esp ond t o o ne o f t h e t w o o ptio ns b elo w :

1 . C hoose a th em e to c o m pare a nd c o ntr a st p re -m odern C hin a, J a pan, a nd K ore a. T hen, d o th e

s a m e fr o m 1 820 C E o nw ard s.

2 . Id entif y th e m ost im porta nt a sp ect o f e a ch c o untr y ’s c u lt u re in p re -m odern tim es, a nd th en, in

e ach c o untr y ’s m odern d eve lo pm ent.

S tu dents a re e xp ecte d to d eve lo p a th esis fo r e ach p erio d a nd s u pport e ach w it h e vid ence

a m ountin g to a fe w p ara gra phs p er th esis . T he to ta l le ngth s h ould b e r o u ghly d ouble th at o f th e

p re vio us W rit in g A ssig nm ents . S tu dents w ill b e g ra d ed b ase d o n th e s a m e W rit in g A ssig nm ent

R ubric . S tu dents s h ould , th ere fo re , u se w hat th ey h ave le arn e d fr o m fe edback g iv e n o n th eir

p re vio usly s u bm it te d W rit in g A ssig nm ents in th is r e sp onse . S tu dents a re a ls o s tr o ngly

e nco ura ged to u se r e fe re nce m ate ria ls fr o m in a nd o ut o f c la ss to s u pport th eir c la im s.