Essay Topic Proposal
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| The Topic is broad. Please narrow it down to a specific field.
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| Please note that Asia 100C focuses on China since 1949. Topics on historical China (before 1949) are not accepted. | |
| The topic is every similar to one of the essays submitted in the previous semesters. Please avoid plagiarism. | |
| The essay needs a clear statement. Statement should not be in a form of question. It is the main conclusion of the essay. | |
| Please write the references and in-text citations in APA format. | |
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| Documents in languages other than English must be reduced to only one. | |
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| You need at least 5 to 7 academic sources, such as books and journal articles (our textbook NOT included). |
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Essay Title: _____The culture difference between China and Taiwan
My Statement (Argument):
Taiwan is part of China with difference culture background. China is big country, different province has difference culture background and dialect.
Essay Outline:
Introduction: my argument with two independent supporting sentences.
Body paragraph one: The culture of china
Body paragraph two: The culture of Taiwan
Body paragraph three: compare the two cultures, but mainly focus that Taiwan is part of China with difference culture background
References:
1, SHI, T. (2020). CULTURAL LOGIC OF POLITICS IN MAINLAND CHINA AND TAIWAN. S.l.: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.
2,Moskowitz, M. L. (2014). Popular culture in Taiwan: Charismatic modernity. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
3, Bell, D. A. (2016). The China model: Political meritocracy and the limits of democracy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
4,Weller, R. P. (2006). Discovering nature: Globalization and environmental culture in China and Taiwan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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