Instruction
a paper on one of the following topics/ questions mentioned below. With my prior permission, you can write the paper on a topic not mentioned below as long as it is related to the themes discussed in the course. The paper needs to be about 2000 words, should be adequately and appropriately sourced (with footnotes or bracket referencing), and have a separate bibliography of the books/ articles you have read for the paper. Guidelines for using citations are available at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. Useful tips to avoid plagiarism can be found here: UCSD Libraries, Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism, available at http://sshl.ucsd.edu/plagiarism_old/Tips-PP-Brochure-09Apr10.pdf. The paper is due by August 3, 2014 (11 PM). Upload the papers on the Blackboard Learn.
1. Rise of China: Implications for the United States