17 Aug Explain the importance of harmony
The paper will be 5–6 pages, due on July 22 at 11:59pm PST.
The prompt options are:
- Explain the importance of harmony (sourcing lectures & Yao)
- Explain the ecological family (sourcing lectures & Yao）
Professor Magagna has provided some additional prompts. These questions are in addition to existing options (as stated in a previous announcement) and provide more choices for students to discuss their area of interest.
(1) Explain the core theory of Confucian morality
(2) Explain the role of ritual in East Asia
(3) Explain the role of food in East Asia
As per the previous guidelines please sources lectures & Yao only.
Formatting
You only need to include your name, the course name, and the title of the prompt that you are
responding to in the header. You only need to include the header in the first page. Example of
the header is as follows:
[YOUR NAME]
POLI 113A, Midterm Exam
[PROMPT TITLE, “Blah blah blah”]
Use standard formatting (points will be deducted otherwise):
•Double spacing,
•12pt Times New Roman or Arial,
•1 inch margins,
•No more than 1 inch of space dedicated to title and header,
•No extraneous space between paragraphs or headers.
Cite lecture and class readings where appropriate (points will be deducted otherwise):
•Include a bibliography page at the end of your paper,1
•Include in-text citations throughout the paper,2
•Please do not use footnotes unless absolutely necessary,
•Please do not use outside sources,
•Please do not copy/paste lecture notes into the text of your response,
•Please do not simply paraphrase the lecture notes or the book,
