HUMN
210
(Aug.
2014 Student Copy)
FINAL
Value = 40 points (20 points each essay)
Answer two
essay questions below using ONLY the textbook as your reference.
This
will be given as a take home in advance of the test due date:
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Answer two questions below and develop a
350 word each (700 word minimum total) essay with a discernible thesis statement (last sentence of first
paragraph/underlined).
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Due date is noted on the schedule. Failure to hand in the final before class
time results in a loss of all points.
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Format:
Include a title page, reference page; cite within the text and source
answer; mechanics: 1” margins all
around, indent paragraphs, double space, number pages; grammar and composition
count. Title page includes your name,
date, class, the number and question of your choice (do not put the question
into the body of the exam). Submit your
completed exam as one word document.
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General:
Make use of primary source articles within the text. Avoid cluttering your response with direct
quotes (if used keep it at oneat
the most); write in third person.
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You must provide an in-text citation for
your paraphrasing (For example, Duiker, p. 322-324) at the end of all
paragraphs. You must use APA format on
your reference page (even though the reference is only the text).
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Learning outcome: Critical thinking.
1. East Asia:
Explain
how China and Japan each responded to Western pressures in the 19th
century, and include the implications that their different responses had for
each nation’s history?
Consider
the following in your answer: empires;
cultural transitions; reforms; revolutions; industrialization, imperialism.
2. Western World: Explain the major social, cultural, and
intellectual developments that have occurred in Western Europe and North
America since 1945?
Consider
emphasizing one area under each of the three categories where the event/change
took place. Provide examples in each category.
3. Asia and Middle East: Compare/contrast the various stages in the
rise of nationalist movements in Asia and the Middle East, and discuss the
problems each faced.
Consider
the following in your answer: religion,
independence/modernization, resistance movements; and leaders; include 3 of the
following: India, Turkey, Iran, Iraq,
Pakistan)
