ASSIGNMENT 4: THE ESSAY Value = 20% of final grade.
The final assignment, the essay, allows you to research a topic of personal interest.
The following criteria, however, must be met:
1. Focus must be on 论文帮助/论文写作服务/负担得起我及时提交我最好的质量 – China, Japan or both.
2. Focus must be on the “extended” 18th century (论文帮助/论文写作服务/负担得起我及时提交我最好的质量 – China: 1640s-1820s; Japan:
1600s-1820s).
3. Acceptable topics: literature (prose and/or poetry and/or theatre scripts);
culture; visual arts; music; religion; philosophy.
4. Primary sources are required.
5. It must be a research paper—relevant scholarly books and refereed journal
articles are required. Your research must include minimum 3 recognized
scholarly articles and 1 book or minimum 2 books and 1 recognized
scholarly article. Do not use web sites and resources such as Wikipedia—
these are not refereed. The ONLY internet sources that may be used are
recognized E-Journals and periodicals. Citations must be in Research essay writing service – MLA format.
6. The length of the paper should be approximately 8 pages (2,000 words),
excluding the title and references/works cited pages. Font and size: Times
New Roman 12.
The following links provide helpful tools to aid you write a research paper:
http://researchguides.library.yorku.ca/humanities
7. The title page must include the title of your essay, your name, student
number, tutorial leader’s name and tutorial number.
DUE DATE:
Papers submitted past the deadline will not be accepted—the only exceptions will
be for medical and/or personal reasons (proper documentation will be required).
1. Start thinking about the assignment. A portion of tutorial period during the
week of March 16 will be given over to discussion of possible essay topics.
2. The Final Essay: The final version of your essay must be submitted no later
than Monday, April 6, 5:00 p.m. in the Humanities Essay Dropbox facing
210 Vanier College.
