Write an essay on a selected research topic to do with Asian influence on the rest of the world, that uses an academic theory to make a well-developed and explicit argument.

The aims of this assignment are:

1) to develop succinct, coherent, and critical writing skills;

2) to learn to coherently present, produce, and sustain an explicit and persuasive argument about a topic relating to the course materials, where you identify and solve problems using evidence from academic and other sources; and

3) and to learn to apply theory by identifying and understanding topics relating to the course through the lens of theory.