final essay

by

Humanities

Course Resources

Lectures will be available via podcast at https://podcast.ucsd.edu. Prof. Magagna’s notes from each

lecture will be posted to TritonEd as well.

Prompts

Choose and respond to one of the prompts below.

1. Explain the Neo Confucian renovation with an emphasis on the Buddhist challenge. (Sources: lectures,

Yao)

2. Explain either East Asian law or political economy. (Sources: lectures, Yao)

3. Explain “proper order.” (Sources: lectures, Yao, de Bary)

4. Explain the basis of Confucian international relations. (Sources: lectures, Yao)

5. Compare Mencius and Confucius. (Sources: lectures, Yao)

  • All responses must be 5 to 6 pages in length.
  • Use standard formatting with:

    • – Double spacing,

    – 11 or 12 point font (Times, Helvetica, Calibri, etc.),

    – 1 inch margins,

    – No more than 1 inch of space dedicated to title and header,

    – No extraneous space between paragraphs or headers.

  • Please include the number of the prompt you are responding to.
  • Cite lecture and class readings where appropriate;

    • – Include a bibliography and in-text citations,

    – You may use any standard citation style, (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.),

    – Please do not use outside sources,

    – Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

  • Please do not include pictures, charts, or figures in your responses. Please do not copy / paste lecture

    • notes into the text of your response.

  • Please stay on topic.