Role of Violence in Modern China Essay For the final, as noted on the syllabus, you will produce a take-home essay. The time for our final, assigned by the

Role of Violence in Modern China Essay For the final, as noted on the syllabus, you will produce a take-home essay. The time for our final, assigned by the Registrar, is Thursday, 6/13, from 3:30 to 5:30. At 3:30 the final prompt will be released as an Announcement via Canvas. You have until 5:30pm to write the essay and email your TA your completed exam. Missing or corrupted files will not be accepted as excuses for late exams. Make sure your essay is attached and that the file works. You may want to bcc or cc yourself on the email so that you can check that the file works.

In your essay, use the assigned readings to make your argument. You can reference the textbook, but you will be primarily evaluated on your use of the assigned readings. You cannot use outside readings, and will be marked down if you do. You can, though it is not required, use readings from our sourcebook that were not assigned for class. The exam is open book, open notes, and you can prepare in groups. That said, ensure that the essay you produce is fully yours, and not simply a collective template. This is key.

You will be held to high standard for the final. While we do not expect the same level of polish as we demand for your papers, we expect a high standard in terms of writing, use of evidence, thesis, and general thoughtfulness. There is no expected page or word length. You are required to produce a thoughtful, coherent essay within two hours. We expect you to have prepared by thinking about the themes that emerged from the final weeks of class, and connecting these to the assigned readings.

The final prompt will be one of the following three:

1. What were the tensions between “Red” and “Expert” in the PRC, and how did the tensions manifest themselves? Be specific.

2. Was Mao or Deng the PRC’s most successful leader? Support your answer with specifics, and define what success means in this instance. Your essay should consider both leaders, and their failures as well as achievements.

3. What role did violence play in modern China (let’s say mid-19th Century through the 20th)? Again, be specific when making your case and consider at least three conflicts (only two can be wars). Make sure to analyze these events and not simply describe them.

1.The Cambridge Illustrated Histo – Wei Zhi

2. Chinese Civilization_ A Sourceb – Patricia Buckley Ebrey

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