Paper
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that responds to each of the items described in the topic.
Note: Submit your topic choice to the instructor for approval before the end of Week 2.
For the topic you choose:
- Support
your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions
or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of
the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your
topic requires you to do several things related to the topic, be sure
to do each of the things listed. - While
some of the topics tend to lend themselves toward particular writing
genres, you are not restricted to the specific format suggested for the
individual topic. For example, you may do an “interview,” a “proposal,” a
“letter,” a “short story,” a “blog,” an “essay,” an “article,” or any
other written genre for almost any of the topics. The project is
intended to be fun as well as informative, so feel free to be creative
with the delivery of your information. - Use at least two (2) sources besides the textbook, which counts as one (1) source. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Topic: Ancient Chinese Contributions.
Essay.
To win a trip to China, you enter a contest to determine the four most
useful contributions or inventions created by the ancient Chinese. (1)
Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions. (2)
Nominate four that you believe are the most ingenious or innovative. (3)
Explain why you believe these four inventions or contributions are the
most useful inventions or contributions from the ancient Chinese. (4)
Identify one invention or contribution that you cannot live without and
explain why.
