+1 862 207 3288 Work on Essay Two
Length: 2000 words
MLA referencing style
Topic: different to Essay One, from the Essay Topics list (p. 2), or another topic approved by the
course coordinator
Submission:
1. File to Turnitin on Blackboard:
2. Hard copy to the School of Languages and Cultures Office (Level 3, Gordon Greenwood Building
#32), with a completed (signed) coversheet attached
NB The hard and electronic copies must be identical
Essay Topics
You must get approval from your tutor if you would like to write about more than one country. If you
would like to write about a topic not listed here, email the course coordinator
You must choose different topics for Essay One and Essay Two
Choose a country, and write about one of the following topics in that country:
1. Economy
Analyse the country’s economic strengths and vulnerabilities, and suggest how the government
should respond to the vulnerabilities.
2. Arts
Choose an artist, a work of art, or an art genre (e.g. a film, television series, a novelist, a band, pop
art, ballet etc.). Should it receive different treatment (reviews or recognition), or more support
(funding, audiences) than it currently receives? Argue how and why.
3. Ageing
Identify the major problems facing elderly citizens in the country. Suggest who should tackle these
problems, and how.
5. Environment
Is there tension between development and the ned to protect the environment in the country? Who
can resolve these tensions, and how? Who should take responsibility for dealing with environmental
problems?
6. Sport
Examine the role sport (or a particular sport, sportsperson, or team) plays in the country’s culture
and/or international relations. Suggest what role it should play and who should be responsible for
enforcing that role.
7. Social Justice
Identify an issue of inequality or human rights violation in the country (e.g. marriage and divorce
rights, gender, racial, or sexual discrimination etc.). Who should try to rectify this inequality and how?
Essay Presentation:
Submit hard copy with a School of Languages and Cultures personalised assignment cover sheet,
available on the School of Languages and Cultures website.
Use 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial.
Use 1.5 or double spacing between lines.
Number every page.
Staple all documents together at the top left-hand corner. Do not use folders, binding, plastic covers,
etc.
