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Research paper topic Order Description write a clear, concise description of your research paper topic. Your description must meet the followin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria: Mechanics: � It must be a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of one page and a maximum of two pages � It must be word processed usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font, 11-poin" rel="nofollow">int � Margin" rel="nofollow">ins are to be set at 1 in" rel="nofollow">inch all around � It must be double-spaced � It must have a cover page with the tentative research paper title in" rel="nofollow">in the center � The cover page must have your name, and student number on the upper right hand corner � The cover page must have the course code, course title, professor�s name, and the date on the lower right hand corner The Description: � It must describe the topic in" rel="nofollow">in terms of: --its specific focus --its specific time period --its specific location --its specific characters (if any) � It must provide an explanation as to why you have chosen this specific focus, time period, location, and characters (if any) � It must have a focus narrow enough for an 8 to 10-page paper � It must be written in" rel="nofollow">in prose Evaluation of the description of the research topic: � The specific, narrow focus of the research paper topic: 5/15 � A clear and detailed description that demonstrates thought and prelimin" rel="nofollow">inary research of the topic: 5/15 � The quality of the writin" rel="nofollow">ing and adherence to the in" rel="nofollow">instructions: 5/15. This course is a survey of Southeast Asian history from the 18th century to the present. The course will follow geographical and chronological lin" rel="nofollow">ines and analyse the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: 1) the colonial experience; 2) the concept of the nation and the rise of nationalism; 3) the role of historical myths and legends in" rel="nofollow">in the formation of national identity; 4) the concept of modernity: 5) waves of migration engendered by colonial economies; 6) xenophobia, racism, and anti-Chin" rel="nofollow">inese movements; 7) genocidal turns; 8) Cold War dynamics.