Essay Assignment
Instructions:
Compose a 4 to 5 pages essay responding to one of the two questions below, drawing on course themes, lectures, films, and readings. Be sure to cite specific concepts, ideas, quotations, and examples in building your arguments. The best essays will reference key readings and ideas while demonstrating original thinking in answering the questions:
• The extent to which the response demonstrates an understanding of key concepts and thoughtfully and thoroughly answers the questions
• The depth of the analysis, including reference to specific citations and examples and attention to the connections between materials
• The overall quality of the work, including evidence of effort, logic and reasoning, and conformity to the formatting guidelines
Essay prompt:
Drawing on course readings-in particular the cases of Japanese-Brazilian return migration and Muslim women in France-please compose an essay that examines 1) the conditions that can negatively impact experiences of social belonging among transnational migrants; and 2) how transnational migrants define and defend their cultural identities while living away from their homelands.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.