GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY 1. Read the assignment brief, assignment, and the assessment criteria through carefully. 2. Plan and organize your work carefully. 3. When you have completed your work, check it against the assessment criteria below. 4. Plagiarism or other forms of cheating will receive a ˜0 grade and the matter will be referred to the Academic Committee. 5. Papers submitted with more than a 20% Plagiarism score will not be graded. 
 Students are required to submit a structured 5 paragraph essay on one of the topics below. The essay must be minimum 1,000 / maximum 1,200 words counting content only (without cover page, reference list, etc.). You are required to research a central question on the chosen topic and present and discuss origins and issues. Through your research findings, you are to conclude on the impact the topic has / has had on people, communities, and environments. 
 Research well and present your evidence using Harvard citation in your paragraphs and a full reference list. Write using formal language, avoiding contractions (its, dont) and personal pronouns (I, you, we) and only give your opinion in the conclusion. Include a cover page and automatic table of contents. Check grammar and spelling. Check your essay against the assessment criteria below before submission