In general essays will be graded based on content readability and format.

Population (a): Compare and contrast between population policies of two different countries selected from two different regions, such as the population policy of China and India. How do the population policies of these two countries differ? Are there any similarities? What are the socio-cultural and political contexts in which these population policies were introduced?

Population (b): Choose any two countries/regions where population is declining such as Japan and Western Europe or Russia. What are the different socio-economic and demographic causes of such decline? How would this decline affect these countries/regions' future development? What could be some innovative solution?

Environment: Write an essay on global warming and climate change. Your essay must identity one source region of green house gas emission and one impact region and explains how the impact region is affected by the source region. For example, countries like China, USA, European Union, and India are sources of huge amounts of green house gases. In 2012, the largest contributors of green house gases were China (27%) followed by the USA (14%) and European Union (10%). The production of green house gases in these source countries affects the economically less developed countries like Bangladesh which is more likely vulnerable to global climate change and sea level rise. You can focus on China and examine how the rapid economic development, increased energy use, and meat consumption in China are contributing t the global warming and climate change which in turn affect the people living in coastal areas of Bangladesh.

Political/Territorial Dispute: Select two different territorial disputes from two different regions and write an essay comparing between the two. For example, you can use choose Kashmir (territorial disputes between China and Japan). You should explain the historical contexts of these territorial disputes and how do they differ from each other? What could be some solution to these issues?

Religion: Islam has spread too many regions in the world, but was originated in the Middle East. How did this religion spread and how has it changed in other regions? What has remained the same? How does Islam influence culture and politics (e.g. food, dress code, law, and government) of these two regions? You can choose two different regions such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia or the Middle East and South Asia and compare the characteristic of Islam.