Compose an important historical question and write an analytical essay addressing that question. Alternatively, you may analyze a popular culture product (film, TV drama, or fiction) about a historical figure or event. The essay should include discussion of relevant primary source materials and engage key secondary literature on the topic.This paper assignment tests your analytical thinking and writing abilities. In addition to your ability to incorporate the material covered in the course, grading will be based on the cogency and originality of the argument(s), the organization of the paper, and the clarity of the writing. You are free to formulate your own research question(s) regarding the topic of your choice, but make sure to engage class readings and discussions as much as possible. Depending on the topic and questions, you may have to do additional research at the library and find books, articles, and/or primary source materials beyond those contained in the syllabus. You are required to use some primary sources (at least two quotations), either from assigned readings or from your own research, as evidence for your argument(s).Your essay should focus on a problem of historical interpretation. It should not simply be a description of events or a recitation of facts.To reiterate, the paper should be organized around your own questions and argument(s). At the same time you need to demonstrate that you actually did the required work for the course by quoting or referring to material from the assigned readings, the lectures, and discussions. Your essay must be 4-to-5 pages, 12 point font, and double spaced. A short “Works Cited” page should follow the main body of the paper. It is not counted as part of the page length.You are required to use footnotes or endnotes for all direct quotations and to indicate the sources of material you are using and the arguments made by others. Sample questions (for your reference only)1.What were the factors behind changes in women’s status from Koryŏ to early Chosŏn to the late Chosŏn period? What are some of the signs of the declining status of women in the late Chosŏn period?2.Compare the elites of the Silla, Koryŏ, and Chosŏn periods. How were they different, and was there a trend in any direction over time? What is the yangban (Chosŏn period)?3.What were the effects of the examination system on Korean society and politics?4.Why has the Story of Spring Fragrance (Ch’unhyang-jŏn) been so popular among Koreans? What were the elements of its popular appeal? Was the story subversive? Or did it legitimize the Confucian system?If you opt to write an analysis of a popular culture product (film, TV drama, or fiction) about a historical figure or event, read the text (popular culture product) as a historian hoping to use it as research material, and write an essay that incorporates the following issues (no specific order), citing examples from the material. This option also requires that you must engage class readings and discussions as much as possible.Think about the genre of the text, who the author(s) are, and the way the text was produced and circulated. How should a historian approach the text? How is the historical figure’s life (or historical event) being interpreted and remembered? What issues are salient in that representation?Can such portrayal be backed up by historical evidence? Is the narrative convincing?What might be the merit of this text in furthering our understanding of the period’s history? Any shortcomings?Any other aspects you would like to discuss.I will upload class readings later.