Geography,You have read a number of essays by a variety of authors who sought, in different ways, to understand the geography and culture of a foreign land. As a modern-day reader, you have had to attempt what might be called double feat of intercultural

You have read a number of essays by a variety of authors who sought, in different ways,
to understand the geography and culture of a foreign land. As a modern-day reader, you
have had to attempt what might be called double feat of intercultural competence
because you had to understand the cultures of the authors and the cultures of the places
they described. In your essay, you should (a) evaluate and discuss the cultural attitudes
of at least three of the authors, noting the ways in which they differ from today, (b)
identify the essay or essays that most effectively explain geography, culture, and the
relation between them, and (c) reflect on the ethical responsibility of writers who
undertake to write about foreign lands. (A writer has, at minimum, an ethical obligation
to his or her subject and his or her readers. A writer must be fair to the subject about
whom he writes, and honest with the reader for whom he writes.