
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that takes a student's essay text and a standardization character, replacing all spaces in the essay with the specified character to ensure uniform formatting across submissions. The function should maintain the original text content while only modifying spaces, and return the standardized essay text for further analysis.
    

    
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that takes a student's essay text and a standardization character, replacing all spaces in the essay with the specified character to ensure uniform formatting across submissions. The function should maintain the original text content while only modifying spaces, and return the standardized essay text for further analysis.
    

    """
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that takes a student's essay text and a standardization character, replacing all spaces in the essay with the specified character to ensure uniform formatting across submissions. The function should maintain the original text content while only modifying spaces, and return the standardized essay text for further analysis.
    

    """
    str2 = str1.replace(' ', char)
    return str2