This document provides guidance for a 1500-word essay and 600-word summary on a contemporary religious debate in the public sphere. It instructs the student to choose a debate such as those around gay marriage, public wearing of burqas, or religion in schools. For the essay, the student should present the two sides of the debate without taking a position. They should explain each side's arguments and concerns, and analyze how each side defines religion. The essay should also examine the groups involved, the bases of authority cited, the role of the state, how groups respond to each other, what is at stake, and each side's vision of religion and society. Both primary sources from debate participants and some secondary scholarly sources should be
Rhetoric Essay #1 Analyzing an Argument (Or Putting Con.docxSUBHI7
Rhetoric Essay #1
Analyzing an Argument
(Or: Putting Confirmation Bias to Work)
Task: Write a 3-4- page essay where you describe and analyze an argument, plus
a one-page reflection on confirmation bias.
For your first essay, you will analyze a text making a strong argument. The task is not to argue in favor of
a particular conclusion, but to examine the rhetorical moves the writer uses to make his or her case. You
choose the text, but but it must represent a point of view conflicting with something on the list of “five
things” about which you have strong feelings that you posted on the class blog. If stuck, you can choose a
subject you’ve thought of since. The idea is to engage, but that’s not the same as asking you to agree. One
way of thinking about it is as if your subject is like a table. What are its strongest and weakest legs?
Perhaps one “leg” is quite strong but if left on its own would it be more likely to “topple” so to speak?
Doing so will be hard. The best essays often benefit from subjects that use a range of rhetorical moves.
Essay must be typed and printed in a 12-point standard font, double-spaced, with a title, name, date, etc.
Stapled to workshop comments.
Deadlines
• Subject due to instructor by Tuesday, October 11 at 5:00 pm. Send URL or PDF or
equivalent by email to my Hawkmail account: [email protected]
• Rough draft workshop: Monday October 17.
• Last day for individualized instructor feedback: Friday, October 21.
• Final essay due: Monday, October 24
Examples of potential subjects:
For instance, if you said you think it’s too hard to start a small business, you will want to find someone
who has an informed opinion on the topic and arguing it’s easier than ever to start a small business. If
you tend to think one specific cause deserves blame for the murders at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando,
find something that takes a different tact. Or, say you have a more generalized belief like “the U.S. is
doing enough to protect itself,” you’ll want to find an article that argues for a specific policy or action that
makes the opposite point. The connection can be loose. (Example: “Stop Deploying Robot Zombies in
Nation’s Kindergartens!”) It can blur the lines between politics and entertainment, or have nothing to do
with politics. If you feel that Taylor Swift or Beyoncé is the best singer/performer of her generation, find
someone who is critical of that person, perhaps of a controversy about an album or song or statement. If
being patriotic is one of your five things, then you could find an article in support of Colin Kaepernick’s
protest, or vice versa. You can also choose something in the course-pack, understand that what you write
will be read as having had the advantage of class discussion.
Purpose:
Demonstrate your ability to critically analyze rhetorical moves without arguing on behalf of a question.
Use our natural inclination toward confirmation bias to help us “see” th ...
Site Visit Interview Site · - Religion · - Denominati.docxjennifer822
Site Visit Interview
Site:
· - Religion
· - Denomination: Interviewee: - Name: - Sex: - Age: - Occupation: For you to analyze at the house of worship
1. How is Eliade’s theory of sacred space and time is manifested in this house of worship?
a. What would you consider is the “Axis Mundi,”? Why?
b. What kinds of functions are the rituals/ceremonies achieving?
2. Scholars who apply a functional analysis to their study of religious rituals refer to their social values. Can you think of social values (including some unconscious ones) that some specific rituals may serve in this community?
3. Describe what you heard and saw impacted you.
For you to ask your interviewee:
1. What religion and denomination does your interview identify with?Christianity and denominational
2. What does religion mean to her/him? How important is religion in his or her life?It is very important is her life, it is like her having faith, god has a plan and purpose for her life.
a. For you to consider: Does s/he perceive religion from a more essential or functional perspective or both?
3. Describe how they understand the divine. What are the main characteristics of God/the sacred?
I beelive in the trinity: father => god and heaven
Son=> jesus who walked the eath
Holy spirit=> what lives inside of her
4. What is their favorite/ preferred sacred time (festival, ritual, ceremony) of the year? Why?
Christmas => cause jesus was born=> birth of the messih who came to die for our sense
Easter=> when jesus defeated death and goes to heaven
5. What is one sacred symbol that is particularly meaningful to them, and why? What does this sacred symbol represent to them? Why is it powerful and how does it transform them?
The cross, because that is what jesus died on.
6. Theodicy- how do they understand the problem of evil? Why does evil happen to good people?
She believes that there is enemy and god=> evil happen to good people because the enemy is trying to attack them and take away their joy and that is the hardest time because it’s when you need to believe the most, it’s not from god but from the enemy.
7. According to your interviewee, what is the biggest misunderstanding about their religion? Why is it problematic?
Faith is believe in what s unseen and people cannot understand in how that’s works
8. What do they think about the role of religion in our every-day secular life? Should religion be more involved or isolated from the public sphere?
Should be more involved. Not enough religion in today’s world
So much evil happening.
Homework
Answer the following questions:
What are the two major issues associated with linked data?
Describe data cleaning and data dredging
What is the difference between primary and secondary data collection?
What are the major limitations of collecting qualitative data? Why would you use open-ended questions on a survey?
Describe triangulation and give an example
Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in lengt.
Assignment 1 Discussion Individual FaithIn this course so fa.docxfredharris32
Assignment 1: Discussion: Individual Faith
In this course so far, you have spent time learning about various world religions and also the philosophy of religion. Now it is time for you to examine faith on an individual level.
In this assignment, you are going to look at the religious beliefs of one person and then categorize those beliefs. You may give a brief account of your own faith or you may interview someone and give an account of his or her faith.
Next, categorize those beliefs according to the following typology:
•Polytheist
•Monotheist
•Deist
•Pantheist
•Panentheist
•Atheist
•Agnostic
•Mystic
•Other
Describe the category you chose. Give examples of the beliefs of the person you wrote about and then explain why those beliefs belong in the category you selected.
Next, give a short answer to the following classic questions of philosophy, relative to the category you have chosen:
•What can this person believe about God and the universe?
•What must this person do to lead an ethical life?
•What may this person hope? What happens to this person when he or she dies?
Your initial response should be 2 to 3 paragraphs (250 words) in length. If you write about another person's beliefs, remember to keep that person anonymous.
After you post your initial response, please respond to a minimum of two of your peers' original posts. Remember, you are not to criticize the religious beliefs of your classmates.
By Saturday, September 13, 2014 write an account of you own religious beliefs, or those of a friend, and post that account to the Discussion Area. By Wednesday, September 17, 2014 respond to at least two original postings from your classmates.
Assignment 2: Unless I See, I Will Not Believe: The Relationship between Faith and Doubt
The words faith and doubt are easy to define, but they are much more difficult to live with. Faith is the belief in what is unseen or unsubstantiated in the physical sense as if it were in fact reality. Doubt is a particularly difficult concept for organized religions to handle—the doubts of a handful of believers, or even a single believer, can lead to a major change in a religion. Thus, as humans are we destined to doubt by human nature?
In an essay of 700 to 800 words, discuss the relationship between doubt and faith.
In your essay, address the following questions:
•What do the terms faith and doubt mean to religious philosophers?
•How do you define faith and doubt in the context of your life?
•What is the difference between saying, "I believe that," and "I believe in"?
•Is faith, in the religious sense, a matter of opinion or of trust?
•Are faith and doubt incompatible? Are they opposite or complementary?
•Discuss the religious tradition (of the five options) where faith is most prevalent. Where doubt is the most prevalent. Do these religions offer insight into your own faith/doubt equation?
Assignment 1: Discussion: Visions of God
Christianity and Islam are m ...
Task Your task is to follow a conversation in society right now .docxjosies1
Task:
Your task is to follow a conversation in society right now
to which social movements and influential organizations are responding
. "Following a conversation" means examining how different writers define and respond to similar issues, and listening/reading closely for moments where different writers connect, where they overlap, and where they conflict. It also means that you examine
how
different writers enter the conversation (which will require rhetorical analysis) and how those differences impact what they are trying to say.
In order to make sure that your exploration considers differing points of view, we are going to ground your exploration in this unit by focusing on a social movement or an influential organization and an issue that is central to their cause. For example, you could look into conversations related to
social movements
like #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, March for Our Lives, or #MMIW. You could look at conversations in the news that involve
influential organizations
, like Planned Parenthood, the Red Cross, the ACLU, and RAICES. The project will ask you to read several sources about a topic that that group cares very much about, think about how different writers take different approaches to the topic, and then look at how the major organization or social movement you chose is responding to that same topic.
The project will ask you to do four things:
Summarize
the specifics of the conversations that you are following, including the main topics/ideas being discussed, the modes being used throughout the conversation, and the context in which the conversation is taking place.
Discuss
the ethos/credibility and varying levels of expertise of groups/people taking part in the conversation,
Analyze
the ways in which your chosen social movement or organization uses writing and rhetoric to facilitate change
Reflect
on what you learned, including how this activity informs your understanding of research in a digital society.
Importantly, this assignment is not a paper: you will complete this project as a series of 4 posts, culminating in a final project reflection. All
5
of these assignments will be collected into one project grade.
Note: while each of these assignments might seem "small" on their own, and will appear separately in the modules, together they make up a paper/project grade and will significantly impact your grade. Therefore it is important that for each post you work to find the best sources you can find, and that you answer the questions on each assignment thoroughly. Also, please edit and revise your posts to the best of your ability, as the quality of your writing will also be graded.
Each post will ask you to look for a different kind of text, each one centered around a social movement, and then the post instructions will give you specific questions to answer. All of the posts ask you to make specific references to the text you are analyzing. Please do not talk in broad terms abou.
Term Paper Proposal (Research)Student NameCourse Name and Nu.docxmehek4
Term Paper Proposal (Research)
Student Name
Course Name and Number
Instructor Name
Date of Assignment
Religious Violence and Radical Islam
Today, we live in a world where violence plagues our society. I believe it is crucial to discuss the concept of violence. Why does it occur? Why does it seem to be consuming not only those living in America, but the entire World population? Our daily news headlines are stormed with stories about new acts of violence every day. Many times these headlines are developed due to an act of violence that was committed by a religious group. This paper will focus on the impulse of violence within religion. The thesis for this paper is that in any religion in which radical groups exist there is potential for violence to occur. According to the Pew Research Center, Islam is the World’s second largest religion and the fastest growing (The Future of World Religion, 2015). In light of this fact, this research paper will focus on the radical groups that exist within the Islamic religion. The major emphasis of this paper will be to determine if the violence that occurs is a reflection of ideological foundations in the religion or is it more greatly influenced by culture and other precipitating factors.
First, I will examine some of the violent acts carried out by religious groups throughout history. I will look at the factors that influenced such acts to be carried out by these groups of people using information from “Religion, Terror and Violence: Religious Studies Perspectives”, by Rennie and Tite (2008). History reveals many acts of violence occurring among religious group. In particular were the battles that occurred during Holy wars. For example, the Crusades were a series of battles that occurred between 1096-1291 for control of the Holy land. I will use examples and information from Selengut’s “Sacred Fury: understanding religious violence”, to determine whether violent acts, such as the Holy wars, were only influence by opposing religious beliefs or were they a product of other factors such as political and cultural influence? I will also implement material from Kressel’s “Bad faith: the danger of religious extremist”, which explains extremist among many religions, in further support of my thesis statement.
Second, I will narrow my focus on violence to that which is occurring in the Islamic religion. I would like to express again that I am not focusing on Islam because I believe it is a violent religion. I am focusing on this religion in particular because of its fast growing population and attention it has recently been receiving in our society. As stated in my thesis, I am attempting to prove that violence can exist in any religion in which there are radical groups of people. I will use information from Esposito’s book, “What everyone needs to know about Islam”, to explain a few of the foundational ideologies that exist in Islam. Next, I will focus on the radical groups that exist among the Islamic religion. ...
Writing AssignmentWrite a four page double-spaced argument anal.docxericbrooks84875
Writing Assignment:
Write a four page double-spaced argument analysis paper in which you analyze the two letters by the clergymen and King. Put the letters in historical context by describing the rhetorical situation, with emphasis on the exigence, the audiences, and constraints. Explain the issue from both points of view. Summarize the positions taken on the issue in both letters. Describe and evaluate the support, the warrants, and backing in both. Identify any fallacies and describe how the author’s use rebuttal. Finally, evaluate the ethical and unethical qualities that appear in the letters and write a conclusion in which you make a claim about the relative effectiveness of the two letters. Which letter is more effective? Why? Have you views been modified or changed? How?
Writing the Argument Analysis Paper
Create a structure for your essay:
For example make a list or an outline.
Place your ideas in an order that makes sense. Since you will be comparing and contrasting you may want to write first about the clergymen’s letter and then King’s letter and draw conclusions about both of them at the end.
Explain the rhetorical situation. Be sure to place the letters in historical context and describe the audience that both are addressing. Then explain the issue from both points of view and summarize the authors’ positions.
State the claims and describe the support in both letters.
Include summarized, paraphrased, or quoted material from the letters to provide evidence to support your main points. (use MLA format for citations)
Write a conclusion in which you evaluate the letters. Are they ethical or unethical? Is one more effective and convincing than the other? Why?
Focus Topics to Help You Analyze the Letters
Answer the questions that accompany the eight focus topics listed.
1. Rhetorical Situation: Consider each of these points.
0. What is the exigence for these two letters? What caused the authors to write them? What was the problem? Was it a new or recurring problem?
0. Who is the audience for the clergyman’s letter/ For King’s letter? What is the nature of these audiences? Can they be convinced? What are the expected outcomes?
0. What are the constraints? Speculate about the beliefs, attitudes, habits, and traditions that were in place that limited or constrained both the white clergyman and King. How did these constraining circumstances influence the audience for both letters at that time/
0. Think about the authors of both letters. Who are they/ speculate about their backgrounds, experience, affiliations, and values. What motivated them to write/
0. What kind of text is each letter? What effect do its special qualities and features have on an audience?
0. Think about yourself as a reader. What is your position on the issue/ do you experience constraints as read? Do you perceive common ground with either the clergyman or King, or both? Describe it. Are you influenced by these letters? How?
1. Organization and claims:
Divide each le.
Progressive Case Study-Client ReportOver the past 8 weeks, you hav.docxbriancrawford30935
Progressive Case Study-Client Report
Over the past 8 weeks, you have strategically built a learning plan for MacArthur and Associates. Your final step is to put together each section in a professional proposal format and include a recommendation section and a summary for the leadership team to review. Be sure that your proposal is free of errors and includes a list of references to back up your suggestions.
Your final part of the paper (summary and recommendations) should be a minimum of 2 pages. This will be added to the end of the proposal with each of the sections included from your previous weeks. Your final project combined should be a minimum of 16 pages (not including the title and reference page).
You will also combine all of your presentation materials to create a final overview presentation for presenting to MacArthur and Associates. Remember, you want them to be impressed with not only your knowledge, but your professionalism. Be sure to add slides for your recommendation and summary. Double check your work for error and submit to your instructor upon completion.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Please include citations to support your ideas.
Week 3, Reading Section 3.1: Introduction
I. Introduction
In Week 3, there will be three foci. First, you will revisit the theoretical discussions of Week 2, regarding the various forms of Egoism. As indicated, above, Egoism is not a single theory, but a collection of related ones, with different sources and roots from Ancient to Modern Times. Second, you will examine the sources and conduits of your own moral belief systems, against the backdrop of religion and secular society. In doing so, you should try to identify how your beliefs are similar to the beliefs of other cultures, not your own. Third, you will be required to discuss the first, substantive issue area, to formulate an Argument regarding that issue area, Global Warming and the Environment, applying the ethical/moral theories you have studied so far, and to defend your position.
Please remember that this is a Secular Morality and Ethics course, rather than a Comparative Religions or Theology course. As a result, using religious sources, per se, and claiming adherence to any particular religion will not be sufficient to support whatever philosophic arguments you make during the upcoming weeks. Here is one very important reason: invoking your own religious beliefs and their tenets will not demonstrate that you understand and can use the secular moral/ethical theories that you will be studying, thus undermining the purposes of the course.
Resource: Egoism, Morality, and Religion [PDF]
Resource: Ethical Egoism
Resource: Peter Singer's The How and Why of Altruism [VIDEO]
Week 3, Reading Section 3.2: Sources of Ethical/Moral Systems
II. Sources and Conduits of Ethical/Moral Beliefs
Before you address the foci of this week, please do an exercise. Take some time and reflect/analyse from w.
Rhetoric Essay #1 Analyzing an Argument (Or Putting Con.docxSUBHI7
Rhetoric Essay #1
Analyzing an Argument
(Or: Putting Confirmation Bias to Work)
Task: Write a 3-4- page essay where you describe and analyze an argument, plus
a one-page reflection on confirmation bias.
For your first essay, you will analyze a text making a strong argument. The task is not to argue in favor of
a particular conclusion, but to examine the rhetorical moves the writer uses to make his or her case. You
choose the text, but but it must represent a point of view conflicting with something on the list of “five
things” about which you have strong feelings that you posted on the class blog. If stuck, you can choose a
subject you’ve thought of since. The idea is to engage, but that’s not the same as asking you to agree. One
way of thinking about it is as if your subject is like a table. What are its strongest and weakest legs?
Perhaps one “leg” is quite strong but if left on its own would it be more likely to “topple” so to speak?
Doing so will be hard. The best essays often benefit from subjects that use a range of rhetorical moves.
Essay must be typed and printed in a 12-point standard font, double-spaced, with a title, name, date, etc.
Stapled to workshop comments.
Deadlines
• Subject due to instructor by Tuesday, October 11 at 5:00 pm. Send URL or PDF or
equivalent by email to my Hawkmail account: [email protected]
• Rough draft workshop: Monday October 17.
• Last day for individualized instructor feedback: Friday, October 21.
• Final essay due: Monday, October 24
Examples of potential subjects:
For instance, if you said you think it’s too hard to start a small business, you will want to find someone
who has an informed opinion on the topic and arguing it’s easier than ever to start a small business. If
you tend to think one specific cause deserves blame for the murders at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando,
find something that takes a different tact. Or, say you have a more generalized belief like “the U.S. is
doing enough to protect itself,” you’ll want to find an article that argues for a specific policy or action that
makes the opposite point. The connection can be loose. (Example: “Stop Deploying Robot Zombies in
Nation’s Kindergartens!”) It can blur the lines between politics and entertainment, or have nothing to do
with politics. If you feel that Taylor Swift or Beyoncé is the best singer/performer of her generation, find
someone who is critical of that person, perhaps of a controversy about an album or song or statement. If
being patriotic is one of your five things, then you could find an article in support of Colin Kaepernick’s
protest, or vice versa. You can also choose something in the course-pack, understand that what you write
will be read as having had the advantage of class discussion.
Purpose:
Demonstrate your ability to critically analyze rhetorical moves without arguing on behalf of a question.
Use our natural inclination toward confirmation bias to help us “see” th ...
Site Visit Interview Site · - Religion · - Denominati.docxjennifer822
Site Visit Interview
Site:
· - Religion
· - Denomination: Interviewee: - Name: - Sex: - Age: - Occupation: For you to analyze at the house of worship
1. How is Eliade’s theory of sacred space and time is manifested in this house of worship?
a. What would you consider is the “Axis Mundi,”? Why?
b. What kinds of functions are the rituals/ceremonies achieving?
2. Scholars who apply a functional analysis to their study of religious rituals refer to their social values. Can you think of social values (including some unconscious ones) that some specific rituals may serve in this community?
3. Describe what you heard and saw impacted you.
For you to ask your interviewee:
1. What religion and denomination does your interview identify with?Christianity and denominational
2. What does religion mean to her/him? How important is religion in his or her life?It is very important is her life, it is like her having faith, god has a plan and purpose for her life.
a. For you to consider: Does s/he perceive religion from a more essential or functional perspective or both?
3. Describe how they understand the divine. What are the main characteristics of God/the sacred?
I beelive in the trinity: father => god and heaven
Son=> jesus who walked the eath
Holy spirit=> what lives inside of her
4. What is their favorite/ preferred sacred time (festival, ritual, ceremony) of the year? Why?
Christmas => cause jesus was born=> birth of the messih who came to die for our sense
Easter=> when jesus defeated death and goes to heaven
5. What is one sacred symbol that is particularly meaningful to them, and why? What does this sacred symbol represent to them? Why is it powerful and how does it transform them?
The cross, because that is what jesus died on.
6. Theodicy- how do they understand the problem of evil? Why does evil happen to good people?
She believes that there is enemy and god=> evil happen to good people because the enemy is trying to attack them and take away their joy and that is the hardest time because it’s when you need to believe the most, it’s not from god but from the enemy.
7. According to your interviewee, what is the biggest misunderstanding about their religion? Why is it problematic?
Faith is believe in what s unseen and people cannot understand in how that’s works
8. What do they think about the role of religion in our every-day secular life? Should religion be more involved or isolated from the public sphere?
Should be more involved. Not enough religion in today’s world
So much evil happening.
Homework
Answer the following questions:
What are the two major issues associated with linked data?
Describe data cleaning and data dredging
What is the difference between primary and secondary data collection?
What are the major limitations of collecting qualitative data? Why would you use open-ended questions on a survey?
Describe triangulation and give an example
Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in lengt.
Assignment 1 Discussion Individual FaithIn this course so fa.docxfredharris32
Assignment 1: Discussion: Individual Faith
In this course so far, you have spent time learning about various world religions and also the philosophy of religion. Now it is time for you to examine faith on an individual level.
In this assignment, you are going to look at the religious beliefs of one person and then categorize those beliefs. You may give a brief account of your own faith or you may interview someone and give an account of his or her faith.
Next, categorize those beliefs according to the following typology:
•Polytheist
•Monotheist
•Deist
•Pantheist
•Panentheist
•Atheist
•Agnostic
•Mystic
•Other
Describe the category you chose. Give examples of the beliefs of the person you wrote about and then explain why those beliefs belong in the category you selected.
Next, give a short answer to the following classic questions of philosophy, relative to the category you have chosen:
•What can this person believe about God and the universe?
•What must this person do to lead an ethical life?
•What may this person hope? What happens to this person when he or she dies?
Your initial response should be 2 to 3 paragraphs (250 words) in length. If you write about another person's beliefs, remember to keep that person anonymous.
After you post your initial response, please respond to a minimum of two of your peers' original posts. Remember, you are not to criticize the religious beliefs of your classmates.
By Saturday, September 13, 2014 write an account of you own religious beliefs, or those of a friend, and post that account to the Discussion Area. By Wednesday, September 17, 2014 respond to at least two original postings from your classmates.
Assignment 2: Unless I See, I Will Not Believe: The Relationship between Faith and Doubt
The words faith and doubt are easy to define, but they are much more difficult to live with. Faith is the belief in what is unseen or unsubstantiated in the physical sense as if it were in fact reality. Doubt is a particularly difficult concept for organized religions to handle—the doubts of a handful of believers, or even a single believer, can lead to a major change in a religion. Thus, as humans are we destined to doubt by human nature?
In an essay of 700 to 800 words, discuss the relationship between doubt and faith.
In your essay, address the following questions:
•What do the terms faith and doubt mean to religious philosophers?
•How do you define faith and doubt in the context of your life?
•What is the difference between saying, "I believe that," and "I believe in"?
•Is faith, in the religious sense, a matter of opinion or of trust?
•Are faith and doubt incompatible? Are they opposite or complementary?
•Discuss the religious tradition (of the five options) where faith is most prevalent. Where doubt is the most prevalent. Do these religions offer insight into your own faith/doubt equation?
Assignment 1: Discussion: Visions of God
Christianity and Islam are m ...
Task Your task is to follow a conversation in society right now .docxjosies1
Task:
Your task is to follow a conversation in society right now
to which social movements and influential organizations are responding
. "Following a conversation" means examining how different writers define and respond to similar issues, and listening/reading closely for moments where different writers connect, where they overlap, and where they conflict. It also means that you examine
how
different writers enter the conversation (which will require rhetorical analysis) and how those differences impact what they are trying to say.
In order to make sure that your exploration considers differing points of view, we are going to ground your exploration in this unit by focusing on a social movement or an influential organization and an issue that is central to their cause. For example, you could look into conversations related to
social movements
like #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, March for Our Lives, or #MMIW. You could look at conversations in the news that involve
influential organizations
, like Planned Parenthood, the Red Cross, the ACLU, and RAICES. The project will ask you to read several sources about a topic that that group cares very much about, think about how different writers take different approaches to the topic, and then look at how the major organization or social movement you chose is responding to that same topic.
The project will ask you to do four things:
Summarize
the specifics of the conversations that you are following, including the main topics/ideas being discussed, the modes being used throughout the conversation, and the context in which the conversation is taking place.
Discuss
the ethos/credibility and varying levels of expertise of groups/people taking part in the conversation,
Analyze
the ways in which your chosen social movement or organization uses writing and rhetoric to facilitate change
Reflect
on what you learned, including how this activity informs your understanding of research in a digital society.
Importantly, this assignment is not a paper: you will complete this project as a series of 4 posts, culminating in a final project reflection. All
5
of these assignments will be collected into one project grade.
Note: while each of these assignments might seem "small" on their own, and will appear separately in the modules, together they make up a paper/project grade and will significantly impact your grade. Therefore it is important that for each post you work to find the best sources you can find, and that you answer the questions on each assignment thoroughly. Also, please edit and revise your posts to the best of your ability, as the quality of your writing will also be graded.
Each post will ask you to look for a different kind of text, each one centered around a social movement, and then the post instructions will give you specific questions to answer. All of the posts ask you to make specific references to the text you are analyzing. Please do not talk in broad terms abou.
Term Paper Proposal (Research)Student NameCourse Name and Nu.docxmehek4
Term Paper Proposal (Research)
Student Name
Course Name and Number
Instructor Name
Date of Assignment
Religious Violence and Radical Islam
Today, we live in a world where violence plagues our society. I believe it is crucial to discuss the concept of violence. Why does it occur? Why does it seem to be consuming not only those living in America, but the entire World population? Our daily news headlines are stormed with stories about new acts of violence every day. Many times these headlines are developed due to an act of violence that was committed by a religious group. This paper will focus on the impulse of violence within religion. The thesis for this paper is that in any religion in which radical groups exist there is potential for violence to occur. According to the Pew Research Center, Islam is the World’s second largest religion and the fastest growing (The Future of World Religion, 2015). In light of this fact, this research paper will focus on the radical groups that exist within the Islamic religion. The major emphasis of this paper will be to determine if the violence that occurs is a reflection of ideological foundations in the religion or is it more greatly influenced by culture and other precipitating factors.
First, I will examine some of the violent acts carried out by religious groups throughout history. I will look at the factors that influenced such acts to be carried out by these groups of people using information from “Religion, Terror and Violence: Religious Studies Perspectives”, by Rennie and Tite (2008). History reveals many acts of violence occurring among religious group. In particular were the battles that occurred during Holy wars. For example, the Crusades were a series of battles that occurred between 1096-1291 for control of the Holy land. I will use examples and information from Selengut’s “Sacred Fury: understanding religious violence”, to determine whether violent acts, such as the Holy wars, were only influence by opposing religious beliefs or were they a product of other factors such as political and cultural influence? I will also implement material from Kressel’s “Bad faith: the danger of religious extremist”, which explains extremist among many religions, in further support of my thesis statement.
Second, I will narrow my focus on violence to that which is occurring in the Islamic religion. I would like to express again that I am not focusing on Islam because I believe it is a violent religion. I am focusing on this religion in particular because of its fast growing population and attention it has recently been receiving in our society. As stated in my thesis, I am attempting to prove that violence can exist in any religion in which there are radical groups of people. I will use information from Esposito’s book, “What everyone needs to know about Islam”, to explain a few of the foundational ideologies that exist in Islam. Next, I will focus on the radical groups that exist among the Islamic religion. ...
Writing AssignmentWrite a four page double-spaced argument anal.docxericbrooks84875
Writing Assignment:
Write a four page double-spaced argument analysis paper in which you analyze the two letters by the clergymen and King. Put the letters in historical context by describing the rhetorical situation, with emphasis on the exigence, the audiences, and constraints. Explain the issue from both points of view. Summarize the positions taken on the issue in both letters. Describe and evaluate the support, the warrants, and backing in both. Identify any fallacies and describe how the author’s use rebuttal. Finally, evaluate the ethical and unethical qualities that appear in the letters and write a conclusion in which you make a claim about the relative effectiveness of the two letters. Which letter is more effective? Why? Have you views been modified or changed? How?
Writing the Argument Analysis Paper
Create a structure for your essay:
For example make a list or an outline.
Place your ideas in an order that makes sense. Since you will be comparing and contrasting you may want to write first about the clergymen’s letter and then King’s letter and draw conclusions about both of them at the end.
Explain the rhetorical situation. Be sure to place the letters in historical context and describe the audience that both are addressing. Then explain the issue from both points of view and summarize the authors’ positions.
State the claims and describe the support in both letters.
Include summarized, paraphrased, or quoted material from the letters to provide evidence to support your main points. (use MLA format for citations)
Write a conclusion in which you evaluate the letters. Are they ethical or unethical? Is one more effective and convincing than the other? Why?
Focus Topics to Help You Analyze the Letters
Answer the questions that accompany the eight focus topics listed.
1. Rhetorical Situation: Consider each of these points.
0. What is the exigence for these two letters? What caused the authors to write them? What was the problem? Was it a new or recurring problem?
0. Who is the audience for the clergyman’s letter/ For King’s letter? What is the nature of these audiences? Can they be convinced? What are the expected outcomes?
0. What are the constraints? Speculate about the beliefs, attitudes, habits, and traditions that were in place that limited or constrained both the white clergyman and King. How did these constraining circumstances influence the audience for both letters at that time/
0. Think about the authors of both letters. Who are they/ speculate about their backgrounds, experience, affiliations, and values. What motivated them to write/
0. What kind of text is each letter? What effect do its special qualities and features have on an audience?
0. Think about yourself as a reader. What is your position on the issue/ do you experience constraints as read? Do you perceive common ground with either the clergyman or King, or both? Describe it. Are you influenced by these letters? How?
1. Organization and claims:
Divide each le.
Progressive Case Study-Client ReportOver the past 8 weeks, you hav.docxbriancrawford30935
Progressive Case Study-Client Report
Over the past 8 weeks, you have strategically built a learning plan for MacArthur and Associates. Your final step is to put together each section in a professional proposal format and include a recommendation section and a summary for the leadership team to review. Be sure that your proposal is free of errors and includes a list of references to back up your suggestions.
Your final part of the paper (summary and recommendations) should be a minimum of 2 pages. This will be added to the end of the proposal with each of the sections included from your previous weeks. Your final project combined should be a minimum of 16 pages (not including the title and reference page).
You will also combine all of your presentation materials to create a final overview presentation for presenting to MacArthur and Associates. Remember, you want them to be impressed with not only your knowledge, but your professionalism. Be sure to add slides for your recommendation and summary. Double check your work for error and submit to your instructor upon completion.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Please include citations to support your ideas.
Week 3, Reading Section 3.1: Introduction
I. Introduction
In Week 3, there will be three foci. First, you will revisit the theoretical discussions of Week 2, regarding the various forms of Egoism. As indicated, above, Egoism is not a single theory, but a collection of related ones, with different sources and roots from Ancient to Modern Times. Second, you will examine the sources and conduits of your own moral belief systems, against the backdrop of religion and secular society. In doing so, you should try to identify how your beliefs are similar to the beliefs of other cultures, not your own. Third, you will be required to discuss the first, substantive issue area, to formulate an Argument regarding that issue area, Global Warming and the Environment, applying the ethical/moral theories you have studied so far, and to defend your position.
Please remember that this is a Secular Morality and Ethics course, rather than a Comparative Religions or Theology course. As a result, using religious sources, per se, and claiming adherence to any particular religion will not be sufficient to support whatever philosophic arguments you make during the upcoming weeks. Here is one very important reason: invoking your own religious beliefs and their tenets will not demonstrate that you understand and can use the secular moral/ethical theories that you will be studying, thus undermining the purposes of the course.
Resource: Egoism, Morality, and Religion [PDF]
Resource: Ethical Egoism
Resource: Peter Singer's The How and Why of Altruism [VIDEO]
Week 3, Reading Section 3.2: Sources of Ethical/Moral Systems
II. Sources and Conduits of Ethical/Moral Beliefs
Before you address the foci of this week, please do an exercise. Take some time and reflect/analyse from w.
This week we begin our most significant writing, emphasizing themerochellwa9f
This week we begin our most significant writing, emphasizing
themes
. We have been practicing so we can get to this point, doing more of what historians actually do.
As you know, historians do not memorize facts. They see trends throughout time, and use these trends to understand both the past and the present.
A historical theme is a trend, presented as an interpretive thesis, but supported by evidence from several different eras instead of just one or two.
A number of weeks throughout the semester, we have posted evidence from one particular time-frame or era on a Primary Sources Board, but our writing this week must include evidence from multiple eras.
Yes - the work you do here may be considered as the outline for your final essay, so long as you are happy with your subject!
Themes are narrow enough to have a point of view, even though they are broad enough to cover several eras. They show a repeating trend, rather than progress over time.
One way to begin a theme is to focus on a topic area, such as fashion, sexuality, class differences, cloth-making technology, the role of philosophy, ways in which literature reflects society, sports, games, furniture design, domestic architecture, dancing, political conflict, holiday celebrations, religious texts, expressions of spirituality, mass communication - the possibilities are endless.
Format
For this assignment we start with a theme (in bold text), and use six sources in pairs with a topic sentence (in
italics
) that covers them both. The format will be like an essay, with no numbers or letters:
I. Historical theme
II.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #1 with explanation
B. Primary source #2 with explanation
III.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #3 with explanation
B. Primary source #4 with explanation
IV.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #1 with explanation
B. Primary source #2 with explanation
V. Brief conclusion
Avoid problems with themes
Here's a list of common problems to avoid for themes:
• The progressive theme problem.
The theme features advancement or improvement over time, when it needs to focus on a repeating trend.
•
The "throughout history" problem.
The theme should not use phrases like "throughout history" or "across the ages".
•
The "and" problem.
The theme should not try to cover more bases by using "and", unless everything in it is proven in every paragraph.
• The "or" problem.
The theme should not contain "or", which encourages paragraphs that focus on only part of the theme.
•
The so broad it's obvious problem.
This is similar to the big, factual thesis problem.
Writing assignment instructions (70 points):
Create an outline with a theme and three topic sentences, each supported by two fully-cited primary sources from various Primary Sources Boards, with a brief explanation of how each source supports the topic.
Al ...
Introduction to Sociology – Final PaperObjective of Paper Thi.docxmariuse18nolet
Introduction to Sociology – Final Paper
Objective of Paper: This is a standard research paper based on secondary and primary sources. It should address its topic from a sociological perspective. This means that whatever topic you pick should be discussed using terminology from the readings and class discussions, should be critically examined (meaning its construction, labels, and groups should be discussed and critiqued), and should be placed in a larger context based on what we’ve read and the material we’ve discussed.
Format: The paper must be typed in Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spaced. Points will be deducted for not following these specifications. Do not use color, include images, or provide a cover page. List your name, the course name, and the term at the top of the page, then write your title, then begin the paper. Papers must be at least 6 pages (not including the reference page). Points will be deducted if papers less than 6 and exceed 9 pages.
Citation Style: All citations (to be discussed later in this document) should be in American Sociological Association (ASA) format. See this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/02/ for information on in-text citations as well as reference page formatting (you’ll have to click on a link to get to the reference page specifications). All citations must appear in the text. You cannot simply list them all at the end of the paper. If you take an idea or a quote from an author, you must cite that author in the text and include her in the reference page as well. Failure to properly cite will result in point deductions.
Layout of Paper: The paper should be divided into FIVE parts:
· Introduction: You will introduce your topic and briefly describe it. You must also tell the reader:
· Why this topic should be interesting to an average reader (e.g., why should I care about the history of the “insanity” please in US courts if I am not a lawyer?)
· Why the topic is sociological
· Literature Review: Since you are probably not the first person to research this topic, you should do some reading of past authors’ works. You should give a summary of their works and explain why it is important to be aware of their works before doing your own research on your topic. You must use a minimum of 4 sources in your literature review. Also, you may only use academic sources or government publications. Acceptable sources are: academic books, journal articles from peer-reviewed journals, and government publications. Unacceptable sources include (but are not limited to): magazines, newspapers, blogs, “.com” websites, online news articles, or non-academic books. There are two major types of literature to look for:
· Literature which covers your topic specifically
· Literature which covers a topic somewhat related to your topic, but which helps you understand your own topic. For instance, if I’m writing a paper on a specific “Doomsday Cult” in Texas, I might end up with a lot of literature.
Sociology of Mental Health Fall 2015 Exercise 2 Essay Ques.docxlorileemcclatchie
Sociology of Mental Health
Fall 2015
Exercise 2
Essay Questions:
Please respond to THREE of the following questions in essays 1.5 to 2 pages long.
1) In Mad in America, Robert Whitaker argues that the treatment of mental illness is a “prism through which to view a society.” Put another way, he suggests, “Medical treatments for the severely mentally ill inevitably reflect the societal and philosophical values of the day (xv).” For this essay, please
compare and contrast
the dominant paradigm of mental illness treatment in two historical periods discussed in the book. You should consider: the underlying assumptions about the causes of mental illness; the prevailing treatment(s) of the day; how the mentally ill were regarded; and then describe what this tells us about that particular society at that particular time.
2) At the heart of Whitaker’s study is a question: Why do people with mental illness in the United States fare less well than people in poorer countries? Use Mad in America, as well as
the other texts
for our class, to address this question. Ask yourself, why might this be the case? What are the social, cultural and economic features of U.S. society that contribute to this situation? You may want to focus on the three or four most significant factors and explain how they all contribute to this situation.
3) Utilizing Karp’s “In Sickness and in Health” and one other reading from Voices from the Inside,
compare and contrast
caring for a family member with a physical illness to caring for a family member with a mental illness. In what ways are they similar, in what ways are they different? What accounts for the differences? What factors to social perceptions play? Do these differences matter, why or why not? Explain.
4) Karp and Sisson write, “I believe that one of the most important missions of sociology is to give voice…to the experiences of those whose voices and experiences would typically otherwise be blunted, marginalized…or simply ignored. If we want to understand how society works…we need particularly to listen well to the narratives of those who are too often powerless, marginalized, disenfranchised, and stigmatized (p. 4).” What do the narratives presented in Voices From the Inside tell us about how society works? Utilizing at least
two
selections from the book, please identify and discuss at least
two
different lessons these narratives tell us about how society works regarding mental health and illness.
In general, the responses will be evaluated as follows:
1) Each response should be written in an
essay
format (introduction, body and conclusion-writing matters!).
2) Incorporation of
specific examples
from the relevant texts (you should demonstrate that you have a solid grasp of the material by drawing on the texts to support your claim, argument or analysis). If you pull an exact quote from one of our readings, you must include the author’s last name, year of publication and page number. For exam.
Review the articles, Women and Financialization Microcredit, Inst.docxronak56
Review the articles, Women and Financialization: Microcredit, Institutional Investors, and MFIs, by Girón (2015), and Microcredit: from Hope to Scepticism to Modest Hope, by Berlage and Jasrotia (2015), which are required reading for this week. Respond to the following:
· Define microloans and determine how microloans can be utilized effectively to promote growth and development in a country?
· Specifically, what strategy would you propose to raise the effectiveness of microloans?
Major Paper #1
Worth 10% of final grade. Will be graded on a 40 point scale
Due by the start of class, Friday, February 9. Submitted as a hard copy AND online.
You have now carefully read and discussed the following readings: William Portier, Ch. 1 “The Great Questions” and Ch. 3, “Religion” from Tradition and Incarnation; Steven Prothero, Introduction from God Is Not One; and the Vatican II document, Nostra Aetate. In this first written reflection, you are going to bring these various perspectives into dialogue.
This assignment must take the form of a paper. The length should be at least 2-3 pages but no longer than 5 pages. The paper must be typed, using Times Roman 12 pt font, double spaces, one inch margins. It should be submitted as a hard copy in class on the due date and be submitted to Turn-it-in via Isidore.
The paper must address the following questions/prompts and be clearly based on the material covered thus far in class. You may need more than one paragraph to answer each part adequately. Cite all sources accurately.
Before you write, think about how each source (William Portier, Stephen Prothero, and the Catholic Church) understands “religion” (the purposes, starting points, and definitions of religion, etc…)
The paper itself with address the following four questions:
First, what are some of the most important similarities between how each of our sources understand religion? (Its purposes, starting points, definition, etc…)
Second, what are some of the most significant differences between our sources’ understandings about religion?
Third, given these similarities and differences, describe two possible approaches one might take to the study of religion. For each approach, describe what one might learn about religion from that approach. The approaches may be taken directly from a reading as long as you cite your source and are able to say why that approach makes sense. You are encouraged to offer an approach that combines what is found in the readings.
Fourth, what questions does thinking about these various perspectives on religion and approaches to the study of religion raise that require further study.
Grading criteria
1. Use of Sources: Inclusion of all four readings, accurate accounts of the content of each reading, and the proper citation of your sources. This is not a research paper. You should not need any additional sources beyond what we have read in class.
2. Content: Responses to each of the questions/prompts that demonstrat ...
Question 2 Write an essay which discusses the place of Buddhi.docxmakdul
Question 2: Write an essay which discusses the place of Buddhism in the world today. Discuss in some depth if you think it will become a more popular religion in the future and why you believe it will or will not.
Buddhism dates back to around 2,500 years ago, when Siddhartha Gautama – better known as “the Buddha” – was enlightened and founded Buddhism. After two millenniums, Buddhists now represent 7.1% of our world population (Pew Research Center, 2010). It is incredible that one person changed the life of millions and millions of people that now add up to around 500 million. Even though this religion represents a great number of people, in my opinion, I believe that the number of Buddhists will decline in the future and become less of a popular religion because of a few reasons that I will go into more deeply in this essay.
To begin with, in Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths are: “1. Suffering is inherent in life. 2. The cause of suffering is desire. 3. There is a way to put an end to desire and suffering. 4. The way is the Noble Eightfold Path.” (Brodd, 2013). Buddhism preaches that suffering can be eliminated though the Noble Eightfold Path, however, we live in a world where suffering is immense. We see innocent children dying, people hating on each other, wars, hunger, families separating, just to name a few issues that so many people face every day. I feel like Buddhism is a very hard religion to preach to people that are under these types of circumstances.
Secondly, we live in a very superficial and materialistic world. Even though Buddhists live the “principle of the Middle way” as the foundation of their religion, not many people would like to renounce to all of their worldly attachments. I believe that every day, more people want a more comfortable religion that does not ask that much of them.
Thirdly, Buddhism is an “atheistic religion” or at least a “transtheistic”, which means that either they do not believe in any gods, or they acknowledge their existence, but it is basically unimportant when it comes to the “quest for enlightenment”. In the world, more than 70% of the global population, is part of a religion that believes in a range from one to many gods (Pew Research Center, 2010). But in the end, an enormous percentage of the world population believes in God or gods. It is very hard to think of a religion, where god will be just acknowledged but not cared for. I think that this is a particular thing that will make Buddhism decline in its popularity. Now a day, it is important to at least believe that there is a greater force beyond this world that will eventually make things better – consolation of promise.
In conclusion, Buddhism encompasses at least 500 million people in the world, which is roughly 7.1% of our population (Pew Research Center, 2010). But in my opinion, this religion will become less popular in the future because of its ideas that suffering can be eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold Path, bec ...
Essay 1 generally good content; but some issues with content as n.docxYASHU40
Essay 1: generally good content; but some issues with content as noted and some writing issues
Essay 2: good content, but writing issues in several places
Essay 3: good content, but lots of writing issues
Religion and Society
1. What is the “sociological perspective” and how does it impact the way we study religion? How is it different from non-social scientific (philosophical, theological) approaches to the study of religion? From other social scientific (psychological, anthropological) approaches?
The sociological perspective is a way of looking at religion that focuses on the human especially social aspects of religious belief and practice. It has two characteristics that separate it from non-scientific approaches to religion. It is empirical and objective. Sociologists usually try as much as possible to base their interpretations on empirical evidence. “They verify their images and explanations of social reality by experimental or experienced evidence. The objectivity in the sense that they do not attempt to evaluate accept or reject the content of religious beliefs .In the sociological perspective there is no religion that is superior to the other. One religion is not superior to another. Indeed the perspective does not presume the merits of religious over non-religious approaches. But if a religion has ideas on these subjects, it examines them and tries to understand them.
There are two central sociological perspectives which are: substantative and functional. Substantative tries to establish what religion is. It attempts to establish categories of religious content that qualify as religion and other categories specific as non-religion. Functional describes what religion does. It emphasizes what religion does for individual and social group. Accordingly religion is defined by the social functions it fulfills in the society
It emphasizes on the provision of meaning because the establishing of shared meaning is an essentially social event.
The sociological perspective impacts on the way we study religion in various ways. The aspects of the sociological perspective on religion may create elude a bad feeling to students who find their cherished beliefs and practices dispassionately treated as object of study as stipulated in (http://fasnafan.tripod.com/religion.pdf).Normal human beings due to their nature tend to feel bad when they find their religion becoming the subject of discussion and study. They feel that those people are abusing and disregarding their religion. It may be disturbing to have one’s own religion treated as comparable to other religions and not as superior or uniquely true.maybe maybe not---you need proof to make this claim--not just ideas
Also true, but awkward writingwhat the sociologist and the believer hold about a certain religion may be contradicting. What is central to the sociologist may be irrelevant and uninteresting to th ...
Playing Politics presentation given at MLA Annual Conference 2008. Learn how to develop positive relationships with your local officials, align your message with the community's values, and get support for your library.
This power point helps Anthropology students to understand about anthropology of religion.
Mr. Kebede Lemu (Lecturer of Social Anthropology, Bule Hora University)
Ahmed Khoshaim01192017RELS 3345.ONLDr. Joseph DeLeon.docxnettletondevon
Ahmed Khoshaim
01/19/2017
RELS 3345.ONL
Dr. Joseph DeLeon
Why creating one universal definition of religion is so difficult? Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: This is a statement, not a question. In American English, questions usually begin with a verb, in the case of your title, if you wanted to frame the title as a question, you should have written it as:
“Why is creating one universal definition of the notion of religion so difficult? Notice that I highlighted the verb “is” to show its location at the beginning of the sentence.
If you have issues with writing in English, I would highly recommend visiting the Writing Center. There you will find a wonderful group of individuals who are very good at helping students do well with their writing assignments so that they can earn the high grades that they may deserve.
Religion is the most difficult word to define it meaning primarily to various individuals from diverse communities. Every community views the word religion in a clear manner, making it believe the real meaning of the word. The term is usually utilized globally by various individuals asserting own meaning according to their belief. It is an argument that the religion power has to bind a person to a community, course of action in their daily life, culture ideology among other activities that the community undertakes believing that they are religious. Besides this argument, there are different individuals with their arguments that try to elaborate religion, making it difficult to understand the real meaning of the word. Religion is a word with no data or environment that tries to prove its purpose, making it is considered as the creation of many scholar’s study search as Rudolf Otto, James Martineau, Antony Wallace, and James Frazer among others. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: Your sentence should have been written so that it would read something like this:
Religion is a difficult term to define because it has a different meaning to different individuals around the world. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: Again, your sentence should have read:
Most communities interpret the term “religion” from their own particular point of view and sincerely believe that their perspective is the most valid.
It would also help if you had identified your source of information regarding this statement. Supporting your opinions and assertions is a requirement in this class. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: You’ve already asserted this – you are merely repeating yourself. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: This is not English and I would recommend that you have someone review your entire paper and help you re-write it. I will allow you to have a one-time opportunity to resubmit this MOD ONE assignment. However, all of your other assignments will be checked to make sure that your submissions the University’s college level quality standards and will be graded accordingly.
These individuals have used their life experiences and thoughts to explain the real me.
This week we begin our most significant writing, emphasizing themerochellwa9f
This week we begin our most significant writing, emphasizing
themes
. We have been practicing so we can get to this point, doing more of what historians actually do.
As you know, historians do not memorize facts. They see trends throughout time, and use these trends to understand both the past and the present.
A historical theme is a trend, presented as an interpretive thesis, but supported by evidence from several different eras instead of just one or two.
A number of weeks throughout the semester, we have posted evidence from one particular time-frame or era on a Primary Sources Board, but our writing this week must include evidence from multiple eras.
Yes - the work you do here may be considered as the outline for your final essay, so long as you are happy with your subject!
Themes are narrow enough to have a point of view, even though they are broad enough to cover several eras. They show a repeating trend, rather than progress over time.
One way to begin a theme is to focus on a topic area, such as fashion, sexuality, class differences, cloth-making technology, the role of philosophy, ways in which literature reflects society, sports, games, furniture design, domestic architecture, dancing, political conflict, holiday celebrations, religious texts, expressions of spirituality, mass communication - the possibilities are endless.
Format
For this assignment we start with a theme (in bold text), and use six sources in pairs with a topic sentence (in
italics
) that covers them both. The format will be like an essay, with no numbers or letters:
I. Historical theme
II.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #1 with explanation
B. Primary source #2 with explanation
III.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #3 with explanation
B. Primary source #4 with explanation
IV.
Topic sentence that supports the theme
A. Primary source #1 with explanation
B. Primary source #2 with explanation
V. Brief conclusion
Avoid problems with themes
Here's a list of common problems to avoid for themes:
• The progressive theme problem.
The theme features advancement or improvement over time, when it needs to focus on a repeating trend.
•
The "throughout history" problem.
The theme should not use phrases like "throughout history" or "across the ages".
•
The "and" problem.
The theme should not try to cover more bases by using "and", unless everything in it is proven in every paragraph.
• The "or" problem.
The theme should not contain "or", which encourages paragraphs that focus on only part of the theme.
•
The so broad it's obvious problem.
This is similar to the big, factual thesis problem.
Writing assignment instructions (70 points):
Create an outline with a theme and three topic sentences, each supported by two fully-cited primary sources from various Primary Sources Boards, with a brief explanation of how each source supports the topic.
Al ...
Introduction to Sociology – Final PaperObjective of Paper Thi.docxmariuse18nolet
Introduction to Sociology – Final Paper
Objective of Paper: This is a standard research paper based on secondary and primary sources. It should address its topic from a sociological perspective. This means that whatever topic you pick should be discussed using terminology from the readings and class discussions, should be critically examined (meaning its construction, labels, and groups should be discussed and critiqued), and should be placed in a larger context based on what we’ve read and the material we’ve discussed.
Format: The paper must be typed in Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spaced. Points will be deducted for not following these specifications. Do not use color, include images, or provide a cover page. List your name, the course name, and the term at the top of the page, then write your title, then begin the paper. Papers must be at least 6 pages (not including the reference page). Points will be deducted if papers less than 6 and exceed 9 pages.
Citation Style: All citations (to be discussed later in this document) should be in American Sociological Association (ASA) format. See this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/02/ for information on in-text citations as well as reference page formatting (you’ll have to click on a link to get to the reference page specifications). All citations must appear in the text. You cannot simply list them all at the end of the paper. If you take an idea or a quote from an author, you must cite that author in the text and include her in the reference page as well. Failure to properly cite will result in point deductions.
Layout of Paper: The paper should be divided into FIVE parts:
· Introduction: You will introduce your topic and briefly describe it. You must also tell the reader:
· Why this topic should be interesting to an average reader (e.g., why should I care about the history of the “insanity” please in US courts if I am not a lawyer?)
· Why the topic is sociological
· Literature Review: Since you are probably not the first person to research this topic, you should do some reading of past authors’ works. You should give a summary of their works and explain why it is important to be aware of their works before doing your own research on your topic. You must use a minimum of 4 sources in your literature review. Also, you may only use academic sources or government publications. Acceptable sources are: academic books, journal articles from peer-reviewed journals, and government publications. Unacceptable sources include (but are not limited to): magazines, newspapers, blogs, “.com” websites, online news articles, or non-academic books. There are two major types of literature to look for:
· Literature which covers your topic specifically
· Literature which covers a topic somewhat related to your topic, but which helps you understand your own topic. For instance, if I’m writing a paper on a specific “Doomsday Cult” in Texas, I might end up with a lot of literature.
Sociology of Mental Health Fall 2015 Exercise 2 Essay Ques.docxlorileemcclatchie
Sociology of Mental Health
Fall 2015
Exercise 2
Essay Questions:
Please respond to THREE of the following questions in essays 1.5 to 2 pages long.
1) In Mad in America, Robert Whitaker argues that the treatment of mental illness is a “prism through which to view a society.” Put another way, he suggests, “Medical treatments for the severely mentally ill inevitably reflect the societal and philosophical values of the day (xv).” For this essay, please
compare and contrast
the dominant paradigm of mental illness treatment in two historical periods discussed in the book. You should consider: the underlying assumptions about the causes of mental illness; the prevailing treatment(s) of the day; how the mentally ill were regarded; and then describe what this tells us about that particular society at that particular time.
2) At the heart of Whitaker’s study is a question: Why do people with mental illness in the United States fare less well than people in poorer countries? Use Mad in America, as well as
the other texts
for our class, to address this question. Ask yourself, why might this be the case? What are the social, cultural and economic features of U.S. society that contribute to this situation? You may want to focus on the three or four most significant factors and explain how they all contribute to this situation.
3) Utilizing Karp’s “In Sickness and in Health” and one other reading from Voices from the Inside,
compare and contrast
caring for a family member with a physical illness to caring for a family member with a mental illness. In what ways are they similar, in what ways are they different? What accounts for the differences? What factors to social perceptions play? Do these differences matter, why or why not? Explain.
4) Karp and Sisson write, “I believe that one of the most important missions of sociology is to give voice…to the experiences of those whose voices and experiences would typically otherwise be blunted, marginalized…or simply ignored. If we want to understand how society works…we need particularly to listen well to the narratives of those who are too often powerless, marginalized, disenfranchised, and stigmatized (p. 4).” What do the narratives presented in Voices From the Inside tell us about how society works? Utilizing at least
two
selections from the book, please identify and discuss at least
two
different lessons these narratives tell us about how society works regarding mental health and illness.
In general, the responses will be evaluated as follows:
1) Each response should be written in an
essay
format (introduction, body and conclusion-writing matters!).
2) Incorporation of
specific examples
from the relevant texts (you should demonstrate that you have a solid grasp of the material by drawing on the texts to support your claim, argument or analysis). If you pull an exact quote from one of our readings, you must include the author’s last name, year of publication and page number. For exam.
Review the articles, Women and Financialization Microcredit, Inst.docxronak56
Review the articles, Women and Financialization: Microcredit, Institutional Investors, and MFIs, by Girón (2015), and Microcredit: from Hope to Scepticism to Modest Hope, by Berlage and Jasrotia (2015), which are required reading for this week. Respond to the following:
· Define microloans and determine how microloans can be utilized effectively to promote growth and development in a country?
· Specifically, what strategy would you propose to raise the effectiveness of microloans?
Major Paper #1
Worth 10% of final grade. Will be graded on a 40 point scale
Due by the start of class, Friday, February 9. Submitted as a hard copy AND online.
You have now carefully read and discussed the following readings: William Portier, Ch. 1 “The Great Questions” and Ch. 3, “Religion” from Tradition and Incarnation; Steven Prothero, Introduction from God Is Not One; and the Vatican II document, Nostra Aetate. In this first written reflection, you are going to bring these various perspectives into dialogue.
This assignment must take the form of a paper. The length should be at least 2-3 pages but no longer than 5 pages. The paper must be typed, using Times Roman 12 pt font, double spaces, one inch margins. It should be submitted as a hard copy in class on the due date and be submitted to Turn-it-in via Isidore.
The paper must address the following questions/prompts and be clearly based on the material covered thus far in class. You may need more than one paragraph to answer each part adequately. Cite all sources accurately.
Before you write, think about how each source (William Portier, Stephen Prothero, and the Catholic Church) understands “religion” (the purposes, starting points, and definitions of religion, etc…)
The paper itself with address the following four questions:
First, what are some of the most important similarities between how each of our sources understand religion? (Its purposes, starting points, definition, etc…)
Second, what are some of the most significant differences between our sources’ understandings about religion?
Third, given these similarities and differences, describe two possible approaches one might take to the study of religion. For each approach, describe what one might learn about religion from that approach. The approaches may be taken directly from a reading as long as you cite your source and are able to say why that approach makes sense. You are encouraged to offer an approach that combines what is found in the readings.
Fourth, what questions does thinking about these various perspectives on religion and approaches to the study of religion raise that require further study.
Grading criteria
1. Use of Sources: Inclusion of all four readings, accurate accounts of the content of each reading, and the proper citation of your sources. This is not a research paper. You should not need any additional sources beyond what we have read in class.
2. Content: Responses to each of the questions/prompts that demonstrat ...
Question 2 Write an essay which discusses the place of Buddhi.docxmakdul
Question 2: Write an essay which discusses the place of Buddhism in the world today. Discuss in some depth if you think it will become a more popular religion in the future and why you believe it will or will not.
Buddhism dates back to around 2,500 years ago, when Siddhartha Gautama – better known as “the Buddha” – was enlightened and founded Buddhism. After two millenniums, Buddhists now represent 7.1% of our world population (Pew Research Center, 2010). It is incredible that one person changed the life of millions and millions of people that now add up to around 500 million. Even though this religion represents a great number of people, in my opinion, I believe that the number of Buddhists will decline in the future and become less of a popular religion because of a few reasons that I will go into more deeply in this essay.
To begin with, in Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths are: “1. Suffering is inherent in life. 2. The cause of suffering is desire. 3. There is a way to put an end to desire and suffering. 4. The way is the Noble Eightfold Path.” (Brodd, 2013). Buddhism preaches that suffering can be eliminated though the Noble Eightfold Path, however, we live in a world where suffering is immense. We see innocent children dying, people hating on each other, wars, hunger, families separating, just to name a few issues that so many people face every day. I feel like Buddhism is a very hard religion to preach to people that are under these types of circumstances.
Secondly, we live in a very superficial and materialistic world. Even though Buddhists live the “principle of the Middle way” as the foundation of their religion, not many people would like to renounce to all of their worldly attachments. I believe that every day, more people want a more comfortable religion that does not ask that much of them.
Thirdly, Buddhism is an “atheistic religion” or at least a “transtheistic”, which means that either they do not believe in any gods, or they acknowledge their existence, but it is basically unimportant when it comes to the “quest for enlightenment”. In the world, more than 70% of the global population, is part of a religion that believes in a range from one to many gods (Pew Research Center, 2010). But in the end, an enormous percentage of the world population believes in God or gods. It is very hard to think of a religion, where god will be just acknowledged but not cared for. I think that this is a particular thing that will make Buddhism decline in its popularity. Now a day, it is important to at least believe that there is a greater force beyond this world that will eventually make things better – consolation of promise.
In conclusion, Buddhism encompasses at least 500 million people in the world, which is roughly 7.1% of our population (Pew Research Center, 2010). But in my opinion, this religion will become less popular in the future because of its ideas that suffering can be eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold Path, bec ...
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Essay 1: generally good content; but some issues with content as noted and some writing issues
Essay 2: good content, but writing issues in several places
Essay 3: good content, but lots of writing issues
Religion and Society
1. What is the “sociological perspective” and how does it impact the way we study religion? How is it different from non-social scientific (philosophical, theological) approaches to the study of religion? From other social scientific (psychological, anthropological) approaches?
The sociological perspective is a way of looking at religion that focuses on the human especially social aspects of religious belief and practice. It has two characteristics that separate it from non-scientific approaches to religion. It is empirical and objective. Sociologists usually try as much as possible to base their interpretations on empirical evidence. “They verify their images and explanations of social reality by experimental or experienced evidence. The objectivity in the sense that they do not attempt to evaluate accept or reject the content of religious beliefs .In the sociological perspective there is no religion that is superior to the other. One religion is not superior to another. Indeed the perspective does not presume the merits of religious over non-religious approaches. But if a religion has ideas on these subjects, it examines them and tries to understand them.
There are two central sociological perspectives which are: substantative and functional. Substantative tries to establish what religion is. It attempts to establish categories of religious content that qualify as religion and other categories specific as non-religion. Functional describes what religion does. It emphasizes what religion does for individual and social group. Accordingly religion is defined by the social functions it fulfills in the society
It emphasizes on the provision of meaning because the establishing of shared meaning is an essentially social event.
The sociological perspective impacts on the way we study religion in various ways. The aspects of the sociological perspective on religion may create elude a bad feeling to students who find their cherished beliefs and practices dispassionately treated as object of study as stipulated in (http://fasnafan.tripod.com/religion.pdf).Normal human beings due to their nature tend to feel bad when they find their religion becoming the subject of discussion and study. They feel that those people are abusing and disregarding their religion. It may be disturbing to have one’s own religion treated as comparable to other religions and not as superior or uniquely true.maybe maybe not---you need proof to make this claim--not just ideas
Also true, but awkward writingwhat the sociologist and the believer hold about a certain religion may be contradicting. What is central to the sociologist may be irrelevant and uninteresting to th ...
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RELS 3345.ONL
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Why creating one universal definition of religion is so difficult? Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: This is a statement, not a question. In American English, questions usually begin with a verb, in the case of your title, if you wanted to frame the title as a question, you should have written it as:
“Why is creating one universal definition of the notion of religion so difficult? Notice that I highlighted the verb “is” to show its location at the beginning of the sentence.
If you have issues with writing in English, I would highly recommend visiting the Writing Center. There you will find a wonderful group of individuals who are very good at helping students do well with their writing assignments so that they can earn the high grades that they may deserve.
Religion is the most difficult word to define it meaning primarily to various individuals from diverse communities. Every community views the word religion in a clear manner, making it believe the real meaning of the word. The term is usually utilized globally by various individuals asserting own meaning according to their belief. It is an argument that the religion power has to bind a person to a community, course of action in their daily life, culture ideology among other activities that the community undertakes believing that they are religious. Besides this argument, there are different individuals with their arguments that try to elaborate religion, making it difficult to understand the real meaning of the word. Religion is a word with no data or environment that tries to prove its purpose, making it is considered as the creation of many scholar’s study search as Rudolf Otto, James Martineau, Antony Wallace, and James Frazer among others. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: Your sentence should have been written so that it would read something like this:
Religion is a difficult term to define because it has a different meaning to different individuals around the world. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: Again, your sentence should have read:
Most communities interpret the term “religion” from their own particular point of view and sincerely believe that their perspective is the most valid.
It would also help if you had identified your source of information regarding this statement. Supporting your opinions and assertions is a requirement in this class. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: You’ve already asserted this – you are merely repeating yourself. Comment by Dr. Joseph DeLeon: This is not English and I would recommend that you have someone review your entire paper and help you re-write it. I will allow you to have a one-time opportunity to resubmit this MOD ONE assignment. However, all of your other assignments will be checked to make sure that your submissions the University’s college level quality standards and will be graded accordingly.
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Reli335: Essay 1: Public debates about religion Essay: write 1500 words Presentation: After
finishing writing the essay please make sure to write up to 600 words in separate page as a
summary so I can present it in class Essay 1 will address a contemporary religious debate in
the public sphere (gay marriage; public wearing of burka; religion in schools; etc.) Your
essay will present two sides of a debate. You can choose any public debate that focusses on
religion. Your task is not to decide which side is right, but to think about what the debate
tells us about religion in the modern world. Given that it is a short essay, just focus on two
different positions in the debate, even though there are often more than two distinct parties
engaging in important public debates. First, present the content of each side of the debate.
What is each side arguing? What is their concern? What is at stake for them? Then, ask more
analytical questions that may shed light on the way religion is debated in public. • What
does the debate tell us about religion in the modern world? • How does each side define or
characterise religion? What are the differences in their definitions? Which definition is more
aligned with the way religious studies defines religion? • Who makes up the groups that
have come into conflict? Are there interesting coalitions/alliances (e.g., religious groups that
would normally keep their distance from one another)? Were their groups that you thought
would be opposed to a specific position but are not? You should also tell us which major
participants in these debates you WON’T be focussing on, just to give us a sense of the scope
of the debate. • What does each side cite as the bases of their authority? (Bible, rationality,
constitutional laws, etc.) • What role does the state play in the debate? • How do the groups
respond to each other? That is, how do they describe, and counter, the views of their
opponents? • What is at stake in the debate? Who are the winners and losers? • What vision
do they have of the role of religion in the public sphere? • What vision do they have of an
ideal society? That is, what sort of society are they trying to build? Use direct quotations
from your sources, which communicate to your audience the voices and concerns of the
participants. There is certainly a place for paraphrasing in your essay, but sometimes
paraphrasing blunts the message of participants engaged in passionate debate. When you
give a direct quotation, tell us who the speaker is, and give details about him/her/it. Is it a
religious leader, a politician, an ordinary person, a law, an official church statement, etc.?
Sources: 1. Primary sources. These are ‘sources’ which contain the writings and words of
the participants in the debate. The internet can be a good source of primary materials. For
example, if you are writing about abortion in the Catholic Church, you will be able to find
online official Church policy on abortion, and official justification of that policy. Look at
2. online newspapers that will tell you about the different positions taken by groups on the
debate. Even reader comments could be useful statements of positions. Interviews with
participants are also primary sources. In your essay, clearly state the position and status of
your participants. Are you focussing on church leaders, or on ordinary worshippers?
Government officials, or marginalised people? 2. Secondary sources. However, you should
go beyond primary sources. Look at journal databases to see if there are scholarly articles
about the specific debate you are interested in. You might also look at scholarly sources that
give relevant historical background to a debate. For example, if you are writing on a debate
over whether scientology is a ‘cult’ or a ‘religion’, you should look at academic writings on
the Church of Scientology. However, because of the brevity of the essay, use more than
about 3-4 scholarly sources.