Religion in the development

$6.00

Currently, there are about 21 major world religions with billions and billions of people following each one of them. Within such diversity, it is not unexpected for people who have committed to one religion to have certain issues with the beliefs and practices of another religion. Recently, we have seen ample evidence of this in the world. Personal disputes, large scale violence, and even wars have developed within the context of groups of people trying to protect and promote one religion over another.

Given that our past history and current events show us that religion has often been associated with and related to violent and unfriendly relations among the world’s peoples, would the world be more peaceful without religions? What is the purpose of religion in the development of individuals? Is it a necessity that we cannot live without? Does it help us grow and move forward in ways that nothing else can? Think about this issue and do some research…what role does religion play within the context of human development?

Scenes of Faust

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Please read the three opening scenes of Faust, Part One and answer the following questions.

Please read the three opening scenes of Faust, Part One (“Dedication,” “Prelude in the Theater,” and “Prologue in Heaven”) and answer the following questions.

1. In “Dedication,” who is speaking? To whom does he speak? What question does he ask? (Note: this is a challenging verse! Don’t worry if you don’t understand it well.)

2. “Prelude in the Theater”: summarize briefly what each character says about the theater (3-5 sentences per character). Which of the three characters “wins” the debate? What is the function of this scene?

Pass Over

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Introduce the play — do not provide an in-depth plot summary, but instead provide an overall summary of the play’s format, content, and major themes

State your thesis — this should be your overall impression of the production
Should only be 1-2 sentences
This evaluation of the piece should be supported by your later analysis

Section 2

Describe + Interpret, Analyze, Evaluate
Work through the various elements of the show (the performances, the design, the script, etc.)
First describe an element, then provide your interpretation, analysis, and evaluation

Ideas of Elements to Discuss
Actors’ performances — their individual performances, how they interacted and worked together

Use of music and song
Transitions and other editing techniques

Design of the set, costumes, and video framework
Themes and ideas expressed through the show
Ways to Provide Interpretation, Analysis, and Evaluation
Think about how effectively it landed for you as an audience member

Which elements of the production did you feel were successful in supporting this storytelling? Which do you feel weren’t as successful and why?
What messages or ideas did the show work to communicate? Which elements specifically helped convey that messages/idea and how?
Did you feel the production values (how it was presented) effectively served the script?
Which scenes landed with you the most and why?

Critics of Scientology

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The goal of your essay (MLA model) is to write an essay in which you will “analyze” Scientology as new religious movement , as a set of beliefs and practices invented by L. Ron Hubbard, and the associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a business or new religious movement .

Feel free to share your own ideas and experiences (even invented) to analyze this religious movement according to the questions below. And in the end try to be neutral while analyzing and developing this essay.

You will write a 1800-word MLA essay (at least 1800-word bibliography not included in this counting) paper that answers the following.

Slavery in Traditional Societies

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For your research paper, you will select one of the following travel/captivity narratives, read it, and analyze it. Write a paper that explores a question that arises from your reading of the text. 5-7 pages.

You might frame your questions along the following lines:

What was the motivation for writing this specific narrative, and how did that motivation shape the story?

How can we understand the experience of encountering and learning another culture through this narrative?

What does the narrative reveal about cultural ideas about race, gender, religion, etc.?

Can we trust the narrative? If so, how do we know? If not, what does it reveal in spite of its particular flawed lens?

And so on.

Your essay should offer an argument, and you are required to consult a minimum of two peer-reviewed secondary sources to provide context and background information.

Link to the sources that need to be used in this research paper are directly below:

1.Book: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15399/15399-h/15399… (Links to an external site.)

Spectrum of Buddhist teachings

$16.00

This final essay should be approximately 2000 words, double spaced. You should provide at least six peer reviewed sources to help substantiate points made throughout you essays. Just as with the Mini Essays, you must use Chicago Style for references with footnotes and a bibliography. At the beginning of your essay, please write out fully which prompt you will be writing about, as sometimes it is not always clear for me as a reader.

You are required to choose one of the following prompts for your final essay.

How has art influenced the development and understanding of Buddhism throughout history?
Buddhism has adapted with many cultural and societal changes as it spread around the globe throughout history. How have modernity and globalization influenced the message and expansion of Buddhism within recent history?
How are women perceived within the different schools of Buddhism? Have those perceptions changed over time? Why or why not?
Buddhism has often found itself involved in violent actions, and have even been known to devin martial arts.

Affirmative Action at Workplace

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Compare the positives and negatives of affirmative action. How do you believe affirmative action has helped women and minorities in the workplace? What do you think the future of affirmative action will be?
Requirements: Response must be a minimum of 500 words; APA format.
Please add a christian world view

African culture

$2.00

Your cultural journal is a place for reflection and for connecting the topics we learn about in class with assigned activities, your experiences and observations.

Unit 1 is designed to increase your:

Understanding of terms (culture, nationality, race and ethnicity) and frameworks (the cultural context of behavior; week 1).
Understanding of etics and emics and cultural worldviews, in particular horizontal and vertical forms of individualism and collectivism (week 2).

Understanding of enculturation and acculturation, in particular acculturation agents and strautegies (week 3).

The elements of moral philosophy

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Book: Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). Mcgraw-Hill Education.

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapters 3, 4
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook

Instructions

Review the following ethical dilemmas:

John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be making use of a new procedure that involves taking his skin cells to produce a twin. The twin starts out as an embryo and grows into a child. The child in this case will have the same genetic information as John Doe. John Doe and his child will be twins.
Jane Doe is eighteen. For as long as she can remember she has been sexually attracted to other females. Her parents belong to a religion that has a religious text stating that God forbids one to be a lesbian. This religion goes on further to say that lesbians will be punished in the afterlife. Jane Doe is debating whether she should tell her parents about her sexual attraction. She has not yet decided if she should come out to her parents and live as a lesbian now that she is a legal adult.
Joe and Mary are a couple. Before becoming sterile, they had a child. This child died of a rare disease. Joe and Mary miss their child terribly. They have heard that there is a new IVF procedure that can ensure that they can have another child. However, their religion forbids using IVF.

God’s righteousness and holy nature

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1. From the lectures and Scripture readings, discuss the image of God and the potential cultural, philosophical, and idolatrous threats to the imago dei. Have you observed these threats in practice?

2. From Chapter 1 of Boundaries in Marriage and the lectures, discuss the “Triangle of Boundaries”: (1) freedom, (2) responsibility, and (3) love. What are the dangers of investing in a poor relationship and not setting proper limits? What are some examples of boundaries?

o Requirements: 250 words for each question.

Reading for question 1: Genesis 1:26–28; 5:3; 9:6–7; Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 11:7; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15; James 3:9

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