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Conception of The Religion
Conception of The Religion
Directions: Answer the following question as thoroughly as possible. NOTE: Your answer should be treated as an ‘essay’ – with a brief introductory paragraph containing a thesis (as opposed to a ‘topic sentence’), distinct paragraphs supporting that thesis, and a coherent overall structure.
Length of Response: Approximately 1300 – 1500 words (please include accurate word count on the title page)
Due Date: Monday, March 5, 2017, 11:55 PM; PLEASE NOTE: Except in rare, excused cases, this deadline is firm.
Submission requirements: Submit your exam in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format, uploaded back into Moodle. Begin with a separate title page that includes your name and my name, the title of your essay, and the date, along with the Honor Code Pledge: I affirm that I have upheld the highest principles of honesty and integrity in my academic work and have not witnessed a violation of the Honor Code. See below.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS: You may discuss the questions with your classmates, but your answers should be your own. Each answer should be self-contained; don’t rely upon answers given elsewhere on the exam to ‘count’ as part of a separate answer. Finally, any secondary sources you consult, including online sources, need to be cited somewhere in your exam.
QUESTION:
Conception of The Religion
1) Conduct a clear and focused comparison and/or contrast of the conception of the religious, the proper attitude toward it, and its relation to suffering, as seen in Fear and Trembling, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, the Cornel West piece, and the Malick film.
ELABORATION: You should be able to find a clear and thesis-able connection between these ‘texts’. Maybe it’s that all four argue for some kind of ‘mysticism’, maybe it’s that all four argue that religion’s most important role is in its impact in the world. Etc. But as you do so, make sure you address key points in the text in support of your thesis. For instance, with Hume, you will need to at least address some of the attitudes as presented towards the traditional arguments for the existence of God, and how they fit into the larger point that Hume wants to make, etc.
Conception of The Religion
Remember, a ‘thesis’ is a direct, one-sentence assertion, formulated in response to the writing prompt or question. While your introduction can include an ‘about’ sentence (in this essay, I shall discuss… or… this essay is about…), an ‘about’ sentence is not the same thing as a thesis. A thesis needs to say, “I shall argue that…” or the like.
Both Fear and Trembling and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion need to be read in full. RELIGION IN AMERICA need only read the three pages in the attachment and then watch The Tree of Life write essay based on these four vegetarian dishes. Thank you.
