World View Chart Writing Assignment ( This is for a World Religion Class)

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Due Week 10 and worth 235 points

This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments.

Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected category relates to all of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category. What is compelling about this category? Why is it important in the study of religion?
  2. Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across all of the religions studied. Show in what ways the category is significant for each religion.
  3. Give an example of how you have noticed this category in your life, town or country. What impact does this category have in the everyday lives of people who practice religion in your area? (You do not have to give examples of all the religions in your area, just one you have noticed besides any you practice). For example, in Cincinnati, Ohio we have Hindu, Greek Orthodox, Catholic festivals in the summer. So if my category were “Festivals and Celebrations” I could use those events as my example.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze what is meant by religion.
  • Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which these religions evolved.
  • Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a wide range of cultures.
  • Recognize how daily life within various religions and current affairs are influenced by religion.
  • Develop written pieces that demonstrate an analysis of a topic relevant to the course.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in religion.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

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Gilgamesh (ca. 1900-250 B.C.E.)

Trans. N. K. Sandars

Things to Consider:

  • Maps of Mesopotamia
  • Conventions of Epic Poetry (see pp. 36)
    • Oral tradition: repetition of key words and phrases, monologues
    • Focus on National Hero
    • Intervention of Gods in Human Affairs
    • Motifs:
      • Mourning for a friend
      • Return after challenging adventures
      • God’s council and preferences
  • Relationship between Gods and Humans, Gods and Gods
  • Glory and Immortality
  • Role of Enkidu, in life and death
  • The Flood
  • Position of Women in Society
  • Dreams
  • See discussion of some secondary sources

** Homework Questions ** (See 2nd and 3rd Sets of Q’s)
Background Questions:
(Norton Introduction):
33:

  • Where is/was Uruk?
  • On what material(s) do the oldest existing versions of the story of Gilgamesh exist?
  • When did the historical Gilgamesh likely rule?

36:

  • What is the etymology of the word “epic”? To what does the term refer?
  • What are some of the characteristics of Greek epics? Which of these characteristics does Gilgamesh exhibit?
  • In what way, according to the editors, does Gilgamesh differ from the Homeric epic tradition?

37:

  • When and how did the Gilgamesh epic disappear?
  • When, where, and by whom was the Gilgamesh epic rediscovered?

(Mythology):
120:

“The Birth of Epic Poetry”

  • What, according to the text, are some of the major concerns and themes of the Gilgamesh epic?

117:

  • Describe
    the relationship between gods and kings in the Sumerian world and what
    Gilgamesh does in the epic to perform his part in the relationship.

Other Discussion Questions:
(Norton Introduction):
33:

  • In what language were the earliest versions of the epic written?

34:

  • What is cuneiform?
  • Where is Mesopotamia?
  • What is a millennium?
  • When, where, and by whom was the definitive revision of the epic written?

(Mythology):
83:

  • What, according to the introduction, characterized the Mesopotamian gods?
  • What, according to the introduction, was the relationship between Mesopotamian kings and the gods?

85:

  • Describe the Mesopotamian cosmos.

96:
“The Lady of Heaven”

  • Describe Inana/Ishtar/Astarte.

127:

  • Describe the relationship of the earthly king and Inana.

Chapter One (pge #s refer to pdf):
1:

  • What kind of king is Gilgamesh? Explain.

3-4:

  • Explain Gilgamesh’s dreams.

4-5:

  • Why does Enkidu fight Gilgamesh? Explain.

Chapter Two:
5:

  • Why do Enkidu and Gilgamesh decide to fight Humbaba? Explain.

Chapter Three:
12-13:

  • Why does Gilgamesh refuse Ishtar’s offer of marriage?

13:

  • Why do Enkidu and Gilgamesh kill the Bull of Heaven?

14:

  • Why must Enkidu die?

15-16:

  • What is the significance of Enkidu’s dream?

16:

  • Why does Enkidu believe he will die in shame?

    Other Discussion Questions:
    Chapter One:
    3:

    • Why do the animals run from Enkidu after he sleeps with Shamhat?

    Chapter Two:
    7:

    • Who is Shamash? Why does Ninsun offer him sacrifices?

    9:

    • Explain Gilgamesh’s dreams.

    11:

    • Why does Enkidu tell Gilgamesh to ignore Humbaba’s pleas for mercy?

    Chapter Three:
    13:

    • Who is Ishullanu? How does he respond to Ishtar’s offer of love?

    14-15:

    • Explain the curses Enkidu pronounces.

    15:

    • Why does take back his curse of Shamhat?

    16:

    • Why does Enkidu believe that Aruru has cursed him?

    18:

    • What is the significance of Gilgamesh’s plan to put on a lion’s skin?

    ** Homework Questions, pt. 2 **
    Chapter Four:
    18:

    • Who is Utnapishtim? Why has Gilgamesh sought him?

    18-19:

    • Explain Gilgamesh’s interactions with the Man-Scorpion.

    20-21:

    • Explain Gilgamesh’s interaction with Siduri.

    21:

    • Why does Gilgamesh attack Urshanabi’s boat?

    Chapter Five:
    23-26:

    • How does Utnapishtim’s story compare to Noah’s?
      (See News Story ):

    Chapter Six:
    26    :

    • What is Gilgamesh’s first test? How does he do? Why?
    • Why does Utnapishtim banish Urshanabi?

    27:

    • Where does he get the plant that restores youth? What happens to it?

    Chapter Seven:
    28:

    • What is the final “moral” to this story?

    Additional (More in-depth) Questions (Respond to 5 for credit):

    • Does Gilgamesh ultimately find Consolation for his Grief? Explain.
    • How would you characterize the relationship of humans to divine beings in The Epic of Gilgamesh?
      What characteristics are described as “god-like”? What qualities (if
      any) divide humans from gods and goddesses? Is an intermediate status
      possible, and what are its limits?
    • Describe the
      relationships among the different gods. Do all the gods have equal
      power or is there some sort of hierarchy? Explain.
    • One
      of the most intriguing characters in the Epic is the woman who causes
      Enkidu’s transformation from natural man to civilized man. Describe this
      woman and suggest what her role might indicate about the process of
      becoming civilized, or the role of women in early Mesopotamian cultures?
    • What clues does the Epic of Gilgamesh
      present about the political values of early Mesopotamian society? Is
      Gilgamesh a good king or a bad king? What qualities define good kings?
      Are those qualities learned as skills or life-lessons, or are they
      inherited or “natural” qualities?
    • Describe the
      significance of the “raging bull” images and its different uses. To what
      characters or figures is it usually applied? What does it represent?
    • Does Enkidu fulfill his original purpose? Explain.

    Interest Group Consultant Simulation (Government)

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    In this activity you will be pretending to be a consultant for an interest group. You will be charged with helping that interest group better achieve its goals. Have fun and be creative in this activity!

    Your paper should be at least 500 words long.

    1.First, select an interest group from the following list that you will be consulting for (*you may only complete this assignment on one the listed interest groups):

    a.Service Employees International Union

    b.National Association of Realtors

    c.US Chamber of Commerce

    d.National Rifle Association

    e.National Education Association

    f.American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

    g.AARP

    h.National Association of Broadcasters

    2.In the first sentence of your paper please state very clearly what interest group you have selected.

    3.Next, describe in your own words, what your selected interest group mission is. Do not copy and paste or quote the organization’s mission in your paper. Use your own words.

    4.Next, take that mission statement and rewrite it in a new short one sentence “elevator pitch” that you think would be more effective. Feel free to get creative.

    5.Look up your selected interest groups website. What is the web address? What do you like about their website? What do you think could be improved about their website?

    6.Look up your selected interest group on social media. What is good about their social media presence? What could be improved about their social media presence?

    7.Look up your selected interest group on Open Secrets or the Federal Elections Commission website and discuss your findings. How much money does your interest group have? What is that money being spent on? In your opinion, are they using their money effectively? How could they spend their money to better accomplish their goals?

    8.Come up with at least one completely original idea that could be used to improve your selected interest groups efforts. Describe this idea in detail. What specific goal would this idea seek to accomplish? What types of resources would this idea need? How would this idea improve the organization’s efforts to achieve its mission?

    9.Finally, be sure to provide a reference list.

    Please note: APA formatting and citations rules apply to this and all essays in this course.

    View your assignment rubric.

    What are the international laws?

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    Part One-

    Please watch Making global labor fair (https://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair). Share your considerations, concerns, and any ideas on how to potentially address some of the issues noted in the video. Note: many who view the video speak to the lack of ‘plausible solutions’…that is exactly where this discussion should focus. Take the considerations of what has been discussed during the course (and prior courses) and apply those ideas to the larger discussion posed by this video.

    Part two- must be 1,300- 1,500 words with references in APA format style, NO PLAIGIRISMS PLEASE

    Over the past several weeks, you have been learning about the various issues surrounding the challenges and numerous situations that exist legally that differ from those of the United States. You have been placed in charge of the Business Development and Expansion committee for your company. You are charged with the task of researching and identifying a country to expand your company’s operations. Take the feedback from the Phase 4 DB into consideration, and make any additions or deletions as you deem necessary.

    Your international business expansion plan should include the concepts and ideas that were covered over the past several weeks. You are to select a country that does not recognize all of the established legal guidelines reviewed previously, but the potential profit that could be realized warrants the risk. The following points need to be addressed in your international business expansion plan:

    • The issue of common and civil law systems internationally
    • Intellectual property, copyright infringements, and legal ramifications
    • Violation of human rights of employees and child labor law violations
    • Public perception of companies doing business with companies that engage in that kind of activity
    • What has been the impact of the European Union of the business environment?
    • Anything else that you deem important to support your international business expansion plan

    The deliverable length is 1,300-1,500 words. Do not forget to include a cover page and reference page with all of your resources.

    Assignment Guidelines:

    Your international business expansion plan should demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and ideas covered throughout the course.

    Ensure that the assignment adheres to APA formatting and it meets the required deliverable length.

    Don’t forget to cite your resources.

    religion class

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    – Paper should be at least 750 words and try to keep it under 1500 words.

    – there is two guides in the attachments that you have follow to write this essay.

    My questions that should be answered in this paper:

    1. Describe some of the problems in today’s world that seem to be involved with religion and some ways religion can help inter-group and international understanding. (the question from the professor’s list)

    2. What do christians believe about god comparing to the Islamic religion? (the question i chose)

    Review the following website: http://studyreligion.org/why/index.html (Links to an external site.)

    • First, give a concise summary of the content (at lease two or more sentences), overall perspective, or purpose of each section.
    • Second, what is your reaction to each section: what strikes you as noteworthy, whether or not it was effective, and how it enhanced your understanding of religious studies.
    • Finally, whether the overall website was informative or useful: would you recommend it to someone.

    This is a “personal response” paper and is really all about you and your investigation into the answer. However, it is an academic paper and should not address or make any faith claims. Note: This paper is not intended to be a formal academic paper and may be written in an informal conversation style. Please note, however, your composition skills (grammar, punctuation, paragraph structure, clarity of expression, etc.) will be included in the evaluation of the paper. It should be an example of your best writing. Sources you must cite (35 points).

    fin 534 week 4 homework set#2

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    Homework Set #2

    Due Week 4 and worth 75 points

    Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

    1. You have just won the Strayer Lottery jackpot of $11,000,000. You will be paid in 26 equal annual installments beginning immediately. If you had the money now, you could invest it in an account with a quoted annual interest rate of 9% with monthly compounding of interest. What is the present value of the payments you will receive?
    2. In your own words and using various bond websites, locate one of each of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Describe the differences between the bond ratings. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each rating.

    Confidentiality and Privacy Compliance Plan, health and medicine homework help

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    This assignment is the second section of your final project.

    As the new office manager, you decided to put together a compliance plan for your office. This week you complete the confidentiality and privacy compliance section.

    Resources:”OIG Compliance Program for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices” and Appendix A

    Writea 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses privacy and confidentiality.

    Provide1 to 2 references other than the text for your paper.

    Addresseach bullet point below in 100 to 200 words. Each bullet point must have its own heading in your paper.

    • How do privacy and confidentiality differ? How are they the same?
    • What are the policies and procedures necessary to ensure the office is in compliance with confidentiality and privacy requirements?
    • What are some limits placed on confidentiality?
    • What process could you use to ensure that all employees know the law and the office policies and procedures?
    • How must an employee report a problem? What actions might be taken to investigate and resolve the problem without violating privacy or confidentiality law?

    Formatyour assignment according to APA guidelines.

    Clickthe Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

    Briefly (and neutrally) describe the concept of Net Neutrality as defined in the literature.

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    Topic: Net Neutrality

    Briefly (and neutrally) describe the concept of Net Neutrality as defined in the literature. Don’t take a position on it, like whether we need it, just describe the concept in a half page or so.

    Describe gaps in current laws or regulations surrounding Net Neutrality as identified in the literature (cite 3-5 researchers). This is where you could bring in both sides of the argument, for and against Net Neutrality regulation.

    Propose a policy that would fill the gap. Include 1) your recommendations for measuring compliance, and 2) a future research project that would shed light on the policy’s cost, impact, success or failure

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaohsYJEbw&feature=youtu.be

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR74K7t9BoE&feature=youtu.be

    Requirements: 2-3 Pages, not including title page and references APA formatting Original writing, no re-wording, no direct quotes

    PLSC 200 Written Question Study Guide- Exam #3 Four (4) of the following questions will be the short answer responses on Exam #1. It is an open not exam and you may prepare notes on all of the questions. Answers will need to be a minimum of 150 words pe

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    PLSC 200 Written Question Study Guide- Exam #3

    Four (4) of the following questions will be the short answer responses on Exam #1. It is an open

    not exam and you may prepare notes on all of the questions. Answers will need to be a

    minimum of 200 words per short answer response.

    Congress

    1. What is Gerrymandering and how is it been used to create “safe seats” for Republican or

    Democrats?

    2. Define each of the following House Leaders, (1) How they are selected and (2) the tasks they

    perform: Speaker of the House, Majority and Minority Leader, Party Whip, and Committee

    Chair, Sub-Committee Chair.

    3. How is the Chairman of a committee selected? How is a member assigned to a committee?

    What influences a member’s desire to be placed on a certain committee assignment?

    4. Define and differentiate the roles a member of Congress may play: Delegate, Trustee,

    Politico.

    Executive

    1. Describe the evolutionary increase in power of the president. What events have helped to

    shape the powers of the Modern Presidency?

    2. Define and outline the support given to the president through the Executive Office of the

    President. What agencies are and leaders are found in this “office.”

    3. Evaluate the following: “The President’s list of powers is not very impressive except possibly

    his role as Commander in Chief. Rather the greatest source of presidential power is to be

    found in politics and public opinion.” The power of persuasion. (Nuestadt).

    Executive Bureaucracy-

    1. Define and cite an example of the four types of administrative agencies, Cabinet, Independent

    Executive Agency, Independent Regulatory Agency, Government Corporation.

    2. Name a current Independent Executive Agencies and define its role in implementing policy?

    3. Why were Independent Regulatory Agencies created? How does the theory of a “body of experts”

    influence their structure, power and significance? Name a current Independent Regulatory

    Agencies and discuss its power and actions

    4. Oversight- How does the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches exercise oversight over the

    agencies?

    Interest Groups-Public Policy

    1. Understand how Interest Groups influence the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches. Cite

    examples of influence is used to persuade members of each Branch.- Example-You are the

    National Rifle Association (NRA) or the American Association of Retired People (AARP). How

    would you influence the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches to create policy favoring

    YOUR organization?

    Electronica – Music as a Cultural Artifact – Guided Listening Assignment

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    For each week in our course, you will consider music as a cultural artifact and be assigned either a piece of music or a specific musical artist to explore and analyze for the week. This week, you will be listening to music that is considered “electronica.” As you have read this week, technology moved at a fast pace from the 70s all the way through to the present day. For our guided listening this week, we will be exploring these new technologies. Be sure to read through the entire page, as this particular assignment is formatted slightly different compared to our previous guided listening assignments.