lecture notes ), reference properly H u m a n i t i e s

• Select ONE of the following passages. Write a short essay that summarizes the passage and connects it to the main doctrines, rituals, and/or history of the religion that it is associated with. (Make sure that your response clearly draws on ideas from the learning materials and readings.)
  • Islam
    • Revealed Qur’an https://quran.com/10
  • Buddhism
    • Zen Koans (select two of the following koans) http://classics.mit.edu/Confucius/analects.1.1.html
  • Toaism
    • Excerpts from the Tao Te Ching (select two to four passages) http://classics.mit.edu/Lao/taote.1.1.html

• For the passage(s), please consider the following questions: What is the overall message the passage tries to convey? How does it encourage people to see the world in which they live and their place in it? And, most importantly, how does it reflect the doctrines and beliefs of the religion? Please support all of your answers with reference to the textbook and lecture notes.
• Your essay will be marked on form AND content. Please write in clear and concise sentences. Assignments in point form will not be accepted.
• A suggested structure of your essay could be:
  • Introduction (brief paragraph introducing your assignment)
  • Summary of the religious passage
  • Discussion of how this passage connects to the main beliefs and history of the religion;
  • Conclusion

Research and Citations

• Do not use any additional Internet sources for this assignment
• Include a “List of References” at the end of your assignment
• Cutting and pasting text from a website constitutes PLAGIARISM, and will result in a minimum of an automatic zero on the assignment. When citing the textbook (and/or lecture notes), REFERENCE PROPERLY. For example:
  • Freud argues that the experiences of fear and security “are the basis for adults’ attempts to deal with the anxieties of a complicated present and unknown future” (Molloy, 11). [Note: the first part of the sentence is paraphrased, the second is directly quoted – a page reference is needed for any paraphrasing, direct quotation, or combination of the two].