Assignment 1: World View Chart Writing Assignment

Assignment 1: World View Chart Writing Assignment
 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 aspect relates to each of the religions
covered and to your own social or work experiences.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
 
 - Select one (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a
rationale for choosing this category.
 - Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected
category across the religions studied.
 - Provide one (1) specific example of how the selected category is manifested in
your social environment.
 - 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.
 - 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.