Hello Brent, it is the end of your first semester in your sophomore year, and I am writing this to you because you have successfully gotten an “A” in religion 101. You have accomplished a lot this semester and have been through a lot, but you have also rightfully deserved this “A”. You have followed helpful tips from the article “Learning” written by Robert Leamnson. You have also followed the guidelines from your syllabus and have asked for help from Dr. Zwissler and classmates. First I would like to talk to you about how you used the tips given to you by Robert Leamnson. You took his advice by “trying to learn more than the teacher demands” and this has helped you immensely. By trying to learn more then what the teacher tells you, you were able to learn more things about religion and cultures then most of the kids in class. In doing this you were able to get higher test scores because of more background knowledge. You also learned more helpful tips from Leamnson like when he said, “attitude will influence how you react to assigned work”. In …show more content…
When you were back in your dorm writing papers and doing assignments you would always use your syllabus to help you along the way. This helped you understand what was expected from you and helped you achieve you’re “A” in the class. The syllabus mainly helped you understand how not to plagiarize and you used that for every assignment, just to be safe. Brent, I am very happy you got this “A” in the class. You deserved it after all the hard work you put in and the dedication to your essays. I am glad that you remembered all the helpful tips from Robert Leamnson and asked for help when you needed it. Also, I am proud that you stayed focused and tried your hardest to stay positive on those days that you just didn’t feel like doing anything. Congratulating’s man, you deserved this
At the end of the course, my art teacher handed me a letter that congratulated me on being accepted into the National Art Honor Society. I felt like I have accomplished something big after reading
Document H: What’s one specific action this classmate could take to improve their usage of quotes and contextualize the quotes more persuasively? You could use quotes when listing the four references to religion. Also, you could improve your close reading section my including more key factors in the success. 13.
I believe I deserve this grade because, I wrote an average journal, and I tried to fix my introduction and
1. The purpose of this article is to persuade the general public to become more educated in understanding the culture and principles of Christianity and other world religions. 2. This article does have a bias. Cathy Lynn Grossman believes that Americans have become deeply ignorant of religions including their own and should re-implement courses in religious studies for students to take.
The memory of each student’s accomplishment will forever be overshadowed by the mess of the Induction Ceremony that was originally meant to acknowledge them. I believe that the event could and should have been more smoothly conducted, for the sake of all involved. However, although the Honor Society Induction Ceremony was disorganized, I am still very honored to have been granted this prestigious award and would not have changed my decision to strive for it, if I was given the chance to begin
My ideal outcome with respect to this course is: develop a background of knowledge with association to religion in order to evaluate people’s actions and statements; advance my professional characteristics by refraining from acting bias when approached with a religious dilemma; reduce my ignorance by educating myself on how to act appropriately around people who follow various religions. In the video “Studying Religion: Why Bother?” it mentions that religion can influence people’s thoughts as well as feelings, motivates strong actions, manipulates someone into using religion for scare tactics, in addition to allows someone to justify their actions based off their religion. To that end, in today’s society, people should study religion because
I was very honored to know that I qualified as a possible candidate for the National Honor Society. To be honest, I never thought of being in the National Honor Society. Therefore, when I got pulled out of class I immediately thought I had done something wrong. I went home that day and told my mom about it. My mom looked me in the eyes and told me that she was very proud of me and gave me a big hug.
Siobhan O’Connor 117440012 Essay 1- (BA) RG1001 2ND November 2017 Introduction to the Study of Religion In this essay, I will begin by defining the study of religion as discipline followed by discussing the many approaches used to study this subject. This will lead me to differentiate between the confessional and the non-confessional approaches to the academic study of religion.
Question #3: How can understanding this big picture help you as you seek to apply scripture to course content? Answer #3: I find that goal setting is
What also worked for me was having an interactive and good standing with Mr.Hall because he tried his best to integrate me into the class. Which was very helpful because it kept me busy, attentive and also not just sitting
This semester has been one of many lessons and many failures. God has been laying on me the need to reexamine my desires, ambitions, and identity. Christ call on my life has been impossibly hard for this sinner submit to. God has revealed to me how many idols I have created. As D.L. Moody said, “I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man.”
Week Outline Preliminary Thesis Statement: Religion is an essential constituent of any civilization with a unique spiritual pathway. Main Point: Religious spirituality establishes the framework for human social and cultural development. 1. Topic Sentence:
My Writing Experience In previous courses, my writing skills have been mediocre or just enough to pass the class. Throughout the duration of this course, I have written a variety of papers using different techniques and skills. Previously I would write assuming that the only audience would be my instructor. This course has helped me realize that there are many steps and skills involved with writing a well-organized and easy to comprehend essay.
At the end of this essay, make the decision on whether you will follow faith, or follow evidence. We’ll start
Although my opinion has not changed very much with the upcoming conclusion of this course, I feel I have acquired more knowledge surrounding religion and the teaching within the bible. The original question in our opening reflect essay was: “What exactly does the Bible say about God”. With my previous knowledge (lack thereof) of the bible if someone were to ask me this I was not sure if I could even remoting come close to answering that question properly. Now I feel through everything we have learned over the course of this semester the bible may provide all the information needed for each person to learn, seek answers in life they may need, and possibly even grow to love everything about God and the bible. The existence of God through my eyes