Philosophy Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council
There is a 600-word essay assignment which involves responding to two primary texts written by Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council. The essay assignment is due Tuesday, April 2nd. Essays that are late will be lowered by 5 points. The essay assignment constitutes 20% of the overall grade. Guidelines for the essay assignment are below and on the course website.
Response Essay Assignment (Shared Assignment THE 1000C)
This essay involves responding to the following two primary texts: Benedict XVI on the Identity of Humanity and The Second Vatican Council on Human Nature. These texts are located on the Blackboard website in the folder titled Response Essay Assignment.
Read the two assigned texts. In response, write a 600-word essay in which you do the following:
1) Briefly state the main idea of each reading (What is the author’s argument/main point/thesis?)
2) Briefly describe any points of agreement or disagreement (Do the authors agree or disagree? How so?)
3) Evaluate and take a position on the readings (Do you agree with one author over the other?
Why/why not? What is your own position in relation to the readings?)
PLEASE ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
- a) Formatting: When writing the essay, please double-space and use 12-point font with 1 inch margins all around. Formatting essays must follow a recognized standard format (e.g. MLA, APA).
- b) Citations: All materials taken from these texts must be properly cited by using footnotes or parenthetical styles. Even when you paraphrase, you must cite sources.
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