Gods and Humans (HUMA 1165B) – Midterm Essays Two essays (worth 5-pts

Gods and Humans (HUMA 1165B) – Midterm Essays

Two essays (worth 5-pts. each) – Due Monday, December 13 (11:59 pm)

In each essay choose one different theme from the group below. (Each essay should focus on a different theme.)

Music

Dancing

Beauty

Words

Suffering

Homelessness

Confrontation

Kindness

In each essay, show how this theme is portrayed differently in the paths to connect with the god(s) in three different religions covered this semester. Both essays should cover three different religions so that overall, you have discussed six religions in two essays. The eight religions explored this semester are:

Hinduism

Sikhism

Daoism

Yoruba

Ancient Greek

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Essays should be typed in 12-pt. font and double-spaced. Concise, well-supported essays will run approximately 3-pages each (1-page per religion). That is just a guideline. There are no minimum or maximum word counts. Essays should have one clear argument well-supported by course materials. Any ideas or phrases used from texts outside the course needs to be properly cited. Both essays should be saved as one file and submitted through Turnitin on our course site.