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Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you refine skills, and demonstrate application of knowledge. You can work on a Touchstone anytime, but you can’t submit it until you have completed the unit\u2019s Milestones. Once you’ve submitted a Touchstone, it will be graded and counted toward your final course score.<\/i><\/p>\n ASSIGNMENT:<\/span> <\/span>In each of the three units in this course, you have learned about the role of religions in our world. You have already reflected on some of the major approaches to studying religions and compared and contrasted two religions. In Unit 3, you have investigated the impact of religion on individuals and society, including learning about religion\u2019s role in shaping morality and ethics, as well as ritual and material culture. Finally, you also thought about religion\u2019s influence on government and global affairs. \n \n DIRECTIONS:<\/span> <\/span>Write a short essay of 400\u2013600 words that responds to this question: How do religions both unite and divide humanity?<\/p>\n As you develop your response, you should choose two of the following areas of religious influence from Unit 3 to analyze:<\/p>\n Your short essay should include four parts:<\/p>\n You will use information from the Sophia tutorials to support your response. When citing material from a tutorial, please include the name of the tutorial and use the following format (using Sophia’s Primal Religions tutorial as an example):<\/p>\n This is <\/span>only an example<\/i>; your own citations will be to the tutorials <\/span>you use<\/i> <\/span>in answering the question. Please do not use any sources outside the class.<\/p>\n Refer to the completion checklist below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n<\/a>Touchstone 3: Evaluating the Impact of Religion on Individuals, Society, and the World<\/span><\/h2>\n
For your final Touchstone, you will evaluate the impact of religion on individuals, society, and the world.
In a 400\u2013600 word short essay, you will evaluate some of the ways in which religions both unite and divide, using specific examples from the lessons in Units 1, 2, and 3 to support your conclusions, by responding to this question: <\/span>How do religions both unite and divide humanity?<\/span>
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review <\/span>Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines<\/a> <\/span>for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review <\/span>Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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