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2. HUM 130 professional tutor • HUM 130 Week 1 Assignment Vocabulary Quiz • HUM 130 Week 1 CheckPoint Effects of Religion • HUM 130 Week 2 Exercise Indigenous Culture Web Site Reviews • HUM 130 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • HUM 130 Week 3 CheckPoint Hindu Terms Map • HUM 130 Week 3 Assignment Hinduism Paper • List at least two effects that organized religion has had on society and provide examples from past or present world events that illustrate your examples.   • Post a 300-500 word response as an attachment in the Assignments Link by Day 3. HUM 130 Entire Course HUM 130 Week 1 Assignment Vocabulary Quiz

3. HUM 130 professional tutor • Complete Vocabulary Quiz found in Appendix C in the Materials Tab. Post your response to the Assignments area by Day 7. • When working on the vocabulary quiz, please keep in mind that these definitions relate to religions. For some words, there are other meanings, such as political meanings that differ from how the terms are used in relation to religions. • As suggested by Fisher (2005) in Living Religions, consider the interrelatedness of everything in the cosmos as it is expressed in many indigenous religions. How do you think the importance of these relationships developed? What spiritual purpose do you think they serve for indigenous peoples? (Day 4) HUM 130 Week 1 CheckPoint Effects of Religion HUM 130 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

4. HUM 130 professional tutor • Find two Web sites dealing with indigenous cultures or religions. Discuss how modern civilization has affected the spiritual lives of the indigenous peoples you explored. Are indigenous religions still practiced today? If so, how have the practices changed over time? (200-300 Words) • Considering that Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system, what makes up the Hindu religion? • What are the cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated? • Explain the desire for liberation from earthly existence. • Post to Assignments Linkby Day 7. HUM 130 Week 2 Exercise Indigenous Culture HUM 130 Week 3 Assignment Hinduism Paper

5. HUM 130 professional tutor • CheckPoint: Hindu Terms Map • Post your answers to Appendix E in the Assignments Link forum by Day 3. • CheckPoint: Final Project Preparation • Review the material found in Appendices A & F. • Complete Appendix B. • Post to the Assignments Link by Day 3. HUM 130 Week 3 CheckPoint Hindu Terms Map HUM 130 Week 4 CheckPoint Final Project Preparation

6. HUM 130 professional tutor • How did the childhood experiences of Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) lead to his questioning of the spiritual practices of his time? (Day 1) • How do contemporary Buddhist practices reflect the foundations of the religion? (Day 4) • Create a PowerPoint® Presentation geared toward teaching a younger person, age 9 to 14 year old, about Judaism. Post this to the Assignments Link by Day 7. Your presentation must cover each of the following topics: • Relationship with God/Torah • History of Key Sacred Texts • Ten Commandments • Jerusalem HUM 130 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HUM 130 Week 5 Assignment Judaism Presentation

7. HUM 130 professional tutor • CheckPoint: Eastern Religion Elements Matrix • Complete Appendix G and postto the Assignments Link forum by Day 3. • Submit a 300- to 700-word response answering the following questions: • What are the central beliefs of Islam, and how are they reflected in the "Five Pillars”? • Which of the Five Pillars do you feel would be easiest to fulfill, and which would be the most challenging? HUM 130 Week 5 CheckPoint Eastern Religion Elements Matrix HUM 130 Week 6 CheckPoint Five Pillars of Islam

8. HUM 130 professional tutor • Discussion Questions (150-200 words each, post in Main forum) • How has Christianity, a faith based on the teachings of one text, the Bible, divided into so many denominations? Do you consider this to be positive or negative in the development of Christianity? (Day 1) • Submit a 1,250- to 1,500-word paper in which you compare and contrast the lives of Jesus and Mohammed in relation to each respective religion. Complete the following steps in your paper: • Trace the lives of Jesus and Mohammed historically. • Compare what impact the death of each person had on his respective religion. • Describe the ways each individual was or is worshipped. HUM 130 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HUM 130 Week 7 Assignment Jesus & Mohammed Paper

9. HUM 130 professional tutor • CheckPoint: Monotheistic Religions Elements Matrix • Complete Appendix H and post to the Assignments Link by Day 3. • Post Your Rough Draft of your World Religions Report to the Assignments Link by Day 3. • This draft should consist of at least a cover page, introductory paragraph, outline of paper, and references page. It should show that significant work and research has been done on the paper, and it is near completion. HUM 130 Week 7 CheckPoint Monotheistic Religions Elements Matrix HUM 130 Week 8 CheckPoint Rough Draft World Religions Report

10. HUM 130 professional tutor • How are newer religions different from older ones? How are they similar? (Day 1) • What effect do you think religious pluralism and the interfaith movement will have on the future of organized religion?Explain your answer. (Day 4) • Capstone CheckPoint • Post your response to the following questions: • Reflect upon your own spiritual journey. In 300-500 words, how do you perceive yourself in relation to religion or spirituality? • Post in the Assignments Link by Day 3. HUM 130 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HUM 130 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint

11. HUM 130 professional tutor • Include the following elements: • Introduction of the religion • Name, location and review of the religious site visited. • Interview summary • Comparing and contrasting with another religion • Conclusion • References HUM 130 Week 9 Final Project World Religions Report

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