Pick two of the follow writings attached below, from the works of Saint Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Pope Innocent III and Dante Alighieri, and compare the paths these two writings describe for spiritual salvation.\u00a0 Did these writers appeal to the mind (to reason) or to the heart (to emotions such as peace, fear or ecstasy) to convey their message?
\nWrite a paper of a minimum of 200 words in response to these two questions.\u00a0 Follow our normal format (double-spaced with your name on the top) and be sure to follow the paper guidelines included in the syllabus.\u00a0 Proofread your work carefully before submitting it on the link below.
\n*Paper Guidelines*
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\nYour papers must follow these guidelines:
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\n1) Make an argument. \u00a0Use a strong topic sentence at the start of your paper to help your reader orient himself. \u00a0A paper that starts \u00a0\u201cChristopher Columbus and Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s had different motives for writing about their roles in the conquest of America,\u201d helps your reader get his or her bearings. \u00a0I know where you\u2019re going.\u00a0
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\n2) Organize your thoughts into a brief introduction (even just two sentences), where you say what you\u2019re going to say in your paper. \u00a0In the middle paragraph, give some evidence to support what you\u2019re arguing. \u00a0In the last paragraph, in a conclusion that can be as brief as two sentences for this 200-word paper, summarize what you said.
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\n3) Write for a friend. \u00a0In other words, write for someone outside our class, and to whom you must give a bit of context in order for him or her to understand what you\u2019re talking about.
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\n4) If you offer a quote as evidence, then explain why that quote is important. \u00a0The rule of thumb is that you need two to three words of your own to explain each word of a direct quote.
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\n5) Check grammar. \u00a0Nouns and verbs must agree. \u00a0Pronouns must have clear antecedents (the person, persons, object or objects to which that pronoun refers). \u00a0Sentences must be complete. \u00a0Ask me if you do not understand grammar problems I indicate to you. \u00a0You may also look up the problem in a grammar book, or read the grammar and punctuation pages on the Purdue University Online Writing Lab web site (https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/section\/1\/5\/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.).
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\n6) Avoid vague expressions (e.g., \u201cfor the most part,\u201d or \u201cin the day\u201d).
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\n7) Do not write words such as \u201cthing,\u201d \u201csomething,\u201d \u201ceverything,\u201d \u201canything,\u201d \u201csomeone,\u201d and similar words. \u00a0They have little meaning. \u00a0Find a clearer, more descriptive word to express your idea.
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\n8) Do not use contractions. I\u2019ve used five contractions in this list so far. \u00a0Do you see them? \u00a0We may do so in the discussions, but do not write contractions in your papers.
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\n9) Do not refer to yourself or to the reader. \u00a0That is, do not write \u201cI,\u201d \u201cme\u201d or similar words referring to yourself, and do not write \u201cyou,\u201d \u201cyourself,\u201d or similar words referring to the reader. \u00a0If you delete expressions such as \u201cI think\u201d or \u201cI believe,\u201d you will probably find that the rest of the sentence makes perfect sense. \u00a0Your argument becomes stronger if you eliminate yourself from the picture.\u00a0
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\n10) Use active voice verbs. \u00a0If you write that \u201cTwenty million indigenous people were killed in Mexico,\u201d then you leave a big question in your reader\u2019s head: \u00a0WHO committed such an atrocity? \u00a0On the other hand, if you write: \u00a0\u201cThe Spaniards, with their weapons, their strategy to destroy the Indians\u2019 food supply, and the European viruses that the Spaniards unknowingly brought along, killed twenty million indigenous,\u201d NOW I know who the culprits were.
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\n11) If you choose to refer to a person by one name, choose the last name, not the first name. \u00a0Ulysses S. Grant should be referred to as \u201cGrant,\u201d for example, not \u201cUlysses.\u201d Martin Luther King, Jr. is \u201cKing,\u201d not \u201cMartin.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0We make very few exceptions to this rule in formal writing. \u00a0The titles of monarchs, popes, and religious, such as \u201cElizabeth,\u201d \u201cFrancis,\u201d or \u201cSister Mary,\u201d are one example, as are artists who choose to be referred to by one name, such as Cher and Madonna.\u00a0
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\n12)If you write your paper in Word, watch for the green and red squiggle lines below your text. \u00a0Word uses these lines to indicate where you likely have problems with grammar, spelling or punctuation. \u00a0Word sometimes indicates a problem where there is none, and sometimes fails to catch problems, but in many cases the system alerts you to potential errors that you should at least think about before submitting your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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