Religious Studies

Your paper must include:

1.  Explain your personal beliefs.

2.  Explain the beliefs of the other religion you were assigned.

3.  Identify and describe the similarities between the two.

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POTLUCK!!! AND FINAL PROJECT DATE CHANGE!

So....
The potluck and final project presentations have been moved to Dec 6!

Our menu (so far) for "Comfort Food for the Coming Apocalypse" is:
Cornbread
Egg rolls
Baked zitti
Oatmeal raisin cookies
Chocolate chip cookies
Ribs (sauce on the side)
Lemonade
Orange Juice
Soda
Potato Salad
Macaroni
Chips
Spanish tortillas

THE FALL Quiz

1. Describe the two main characters of the story. What are their backgrounds?

2. Through whose eyes do we see the story? How do you know?

3. Who controls the story being told? Explain.

4. What does Roy first tell Alexandria the story? Explain.

5. Do his motives change? Explain.

6. Explain how Alexandria influences both the fairytale and the real world. Is it positive? Negative? What effect does she have on Roy?

7. Does control over the fairytale Roy tells switch from one character to another at any point? When? How and why?

8. Many characters, even minor ones, show up in both the real (hospital) and imagined (story) worlds. Please identify these mirrored characters. (Hint: Some of the characters show up twice as the same actor playing two different people. Some of the characters show up in personality or history, but not physically.)

9. Please explain the similarities you find between this story and "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas":









Additionally, write your viewer response to/ analysis of the film:

Assignment Check!

Please be sure you have completed and turned in the following essay or homework assignments:

The Fall response/analysis
Poison story
Smart story
Color paper
Political paper

Extra credit:
Response to "Lullaby of a Hated Person" and/or "The Argument"

Omelas Paper (the following list includes ALL prompts for the assignment):
1-What would you do with the child in the cellar? Why? Explain in detail
2-Relate the story to your own experiences and/or observations
3-Relate the story to news items or recent/significant history
4-Relate the story to at least one creative work of your choice (film/The Fall/book/poem/song/etc)
5-Relate the story to an issue on a large/global scale

BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, CLASS INFORMATION AND AN ORIGINAL TITLE ON YOUR ASSIGNMENTS!