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36537Instructions:
This essay should be a 600-900 word essay focusing on the assigned readings from the course. It is due by 11:55 pm ET on Sunday of Week 6.

This should be a close reading essay, and should use as evidence primarily passages from the work or works that you discuss. You may not use ANY outside sources without the instructor’s approval.
The essay should be in MLA essay format (see the attached sample essay below), and use MLA citations. A works cited entry and in-text citations for each text discussed are required.
Analytical essays should be focused on making a debatable claim about the work in question. Informational essays or essays consisting of summary are not appropriate for either type of essay.The essay grading rubric can be found here for the analytical choices.

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Choose 1 of the following topics . For the analytical choices, be sure to write a thesis-driven essay in response to the topic.

Analytical Choices

Relationships with the Divine: choose 2 sacred works that we have read, 1 from the two Abrahamic faiths (Islam and Christianity) and 1 from the Eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism) and build a compare/contrast argument about how the two texts you’ve chosen depict the relationship with the supernatural. You can consider any interaction between human beings (or animal characters) and supernatural elements like magic, demons, divine beings, God, ancestral spirits, or super powers. How do people in these stories connect with the supernatural? How are the similarities and differences between the texts significant?

Heroes and Leaders: Consider “The Tale of Sohrab” from the Shahnameh in conjunction with the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Week 1 readings. Make an argument about the warrior ethos in the two texts. What makes a strong warrior?

Make your own topic: create your own critical question to answer in your essay. If you choose this topic you must contact the instructor for approval by Thursday of Week 6. Essay submissions with unapproved topics will be returned.

Please contact the instructor with any questions. Beginning the essay early in the week is recommended, as last-minute inquiries may not be answered until after the due date.