Author: chris

“Deep Intellect” and Why is this essay a spiritual essay?

Read “Deep Intellect” in Best American Spiritual Writing, 120 – 135 If you do not have the book, a copy of the reading can be found at this link: http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6474/ The story “Deep Intellect” by Sy Montgomery is included in the anthology The Best Spiritual Writing 2013 but is about an octopus. Why is this essay a spiritual essay? In a 2 page paper, double-spaced, close read (analyze) two passages from the essay to show why this essay is considered “spiritual.” In your paper, you can use quotations from Einstein’s “Science and Religion” to help prove your argument.

Impact of colonialism and missionary endeavor on Ibo Society in the book “Things Fall Apart” by China Achebe.

Things Fall Apart Essay. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart addresses the impact of colonialism and in particular the missionary endeavor on Ibo society. In a 5-7 pp essay, discuss what Achebe finds to be the impact of colonialism and the missionary endeavor on Ibo society. Please include AT LEAT two additional sources (besides Things Fall Apart), one that addresses the impact of colonialism on Africa and one that addresses the impact of Christian missions on Africa. Sources should be either scholarly articles (i.e. from peer-reviewed journals) or books from academic presses (excluding textbooks). All other sources are unacceptable. Sources, including Things Fall Apart, should be incorporated throughout the essay.

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Analyze and explain ONE of the following events: Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; the Cuban Missile crisis (from the US perspective); or the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Your paper should be 7-10 pages in length, and must be thoroughly researched (using at least 10 separate sources) and accurately cited. You must fully cite your sources.