It is recommended that you read over the Essay Instructions before you view the assigned website or presentation so you can be formulating a strategy for the assignment as you proceed through the video. Each essay must be well-structured, be carefully edited and revised, and demonstrate knowledge and application of the concepts viewed within the video for that module/week. Refer to the attached Essay Grading Rubric for further details.
Essay 1
After you have viewed the website “Khan Academy - Raphael, School of Athens” in the Module/Week 3 Reading & Study folder, address the following prompt: Raphael painted these marvelous works of art in 1509–1511. In your own words, describe what you think the values were that he was striving to communicate to his culture through his painting “The School of Athens.”
Essay 2
After you have viewed the presentation “How Should We Then Live” by Dr. Francis Schaeffer in the Module/Week 5 Reading & Study folder, address the following prompt: In the Roman culture, almost all religions were tolerated, but Christianity was persecuted. List and discuss several reasons why this occurred.
Submit Essay 1 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3.
Submit Essay 2 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5.