2,500 word page paper on Ellen G White and the Adventist Health Message

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RELT 190 Ellen G. White and the Gift of Prophecy

Research Paper (40%of final grade)

A 2,500-word research paper is required on a relevant subject to which the instructor has agreed.

The student should decide on a topic with the instructor no later than by the end of class on

Friday, the week of October 29 to November 3, 2017. The paper will be due by 11:59 pm

Monday, December 11 th

2017. The paper will count for 40% of the student’s final grade.

Students should select a topic of their choice based on Ellen White’s published writings. Topics

may range from Adventist history, theology, lifestyle, etc. Students are encouraged to write on a

topic of current interest to them. The instructor will provide you with a sample of the format for

your research and other guidelines to help you produce a well-written paper.

The purpose of this research paper is to enable students to read the writings of Ellen White on a

particular subject to gain a good understanding of that topic.

Students will select a topic of research upon which Ellen White wrote in sufficient length to

support about 15 hours of research or reading. In selecting the research topic, students need to be

mindful not to select a topic that is too broad (ex: Holy Spirit) which would require countless

hours of reading or one that is too narrow (ex: second resurrection) that would be thoroughly

researched in one or two hours.

Students will investigate relevant materials on the selected topic in published books and

periodical articles of Ellen White’s writings. You may read the relevant articles in the Ellen G.

White Encyclopedia as part of this project.

Here are some general topics from which students can narrow their focus:

- Ellen G. White, Inspired Author or Plagiarist! - Ellen G. White and the Adventist Health Message - The issue of Prophetic Authority in the Writings of Ellen White - Ellen White and Dress Reform - Ellen White’s Role in the Development of SDA Doctrines

Respect of Sources: The students must respect the intent of any author they quote from when

using their work as a source for their research paper. Misinterpreting an author and “making”

them support a point they don’t support, then building one’s own argumentation on that

misunderstanding, can only lead to shaky conclusions. It is a failure of critical thinking.

Referencing Sources: Students must follow the 8th edition of the Turabian rules for the

references they use in their paper. Students can reference this website for assistance in using

Turabian for assistance: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocChicago.html

Flow: The paper and essay must flow nicely from beginning to end, following a clear

progression in logic, and using good argumentation and clear points. Every paragraph should

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contribute something useful to the whole. In the end, readers should realize that the paper’s

author took them on an intellectual journey that led them to a new or deeper understanding or

appreciation of reality, idea or concept.

Assignment, Submission, and Format: Assignments are to be submitted by email to

[email protected] in either Microsoft Word, Word Perfect or plain text format. Any

exceptions must be worked out with the instructor before the assignment is turned in and before

the date the assignment is due.