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Resources: the Final Project Overview and the Final Project Interview documents. 

Select a religion that is not your own and interview a person of that faith. If possible, visit a place of worship and interview a person of that institution. As an alternative, the interview may be conducted by telephone, written communication (e.g., email exchange) or, web/video conference. 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word informative paper on world religions.

Compare your selected religion with the other religions studied in this class.

· What characteristics does your chosen religions share with the others? What makes it unique?

· How is religion in general, and your chosen religions specifically, responding to challenges of the modern world?

Include a summary of your interview containing the following elements: 

· Introduction of the religion, including the history

· Date, time and method of interview

· Name of the person interviewed

· Name, location and review of the site if applicable.

· Interview summary

· References

Cite at least five references in addition to the textbook.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above.

Grading Matrix:

This assignment is worth a total of 10% of your final grade and will be marked out of 100 points. 

 

Content (75 points)

· Length (1050 - 1400 words) - 5 points

· Comparison - 25 points

· Site visit and interview summary - 25 points

· History of the religion - 10 points

· Introduction - 5 points

· Conclusion - 5 points

Mechanics (25 points)

· Writing style, grammar, and spelling - 5 points

· Following APA guidelines (title page, font, font size, etc) - 5 points

· Minimum 5 references with correct format - 5 points

· Proper use and format of citations.  Citations should be provided for all numbers (dates, statistics, etc) and for little known facts.  If there are no citations you will receive a zero (0) on this part of the assignment - 10 points.

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