Length: 2-3 double-spaced pages.

Due date: Friday, May 26. Peer review due date: Sunday May 28

Skills: Thesis construction. Argument construction. Using the text as support.

 

For this assignment, I am going to provide you with two opposing statements taken from Kierkegaard’s text, Fear and Trembling. Your goal for this paper is twofold: a) use the text as well as you can to support/explain each statement; and b) draw a final conclusion that resolves the dilemma.

You are working on developing skills in this assignment. I’m not looking for perfection. This assignment is about making arguments and learning to use the text as support for that argument. As with all skills, they’re tough to learn at first but get easy with time. So do what you can and you’ll be fine.

PEERS: Your job is to provide constructive feedback! How might they improve? What did you like? How did they do on the skill?

I will verify grades, but generally I will let the peer grade stand as the final grade. So, be fair and be charitable.

 

Prompt:

1) Reason states that Abraham was mad to attempt to sacrifice his son. It is an act of murder.

 

2) Faith tells us that he was right to obey God and sacrifice his son, in spite of reason and morality.

 

Therefore…?

NOTE TO HELP YOU: Think of the paper as divided into three small parts. Part 1 is the first statement. This should be the first sentence of the first part. Explain this sentence with help from the book.

Part 2 is the second sentence. This should be the first sentence of the second part. Again, explain this sentence with the help of the book.

Part 3 is the “therefore,” which YOU supply. What conclusions do you draw?

Length: 2-3 double-spaced pages.

Due date: Friday, May 26. Peer review due date: Sunday May 28

Skills: Thesis construction. Argument construction. Using the text as support.

 

For this assignment, I am going to provide you with two opposing statements taken from Kierkegaard’s text, Fear and Trembling. Your goal for this paper is twofold: a) use the text as well as you can to support/explain each statement; and b) draw a final conclusion that resolves the dilemma.

You are working on developing skills in this assignment. I’m not looking for perfection. This assignment is about making arguments and learning to use the text as support for that argument. As with all skills, they’re tough to learn at first but get easy with time. So do what you can and you’ll be fine.

PEERS: Your job is to provide constructive feedback! How might they improve? What did you like? How did they do on the skill?

I will verify grades, but generally I will let the peer grade stand as the final grade. So, be fair and be charitable.

 

Prompt:

1) Reason states that Abraham was mad to attempt to sacrifice his son. It is an act of murder.

 

2) Faith tells us that he was right to obey God and sacrifice his son, in spite of reason and morality.

 

Therefore…?

NOTE TO HELP YOU: Think of the paper as divided into three small parts. Part 1 is the first statement. This should be the first sentence of the first part. Explain this sentence with help from the book.

Part 2 is the second sentence. This should be the first sentence of the second part. Again, explain this sentence with the help of the book.

Part 3 is the “therefore,” which YOU supply. What conclusions do you draw?