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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. P-Day Papers <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>Due Date</U> <U> P-Day Paper Topic</U> (<U>#pgs)</U> <U>(Value)</U> <DIV> </DIV> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2/5 "The Empty Ache" by Thomas Dubay min 2 2X<BR> Write a reflection paper on the reading.<BR> Discuss your thoughts, but also at some point in your paper <BR> answer the following questions:<BR> What did I find interesting about ths article and why?<BR> Did it prresent anything new that I had not previously thought?<BR> How does this applies to my Apologetics class? <BR> Why did Fr. Jaffe have me read this? <BR> <BR> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 2/18 "You Are What You Think" by Dr. Anne Carson Daly min 1 1X<BR> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Read the excerpts from the speech to incoming freshmen</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Write a one page or more reflection paper on this speech. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> You may write on anything as long as you relate it to the class <BR> or to what you have been reading in Lewis. <BR> Please choose an original title for your reflection that is both creative <BR> and relevant to what you have written.<BR> <BR> 3/2 <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> "Natural Law and the Declaration of Independence" min 3 3X</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Define, explain and defend the concept of Natural Law.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Be sure to use Mere Christianity, the Handbook of Christian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Apologetics, the Declaration of Independence and Blackstone. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> You are permitted to use outside sources for this paper, but<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> make sure that you cite.<BR> <BR> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3/15 "Fides et Ratio" and Chap 2 Handbook of Apolog. min 1 3X</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Read Chapter 2 of Kreeft and Tacelli and the excerpts from Fides et Ratio</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Write a paper explaining the relationship between Faith and Reason.<BR> Things you might want to consider discussing, but are not limited to:<BR> Describe the role of Faith and the role of Reason. Discuss how faith <BR> and reason interact,<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> the concept of "Reason informed by Faith;" <BR> as well as, whether they are at odds with each other, why or why not.</SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal></SPAN> </P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3/25 "Relativism" any 2X<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Read Chapter 15 of your handbook of Christian Apologetics<BR> Either truth is objective OR truth is relative. <BR> You MUST pick one side or other and defend it using: Research, <BR> Analogies, examples, logical arguments and rational defenses. <BR> Remember to clearly define: <BR> relativism, truth, and objective verses subjective.<BR> MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION: <BR> IS TRUTH RELATIVE? YES OR NO! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><BR> 4/14 Favorite Song Apologetic any 3X<BR> (See handout on Favorite Songs 2010)<BR> <BR> 4/26 All the questions on Chapter 3 in our book. any 2X<BR> <BR> 5/6 <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> " The Problem of Evil" Chapter 6 in handbook any 3X<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Evil's very existence causes many people to struggle with the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> existence of God. Whether it is because of the mere presence of evil,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> or because of the frequency or intensity of evil, it is a problem that<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> some never fully overcome. In your own words, I would like you <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF EVIL. Use real world examples.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <STRONG>Ultimately, I would like to know YOUR solution or response to the <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><STRONG> problem of evil</STRONG>. <EM>Finally, at some point in your paper discuss what <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM> <U>you would say</U> to someone who no longer believes in God because<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM> their three year old daughter died of genetic disease</EM>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> <BR> <SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">5/18 "Top 3 questions surrounding the Catholic Church" max 3pgs 3X<BR> 1 page for each question, may be single spaced if needed<BR> a) pose your question, clearly and concisely 1 - 2 sentances<BR> b) discuss the issue or question at more length if needed.<BR> c) summarize the Catholic position in 1 well written paragraph<BR> <BR> This is your last P-Day paper, the purpose of this is to write clearly<BR> and concisely. You must limit yourself to 1 page per topic. <BR> The paper is to be well thought out with carefully chosen wording.<BR> </SPAN></SPAN></P> </DIV> Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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