There are three essay questions to be answered. Be sure to answer them completely, each at least 400 words with an approximate upper limit of 600 words. You should cite at least two sources in each answer (just supply author/book, name of document, name of ritual book, etc.; you do not need to include footnotes or full publication details for the sources).

1. Explain why saying “just a symbol” is a serious misunderstanding of how symbols function in Christian sacraments.

2. Describe the ideal process and context of infant baptism, and talk about what complications can arise in our present-day culture that make realizing this ideal difficult.

3. How can the celebration of the “Fourth Rite” of Reconciliation (non- sacramental Penitential Celebrations) benefit Christian communities? How is the theology of this non-sacramental celebration different from the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation?

Many businesses utilize waiting lines to manage customer service. For example, banks, amusement parks, supermarket checkouts, fast food restaurants, call centers, check-in counters at airports, emergency departments of hospitals, and so many more. In the course of your week, consider an experience you had that led to a temporary demand for service that exceeded capacity, for example, variation in service duration or arrival rates, which led to a waiting line.

Explain common measures of system performance and which of the common measures may be useful for the business where you experienced a waiting line. Detail why that measure would be useful, and develop a strategy to minimize the waiting line while minimizing cost. Develop a calculation to aid the business in making their operational choices.

Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed reference in supporting your answer. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

Reflection Paper

The first assignment requires that students submit a four-page (title page, two pages of narrative, and references) reflection paper. The abovementioned reflection paper will be submitted four times during the course of the semester. A reflection paper describes students’ intellectual and emotional reaction/s to a specific topic presented in the required readings, classroom lectures, experiential exercises and videotapes. This assignment is due at the beginning of the class. Due dates for these assignments are included in the course syllabus. Please see page 19 of the course syllabus for detailed guidelines to follow in completing this assignment.

REFLECTION PAPER GUIDELINES

The first assignment requires that students submit four times during the course of the semester a reflection paper. The reflection paper must describe students’ intellectual and emotional reaction/s to topics presented in the required readings, classroom lectures, experiential exercises and/or videotapes. This assignment is due at the beginning of the class. You will lose five points per day for each day that the class meets. Due dates for these assignments are included in the course syllabus.

Reflection Paper Writing Guidelines

A reflective writing paper describes your intellectual and emotional reaction to topics presented in any of the course material. Do not give me a synopsis of the material.

1. The title page should reflect APA Publication manual standards. The reflective writing paper should be four pages in length. Please put on the reflection papers your name, date, and number. Reflection papers are submitted at the beginning of class on the assigned due date.

3. The paper should indicate that you have thought critically (intellectual reaction/s) about whether the material (readings, lectures, videotapes, experiential exercises, etc.,) has helped you to identify and challenge some of your attitudes, values, beliefs and prejudices about people who may have different social identities. In particular, describe how the material expands your understanding of the way/s in which systems of privilege and oppression function in contemporary society.

2. The paper also should describe any affective response(s) (emotional reaction/s) that you may experience as a result of being exposed to any of the material in the course. In particular, describe what impact you’re the material may or may not have on your current, attitudes, values, beliefs, prejudices and your social work practice.

HUMA 1301

Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of humanities by choosing two (2) writing prompts to serve as a basis for two (2) short essays and three (3) multimedia examples to demonstrate their view on the prompt.

Writing Prompts:

• Humans throughout history have demonstrated their creativity in many different ways. Describe the scope and variety of artistic and/or intellectual accomplishments made between pre-history and the Gothic period.
• Describe how a given work expresses the values of the individual and society within a historical and social context.
• Analyze a work of art (painting, sculpture, literature, philosophy etc.) discussing the experience that the work creates in the viewer/reader. Was this the creator’s intention or has perception of this work changed over time? If so, how and why.
• Describe how literature, philosophy, and the arts influence knowledge and understanding on cultural experiences, and give an example.
• Discuss why humans create and how.

Components of the Portfolio:

Title Page (will include Title of Portfolio, Student’s Name, and Date Turned In

Essay #1

Essay #2

Multimedia Example #1

Multimedia Example #2

Multimedia Example #3

Works Cited (properly MLA formatted which includes the sources used in your essays and multimedia examples)

Essay Criteria:

• Each essay will be between 500 to 750 words
• The essays will use the MLA Writing Style
• The essays must also be properly cited using in-text parenthetical citations.

Essay layout:

• Introduction paragraph
  • State your thesis
  • Introduce the writing prompt
  • Lay out the structure of your argument
• Body (Minimum 3 Paragraphs)
  • Make your argument
  • Be sure to support your argument with facts and references
• Conclusion
  • Briefly restate your argument
  • State your fact-based conclusion clearly

Multimedia Examples Criteria:

• Students can use pictures, audio recordings, video, etc…
• Multimedia examples MUST be included with the portfolio. If the example is an audio recording, you could use a picture that represents the audio recording.
• Multimedia examples should relate to the 1 of the 2 chosen writing prompts.
• Each multimedia example MUST be accompanied by a short passage explaining the significance of the example in regards to the writing prompt. This passage should be longer than 100 words for each example.