HUM 10159 CU Science A Tale of Creation and Destruction Papers

Part 2
Global Great Depression
Here is the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFd813RAnd8
Consider the following:
1. How does the interwar period complicate international systems
after WWI?
2. What obligation to help each other do nations previously at war
have? For example, how should the US banking system support
Germany or Austria?
3. How does concern over feeding families drive peopel towards
more ideologically extreme ideas?
HUM10159A0 World Mythology
Creation and Natural Disaster
Narrative
Part 1
Instructions
Following creation, most cultural mythologies have a flood or natural disaster myth
(think earthquake, volcano, draught, famine). A flood myth or deluge myth is a
narrative in which a great flood, usually sent by a deity or deities, destroys
civilization, often in an act of divine retribution. Parallels are often drawn between
the flood waters of these myths and the primeval waters found in certain creation
myths, as the flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of
humanity, in preparation for rebirth. Most flood myths also contain a culture hero,
who represents the human craving for life.
However, not all natural disasters are floods; this is just the most common motif.
And yours certainly doesn’t have to be. Think about volcanos, earthquakes,
hurricanes, tsunamis.
Using the gods you created for the pantheon, you will use one of the six forms of
creation to create a new world and humanity. From creation, humanity has sinned
greatly, and now must suffer the gods’ displeasure in the form of a natural disaster.
You are telling me a story of how your world and humanities is created, and then
what kind of behavior led to the gods inflicting a natural disaster on humanity. This
is a fictional story, NOT a rehashing of the myths that we are reading.
Things to consider (help direct your myth) in your mythologies:
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What brought about the natural disaster? Was it because humanity was not
worshipping the gods? Did they, like Adam and Eve, do something they should
not have done?
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What kind of temptation presented itself? (Think of Adam and Eve being
tempted by the apple in the Garden of Eden.)
Will it be “real,” or outrageous?
What kind of lesson is learned by the mortals?
Was it just mankind that was destroyed, or did animals die too?
Were there survivors? If so, how did they survive?
Did mankind appease the gods? If so, how?
The myths should meet the following requirements:
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You use at least 2 of your deities: one for creation, and one to cause the
natural disaster.
Minimum of 4-6 pages typed, double-spaced,
Clean of grammatical and spelling errors,
Contains a variety of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex,
Is original and creative, not a regurgitation of the myths we have studied in
class, and
Is organized and does not jump around.
MLA Checklist
1. Is the heading in the upper left-hand corner of the first page?
2. Does the heading include:
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Your name?
Your Instructor’s name?
The course name?
The date?
3. Does the paper have an original title (other than something like “Final Paper”)?
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Is the title presented without being bolded, italicized, or placed in quotation marks
4. Does the paper have 1″ margins on all sides?
5. Is the paper written in Times New Roman (or another standard font your professor allows) and in 12pt. font?
6. Is everything double-spaced (including any notes and the works cited page)?
7. Are your last name and the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page (0.5″ from the
top, or inserted using the “header” function in Word)?
8.If you’ve used outside sources, do you have a works cited page? Is it titled “Works Cited” (without the
quotation marks)? Does it have a page number (that follows the last page of your paper) and your last
name?
9. Are the entries in your list of works cited in alphabetical order by the author’s last name?
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Does each source have an entry on the works cited page?
Are all direct quotes in quotation marks?
Do all paraphrases and summaries clearly indicate that they come from other sources?
Does each in-text reference include a parenthetical citation that includes the author’s last
name (unless it is obvious from the context of the sentence who you are referencing) and the
page number from which the information was taken?
If a quotation is 4 lines or more, is it block-quoted? (i.e. double-spaced, indented 1 inch from
the left margin)
Have you clearly indicated where you found all information you did not previously know?
Does your works cited page conform to MLA format?
Please follow all the rules for the
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rubric Name: Creation and Natural Disaster
Narrative Rubric
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Criteria
Excellent
Proficient
Fair
Title
5 points
4 points
3 points
The title is unique and draws the
reader in by piquing their interest.
There is a title that is mildly
interesting.
There is a title but it is
interesting OR it is the
assignment.
Criteria
Excellent
Proficient
Fair
Format
15 points
12 points
10.5 points
MLA formatting is followed,
including heading, spacing, and
body of essay.
The writing surpasses the page
requirements
Most of the MLA formatting
Only some of the MLA
guidelines are present, but student guidelines are followed
is missing some things (like
are missing (like doub
double spacing, heading, or
headings, headers).
headers).
The writing reaches the
The writing exceeds the page
requirements.
requirements.
15 points
12 points
Structure and
organization
The student expertly organizes the The student has well-developed
essay/narrative based upon the
paragraphs and structure; the
assignment parameters. The writing writing stays on topic.
has well-developed paragraphs and
structure.
10.5 points
The student displays a
organization, with suffi
paragraphing.
Criteria
Excellent
Proficient
Fair
Content
20 points
16 points
14 points
The narrative is completely original, The narrative is mostly original, The narrative is slightly
and contains all necessary elements. but does contain some elements but contains a lot from
from the mythologies studied. The mythologies studied. T
The story is interesting and
narrative contains most of the
contains some of the re
engaging. Superb!
required elements.
elements, but not all of
Creativity
There is a solid plot line and no
confusion on the part of the
reader.
Generally, it follows a
20 points
16 points
14 points
The story is completely origin, not
borrowing from any of the myths
read/discussed in class.
The story is moderately original
but did borrow from the myths
read/discussed in class.
The story was slightly o
the author borrowed he
the myths read/discusse
Criteria
Excellent
Proficient
Fair
Spelling,
diction,
mechanics,
sentence
structure
10 points
8 points
7 points
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The student uses advanced word
The student uses developed word
choice; all words are spelled
choice; there are minor spelling
correctly. All punctuation is correct. errors. There are minor
mechanical errors.
There are a variety of sentences,
ranging from simple to complex and The sentence structure contains
compound. Variety is also presented simple, compound, and complex
in the sentences.
sentences. Varied sentence
structures are somewhat present.
The student uses mediu
choice; there are severa
errors. There are moder
mechanical errors.
The sentences are no co
compound. Sentence va
limited.
Total
Score of Creation and Natural Disaster Narrative Rubric,
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Overall Score
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76.5 points minimum
Fantastic job! I would love your permission to use this as a sample
in future classes.
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Proficient
Excellent
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68 points minimum
Great job! I loved your narrative.
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Fair
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59.5 points minimum
Well done. Please review the feedback in the rubric to help
improve your writing.
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Unacceptable
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0 points minimum
Please review the feedback in the rubric to improve your writing.
Part 3
Afterlife Mythology
Theologians and scholars from all disciplines have presented many
possible views on afterlife beliefs and their meaning, and perhaps one
of the most interesting is the view of psychoanalysis. In particular, Carl
Jung sought to apply scientific observation and methods to religious
experiences, psychical phenomena such as the appearance of ghosts
and the work of mediums, and the “irrational” workings of the mind.
While Jung’s theories are controversial to many, they may represent
one of the only true attempts in early psychoanalysis to wed scientific
views of the mind with experiences that did not easily lend themselves
to reasonable testing and measurement.
For Jung, the idea of the underworld was a metaphorical representation
of the collective unconscious, the depths that each individual must
travel through in order to become a whole, or individuated, person. The
whole person, according to Jung, does not shun so-called “evil,” often
associated with things “of the Earth” like sexuality, but finds a way to
safely and meaningfully integrate these into his life.
What does Leeming say about the importance of death and
resurrection in hero stories? Why do most mythologies have rivers to
pass into the afterlife? How does the belief in the `afterlife’ according
to various mythological views affect what humanity thinks about such
concepts as `sin’, `guilt’, `responsibility’, crime and punishment, and the
purpose of human conduct?