Similarities and Differences between the Religions of the World

Your paper must analyze your chosen topic, and you must use references to support your analysis, including references from class readings (e.g., our class books) as well as references from other readings done outside of class (e.g., books/articles you found that are related to your research topic).

When writing, follow these guidelines:

Content: In all your papers, make sure you compose clear and comprehensible statements. For your research paper, make sure that there is an overarching theme, position, or argument that your paper is expressing. Your research paper must include some class readings as well as materials from outside of class (e.g., books, articles). Websites are acceptable references, but your bibliography should not be composed of mostly or entirely websites. Whether using few sources or many, you should express a thorough and critical engagement with your research materials. Relevance: Papers must explicitly address themes or topics relevant to class.

Mechanics: Make sure to use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Paper length: Your fieldwork paper should be 5-6 pages (around 1600 words). Your research paper should be 8-10 pages (around 2500 words). All papers should be double spaced. No cover page is needed.

Formatting: Papers should include your name, class name, title of paper, indented paragraphs for the body of the paper, footnotes or parenthetical citations (with page numbers) for any quotations or references used, and a works cited page that includes the bibliographic information for all sources used. When citing reference materials, you can use MLA, APA style guidelines, the Chicago Manual of Style, or any other format. The important thing is to be consistent and convey enough information to show the source of your quotations and references.