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I would like my paper to answer the following question:
In the book of Genesis, are women portrayed in a positive or negative light? I would like the answer to be shown with examples and arguments.
Examples: Eve in the Paradise narrative is portrayed in a negative way. The Matriarchs, for example Sarah, is seen more in a positive way, though with some ambiguity.
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Essay Instructions: From the book of Genesis, write your own opinion on why

Joseph is a good role model for modern men who are trying to achieve a dream.Include patterns and principles Joseph encountered or learned while waiting for his dream, and Scripture references. Include where applicable modern quotes from men today who have achieved their dreams.

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1. Courts have often supported laws and policies that prohibit the public expression of certain obscene words, but do you think that it would ever be justified to prohibit the expression of certain ideas or beliefs? (I have heard that in Germany, Hitler's Mein Kampf cannot be published or sold . Do you approve of that policy?)
2. Mill believes that even if we know a doctrine is wrong, it would not be beneficial for society to suppress that doctrine. What argument does he give to justify this point?
3. In most accredited universities in the United States, the Darwinian explanation of how species originated is accepted and the explanation given in the Book of Genesis is not accepted. Do you think this policy is right? Would Mill?
4. Do you think public burning of the American flag should be protected under the First Amendment? (For more on this, see http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/enlight/flag.htm.)
5. Most laws prevent employers from refusing to hire people because of their race, but employers can take race into account in more subtle ways. Have you ever encountered any serious forms of discrimination that were not illegal?
6. Decades after the integration of U.S. schools, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that "race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools." However, the decision was a controversial one, not likely to end with this decision as opponents of the decision argue that it represents a possible move toward resegregation of schools. Divided court rejects school diversity plans.
7. Boxill opposes what he calls the "Responsibility Criterion" for deciding what factors we can justifiably (and legally) take into account in hiring people. For example, in deciding which person not to hire, it would be wrong to make the judgment on the basis of race or sex, but I could refuse to hire someone because he is lazy or is a drug addict. The Responsibility Criterion justifies this by saying that people are not responsible for their race or sex--they are just born that way-- but we can hold them responsible for their laziness and immoral behavior because that is something under their control. Why does Boxill think the Responsibility Criterion is not a good basis for eliminating discrimination based on race or sex?

Essay Instructions: Answer the 10 questions thoroughly; At least 300-500 words each should be adequate. PLEASE INCLUDE THE QUESTION WITH YOUR ANSWER!!

You should not use any outside sources; only use the textbooks "Alister E. McGrath, Science & Religion: An Introduction" and "Mircea Eliade, Myth and Reality (Religious Traditions of the World)" and make full use of your notes. Do not merely quote an author's words.

1. How exactly is the movement known as “Deism” motivated by the scientific discoveries of Isaac Newton? That is, precisely what aspects of Newton’s mechanistic worldview offer support to advocates of Deism?

2. What exactly are the three general categories of arguments for God’s existence that are important for the science/religion debates?

3. What were the three broad types of responses (approaches) within the Christian tradition of biblical interpretation to the Copernican models of the universe?

4. What exactly are the three major approaches to the question of God’s action on earth? Be specific and make sure that you identify the similarities and differences among these three approaches.

5. Write an essay that answers the following question: what are the important differences between confrontational models of the relationship between science and religion and non-confrontational models of this relationship?

6. Is the story of the Creation as presented in the Book of Genesis from the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) a cosmogonic myth as understood by Eliade? Include an account of Eliade’s notion of cosmogonic myth.

7. What exactly are the three approaches to natural theology? Be specific.

8. What exactly is the essential ethical theme that emerges from myths of cosmic cataclysms, with respect to the judgment of humankind before and after the cataclysm?

9. Does Barbour’s notion of religious story as a model support Eliade’s notion of religious story as a cosmogonic myth? That is, are the two notions compatible with each other? Include clear accounts of both Barbour’s notion (and understanding) of a religious story and Eliade’s notion (and understanding) of a religious story.

10. Explain how the notion of linear Time, which is familiar to scientific descriptions of physical events, must be abandoned for a mythic understanding of certain ritualistic practices. In other words, explain how certain religious practices rely on a notion of non-linear Time.