CSTU 101 ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS There are 2 short Essays which require you to apply the knowledge you have gained in a creative and subjective way. Do...

Essay Instructions

There are 2 short Essays which require you to apply the knowledge you have gained in a creative and subjective way. Paste your text directly into the textbox for the assignment. Do not upload document files. Each Essay must be 150–200 words and include the word count in parenthesis.

It is recommended that you read over the Essay Instructions before you view the website, so you can be formulating a strategy for the assignment as you proceed through the video presentation. Each Essay must be well-structured, carefully edited and revised, and demonstrate knowledge and application of the concepts viewed within the video presentation for that module/week. Refer to the grading rubric for further details.

Essay 1

After you have viewed the website “Khan Academy - Raphael, School of Athens” in the Module/Week 3 Reading & Study folder, address the following question: Raphael painted these marvelous works of art in 1509–1511. In your own words, describe what you think the values were that he was striving to communicate to his culture.

Essay 2

After you have viewed the website “How Should We Then Live -The Roman Age” by Dr. Francis Schaeffer in the Module/Week 5 Reading & Study folder, address the following question: In the Roman culture, most all religions were tolerated, but Christianity was persecuted. List and discuss several reasons why this occurred.

Submit Essay 1 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3.

Submit Essay 2 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5.