Prompt Description: Whether a rock, tree, body of water, mountain, home shrine, or constructed temple, sacred spaces anchor the foundations of most world religions. But, what is it that makes these spaces sacred? Who or what determines their ontological status as a sacred space? Who or what determines how long and under what terms a space remains sacred? In class lecture and reading, Eliade provides an explanation behind the
   
construction and sustaining of sacred space. According to Eliade, religious man (homo religosus) experiences some space as non-homogenous, i.e. a distinctive space from the profane, which allows the sacred to break-in to the homogenous and profane world.
For this paper, students will look at a few key issues related to Mormonism and the creation and sustaining of the Salt Lake Temple. First, students must integrate Eliades concepts of chaos/order and cosmicization to explain the Zion-Making Process by which Temple Square came about (be sure to detail Eliades arguments). Secondly, and in relation to this last point, Reading 10 notes that the Mormons early acceptance of Zion ideology created otherness between them and other Americans. In creating their own cities, homes, and temples (especially Temple Square), which were intended to reflect Zion on earth, Mormons believed in a strict sacredness of place, separating themselves spiritually and physically from the outside world. However, even at the inauguration of the Salt Lake Temple, a few non-Mormon, Gentiles, were allowed to tour the premises. The tourism of Temple Square has only increased in time and now stands as Utahs second most visited attraction. Using Reading 2 and Reading 11, explain the differences between pilgrimage and tourism with special attention given to how tourism at Temple Square took-off (and became accepted) even in light of Zionist ideology of otherness.

Please submit a five page paper that will discuss the above listed topic. Your paper will first define issues facing the police today (Summer 2020). Discuss the positive changes that you see taking place as well as the negatives of the changes expected. Discuss what would happen  if the police were ‘defunded’ (some may already be by the time you do this assignment), the impact on the law enforcement agencies, the police themselves, the people they serve. . Large city police departments are seeing record numbers of retirements and officers just leaving to change careers. Police academy classes are being cancelled due to not being able to fill the classes with recruits.  Do you think that a police department could exist with less officers? What types of services could they/would they provide? How would this impact society as a whole?

You should cite at least three references (books, periodicals, newspaper articles, etc…) used in writing your paper. Do not use your textbook as a reference. Your paper should be double spaced. You should use a Times Roman font, size 12. Place page numbers in the upper right corner of your pages. Page number 5 (five) of your paper should list works cited. Please follow the APA standards when citing sources.

Put your name, course title and course number on the first page of the paper. Title page and works cited page do NOT count toward the four-page requirement. Please remember to use spell check on the paper before submitting it. Points will be deducted for incorrect use of English.

The paper should be 5 pages, to include one works cited/reference page, double-spaced pages and should have a title page.