Book Review: Line Through The Heart Assignment Instructions

Book Review: Line Through the Heart Assignment Instructions

Overview

 

You will be required to draft two book reviews.  The goal of the papers is not merely to offer unfounded opinion or subjective discussion of the topics, but rather to provide a concise, well-reasoned analysis of the topics presented. This is an open research project, meaning that you are expected to locate, use, and cite support outside of the course readings. Better papers will demonstrate that you sufficiently pondered the ideas at issue to understand them, recognize them, and develop a well-reasoned approach to them.

Be sure to read closely the grading rubric for the assignment and note that at least 10 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed academic journal articles or books published by university presses) are required, which should include the course readings for the included Natural Law thinkers.

Scriptural excerpts with citations are required in all written assignments.

 

Instructions

 

Explain the assignment in detail. Specify the exact requirements of the assignment. Items to include are outlined as follows:

·        The papers must each be at least 10 pages long, which does not include the title page and bibliography, with default margins and 12-pt Times New Roman font.

·        Turabian Format

·        Citations to at least 10 scholarly sources are required.

·        Scriptural excerpts with citations are required in all written assignments, but these do not count toward the 10 required sources

·        Acceptable sources: the book under review (required), all course readings for the included Natural Law thinkers (required), other primary sources by the included Natural Law thinkers, academic journal articles, books published by university presses.

·        For Book Review: Line Through the Heart Assignment, review the following:  Budziszewski, J.  2011. The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction. Wilmington, DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

·        You should state the purpose of the book under review, give your critique of the author’s success in meeting this purpose, and relate the content of the book to the ideas of the Natural Law thinkers covered to that point in the course, especially those required in the instructions for each review listed below.

·        In your review of this work, be sure to mention the Natural Law theories of the thinkers covered in the first two weeks (Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero) and include a discussion of their relationship to universal citizenship and active statesmanship.

·        Include a concluding section entitled Public Policy Applications that relates the lessons of the reviewed book and included Natural Law thinkers to three public policy areas of your choice: one must be moral; one must be economic; and one can be any other area of public policy of interest to you.

 

 

Textbook

Budziszewski,chapter 1-10

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool

PLCY 701

 

Book Review: Line Through the Heart Assignment Instructions

Overview

 

You will be required to draft two book reviews.  The goal of the papers is not merely to offer unfounded opinion or subjective discussion of the topics, but rather to provide a concise, well-reasoned analysis of the topics presented. This is an open research project, meaning that you are expected to locate, use, and cite support outside of the course readings. Better papers will demonstrate that you sufficiently pondered the ideas at issue to understand them, recognize them, and develop a well-reasoned approach to them.

Be sure to read closely the grading rubric for the assignment and note that at least 10 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed academic journal articles or books published by university presses) are required, which should include the course readings for the included Natural Law thinkers.

Scriptural excerpts with citations are required in all written assignments.

 

Instructions

 

Explain the assignment in detail. Specify the exact requirements of the assignment. Items to include are outlined as follows:

· The papers must each be at least 10 pages long, which does not include the title page and bibliography, with default margins and 12-pt Times New Roman font.

· Turabian Format

· Citations to at least 10 scholarly sources are required.

· Scriptural excerpts with citations are required in all written assignments, but these do not count toward the 10 required sources

· Acceptable sources: the book under review (required), all course readings for the included Natural Law thinkers (required), other primary sources by the included Natural Law thinkers, academic journal articles, books published by university presses.

· For Book Review: Line Through the Heart Assignment, review the following:  Budziszewski, J. 2011. The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction. Wilmington, DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

· You should state the purpose of the book under review, give your critique of the author’s success in meeting this purpose, and relate the content of the book to the ideas of the Natural Law thinkers covered to that point in the course, especially those required in the instructions for each review listed below.

· In your review of this work, be sure to mention the Natural Law theories of the thinkers covered in the first two weeks (Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero) and include a discussion of their relationship to universal citizenship and active statesmanship.

· Include a concluding section entitled Public Policy Applications that relates the lessons of the reviewed book and included Natural Law thinkers to three public policy areas of your choice: one must be moral; one must be economic; and one can be any other area of public policy of interest to you.

 

 

Textbook

Budziszewski,chapter 1-10

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.