cynth(rels) Assignment Instructions Part #1 of your Research Essay Assignment is due at the end of Week #4. In this assignment you will select your freely chosen topic and in that process develop a clearly articulated thesis statement and a list of three (3) (minimum) or more appropriate research resources that you can use to begin the work on your essay. These three resources cannot include your text books. Provided below is an example of what is expected in this assignment as to format, direction, and material that should be included in the assignment. Please do not use the topic or the resources from the example that is provided for you. Thesis Statement: In this paper the moral instructions of Buddhas Noble Eightfold Path and Jesus Sermon on the Mount, as they relate to the process of the souls liberation are compared and contrasted with respect to the two religious faiths of Buddhism and Christianity. Resources: 1. Prebish, C. and Keown, D. Buddhism The Ebook, Second Edition. Journal of Buddhist Ethics Online Books, Ltd., 2005. NetLibrary 2005. 1 Mar. 2009. http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Reader/ 2. Vaught, Carl. The Sermon on the Mount: A Theological Investigation, Revised Edition. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2001. NetLibrary. 2004. 1 Mar. 2009. http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Reader/ 3. Tsuchiya, Kiyoshi. Buddhism. Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present. Ed. Lloyd Ridgeon. New York: Routledge, 2003. 59-115. Print. In the example the two characteristics are (1) the moral instructions of Buddha Noble Eightfold Path and Jesus Sermon on the Mount as they relate to (2) the process of the souls liberation. The two religious faiths are Buddhism and Christianity. You must find and cite at least three (or more) sources appropriate for this assignment which is college research writing. APUS has many electronic resources including databases for articles and eBooks. All resources used for this paper whether web-based or hard-copy must have the authors names included and they must have expertise. All electronic resources must include URLs.

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Assignment Instructions
Part #1 of your Research Essay Assignment is due at the end of Week #4. In this assignment you will select your freely chosen topic and in that process develop a clearly articulated thesis statement and a list of three (3) (minimum) or more appropriate research resources that you can use to begin the work on your essay. These three resources cannot include your text books.

Provided below is an example of what is expected in this assignment as to format, direction, and material that should be included in the assignment. Please do not use the topic or the resources from the example that is provided for you.

Thesis Statement:
In this paper the moral instructions of Buddhas Noble Eightfold Path and Jesus Sermon on the Mount, as they relate to the process of the souls liberation are compared and contrasted with respect to the two religious faiths of Buddhism and Christianity.

Resources:
1. Prebish, C. and Keown, D. Buddhism The Ebook, Second Edition. Journal of Buddhist Ethics Online Books, Ltd., 2005. NetLibrary 2005. 1 Mar. 2009.
http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Reader/
2. Vaught, Carl. The Sermon on the Mount: A Theological Investigation, Revised Edition. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2001. NetLibrary. 2004. 1 Mar. 2009.
http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/Reader/
3. Tsuchiya, Kiyoshi. Buddhism. Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present. Ed. Lloyd Ridgeon. New York: Routledge, 2003. 59-115. Print.

In the example the two characteristics are (1) the moral instructions of Buddha Noble Eightfold Path and Jesus Sermon on the Mount as they relate to (2) the process of the souls liberation. The two religious faiths are Buddhism and Christianity.

You must find and cite at least three (or more) sources appropriate for this assignment which is college research writing. APUS has many electronic resources including databases for articles and eBooks. All resources used for this paper whether web-based or hard-copy must have the authors names included and they must have expertise. All electronic resources must include URLs.