Instruction
The second worldview paper assignment requires you to write an essay comparing/contrasting your own worldview with a Christian worldview. If you have a Christian worldview, you are to compare and contrast your Christian worldview with one of the other worldviews we examined this semester (how are they similar/how are they different). You will need to answer the Sire fundamental questions we have been discussing the throughout the semester (see above). The paper is due Friday, October 4 . The paper will be evaluated using the Unit Assignments and Portfolio Paper rubric (Appendix A).
Prepare the worldview paper using the following guidelines:
A minimum of 7 pages not to exceed 9, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, using APA standard
Title page, including title of paper, your name, course name and course number, date of submission (Page 1)
A minimum of 5 pages describing your worldview (Pages 2-6)
A reference page (Pages 7-9)
A minimum of 5 references are required, including the texts, The Holy Bible, The Universe Next Door, other books and articles from academic sources (Net Library), or other periodicals.
(*)How does Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus” reflect atheistic existentialism? What is Sisyphus’ struggle? How does Sisyphus’ situation reflect the plight of man and how does he escape it?
(*)According to Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus,” why is Sisyphus an “absurd hero”? What makes him heroic? How does his punishment from the gods reflect the existential view of the world and how does Sisyphus transcend the nature of the world through his thoughts and actions? Why is this story an accurate portrayal of the existential mindset?