World religions. Рахимбергенова М.Х. - 7 стр.

    1. “A rabbi is a religious leader in the Jewish community”.
    2. “A mullah is a religious leader in the Islamic community”.                               Classification                    Larger class       Specific details
    3. “Rabbis and mullahs are religious leaders”.                                           Member\Smaller class
                                                                                       1. self-love
                           Research and preparation
     The writer of the definition essay “Religion” went through a similar proc-        2. the love of a parent for a child
ess of analysis throughout the research stage. After studying “all religions” and      3.
analyzing their “common characteristics” and differences, as in the classifica-        4.
tion box above, the writer was then ready to write an essay defining “religion”.
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                             ESSAY STRUCTURE
                                                                                            Definition of Love: _______________________________
     The definition essay goes from the realm of the “indefinite” (a religion is
… / religions are …) to the realm of the “definite” the Moslem religion, unlike
the Buddhist religion, is … provides a thesis statement (“As a word religion is        Task 2. Write an essay defining and explaining the meaning of love to you.
difficult to define, but as a human experience it seems to be universal”). The
writer also permits his point of view to surface. For example, at the beginning
of the essay “Religion”, the statement (“It is difficult to imagine what need
there would be for religion in a world”). The writer first tells us what “all relig-
ions” have in common (“all religions attempt to give answers to basic ques-
tions”). Then, after interpreting the quotes by Paul Tillich and Martin Luther,
the writer shows that the Western belief in one God is not shared by followers
of the Eastern religions. The writer then refers to other “elements in common:
rituals to perform, prayers to recite, holy days to keep”. It is apparent from the
way this brief excerpt unfolds that in the rest of the essay the writer will con-
tinue to show a pattern of common characteristics and specific differences.
     In a definition essay, as in all other kinds of essays, the writer introduces
examples, shows similarities and differences, uses quotations, and so on, in or-
der to make sure the information is communicated as effectively as possible.
The writer in which no one ever died or became ill – immediately familiarizes
the reader with the writer’s point of view. Thus, despite the difficult task of ob-
jective analysis that the writer must go through when preparing a definition es-
say, one thing is certain: The writer’s point of view remains very important.

Task 1. Work in a small group. Brainstorm a definition for the word love. Many
religions preach “love your fellow man”. But what exactly is love? Analyze at
least five types of love. Two types of love have been suggested to you below.
Find the common characteristics and differences of each type of love. Then
write down the definition of love that the group agrees upon.

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