RESEARCH & COMPOSITION

Exit Standards:

1. Students shall submit at least two papers of 1500 words in length minimum, one expository in nature and one which expresses a position or argument; both of which should include a list of works consulted and/or cited. Acceptable submissions may include college level research papers, published articles, or any papers submitted for other requirements in any of ADF’s Study Programs. Papers must demonstrate thorough research techniques, employ reliable sources, demonstrate a clear writing style, be well organized and make use of standard English syntax, usage and grammar.

Expository Paper: Mormon Polygamy: A Historiographic Review (2008, PDF)

Written for my History of Sexuality class, this paper examines the history of plural marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the 19th century.

Position Paper: Sacrifice in Ancient Israel (2006, PDF)

Submitted as my final paper for a class on Syro-Palestinian archaeology, this paper introduces the concepts and theologies behind sacrifice in an ancient Near Eastern context and takes up the controversial question of whether or not the practice of child sacrifice was ever a practice of the ancient Israelite people as it occasionally was for other Near Eastern cultures.

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