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HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread
Essej:
--- Quote from: kimmie on June 21, 2016, 09:17:32 pm ---hey elyse! I want to do Christianity and Islam in religion and peace since im more comfortable with writing an essay on them but my teacher says we have to do judaism and Christianity. my teacher said the hsc markers may be prejudiced against someone relating peace with islam with the current issue of terrorism floating around and may award lower marks. So is it alright to use islam instead of Judaism? Im confused. Any help will be brilliant :)
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(If I can jump in here) Hi Kimmie, i'm an SOR2 student studying the same topic at the moment, with an upcoming assessment task on religion and peace in Christianity and Islam! Judging by what my teacher (SOR2 HSC Marker) has told me, Islam is definitely a great religion to use however you should STAY AWAY from the issue of terrorism as Islam is a religion of peace. Instead focus on the 5 pillars and submission to Allah/tawakkul as a means by which the adherent can formulate a closer bond to the creator and thereby achieve peace. Once more, it is highly recommended to stay away from terrorism as it is a very touchy subject and it is extremely hard to use it without sounding biased, so stick to the core Islamic beliefs and organisations that encompass these beliefs to achieve higher marks :)
Hope this helps!
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: Essej on June 22, 2016, 08:29:10 am ---(If I can jump in here) Hi Kimmie, i'm an SOR2 student studying the same topic at the moment, with an upcoming assessment task on religion and peace in Christianity and Islam! Judging by what my teacher (SOR2 HSC Marker) has told me, Islam is definitely a great religion to use however you should STAY AWAY from the issue of terrorism as Islam is a religion of peace. Instead focus on the 5 pillars and submission to Allah/tawakkul as a means by which the adherent can formulate a closer bond to the creator and thereby achieve peace. Once more, it is highly recommended to stay away from terrorism as it is a very touchy subject and it is extremely hard to use it without sounding biased, so stick to the core Islamic beliefs and organisations that encompass these beliefs to achieve higher marks :)
Hope this helps!
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That's a very very good point, I should have considered that as something to consider carefully, mentioning terrorism in an Islam essay would definitely not go down well :) thanks Essej!
kimmie:
okay! thankyou for your help :)
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on June 21, 2016, 09:46:27 pm ---Hey Kimmie! I'll give you my opinion on this question and Elyse may want to add to it, we both did SOR 1 so we can't speak from experience of Religion and Peace. Elyse does know the content though ;D
Essentially, though I understand the rationale, my opinion is that your teacher is mistaken. The HSC markers CANNOT be biased about anything in SOR, especially something like that. You should write about whatever religious tradition(s) suits your style and your preferences!! Fair enough if one of them is a little easier, or suited the question a bit better, or whatever. But under no circumstances would you be prejudiced against for using Islam in the Religion and Peace section, and if you were, then you'd have grounds for a massive appeal, and the marker responsible would not enjoy their summer holiday ;)
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kimmie:
Thankyou! will definitely use both of your advice and stick to what im comfortable doing to get better marks :)
--- Quote from: Essej on June 22, 2016, 08:29:10 am ---(If I can jump in here) Hi Kimmie, i'm an SOR2 student studying the same topic at the moment, with an upcoming assessment task on religion and peace in Christianity and Islam! Judging by what my teacher (SOR2 HSC Marker) has told me, Islam is definitely a great religion to use however you should STAY AWAY from the issue of terrorism as Islam is a religion of peace. Instead focus on the 5 pillars and submission to Allah/tawakkul as a means by which the adherent can formulate a closer bond to the creator and thereby achieve peace. Once more, it is highly recommended to stay away from terrorism as it is a very touchy subject and it is extremely hard to use it without sounding biased, so stick to the core Islamic beliefs and organisations that encompass these beliefs to achieve higher marks :)
Hope this helps!
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elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: kimmie on July 02, 2016, 11:57:08 pm ---Thankyou! will definitely use both of your advice and stick to what im comfortable doing to get better marks :)
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Hi there! A marker will not be prejudiced against choosing Islam as a religion of peace! The entire syllabus and content points towards it being a religion of peace, there is so much to talk about! Talk about jihad as being an internal quest for peace! You've got this - fear not! :)
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