Order Now
digitalmediawritings

Exploring Augustine’s Confessions: Definitions and Reflections

Exploring Augustine’s Confessions: Definitions and Reflections

Need Help Writing an Essay?

Tell us about your assignment and we will find the best writer for your paper

Write My Essay For Me
Order ID 53563633773
Type Essay
Writer Level Masters
Style APA
Sources/References 4
The perfect number of Pages to Order 5-10 Pages
Description/Paper Instructions

Exploring Augustine’s Confessions: Definitions and Reflections

Complete this worksheet in full and submit in UNIT 2 only.

 

Part 1.

St. Augustine: Confessions

Please answer the following questions from the text as you read so that your grasp of the narrative will be thorough. The identification or definition questions may require reference easily found online.

The questions on Augustine’s personal story are strictly from Confessions Bks I-IX. Four more “books” (they are more like chapters or sections) follow Bk IX, which also have content no less in importance than what you read in Bks I-IX.

 

Team effort is acceptable if that is convenient. If you have trouble with any question, do request help in class.

 

  1. Define the following terms in adequate detail using resources from the Internet

 

  1. Liberal Arts

 

  1. Neoplatonism

 

  1. Important cities of Augustine’s career life with details

 

  1. Major writings of Augustine—name at least five

 

  1. Manichaeism

 

From the Text:

 

1.What is the paradox [look up the meaning of this term] of prayer that causes Augustine to wonder? (bk I.2,3)

 

  1. What are the “shame and suffering” Augustine speaks of in bk 1.9?

 

What is Augustine’s recollection of the denial of baptism to him as “catechumen”? (bk 1. 11)

 

  1. What is absurd about the behavior of Jupiter, as Augustine observes? How does a youth take advantage of his behavior by using Jupiter as defense? (bk 1.16)

 

  1. What is an example of Augustine’s squandering his “brains on foolish delusions”? (bk 1.17)

 

  1. How does Augustine compare rules of grammar to the rules of God? (bk 1. 18)

 

What are the wonderful personal qualities for which Augustine thinks he should be grateful? (bk 1.20)

 

  1. What did his family, to his regret, not do for Augustine, at age 16? (bk II.2)

 

  1. What was Augustine studying? Be specific and provide details (bk III.3).

 

  1. What was the result of Monica meeting Ambrose? (bk III.12)

 

  1. Who was Hortensius? How did he “inflame” Augustine? (bk III.4)

 

  1. What was the sorcerer’s offer to Augustine? What was Augustine’s response? (Bk IV.2)

 

  1. What were Augustine’s thoughts and resolutions about astrology? (Bk IV. 3)

 

  1. What is the “lost book” that Augustine tries to recall in bk IV.13? Why did he write it?

 

  1. Why does Augustine call Faustus, the Manichaean bishop, “a great decoy of the devil”? Include Augustine’s comments on Faustus’ intellect. (bk V.3)

 

  1. What happened in the personal meeting between Augustine and Ambrose? (bk V.13)

 

  1. What did the beggar of Milan serve to teach Augustine? (bk VI. 6)

 

  1. Who was Alypius? How does he merit so much of narrative space? (bk VI. 7-10, 12-13).

 

  1. What was the “sing-song voice of a child” that Augustine heard? What was the result? Be specific. (Bk VIII.12)

 

  1. Bk IX. 4 Augustine says, “you rescued my tongue as you had already rescued my heart.” What is Augustine speaking of here?

 

  1. What was Ambrose’s recommendation for Augustine concerning what book of the scripture to read? What was the result? (Bk IX.5)

 

  1. What was De Magistro? (IX.6)

RUBRIC

QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: The student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50:  The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly address the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explain key concepts or ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points or claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50:  The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not fully explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts or ideas, though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims or points, but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately.  Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50:  The essay illustrates a solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content, identifying and explaining most of the key concepts and ideas, using correct terminology, explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples.  The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates an exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content, identifying and explaining all of the key concepts and ideas, using correct terminology, explaining the reasoning behind key points and claims, and substantiating, as necessary or useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples.  No aspects of the required answer are missing.
Use of sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points) Zero points: The student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out of 20 points:  Sources are seldom cited to support statements, and/or the format of the citations is not recognized as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable The student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of the research collected for the paper. 10 out of 20 points:  References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated.  There are frequent errors in the APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out of 20 points:  Credible scholarly sources are used effectively to support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented.  APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors.  There are minor errors in references and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to provide compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented.  The APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses references above the maximum required in the development of the assignment.
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: The student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20:  The paper does not communicate ideas or points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or there are numerous grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors  10 points out 20:  The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering, and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors 15 points out of 20:  The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation; and logical organization; and the essay is error-free.
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: The student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: The student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: The appearance of the final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. The font size might not conform to size requirements.  The student also significantly writes too much or too little paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper.
GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER

CLICK ON THE LINK HERE:  https://www.perfectacademic.com/orders/ordernow

Also, you can place the order at www.collegepaper.us/orders/ordernow / www.phdwriters.us/orders/ordernow
Do You Have Any Other Essay/Assignment/Class Project/Homework Related to this? Click Here Now [CLICK ME]and Have It Done by Our PhD Qualified Writers!!

PLACE THE ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET A PERFECT SCORE!!!

The post Exploring Augustine’s Confessions: Definitions and Reflections appeared first on Perfect Academic.

Let our team of professional writers take care of your essay for you! We provide quality and plagiarism free academic papers written from scratch. Sit back, relax, and leave the writing to us! Meet some of our best research paper writing experts. We obey strict privacy policies to secure every byte of information between you and us.

ORDER ORIGINAL ANSWERS WRITTEN FROM SCRATCH

PLACE YOUR ORDER

SHARE WITH FRIENDS