Please discuss the following prompt:
Is Buddhism a religion, a philosophy, or both? Explain your thoughts using supporting evidence.
Below is writing tips for essay
1) Please remember to use Chicago Style (or CMOS). Over the years, I’ve seen quite a bit of confusion over Chicago Style formatting. For this class, we are using the CMOS Notes/Bibliography (NB) format. A good resource for this style can be found online at Purdue OWL: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/c…
Here’s a sample of NB format in a paper: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/c…
Regarding “Ibid”, the newest CMOS discourages the use of Ibid, however, I will accept it this semester.
4) Be sure to write the prompt out fully at the start of your paper. This not only lets me know what you are going to be talking about, but also ensures that you are answering the prompt in its entirety, rather than making up your own prompt after skimming through the list of prompts.
7) Please do not narrate your research experience in your paper. Rather than say “while researching the topic of ____” or “I found this article which explains ____”, just explain the idea and give the proper credit in a footnote.
8) Do not begin a new paragraph with “Another…” The first sentence in your paragraph should be a bold statement, which is then substantiated through the rest of your paragraph. Try to avoid beginning with a statement that doesn’t really have a strong direct point.
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