July 13th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
There are five different reasons for punishing people that do the wrong thing:
- Rehabilitation
- Restoration
- Retribution
- Deterrence
- Protection
Your task is to produce a PowerPoint explaining these 5 different aspects of punishment.
The title page should say “Why we punish criminals”.
Each page should explain one of the aspects, what it is, and in particular why it might be a good or bad reason to punish someone.
Finally, the last part of the PowerPoint should explain what you think the most important reason for punishing people is, and why.
You can find all the relevant information in this document.
Tags: Crime and Punishment
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June 10th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
Here are three revision guides for exam two. Students must know at least two out of the three topics.
Human Relationships
Medical Ethics
Poverty and Wealth
Tags: Exam, Revision
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April 27th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
Here are revision guides for the first module you’ll be sitting this term:
Exam One (Philosophy):
Science and Religion
Good and Evil
Lots of people have asked me for Part E statements to practise with – try some of these. If you bring them in I’ll mark them and give you feedback.
Science and Religion:
“Science and Religion are in conflict.”
“Science has proven that God doesn’t exist.”
“The earth is ours to do as we want with.”
“Animals have no souls so we can treat them as we wish.”
Good and Evil:
“Evil is no-one’s fault but our own.”
“There can’t be an all-loving, all-powerful God with all the evil in the world.”
“Without religion we wouldn’t know right from wrong.”
“Religion provides the best way to cope with suffering.”
In order to help you practise you might want to use Eddie the Evaluator to structure your answers. Make sure you’re doing the right things by comparing your answers to the marking guidelines.
You might also find the BBC Bitesize Good and Evil or Science and Religion pages.
Please leave a comment or email me if you want further advice.
Tags: B602, Exam, Revision
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March 16th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
The use textbooks and website links belong to produce a piece of work telling the story of Job.
For an A grade piece of work you need to explain what the story of Job tells us about the Christian beliefs about what suffering means.
Useful links:
Story of Job
Blake’s Illustrated pictures of Job
Feel free to Google too!
Tags: Good and Evil
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January 26th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
Learning Objective: To explore Christian attitudes to sexual relationships and contraception
Your task:
Design a poster/flyer (using Publisher or PowerPoint) with information on Christian ideas about sexual relationships.
It should include:
- Information on what Christians think sex is for
- What Catholics / Evangelical Protestants think about sex outside marriage and why
- Ideas that more liberal Christians have about sex outside marriage
- Information on different Christians attitudes to contraception and why
For information look at:
Tags: B603, Human Relationships
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January 26th, 2010 by Mr Bigg
Learning Objective: To look at different ideas about divorce within Christianity.
Your task:
Download this worksheet (may take a few minutes to open) and then use the Christian Philosophy and Applied Ethics (CPAE) books and the guidance given below to answer the questions.
Why is marriage so important for Christians?
CPAE pg. 102 under the Christian beliefs about the ethics of divorce section
RE:Quest on Divorce
What does the Bible teach about divorce?
CPAE pg. 103
RE:Quest
Also the book of Malachi 2:16 says:
“I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel.
Many people think that this is God saying divorce is unacceptable, but some say that this is God saying that he hates divorce just like any who has every been divorced because he knows that it causes pain and hurt.
What do Roman Catholics believe about divorce?
CPAE pg. 102
RE:Quest – Catholics on Divorce
What does the Church of England believe about divorce
CPAE pg. 103
RE:Quest – Protestants or RE:Quest – Anglicans
Tags: B603, Divorce, Human Relationships
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December 7th, 2009 by Mr Bigg
This project is all about showing that you understand about poverty, its causes, and Christian responses to it. Take it one day at a time – work out what you want to say, then say something about it.
If you haven’t got a copy of the project handout you can get it here.
Advice for day one:
Start by choosing a country to imagine you are going to. There’s a list here.
There are some facts about poverty at FightPoverty.com and Food4Africa.com. Use these to describe some of the poverty. Imagine what it must be like to live with the disease and hunger.
Advice for day two:
Remember the posters we made last week. All the information on the causes of poverty is here.
Choose to explain at least two of:
- Trade Restrictions
- Interest Rates
- Natural Disasters
- Disease
- Factories in LEDCs
Try to be a bit creative in how you bring them in!
Advice for day three onwards:
You can find the information on the Christian responses to poverty here. If you want to look up Bible verses go to BibleGateway.com.
Good luck!
Tags: B603, Poverty
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October 31st, 2009 by Mr Bigg
Here’s the PowerPoint from the lesson, and there’s a copy of the handout on Christian attitudes here.
There’s a really great website on Euthanasia and Christian attitudes to it here.
Tags: B603, Euthanasia, Medical Ethics
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October 11th, 2009 by Mr Bigg
We are doing a project on Abortion and here are some resources to get you going.
If you find anything else really good then let me know and I can add it to the list…
Tags: Abortion, Medical Ethics
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October 11th, 2009 by Mr Bigg
Some sample answers. There’s a lot more to be said but this should be a starting point.
Here is a sample answer for a Year 10 Question:
Part (c) – What are the main scientific theories concerning how the world and humanity began? [3]
The scientific theory that explains how the world began is called “big bang” theory. It says that at the beginning there was a huge explosion in which all the energy in the universe was released which eventually formed the universe as we know it.
The other theory is called “evolution” which is Darwin’s idea that human beings developed through a process called natural selection over millions of years.
Part (d) – Explain why some Christians might not accept scientific theories about the origins of the world. [6]
Some Christians might not believe in the scientific theories for a variety of reasons. Firstly, Conservative Christians believe that the Bible is literally true. They believe this because they believe that the Bible is the Word of God, and God cannot lie.
On the other hand, Liberal Christians do not believe that the Bible is literally true. They see it as more poetic and therefore don’t have a problem believing in science at the same time.
And a Year 11 answer:
Part (a) – Describe Christian beliefs about the origins of the world:
Christian beliefs about the origins of the world mainly come from the Bible. In the book of Genesis, Christians read that God created the world in six days. During these six days he created the sun, moon and stars, as well as the animals, fish and human beings.
Human beings were the final thing to be created and Genesis says that God created human beings to look after the world. The first thing that Adam did was to name the animals. The Christian word for looking after creation is “stewardship”, which means taking care of the world on behalf of God.
Many Christians take the Bible literally on this. They think that the Bible is the “Word of God”, and that God cannot lie. Therefore they conclude that the Bible must be “inerrant”, which means there are no errors.
On the other hand, some “Liberal” Christians believe that the Bible is not literally true, and that it is more poetic. They believe that Genesis is not historical, but is a myth explaining how God created a good world which “he” loves.
Part (b) Explain Why Christians might feel they have a duty to look after the planet:
There are several reasons that Christians might have for feeling they have a duty to look after the world. Firstly, they believe that God created the world and so it is worthy of respect.
A second reason is that most Christians believe they should obey God’s commands. God tells Adam that he should be a “steward” and look after God’s world for him and Christians believe that they should be stewards too, as a sign of respect, appreciation and gratitude.
Finally, Christians believe God loves the world. Christians also love God, and so look after the world as a sign of their love for God.
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