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Question: Assignment Purpose: In this course, our topic is: What flaws in the critical thinking process do individuals, groups, politicians and entire governments make so that tyrants are able to rise to power? Previously, to help us answer this question, we explored how Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) rose to power; this week we're going to explore what "critical thinking" is by deciding whether the 1933 Vatican Concordant with Hitler's Third Reich was the result of thinking critically on the part of the Vatican.
Directions: To help you decide whether the Roman Catholic Church engaged in critical thinking when Eugenio Pascelli (future Pope Pius XII) arranged for and signed the 1933 Concordant with the Third Reich, ...
1. Research credible sources (not Wikipedia!) on the Internet to review what critical thinking is.
2. Use Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context (West library databases to research the 1933 Concordant (helpful search term: Hitler's Pope).
Then ... in 1,250 words (five double-spaced pages in Times-New Roman font, size 12) ...
1. Explain what critical thinking is and whether the 1933 Concordant was the result of critical thinking.
2. Learn who Edith Stein was, introduce her, write about her thoughts in regard to the Concordant, and explain how she died.
3. Define these terms in your essay: concordant, Vatican, Vatican City-State, Holy See, and Roman Catholic.
4. Additionally, tell your readers when Roman Catholicism began, how many Germans were Roman Catholics in 1933, what leading Nazi figures were from Roman Catholic families, how many Germans are Roman Catholic in 2018, and the estimated world population of Roman Catholics in 2018.
Requirements: 1. Include a minimum of four quotes from sources you research, in correct MLA format, 8th edition.
2. Use correct MLA format, 8th Edition;
3. Read the college-level essay in Chapter 1 of our textbook THIS LITTLE BOOK About How to Write a College-Level Essay, and read the college-level essay examples in Chapter 3. You will need to write the same kind of college-level essay, one that is NOT a Five-Paragraph Essay and that contains a variety of paragraphs.
4. Remember ... you are not writing to me or to your peers; don't refer to anything taking place in this class. You are writing to a broad reader group that may NOT be familiar with Hitler or his Nazi government. Articulate your ideas clearly, and provide any necessary background information for your readers to follow your thoughts. See the helpful video below about how to develop a rhetorical focus for your essay.
Video: 1. Recording #77 (By My English Professor)
How many Roman Catholics are there in the world?