Assignment
Essentials
(5
pts)
Compose
a
personal
credo
that
distills
your
unique
approach
to
life
into
a
short
statement
of
no
more
than
100-150
words.
Upload
your
credo
through
Coursework
on
Bulldog
Connect
before
8
a.m.
Friday,
Sept.
20.
Bring
a
printed
copy
of
your
credo
with
you
to
Fridays
class.
Before
You
Write
Traditionally
creeds
are
communal
texts
read
and
repeated
in
worship
to
affirm
the
common
beliefs
of
the
faithful.
Religious
historians
and
leaders
describe
a
critical
moment
in
the
spiritual
development
of
an
entire
people
as
well
as
the
spiritual
development
of
individuals
when
they
put
aside
the
prayers
and
creeds
of
their
teachers
and
find
their
own
words
for
their
own
context.
In
many
ways,
the
same
is
true
of
college
students
moving
away
from
family,
neighborhood,
and
hometown
and
trying
to
find
beliefs
and
a
voice
that
is
truly
their
own.
This
assignment
offers
an
opportunity
for
you
to
articulate
your
beliefs
in
your
own
words.
For
this
assignmentwhich
is
but
a
first
step
in
writing
your
own
This
I
Believe
essayI
want
you
to
compose
a
personal
credo
that
distills
your
unique
approach
to
life
into
a
short
statement
of
no
more
that
100-150
words.
This
short
statement
isnt
all
you
believe;
its
simply
a
way
to
introduce
others
to
some
principles
you
value.
You
will
flesh
out
this
general
sketch
with
specific
applications
and
anecdotes
in
your
longer
essay,
but
for
this
assignment
I
want
you
simply
to
define
your
selected
beliefs
as
precisely
as
possible.
As
you
look
for
a
focus
for
your
credo,
take
inspiration
from
the
wide
variety
of
beliefs
you
encountered
in
the
essays
you
reviewed
when
you
selected
three
to
bring
to
class
today
(Monday,
16
Sept.).
Try
to
focus
on
something
that
helps
others
understand
your
past,
present,
and
future
behaviors
and
choices.
Important:
In
spite
of
the
name,
your
credo
need
not
be
religious
or
even
public.
Essays
that
focus
on
beliefs
that
are
strictly
matters
of
faith
(e.g.,
I
believe
that
Jesus
death
on
the
cross
atoned
for
the
sins
of
all
humankind
or
There
is
only
one
God,
Allah,
and
Muhammad
is
his
prophet)
will
almost
certainly
be
more
abstract
and
less
interesting
than
your
personal
commitments
to
yourself,
family,
community,
service,
political
action,
the
arts,
and
so
on.
These
personal
beliefs
and
commitments
will
explain
what
you
believe
to
be
a
meaningful
and
successful
life
and
why
you
behave
the
way
you
do.