By Saturday, November 8, 2014, respond to the Discussion Assignment. Post your response to theDiscussion Area. Your answer should:

• Provide detailed evidence, including excerpts from the literary text.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the themes, genres, cultures, time periods, and texts that are this week”s focus.
• Apply APA style guidelines to the source material

Part A: One of the major themes in The Inferno is the relationship between God and humanity, particularly as it relates to sin and God”s justice. Let”s explore what the scholarship has to say about this topic. First, review the lecture on evaluating sources and locating peer-reviewed articles. Then, go to the SUO library and in a scholarly journal find a credible, full-text, peer-reviewed article about The Inferno. Write a citation for the article that is formatted in APA style and then annotate the article.

Part B: Now, review The Inferno, and locate a specific passage that you feel illustrates one key aspect of the relationship between God and humanity. Provide your interpretation of this relationship. How does Dante imagine the relationship between God and humanity? What are the differences between your interpretation and the article you located? What are the similarities?

Put together in one document the texts that you developed in Part A and B. Include a copy of the peer-reviewed article that you read. Remember that your claims in all parts of the assignment should be substantiated by excerpts from appropriate sources (scholarly research and/or literary texts). Quotes, paraphrase, and summary used in the assignment should be arranged according to APA rules of style, and in-text and reference citations should be provided, also formatted in APA style. Quoted material should not exceed 25% of the post. Submit the final document in the Discussion Area.

This assignment provides an opportunity to apply psychological theory in the exploration of a book or film. Students choose a film or book of special interest. The book or film should have content that can be meaningfully explored through application of psychological theory and research. Students can look at some of the later chapters in the text that deal with emotion, motivation, personality, the development of the individual over the life span, health and stress, and psychological disorders and treatment, so that they have a more complete idea of different concepts that might apply.

Students might pick a movie or book in which the main character suffers from a psychological disorder or is merely trying to cope with the everyday stress of life. Students might discuss defense mechanisms or refer to developmental stages in the person’s life that might have been important, or consider the effects of abuse, alcoholism and addiction, etc. Students can approach the subject matter from different perspectives—psychoanalytical, biological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or sociocultural. They can discuss the role emotion, memory, or motivation plays in the character’s development, or the importance of the environment, and influences such as racism and sexism.

This is a research-based paper, and the film or book provides only the backdrop for research on a psychological topic. You should use at least one psychological, peer-reviewed reference in addition to the textbook.

The paper should be 1,200 to 1,500 words, about 5 double-spaced pages.

Use APA formatting.