| In approximately 500 words, please provide
your personal reflections on what you have learned from the course - overall
impressions on religion in general and the eastern religions in particular.
Specifically discuss… 
  
    What
    stands out for you as the most important, valuable, surprising and/or
    interesting things you learned in this course? (Explain why you find these things important, valuable, surprising, etc.)
    What
    material or topics would you like to continue to explore in more depth and
    why?
    How
    has your learning here changed your understanding of and perspective on
    religion?
    What
    new or remaining questions do you have about religion and/or eastern
    religions in particular and how might you go about addressing these
    questions? (i.e. where do you go from here with regard to further study or
    exploration of religion?)
    
     Grading based on: 
 
  
    Focus: address all question prompts noted above
    Personal in nature (write about your own thoughts, avoid mere summary of
    factual information) 
    
    
    Depth of thought (avoid superficial/simplistic responses)
    
    
    Attitude: Reflect a more positive rather than negative perspective
    
    
    Composition: problems that are chronic or otherwise impede comprehension
    (-10%)
    
    
    Length: approximately 500 words (grade penalty for every 10% [50
    words] below target)
    
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