Choose 1 of the following topics for your Comparative Essay:
1. Original Creation of the Earth (The Big Bang vs. Six-Day Creation)
2. Geologic Time (Billions of Years vs. Thousands of Years)
3. Dating the Rocks of the Grand Canyon (Old-Earth vs. Young-Earth)
4. Geologic Paradigms (Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism)
5. Radiocarbon Dating (Old-Earth vs. Young-Earth Methods/Assumptions)
Content:
In general, your paper must contain an introductory paragraph, the body of your work, and a conclusion. In terms of the body, the following items must be discussed:
1. The old-earth viewpoint related to your topic.
2. The young-earth viewpoint related to your topic.
3. Compare and contrast these two viewpoints. How are the two viewpoints similar? How do they differ significantly?
Outline:
Use the following outline when writing your paper. Each point on the below outline must be a separate section (with a section heading) within your paper. You will notice that these section headings correspond to the content points above.
I. Introduction
II. Old-Earth View
III. Young-Earth View
IV. Compare and Contrast
V. Conclusion
Length:
This paper is to be 3-4 pages. Do not exceed this page limit. The title page and bibliography do not count toward this page total