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Unit 1: Senior Thesis and Composition — Writing with Conviction
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Foundations of the Senior Thesis
Colossians 3:17 | Primary Source: C.S. Lewis, 'Learning in War-Time' (1939)
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2

Research Methods and Source Evaluation
Proverbs 18:17 | Primary Source: Francis Bacon, 'Novum Organum' (1620) — On the Idols of the Mind
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3

Structuring a Persuasive Argument
1 Peter 3:15 | Primary Source: Martin Luther King Jr., 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' (1963)
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4

Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Reading
Hebrews 5:14 | Primary Source: George Orwell, 'Politics and the English Language' (1946)
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5

Literary Criticism from a Christian Perspective
Philippians 4:8 | Primary Source: T.S. Eliot, 'Religion and Literature' (1935)
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The Capstone Project — Writing Your Senior Thesis
Ecclesiastes 12:12-13 | Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, 'Gettysburg Address' (1863) — A Model of Concise, Powerful Writing
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