Background
I BELIEVE

In business and academia, you will encounter different cultures, gender identities, politics, religions, and traditions. We have glasses_400_clr_14372.pngdiscussed our cultural lenses and how we view the world. Our cultural lenses also determine our belief systems, but we need to remember that not everyone believes as we do. Sometimes we just agree to disagree and respect each others rights to our view of the world.

Prompt
Write a two paragraph essay in which you explain a personal belief in a certain ideal, principle, or thing. What makes you believe in this thing or idea? How has this belief enriched your life? Be sure to declare the belief statement at some point early in the piece. “I believe in _.”

Your paper should be two paragraphs that tell why you hold this belief. For example, if your statement were “I believe in courage,” the first paragraph would be writing about the meaning and definition of courage, and the second paragraph would be about giving an example or telling a story about a time when courage was important to you.

Remember to use transitions in your writing, including a transition between paragraphs.

Make sure your finished piece has strong ideas, organization, word choice, voice, fluency, and sentence mechanics to show you understand the importance of the Six Traits of Writing. Also, a reminder to have a topic sentence and concluding sentence.

Helpful_Hints_icon.jpgBELIEVE EXAMPLES

Here are some examples on the internet: http://thisibelieve.org/themes/ (Links to an external site.). https://thisibelieve.org/themes/

Now…Choose a topic that you’re interested in, and then write your own two paragraphs about your topic:

As an example and for your viewing pleasure…I believe that dance is a universal language that breaks down borders and barriers. [Then I would define dancing in the first paragraph, have a transition to the second paragraph where I recall an experience about dancing that impacted me]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Pwe-pA6TaZkPlease proceed to the remaining item for week four when you are ready: