S_SH7-1+Assignment

Lesson 1 (1/23) Assignments(All Assignments)
 * History - Look at chart
 * Holidays - for each of the holidays listed below, provide a short description (1 sentence - 200 characters max) of its purpose from both a secular and a religious point of view.


 * Culture - none
 * 7th Grade Curriculum
 * Defensive/Difficult Questions - for each of the questions below, provide a short answer (1 sentence - 200 characters max) and a longer one (1 paragraph - 800 characters max)
 * Vocabulary - for each of the words below, provide a short definition (1 sentence - 200 characters max) and a longer definition (1 paragraph - 800 characters max)
 * Secular
 * Humanistic
 * Secular Humanistic Jew


 * SECULAR- Non-religious
 * SECULAR (LONG)- A person who does not beleive in any gods or godesses. Also secual means not to pray or worship. Also it means not to look at an object and say "OH! This is holy!" But to look at it in a scientific manner.
 * HUMANISTIC- A Person that thinks that others should be treated equally.
 * HUMANISTIC (LONG)- A person similar to MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. He felt that blacks and whites should mix freely together. He was the most HUMANISTIC person of his time. Humanism is peaceful negotiating not violence.
 * SECULAR HUMANISTIC JEW- A Jew that defends and acts for imporatant humanistic and secular values.
 * SECULAR HUMANISTIC JEW (LONG)- A Secular Humanistic Jew is a Jew who stands up for important humanistic values. This includes- Equal rights, protecting the poor, non-violence, and their own personal values such as, in my case protecting the defenseless animals. Stopping world hunger.