Sacred Locations

Choose a topic for your paper from one of the following choices: World Trade Center in New York, Lincoln Memorial in Washingotn D.C., Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Ellis Island in New York.

Write a 1,000- to 1,250-word paper about this modern sacred location.

Explain the historical significance of the location. Note: This is not a history paper. Only include enough historical background to set up the rest of the paper.

Use information from the Week 5 readings to explain how/why this place also functions as a sacred location

Identify any sacred objects or attributes associated with the location.

Compare your location to a sacred place from a myth. How are they similar? How are they different?

Format your citations and references consistent with APA guidelines