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Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the blood beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and I want to find out about some other options in the event of major blood loss.

Thesis Statement: Because the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses negate blood transfusion, they must resort to other alternatives which are effective and are more safe than blood transfusions.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn Mohammed gained followers.

Thesis Statement: It was not because of his own doing that Mohammed gained followers, it was because of events that happened to him and opportunities he had.

Revised Statement of Purpose: I want to know how the Mormon faith would be different today if there weren't any specific terms needed to qualify for Salvation.

Thesis Statement: If there weren't any specific terms needed to qualify for Salvation when Mormonism began, then things would be very different today.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the accuracy of Hollywood's portrayal of Wiccans.

Thesis Statement: Hollywood's portrayal of the Wiccan religion has long been abused for entertainment purposes and money.

Statement of Purpose: How does Karma affect the way Hindu's treat each other?

Thesis Statement: Over the last millennium, Karma has greatly influenced how Hindus have treated each other, as well as how they have treated non-Hindu believers.

Statement of Purpose: I would like to learn more about the Buddhist Fourth Noble Truth, The path cessation of suffering (the eightfold path) and what it means to both Buddhists and those who don't follow Buddhism.

Thesis Statement: Since Sidhartha Gautama walked the earth more then 2,500 years ago, his guidelines for turning ones state of being into Nirvana have affected many Buddhists and have even been compared to teachings of other holy figures such as Moses' Ten Commandments.

Statement of Purpose:I want to learn more about the jewish children of the Holocaust.
Thesis Statement: The jewish children of the Holocaust were harshly treated by the Nazis in ways that no human being deserves to be treated.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn more about the culture and customs that surround shinto festivals

Thesis statement: Culture and customs play a big part in shinto festivals.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn more about how the religion of Zoroastrianism affected early Judaism and Christianity.

Thesis Statement: Early Christianity and Judaism must have been affected by the religion of Zoroastrianism due to the great resemblance of the God that all three religions worship; and, the religions of Christianity and Judaism were both created in the same region as Zoroastrianism.

Statment of Purpose: I want to learn about reincarnation and what or how different things influence it.

Theses Statement: How you live your life affects what you will be reincarnated as in your next life.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the differences between how the western world perceives the Dalai Lama to be and how the Shugden Practitioners see him.

Thesis Statement: Since many people in the western world see the Dalai Lama as a kind of perfect, super-spiritual god-king, this allows him to hide his persecution and ban of the Dorje Shugden practice in plain sight.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about Samhain and Beltane festivals, specifically the history and relationship between the two and other Holidays.

Thesis Statement: Samhain and Beltane are two spirit nights traced back to early Celts that are related to Halloween and Mayday.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the similarites and differences of Catholicism and Candomble.
Thesis Statement: Both Catholicism and Candomble contain monothiestic Gods, but they are set apart by how they practice their religion.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about Wiccan sabbats and what each of them represents.
Thesis Statement: Sabbats are holidays that are marked on the Wheel of the Year and each of the sabbats represents the changing of the seasons, Solstices, and moon phases.

Statement of Purpose: I want to compare Yule and Christmas.

Thesis Statement: Both Yule and Christmas have some similar aspects, but there are more significant differences.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the anointed of the Jehovah's Witness Congregation and what they believe their role in heaven will be.
Thesis Statement: One hundred and forty-four thousand people will go to heaven and serve as rulers with Jesus Christ.

Statement of Purpose: I would like to learn more about the 5 major kamis mythological stories.

Theses Statement: The five major kami in the religion of Shinto have exceedingly interesting mythology stories.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about Rastafari worship and what happens during social events and holidays.

Thesis Statement: Many different things happen during Rastafarian worship and holidays, such as bingi sessions and praying.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the beliefs and reasons why
Mormonism isn't considered a part of Christianity.

Thesis Statement: Mormonism isn't considered a part of Christianity because the
Book of Mormon contradicts many Christian beliefs and teachings.

statement of purpose: I want to learn about Al-Qaeda's hate for America and how it has caused "Islamophobia".

thesis statement: Islamophobia is the result of the war against Al- Qaeda and the mujahideen in the Middle East.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the impact of Confucianism on Asian parents and consequently their children through the parents' parenting styles.

Thesis Statement: Confucian beliefs have influenced many generations of Asian parents to drive their children to be success.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about how Buddhism has affected Shinto throughout different time eras, and how it has influenced it as a whole.

Thesis Statement: Shinto itself has been influenced in many ways by the elements of Buddhism from distant time eras in the past.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the foundations of Rastafari and the Revolution of the blacks.

Thesis Statement: People need to begin considering Rastafari as a real religion instead of a trend.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn more about the Wiccian magic and rituals.

Thesis Statement: Like all religions, there is a certain practice associated with a belief that takes part in the religion; in Wicca, it is witchcraft.

Statement of purpose: I want to learn about Passover customs and how they have changed over time.

Thesis Statement: The customs of passover have not changed much over time, but the ones that have are showing that the Jewish community is more accepting of contemporary issues.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the 6 realms of exsistence, and how Karma is incorporated in the reincarnation process.

Thesis Statement: In Buddhism, the natural law Karma has a large influence on which of the 6 realms of exsistence you are reincarnated into.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about how Islamic slavery is different from slavey that happened in the U.S.
Thesis Statement: Slavery in Islam and slavery that occured in the U.S. are very different, but the practices, although different are equally degrading.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the similarities between witches in Hollywood and the real life Wiccan witches.

Thesis Statement: Contrary to popular belief, most real life witches are nothing like the ones portrayed in Hollywood.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the gurus and how the predecessor chose the successor.

Thesis Statement: The Gurus each chose their successor under their own criteria with mutual components to the other Gurus criterias.

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Statement of Purpose: I want to learn how Jewish children were treated during the Holocaust.

Thesis Statement: Jewish children were treated just as bad as the women and men during the Holocaust.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about why the Chinese Revolution is so much more obscurly well known when compared to the Holocaust.

Thesis Statement: The Holocaust is a lot more well known than the Chinese revolution, even though Mao Zedong killed over two times as many people as Hitler did.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about Karma and how it affects the lives of the followers of Jainism.

Thesis Statement: Karma greatly affects the behaviors, actions, and overall lives of the Jains negatively.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the crimes committed by the Nazis at Auschwitz.

Thesis Statement: The crimes commited by the Nazi's at Auschwitz were horrible and unhuman.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about how Mormons define God.
Thesis Statement: God consist of three separate beings united in the Godhead.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about how Mormons define God.
Thesis Statement: God consist of three separate beings united in the Godhead.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn how the Gurus have changed the Sikh religion over the years.

Thesis Statement: The Gurus have greatly changed the Sikh religion since the begging of it.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about why the Chinese Revolution is so much more obscurly well known when compared to the Holocaust.

Thesis Statement: The crimes Mao ZeDeong committed against his own people were equally as horrible as those committed during the Holocaust

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the similarities and differences between Japanese New Year and American New Year.

Thesis Statement.Although Japanese New Years is very different from New Year in America, there are also some similarities.

Statement of Purpose: I want to learn about the differences between the typical American New Year and Japanese New Year celebrated by Shintos.

Thesis Statement: There are many differences between Japanese New Year and the typical American New Year.

Revised SOP: I want to learn more about how the culture of Shintoism is ingrained in Japanese

Thesis statement: Culture and customs play a big part in Shinto festivals Shinto religion is unique because it cannot be separated from Japanese cultural traditions.

Statement of purpose: I would like to compare holidays shared by Christianity and paganism and the relationship between the two religions.

Thesis statement: Though Christianity built their holidays on Pagan beliefs, they are very different.

Statement of purpose: I would like to learn more about the differences and similarities between the Buddhist creation story and the christian creation story.

Thesis Statement: Many people don't know the similarities and differences in the Buddhist and Christian creation story.