) Suppose the President Yconomy is in a recession, and you are the scal poley advisor to the overnmensidering cutting the proportional tax rate to 0.05 or doubling spending b by increasing government spending by $17,000 0) the autonomous expenditure in Question 1(a.), please calculate the euilibrium level of RGDP when the proportional tax rate is 0.05.0 Points) Using the multiplier in Question #1 (a), please calculate the equilibrium lev of RGDP when there is a one-time increase in government spending $17,000. (10 Points) (ii) What is your recommendation to the President? Please explain. (10 Poi REL 112 Final Exam Review Sheet Compare the approaches to the study of religion by Mircea Eliade and EE Evans-Pritchard, making reference to both similarities and differences. What is the "myth of the eternal return" and what role does it play in Eliade's theory? What does Pals think is E. E. Evans-Pritchard's most significant contribution to the study of religion? What, for Pals, makes Evans-Pritchard's position on theory a problem? How might Eliade understand the zikr rituals in I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim? 2. How do Geertz and the "American School" define culture and how does it differ from a society? What is "thick description" To the best of your knowledge, give a thick description of American Thanksgiving holiday. In other words, explain in detail the system of symbols associated with Thanksgiving and what they mean to Americans (intended meaning). What are "world view" and "ethos" and how do they relate to one another? Choose a religious symbol from the film I Am a Sufi, I am a Muslim and demonstrate the relation between world view and ethos. What do you feel are some of Geertz's theoretical shortcomings? 3 According to Pals, what distinguishes Max Weber's approach to sociology of religion? What is the Protestant ethic and how did it contribute to the development of capitalism? Provide as much detail as possible. Does Weber see capitalism as a good or bad thing? Why? What type of authority would you suggest is present in the Rifai Brotherhood in I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim and why? Be thorough in your response. Where would Weber locate the leadership of Pope Francis, Mahatma Gandhi, and Queen Elizabeth (head of the Church of England)? How would he explain the authority of a charismatic bishop, and what does this reveal about his understanding of the relation between types of authority? 4. Describe William James's philosophy of pragmatism and explain how James relates it to religious belief. What are the varieties of religious experience, how do they work, and why does James focus on experiences rather than institutions? Give an example from I Am A Sufi, I Am a Muslim of mystical transiency and passivity ) Suppose the President Yconomy is in a recession, and you are the scal poley advisor to the overnmensidering cutting the proportional tax rate to 0.05 or doubling spending b by increasing government spending by $17,000 0) the autonomous expenditure in Question 1(a.), please calculate the euilibrium level of RGDP when the proportional tax rate is 0.05.0 Points) Using the multiplier in Question #1 (a), please calculate the equilibrium lev of RGDP when there is a one-time increase in government spending $17,000. (10 Points) (ii) What is your recommendation to the President? Please explain. (10 Poi REL 112 Final Exam Review Sheet Compare the approaches to the study of religion by Mircea Eliade and EE Evans-Pritchard, making reference to both similarities and differences. What is the "myth of the eternal return" and what role does it play in Eliade's theory? What does Pals think is E. E. Evans-Pritchard's most significant contribution to the study of religion? What, for Pals, makes Evans-Pritchard's position on theory a problem? How might Eliade understand the zikr rituals in I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim? 2. How do Geertz and the "American School" define culture and how does it differ from a society? What is "thick description" To the best of your knowledge, give a thick description of American Thanksgiving holiday. In other words, explain in detail the system of symbols associated with Thanksgiving and what they mean to Americans (intended meaning). What are "world view" and "ethos" and how do they relate to one another? Choose a religious symbol from the film I Am a Sufi, I am a Muslim and demonstrate the relation between world view and ethos. What do you feel are some of Geertz's theoretical shortcomings? 3 According to Pals, what distinguishes Max Weber's approach to sociology of religion? What is the Protestant ethic and how did it contribute to the development of capitalism? Provide as much detail as possible. Does Weber see capitalism as a good or bad thing? Why? What type of authority would you suggest is present in the Rifai Brotherhood in I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim and why? Be thorough in your response. Where would Weber locate the leadership of Pope Francis, Mahatma Gandhi, and Queen Elizabeth (head of the Church of England)? How would he explain the authority of a charismatic bishop, and what does this reveal about his understanding of the relation between types of authority? 4. Describe William James's philosophy of pragmatism and explain how James relates it to religious belief. What are the varieties of religious experience, how do they work, and why does James focus on experiences rather than institutions? Give an example from I Am A Sufi, I Am a Muslim of mystical transiency and passivity