- If you go to a Jewish service and you see the men wearing kippahs (or yarmulkes), you don’t want to write in your essay, “There were these men, and they were wearing these funny hats but I don’t know why.” This is where your additional research comes in. Find out what the hats are called and find out why they’re worn.
- If you go to a Muslim Mosque and you see the worshipers washing their hands and feet, you don’t want to write in your essay, “Everyone was washing their hands and feet but I don’t know why they did that and it was pretty weird.”