Topics
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Paper
#3 topic
Directions:
- e-mail a copy
to me (leuciv@westminster-mo.edu)
- bring a
paper copy to class on the
date listed
above
- length:
600-900
- for more
information about the format
and
about the writing intensive requirements, click
here
Write on
the following topic:
- We have seen that Herodotus was
very interested in why things happen to people and attributed what
happens to both the gods and to humans. Compare and contrast the extent
to which he does this in one of the stories we covered in class on
Tuesday, with one of the stories about Croesus in the pdf in ANGEL. In
your conclusion speculate on the significance of your findings. For
citing purposes, use the page numbers at the bottom of the pdf's along
with what book of Herodotus it is from, e.g. (Bk 1, 2).
Paper
#4 topic
Directions:
- e-mail a copy
to me (leuciv@westminster-mo.edu)
- bring a
paper copy to class on the
date listed
above
- length:
600-900
- for more
information about the format
and
about the writing intensive requirements, click
here
Write on
one of the following
topics:
- Compare one of the characters
in Aristophanes' play Lysistrata
with a character in the current TV show Desparate Housewives; make sure you
show sufficient insight into the characters. In your conclusion,
address what the similarities and the differences say about our
respective cultures. When citing Aristophanes' play, use the page
numbers of our edition; when citing Desparate
Houswives, use the title of the episode (see iTunes for titles
of episodes with very brief summaries).
- Part of the humor of the Lysistrata lies in its use of
stereotypes. Pick some of the stereotypes in the Lysistrata, determine if they still
exist today and what that say about our respective cultures. When
citing Aristophanes' play, use the page numbers of our edition.