Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
  • F12-228-P6-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F12-228-P6-Leuci, Victor)
  • F12-228-E4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F12-228-E4-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: see below
• In-Text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph) — the exception is for movies where you still need good concrete examples, but you don't have to have in-text citations provided that you have mentioned what the name of the movie is.
  • for the movie make sure you have a works cited entry and that it is correct
  • Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
    • give the ancient author (if there is one) in the body of your paper and at the end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial says "..." (Shelton, 70).
    • if there is no ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. a guest "scratched on a wall" the following, " ... " (Shelton, 68) or a milestone notes ... (Shelton, 68)
    • if you are unsure whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists the various sources.
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, point size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • use MLA 7th edition
• writing intensive:
  • Don't forget to turn in the draft copy with my or the Writing labs' comments on it for it to count towards your revised paper total (and don't forget to make the revisions!)
  • print this out and bring this to your writing lab conference and have the tutor sign here: ________________________

Take-Home Exam 4 & Paper 6

• Exam, Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below:
• Exam, Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:
• Paper: chose one of the topics below and write a 600-100ish word essay (note: you can't write on the same topic for both paper 6 and the exam!)

Topics to choose from:

• Politics:
  "I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light." (Maximus to Marcus Aurelius)
  
  "There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish." (Marcus Aurelius in reply)
  
  Both of these are used to describe Rome early in the movie. Using only the information from our texts and class notes, evaluate what the "dream" or "light" was during 1–3 of the following periods:
  • the founding of the Empire by Augustus;
  • the "Golden Age" of the Empire;
  • the rule of Diocletian


• Religion:
  "What we do in life echoes in eternity" (Maximus to the troops). ... "I will see you again. But not yet. Not yet" (Juba, while burying Maximus' images).
  
  The afterlife plays a key theme in the movie and is important in the mystery religions and early Christianity. Discuss how the portrayal in the movie is similar and/or different to that of the mystery religions and early Christianity. Use only the material in Kamm, in Shelton, in the linked material from our syllabus, and in the movie.


• The Games:
  "Romans defended their bloody spectacles on the grounds that the agonizing slaughter of the participants inspired in the audience an ennobling contempt for death" (Shelton, 350).
  
  Argue whether this is true aim of the "spectacles" within the movie Gladiator or whether they had a different aim (and detail what that aim was, if different).


• Women: Based on a careful reading of the praisworthy and unacceptable behavior in Shelton, pp 291–301, argue whether Lucilla's behavior in the movie would be considered praiseworthy or unacceptable. Make sure you provide appropriate (and sufficient) examples from the movie and from Shelton to "prove" your position.