Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file (not the subject header of your e-mail) should be:
  • F16-227-P5-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F16-227-P5-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• Sources: see below
• In-text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of myths, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
  • use page numbers for the Apology
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, font size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • entry for the Apology should look like the entry in our syllabus
• 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!)
  • ________________________________________- writing lab tutor's signature

Write on one of the following topics:

• Trust? A key aspect of any defense in the ancient world is gaining the trust of the jurors. Evaluate Socrates' first speech in the Apology and determine to why he was unsuccessful in gaining the trust of more than half of the jurors.


• Rational/Irrational? Aristotle, in his Politics, states that the male possesses "the rational ... element" (1260a). Examine closely the second speech Socrates used in his defense (as given in Plato's Apology) and, based on that examination, argue to what extent Socrates defense was rational (or irrational) with a view to securing the penalty he proposed.