Take-home
Option for
Exam 2
Due
at beginning of class
(in
both paper and electronic form)
Directions:
Option 1: write two 600-1000ish word
essays
on both of the topics given below
Option 2: write one 1200-1500ish
word
essay
on one of the topics given below
Electronic
copy: e-mail to me (victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu)
Paper copy: bring to class or to my
office
Length:
see above
Citing: see below
Bibliography:
at the end of your
paper
(not on a separate page):
formatting:
same as for the papers
Writing
intensive: for
more information, click
here
Topics:
- Social: From an evaluation of the evidence
we have examined in Shelton's
Chapters II, III, and XIII and Kebric's Chapter 4 (i.e. Antony's
"women"), develop a reasoned conclusion about the
extent
to which a woman had control over herself from
birth to death. Make sure you consider all the evidence, both that
which may
agree
with your conclusion and that which may not. Also, does it matter what social
class a woman belonged to?
- Politics (one of these two, but not both):
- Even though it's a
bit early in his presidency, nonetheless, compare
and contrast President Obama and Augustus
with
respect to three of the
following:
foreign policy, domestic policy, emphasis on morals and morality, and
use
of the media. Just as for Augustus, when discussing President Obama,
make
sure you give specific examples to illustrate the points you are
making. For Augustus, use class notes, the readings we have covered in
this unit, and the web site you looked at on Augustan art &
architecture (click
here)
- From an
evaluation
of the evidence we have examined in class and
in our readings and the web site (click
here), if applicable, determine what are the key ways in which the
Roman
state
changed politically from 49 BC to AD 69? Also consider if there is a
fundamental
trend observable and what would it's logically conclusion be?
Reminders:
- Primary
sources are
the passages that are by Roman sources (the things in quotes or
indented
in Kebric and the indented passages in Shelton) and are not commentary
by Shelton or Kebric.
- Citing:
- Ancient Material:
- 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). or Aelius Aristides describes the various
things one can get in Rome, thus " ..." (Kebric, 3).
- If no
ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. one papyrus
letter
from a son to his mother says "..." (Kebric, 2-3).
- If you are unsure
whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists
the various sources.