Topic for Paper 1
Directions:
- electronic copy: e-mail to me (victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu)
- paper copy: bring to class
- length: 600-1000ish
- citing:
see below
- bibliography: at end of paper versus a separate page:
- R. B. Kebric. Roman
People. 3rd edition. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield. 2001. Print. (FYI
if you have the 4th edition, then change where appropriate)
- J. Shelton. As the Romans Did. 2nd edition. New
York: Oxford University Press. 1998. Print.
- writing intensive:
- bring
this to
the writing lab and have a tutor sign here______________________________
- for more information about
the
format
and
about the writing intensive requirements, click
here
Write on
one of
the
following topics,:
1. Based on what you have learned about the city of Rome and
life in it, would you have wanted to live in it then? Make sure you
give pertinent examples from the primary sources in our
readings (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).
2. Evaluate a religious
service you will attend between Jan25 and Feb. 2 from the point of view
of a Roman, i.e. would it meet the Roman expectations with regard to
1-3 elements of cultus deorum (sacrifice, prayer, vow, and divination}?
Make sure you give specific examples from the modern religious service
and from Shelton's book (for the Roman).
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.