Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • S13-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S13-215-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
• 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)
  • for Powell's text, see directions for Paper 3
  • for the movie, mention the title of the movie in your opening paragraph, then you don't need in-text citations when quoting from the movie itself (but include in the works cited)
  • but, for the script, cite only direct quotes, listing the first author, then the title of the script, i.e. (Clements, "Hercules Script") (but include in the works cited)
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • for the movie here is what the entry should look like: Hercules. Dir. Ron Clements and John Musker. Perf. Tate Donovan, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Danny DeVito. Disney, 1997. VHS. [or DVD if you use a DVD of the movie]
  • for the script of the movie, the entry should look like: Clements, Ron , and John Musker et al. "Hercules Script." Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <.http://www.angelfire.com/movies/disneybroadway/herculesscript2.html>.
  • entries for classical texts from Powell's book should list ancient author first, then the work (in italics), then the translator, ... Here is an example: Pseudo-Hesiod. Shield of Heracles. Trans. by Herbert M. Howe. In Classical Myth. 7th edit. Barry B. Powell. Boston: Pearson. 2012. Print.
  • use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entries for our textbooks should look)
• Length:
  • Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below:
  • Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

Topics:

• Heroic Code: Disney takes the traditional Greek definition of a hero and then adds an American twist to it in the movie Hercules. In your essay, first, show how Hercules is similar to how the poets Ovid, Pseudo-Hesiod, and Vergil describe Perseus, Amphitryon, & Heracles (see Paper 3 for page numbers), then demonstrate what the American twist is. For evidence for this paper, restrict yourself to the page numbers for the classical authors as listed in paper 3 and Disney's movie Hercules.


• Societal Norms: We have seen that the Greek myths affirm the cultural values and practices of the ancient Greeks. Disney's movie Hercules does the same for American cultural values and practices. In your essay exam 1-2 values or practices that are the same for American and Greek societies and 1-2 that are different (if doing 2 essays; if doing 1, then 2-3 values or practices). For evidence for this topic, restict yourself to the material from Powell we have covered in this unit (see above) and Disney's movie Hercules.


• The Underworld (or beyond): Compare/contrast Hercules' trip to the underworld in the movie Hercules with Gilgamesh's trip to visit Utnapishtim and with that of 1-3 of the following: Odysseus', Orpheus', Aeneas' trips to the underworld (if doing 2 essays, then 1 of the Greek heroes; if doing 1 essay, then do 2-3 of the Greek heroes). Don't forget that each main body paragraph should have a thesis and provided examples from all 3 myths (or at least 2 myths). Use only the material in Powell and the movie as evidence.