Ancient Literature

For this response, write 250+ words comparing and contrasting ancient Greek symposium AS DESCRIBED BY XENOPHON IN HIS ANCIENT TEXT CALLED THE SYMPOSIUM and modern American frat parties. How do the components / sequence of events compare? Who gets to participate? What types of things happen? What are the similarities? What are the differences?

1. Outline the major events in the life of Jesus as described in the gospels. 2. Why Was Paul so significant to the early church? 3. What issues were discussed and resolved in the ecumenical councils? What do you think about the way the issues were resolved? 4. What are the core teachings of Jesus […]

The purpose of a cultural analysis essay focused on historical artifacts is to demonstrate in writing your ability to think critically about specific historical evidence (primary sources), often written artifacts such as literature, letters and other first-person accounts, and legal/political documents, or visual artifacts such as art, advertisements, and other print media. Your writing should […]

In his history of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides endeavors to investigate why civil war breaks out in Corcyra. He describes human nature laid bare in the civil war. Analyze and examine the dynamics that Thucydides describes and what the reader can learn about civil war from his text (Book III 69-85 and Book IV 47-48). […]

Pick three Anglo-Saxon traits that were valued in Beowulf’s time period and apply it to your CTE. Use MLA format and write a five paragraph essay discussing your traits. For example, the following traits were valued in the Anglo-Saxon time period: honor, bravery, kinsmanship, hospitality. etc……. Use the following outline to compose your paper. Paragraph […]

Using hymns from the Rigveda Samhita as evidence, explore (1) the nature and significance of (a) INDRA, (b) SOMA, or (c) GODDESSES within Vedic Mythology, and (2) the cultural impact of these Vedic deities on Early Vedic communities (c.1000 BCE). How, in other words, did Vedic myths about “X” shape ideas of power, identity, social […]

Choose ONE of the critical thinking questions from Chapters 4-6 of the textbook. Your essay should have at least 4 paragraphs (including an introduction and conclusion). The rubric for grading is as follows: 5 points: includes the question you are answering, copied from the textbook 7 points: states a clear argument (a thesis statement) in […]

Choose ONE of the critical thinking questions from Chapters 4-6 of the textbook. Your essay should have at least 4 paragraphs (including an introduction and conclusion). The rubric for grading is as follows: 5 points: includes the question you are answering, copied from the textbook 7 points: states a clear argument (a thesis statement) in […]

Option 1 – Watch either The Great Gatsby or The Color Purple and relate it to “The Way to Wealth” The American Dream lecture in Week 1 points out that Poor Richard’s Almanac was an annual publication that included calendar lists, home recipes, weather forecasts, etc. What made Franklin’s almanac unlike other almanacs was the […]

Answer the question above with the following readings from https://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/wiesnerhanks12e/20841009/Home# ALL EVIDENCE IN CHAPTER 1 ”Understanding the Early Human Past” People throughout the world have developed systems of classification that help them understand things: earth and sky; seen and unseen; animal, vegetable, and mineral; past, present, and future. Among these systems of classification was one […]