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WRITING ASSIGNMENT #4

EUH 2011 FALL 2011

DUE - DECEMBER 1

A HARD COPY DUE IN CLASS, ON DECEMBER 1;

TURNITIN, BY NOON THE SAME DAY

I. Preliminaries

A. Writing

1. Pay attention to the rules of the 5-7 sentence, 3-part introduction:

a. About three sentences of pure objective data - the what, when, where,

the who.

b. Two or three sentences where you deal with the question itself that

arises out of this data - THE QUESTION OF SO WHAT (Never forget the

question you are being asked!)

c. A final sentence that offers your answer to that question in 1, 2, 3,

form - these are thesis elements2. Keep everything simple

3. Towards the object of simplicity, write shorter rather than longer sentences,

avoid clauses (of, to, at, while, although. that, which, etc.) and

weak verbs (is, was)

B. Form

1. Cover sheet with a separate cover sheet for each question

It should NOT include your name, but should include the following:

a. The question you are answering; the word count, title if any. When

answering two questions, repeat this form for the second question2. Blank comment sheet at end of question; you do not have to have two

comment sheets when answering two questions, but you must keep the question

entirely separate.

3. Name page only at the very end. Only here, no where else in the

paper should you identify yourself.

4. STAPLE all this together.

C. Original Work

Make your work your own. Do not use ANY sources beyond the text itself,

not even the introduction to the poem, certainly nothing from the web or jiffy

readers.

II. THE QUESTIONS -

The assignment has TWO (2) parts; you must all do Part 1 and choose one from

part two

PART ONE - ALL DO

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This should be about 800 words or about three pages. (You may run longer, but

shorter will pose problems.)

Based on Polybius, Juvenel, Livy, and The Aeneid, also VDH Cannae, define the

two to three most critical characteristics/virtues of the Roman character and prove

your argument from the assigned texts.

PART TWO - CHOSE ONE

This should be about 650 words, or two and a half pages. (You may run longer,

but shorter will pose problems.)

1. For all the differences between Grecian and Roman culture/society, discuss three

or so sources of their commonality, that is as a coherent phenomenon: western

civilization.

2. Compare Greek and Roman religious values and how each illustrated both

common characteristics or distinctive features of each.

3. Define three or so of the most important ways The Aeneid adapts or transforms

Greek epic poetry.