Study Guide Fall 2012 POS 340 ASU Figures: Lycurgus Solon Pericles Aeschylus Sophocles Orestes Athena Antigone Creon elenchos nomos demos idiotes polis agon paideia demagogue philosopher king/queen theory of the Forms the Good divided line allegory of the cave myth of Er cycle of decline 5 types of constitutions Socratic ignorance examined life soul/psyche funeral oration Peloponnesian War Mytilenian debate Melian dialogue heroic virtues Greek
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In Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s speech‚ he is asking the people of America to understand the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. with compassion and love‚ not with bitterness and hatred. He uses a sympathetic tone to talk about the struggles he knows the people of America are going through‚ and relates their issues and feelings to himself. One way Kennedy does this is through the use of repetition. Throughout his entire speech‚ Kennedy recycles numerous words and phrases. For instance‚ he repeated
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On April 4‚ 1968‚ following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Robert F. Kennedy abandoned his political speech for the democratic run and spoke on the tragic death of Dr. King. Knowing that the majority of the crowd were African American‚ he handled what could’ve been a disastrous situation with a delicate but passionate speech. Although the original purpose of the speech was democratic election run address‚ it shifted over to a call for peace in the nation. Kennedy’s use of strong
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How (and Why) Do I Write in Literary Present Tense? Literary works‚ paintings‚ films‚ and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an eternal present. Therefore‚ when you write about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work‚ use the present tense. The Basic Rule: You should use the past tense when discussing historical events‚ and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events. 1. When commenting on what a writer says‚ use the present tense.
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A History of Ancient Greece The Greek Genius Author: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998 The Greeks were the first to formulate many of the Western world’s fundamental concepts in politics‚ philosophy‚ science‚ and art. How was it that a relative handful of people could bequeath such a legacy to civilization? The definitive answer may always elude the historian‚ but a good part of the explanation lies in environmental and social factors. Unlike the Near Eastern monarchies‚ the polis was not
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It is a well-known fact that the Greeks of old practiced sacrifice. Many believe that they also practiced human sacrifice. However‚ not many can say to what extent or for what specific purposes where such sacrifices made. Very few historical texts are available depicting the true nature of these sacrifices and whether or not they played a role in the everyday society of ancient Greece. Our best depictions of ancient Greek history can be found in their mythologies. Thus we can only begin to decipher
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The Frogs tells the story of the god Dionysus‚ who‚ despairing of the state of Athens’ tragedians‚ travels to Hades (the underworld) to bring the playwright Euripides back from the dead. (Euripides had died the year before‚ in 406 BC). He brings along his slave Xanthias‚ who is smarter and braver than Dionysus. As the play opens. Xanthias and Dionysus argue over what kind of jokes Xanthias can use to open the play. For the first half of the play‚ Dionysus routinely makes critical errors‚ forcing
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on building up their city‚ and they used state funds to build the famous Parthenon. Private funded buildings included; stoas‚ gymnasiums‚ stadiums‚ and gardens. philosophers Socrates and Plato were at work at this time‚ and Athens was thriving. Aeschylus at this time wrote a popular tragedy called Orestria (458)‚ along with many
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CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY CLAS C205 (23712) W 6:00-8:40pm Room: CA 235 IUPUI Fall 2014 Martina Dalinghaus‚ Program Director for Classical Studies email: mdalingh@iupui.edu Office: CA 543B; Phone: 278-3645 Office hours: MTR 9-11 am; W 4:30-5:30pm (and by appointment) Secretary (World Languages): Cavanaugh 545‚ 274-0062 Note: Please send all communications outside of office hours via email or Oncourse mail or leave urgent messages with secretary during business hours. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course provides
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it is true that he gave Artemis her hunting dogs and taught the secret of prophecy to Apollo. Pan might be multiplied as the Panes (Burkert 1985‚ III.3.2; Ruck and Staples 1994 p 132[12]) or the Paniskoi. Kerenyi (p. 174) notes from scholia that Aeschylus in Rhesus distinguished between two Pans‚ one the son of Zeus and twin of Arcas‚ and one a son of Cronus. "In the retinue of Dionysos‚ or in depictions of wild landscapes‚ there appeared not only a great Pan‚ but also little Pans‚ Paniskoi‚ who played
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