Oedipus the King Based on a scene of choice in the play “Oedipus the King”. What three insights about us and today’s world does the play offer a contemporary audience? Audience: People your parents’ age and younger. Purpose: To show that the play has relevance. Length –– 250-500 words Product standards:
Write a five to six-page essay on the following topic: Why does a full understanding of our world require the humanities in addition to the sciences? Illustrate your discussion with reference to two specific primary texts assigned in this class, and explain what we can learn from those texts that goes beyond science. Choose two … Read more
Civil Disobedience. Define civil disobedience and its desired effect (in your own words); Compare the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. and/or Henry David Thoreau as it relates to civil disobedience with your own experiences and understanding of the world around you; when is civil disobedience justified, and when is it not? Evaluate the role … Read more
What makes Beowulf a hero?
Are we meant to see Don Quixote as simply a satire of medieval literature, or is there some value in his antiquated morality? How do Machiavelli’s ideas fit with our contemporary understanding of politics? Was he correct in his belief that ethics should be subordinate to other considerations?
