Funeral oration by Thucydides

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Read Pericles Funeral Oration Speech documented by Thucydides. You may access it online at:  https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/pericles-funeralspeech.asp

Who was Pericles? What history have we studied that pertain to his situation? Who was his audience? What was his purpose in making the speech? Make sure to also let me know the historical context and significant events surrounding and affecting the written work or being affected by it. What impact do you believe it had? 

You can utilize research to complete this assignment (but it is not required; you should be able to answer the essay by utilizing the document and your textbook). You should format the assignment with an introduction (hypothesis), body, and conclusion; there should be multiple paragraphs. Spelling and grammar do apply. Please make sure to cite your research and any points you make or ideas that are not your own, even when paraphrasing- in MLA format. Failure to comply is considered plagiarism. Your submission should be in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, one-inch margins, and should consist of 2-3 pages. Make sure to include a Works Cited at the end of your paper so I may see your sources. If using a resource other than the textbook, please make sure it is a reliable academic/legitimate source (Wikipedia is not a reliable resource).

Encounter Jounal

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Important: You will have to let me know in 2 hours about what Artifact youre choosing!!!

Task: Choose any artistic work discussed in modules 1-5 (there is a partial list at the bottom of this prompt) that you want to spend some more time with. Then, follow these steps:

1. Review any information given about the artifact in course material. For most artifacts, you will need to consult a reputable external source. These do not have to be scholarly, but they should be either signed or attributed to a cultural organization (like a museum) of some sort.
2. Spend some time engaging with the work itself (listening if it is a piece of music, reading if it is a poem, viewing if it is a painting, etc.)
3. Write a brief reflection of 1-2 pages that addresses all of the following questions:

What qualities of this object seem to draw your attention the most? Why?
What aspects of the objects context are most relevant or most influence how you interact with it? How?
How does your own context (previous experiences, cultural background, this historical moment) influence your interaction with the work?
What would you say to someone else to help them have the most interesting/rewarding experience of this work?
Criteria for Success: An effective journal submission will clearly and succinctly address the three questions above. It will utilize appropriate terms in describing the artifact and its context, and it will demonstrate an awareness of how the elements of the interpretive encounter interact.

Partial List of Artifacts (drawn from study guides for Modules 1-5

David, Donatello
David, Michelangelo
Birth of Venus, Botticelli
Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe, Albrecht Drer
Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Frida Kahlo
The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein
Il Duomo (Florence Cathedral dome), Filippo Brunelleschi
Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter, Pietro Perugino
Pieta, Michelangelo
Dr. Faustus, Marlowe
Artist Drawing a Nude, Drer
Topkapi palace
Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Mark Preaching in Alexandria, Gentile Bellini and Giovanni Bellini
In Praise of Folly, Erasmus
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Bosch
The Adoration of the Magi, Gozzoli
St. Peters Basilica
The Donation of Constantine, Raphael

Memory essay

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In a short essay, describe how you could use specific memory strategies to improve your study skills. Be sure to explain how each strategy will improve how you encode, store, or retrieve information in memory. Include details from class materials, readings, and research on memory to support your discussion. Make sure to include a reference page.

history in 1960

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The purpose of this assignment is to use primary sources to analyze how the U.S. Presidents of the 1960s viewed their decade

Read the primary source documents listed below.  You must all of them in your paper Be sure to cite these documents in your paper.

    John Kennedys Inaugural Speech, 1961
    Lyndon Johnsons Inaugural Speech, 1965
    Richard Nixons Inaugural Speech, 1969
    Use Revel or another source(s) to review the 1960s get the Who, What, When, Where and Why of the decade and the challenges before each administration. Doing this should give you a sense of the 1960s in general. Note make sure your evidence is academic.
    Then examine the historical documents listed above with respect to the specific years that are covered.  Identify the problem(s) mentioned and the solution(s) offered.
    Documents Argument (This is a major part of the paper). Use the documents to show how these presidents would have agreed or disagreed on important issues. You must use all 3 of the documents.  Be sure to find a total of 5 similarities and differences at a minimum ratio of 5:1 (You must have at least one similarity or one difference.  In addition, you must use each presidential speech at least once.
    Write an MLA formatted paper of between 1,000 and 1,200 words of text.  This does NOT include the Works Cited page.  Do not include a cover page.
    No lengthy quotes from the documents.  A lengthy quote is a full line of text or longer. Also, you are only allowed two quotes for each President.
    You must cite your sources within the paper and have a works cited page.  Do not forget to cite your sources that informed you of the decade either REVEL or another source(s).
    I recommend that you have the Writers Corner at AC proofread your paper. Be sure to inform them that you want them to email me regarding your submission. NOTE they will point out grammar errors only and will not correct them.

Paper mechanics

    Have an introductory paragraph that briefly outlines the decade.
    Have a separate paragraph for each President that summarizes their views from their speeches.
    Then have your Arguments Paragraph that works the documents together pointing out similarities and differences.
    Font is to be New Roman Times at 12 pt and double spaced.