Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your attached file should be:
  • S14-228-P6-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S14-228-P6-Leuci, Victor)
  • S14-228-E4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. S14-228-E4-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class
• length: 600-1000ish
• Citing primary sources (from Greco-Roman World):
  • give the ancient author (if there is one) in the body of your paper and at the end of the sentence give the modern author and page number(s) in parentheses, e.g. Martial says "..." (Shelton, 70).
  • if there is no ancient author, then indicate the type of source, e.g. a guest "scratched on a wall" the following, " ... " (Shelton, 68) or a milestone notes ... (Shelton, 68)
  • if you are unsure whether there is an author or not, Shelton has an appendix that lists the various sources.
• Citing the web sources:
  • in the parentheses give the modern author (if there is one, or the first author if there is more than one) and part of the title of the article, e.g. (Blenford, US trafficking) or (Trevelyan, Trafficked: Sex slaves).
  • if there is no modern author, then just give part of the title, or all if the title is short, in the parentheses, e.g. (My life as a child prostitute)
• Citing movies:
  • Once you have mentioned the movie's title, you don't need in-text citations
  • You do need to include the movie in the works cited "page"
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • use MLA 7th edition (see syllabus for how the entry for Shelton's book and Kamm's book should look)
  • For the movie: Gladiator. Dir. Ridley Scott Perf. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. Universal Pictures. 2000. DVD
• writing intensive (paper 6 only):
  • Don't forget to turn in the draft copy with my or the Writing labs' comments on it for it to count towards your revised paper total (and don't forget to make the revisions!)
  • print this out and bring this to your writing lab conference and have the tutor sign here: ______________________________________

Take-Home Exam 4, Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on two of the topics given below:

Take-Home Exam 4, Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

Optional Paper 6: chose one of the topics below and write a 600-100ish word essay (note: you can't write on the same topic for both paper 6 and the exam!)

Topics to choose from:

• Women: "Strength and honor"(Maximus & others in Gladiator). Based on the quote, compare/contrast Lucilla (from Gladiator & Perpetua (web link on assignments page). For the longer essay, add another women whom we have covered, excluding whom you covered in exam 3 if you did the topic on women.


• Entertainment: "The beating heart of Rome is ... the sand of the Colosseum. He'll bring them death and they will love him for it." (Gracchus in Gladiator)
  
  In your essay address how the popularity of the gladiatorial games in the movie Gladiator is similar to the popularity of the gladiatorial games in the ancient Roman world (using only Shelton, Scarre, Kamm, and McManus (web links on the syllabus)). For the longer essay also compare those two to the popularity of violence in other movies today.


• Politics: Maximus: "I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light." Marcus Aurelius: "There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish."
  
  Both of these are used to describe Rome early in the movie Gladiator. Using only the information from our texts [and class notes if needed], evaluate what the "dream" or "light" was during 2–4 of the following periods:
  • the Severan Dynasty
  • the time of the Barracks Emperors
  • the rule of Constantine
  • the rule of Justinian


• Religion: Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. ... Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me." (Maximus in Gladiator)
  
  In your essay address in what ways the depiction of religion in the movie Gladiator is similar to what you have read in Shelton (both what we covered this unit and what we covered earlier). You may also use information from Scarre and Kamm, if you wish. For the longer essay, tie in Christianity.



• Don't forget how to organize comparison/contrast papers!