Over the last 8 weeks you have read narratives that told a myriad of stories with complex themes and big-picture ideas. Now it’s time for you to tell your story. In this discussion, write a short (no longer than 250 words) narrative. You should use elements from the narratives we’ve studied (voice, description, elements of […]
Greeks and Romans What constitutes courage for the Greeks and Romans? In what sorts of situations can an individual be described as courageous? What aspects of a person’s character contribute to their courage ? What actual conditions, especially of military training and organization, contribute to the courage of Roman soldiers in battle? And how, in […]
Holocaust DP camps immigration After viewing the film The Illegals* and reading this week’s assigned secondary source readings, please consider to what extent the film conveys realistically the plight of Jewish survivors in post-war Europe and beyond, as portrayed to some extent in the readings you’ve completed this week and in the past few weeks. […]
