Monday, March 5, 2012

The Human Story - pages 101-106

As usual, make sure you respond to the following question using evidence from your study of ancient history and the reading from the book, The Human Story.  Make sure you respond individually and to another's comments.

Question:  Based on your reading and what you know about ancient history, what is the recipe for building an empire?  What is the recipe for the fall of an empire?  Give examples to support your answer.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Human Story - pages 94-101

Respond to the following question thoroughly and completely.  Also, respond to at least one other person's post. A variety of ideas and content is important, so make sure your post is unique.

From what you have read and learned so far in class about Ancient Rome and the Ancient World,  how is the history of Ancient Rome similar to what we have studied about other ancient cultures and empires?  How is the history of Ancient Rome different from what we have studied about other ancient cultures?  Be specific in your responses by using evidence to support your answers.

Friday, February 10, 2012

The Wanderings of Odysseus Blog 3

Respond to the following questions and then comment on at least one other person's response.  Make sure you use evidence from the novel to support your answer.

When we read about Odysseus's experience with the Cyclops, we talked about the "Road of Trials"  and the series of tests that occur in the journey of a hero.  How are "tests" an important part of the novel from the chapter "Return to Ithaca" to the end of the novel?  Do these "tests" have a similar or a different purpose in the journeys of both Odysseus and the other significant characters?

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Wanderings of Odysseus Blog 2

The chapters "Telemachus Seeks His Father" through "The Phaeacian Games" takes place after Odysseus has lost all his men.  Considering the events and the characters who experience the events, is this section of the novel about hope or is it about despair? Respond both individually and to at least one other person's response.  Be sure to use evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Wanderings of Odysseus Blog 1

Respond thoroughly to the following question using evidence from the novel.  Make sure to individually answer the question and thoughtfully consider at least one other person's answer and respond.

Question:  Considering both favorable and unfavorable events so far in the novel, from Odysseus's departure from Troy to his men's experience with the Hyperion's cattle, is the outcome of these various events a result of "luck" or man's own doing?