Compared to what you know about the methods of disciplines such as mathematics, the natural sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry), or the social sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology), what do you think is unique about the methods used to investigate the humanities? If you have a question for the other students, feel free to include it as part of your response.
April 28, 2020What does the museum say its purpose is?What is it trying to communicate?You can usually find this in brochures and other places where a curator or director discusses the mission of the institution. As part of your discussion evaluate how well the museum accomplishes its goal.Give examples supporting your opinion.
April 28, 2020Question Description
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nnRequirements: 2-3 pp. double-spaced, 12 point Times Roman font, 1” margins. Due to Canvasnnby 11am on Wednesday, November 27. Hardcopies should be turned in by noon to Krieger 200nnon the same day. You will lose 5 points if you fail to provide a hardcopy to your TA. The onlynnsources you should be citing are your chosen primary sources, assigned background reading, andnnmaterial from lecture. Do not carry out any additional research or rely on any other sourcesnn(including the Internet!).nnTopic: answer one of the following questions relevant to the ancient world based on the indicatednnprimary sources.nnComparative paper—deals with transformation of traditions over time or comparisons ofnntraditions across geographical spacenn1. Contrast the portrayal of Lucretia with that of Perpetua. Alternatively, contrast the rolennof Lucretia’s and Perpetua’s male interlocutors (the other men in the stories). Whatnncharacteristics in women or men are valued in traditional Roman Republic vs. thenndeveloping Christian tradition?nn2. Compare the portrayal of Confucian teachings in “The Debate on Salt and Iron” and thennAnalects. The first is a debate that takes place in the 1st c. BCE during the Han dynastynn(which promoted Confucian teachings). The second is supposedly a record of thennstudents of Confucius’s students of his teachings. What do the two documents revealnnabout the concerns of followers of Confucius? (Are the concerns/ questions being askednnthe same in both documents?) Consider whether these differences (or not) are due to thenndifferent genre of the works or the different time periods in which they were written, ornnboth.nn
