HIST 289C

K. Holum Mid-term Exam and Reaction Paper

N. Seetin Stud !ue"tion" and #uideline"
H. $uliu""en-Ste%en"on
&" 'e di"cu""ed at t(e )e*innin* o+ t(e "eme"ter, ou 'ill 'rite t(e
mid-term exam, -. minute" in len*t(, in cla"". /e 'ill pre"ent ou
'it( a li"t o+ 0ue"tion" to )e an"'ered in "(ort e""a". 1ou 'ill )e
a"2ed to 'rite on t'o o+ +our 0ue"tion", and ou "(ould )e "ure to
re"pond to eac( 0ue"tion 'it( "peci3c detail".
& ta2e-(ome reaction paper, 3%e to "e%en pa*e" in len*t(, 'ill
+ollo' t(e in-cla"" exam. /e 'ill announce t(e 0ue"tion +or t(e
paper on t(e da o+ t(e mid-term, and our completed paper 'ill )e
due in lecture in t(e "e""ion one 'ee2 a+ter t(e mid-term. In
preparin* our reaction paper, ou need to o)"er%e "crupulou"l t(e
*uideline" 'ritten )elo'.
/e pro%ide (ere a li"t o+ re%ie' 0ue"tion" +or u"e a" ou prepare +or
t(e in-cla"" exam. I+ ou can an"'er eac( o+ t(e"e 0ue"tion"
t(orou*(l, and 'it( "i*ni3cant "peci3c detail, ou 'ill (a%e no
di4cult 'it( t(e exam. &l"o, 'e 'ill "elect t(e topic o+ t(e 3r"t
reaction paper +rom t(i" li"t o+ 0ue"tion". In order to per+orm 'ell,
)ot( in t(e exam and in t(e reaction paper, ou 'ill need to )rin*
under re%ie' readin* a""i*nment" in Hale and t(e text" +or lecture"
and di"cu""ion", a" 'ell a" in-cla"" lecture" and di"cu""ion" o+ all
t(e topic", and t(e map" and ot(er %i"ual e%idence pre"ented and
di"cu""ed in-cla"".
In e%er ca"e, t(e 0ue"tion" a"2 ou to t(in2 a)out modern
democrac at t(e communit, local, "tate, and national le%el. T(e
principle i" t(at &t(enian democrac i" 5*ood to t(in2 'it(5 '(en
'e con"ider our o'n "ociet. 1ou need not 'orr, (o'e%er, '(et(er
our 2no'led*e o+ modern politic" and in"titution" i" accurate and
complete. /e are concerned onl t(at ou u"e our "tud to*et(er
+or t(in2in* a)out toda.
Stud !ue"tion" and Reaction Paper Title"6
7. Explain t(e "peci3c mac(iner t(at t(e &t(enian" o+ t(e 3+t( and
+ourt( centurie" emploed to rule t(em"el%e". 8i"cu""
"peci3call t(e ma2eup o+ t(e a""em)l, t(e council o+ -.., t(e
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ma*i"trate" 9e"peciall t(e arc(on" and *eneral":, and t(e
court", a" 'ell a" (o' t(e 'or2ed and '(at t(eir relation"(ip"
'ere to one anot(er. Identi+ t(e main democratic +eature" o+
t(e &t(enian *o%ernment. In conclu"ion, compare t(e
mac(iner o+ &t(enian democratic rule in *eneral term" 'it( our
o'n democrac at t(e communit, local, "tate, and national
le%el". Title6 ;r*ani<in* 8emocrac, &ncient and Modern.
2. To =ud*e +rom our "tud t(u" +ar, (o' "ucce""+ul 'a" t(e
&t(enian democrac, in term" o+ it" o'n *oal" and am)ition">
/(at 'ere it" main "ucce""e" and +ailure"> In *eneral, 'a" it
more "ucce""+ul at rulin* t(an our o'n democracie" or le""
"ucce""+ul> Explain )rie?. Title6 T(e Succe""-Rate o+
8emocrac.
@. Ho' do 'e 2no' t(at t(e &t(enian t(eater, )ot( tra*ed and
comed, en*a*ed in di"cour"e 95tal2in* a)out5: not =u"t t(e elite
)ut t(e entire citi<enr> To =ud*e +rom t(e pla" ou (a%e read,
'(at i""ue" did t(e poet" tal2 a)out t(at 'ere o+ pro+ound
concern to t(e entire communit> Explore t(i" 0ue"tion in a
di"cu""ion o+ t(e poet"A di"cour"e in Sop(ocle"A Philoctetes and
Euripide"A Bacchae. In conclu"ion, identi+ 'a" in '(ic( our
o'n modern communitie" en*a*e in di"cour"e a)out i""ue" t(at
trou)le u". Title6 Pu)lic 8i"cour"e in 8emocrac, &ncient and
Modern.
B. I+ t(e %oter" are to reac( in+ormed deci"ion" a)out t(e i""ue"
+acin* t(em, t(e need to (a%e accurate in+ormation a)out t(e
+act". Explain t(e %ariou" 'a" in '(ic( t(e &t(enian %oter
"ittin* in t(e a""em)l ac0uired in+ormation a)out t(e i""ue" at
(and. Ho' relia)le 'a" t(e in+ormation, and 'a" t(ere an 'a
o+ c(ec2in* it" accurac> Ce "ure to con"ider "peci3c in"tance"
"uc( a" t(e Mtilene de)ate, &ri"top(ane"A ar*ument" a)out 'ar
and peace, and t(e Sicilian expedition. 8oe" t(e &merican %oter
(a%e acce"" to accurate in+ormation and t(e mean" o+
di"tin*ui"(in* )et'een trut( and +al"e(ood> Title6 In+ormation
in 8emocracie", &ncient and Modern.
-. ;ur modern democracie" at local, "tate, and national le%el (a%e
en*endered political partie" t(at (ope to "(ape %oter"A attitude"
and or*ani<e opinion. To =ud*e +rom our "tud "o +ar, '(at
analo*ou" )ut diDerent di%i"ion exi"ted amon* t(e &t(enian
%oter" a" 'ell a" in ot(er #ree2 poleis> /(o 'ere t(e 5people5
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9demos: and 5t(e +e'5 9oligoi:, a" T(ucdide" term" t(em, and
(o' did t(e diDer +rom actual partie"> Explain "ome o+ t(e
tec(ni0ue" t(at t(e 5people5 and 5t(e +e'5 emploed to exerci"e
po'er and 'in %ote" in t(e a""em)l. Title6 ;r*ani<in* Po'er
in a 8emocrac.
E. To =ud*e +rom our "tud t(u" +ar, '(at 'a" t(e attitude o+ t(e
ordinar &t(enian %oter to'ard 'omen> Ho' did (e
=ud*e t(e innate capacitie" and c(aracter o+ 'omen, and
'(at did (e t(in2 t(e proper role" o+ *irl" and 'omen 'ere in
"ociet> Ce "ure to
con"ider care+ull t(e e%idence in Euripide" and &ri"top(ane", a"
'ell a" in-cla"" lecture
and di"cu""ion. /(at +undamental diDerence" in =ud*ment o+
innate +emale capacitie" and c(aracter are tpical 9or ou*(t to
)e tpicalF: o+ )ot( male and +emale mem)er" o+ our o'n
"ociet> Title6 /omen in &t(enian Societ.
G. In our "tud o+ &t(enian democrac, 'e (a%e tried to identi+
per"onal 0ualitie" and "2ill" t(at contri)uted to a leaderA"
political "ucce"". /(at 'ere t(e"e 0ualitie" and "2ill", and (o'
did t(e %ariou" leader" 'e (a%e "tudied 9T(emi"tocle", Cimon,
Pericle", Cleon, &lci)iade": repre"ent t(em> C compari"on,
'(at 0ualitie" and "2ill" lead to political "ucce"" amon* leader"
in our o'n da, in our =ud*ment> Title6 Header"(ip in
8emocrac.
8. In *eneral, (o' "ucce""+ul 'a" t(e &t(enian a""em)l in
adoptin* policie" and "trate*ie" a)out empire and
'ar> Ce "ure to ta2e into con"ideration t(e '(ole ran*e o+
&t(enian experience +rom t(e end o+ t(e 'ar" a*ain"t
Per"ia to t(e 3nal &t(enian capitulation to Sparta in
B.B> In '(at circum"tance" did t(e &t(enian" "ucceed, and '( did
t(e e%entuall +ail> In *eneral, do ou t(in2 t(at
democracie" li2e our o'n are 'ell-e0uipped to en*a*e
in imperial %enture" and 'ar> Title6 8emocrac and /ar.
#uideline"6
In *radin* our in-cla"" exam, 'e 'ill loo2 +or detail, completene"",
accurac, and under"tandin*. In e%aluatin* our reaction paper, 'e
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'ill o)"er%e t(e +ollo'in* *uideline"6
7. 1our paper mu"t )e 'ord-proce""ed in a "tandard 977-point:
+ont, 'it( dou)le "pacin*, pa*e num)er", and proper mar*in"
9one inc(: on all "ide", and mu"t )e 3%e to "e%en pa*e" in len*t(
9more t(an +our, le"" t(an ei*(t:.
2. 1our paper mu"t deal 'it( a topic +rom t(e li"t o+ topic" and
"u**e"ted title" a)o%e. Center t(e title o+ our paper and our
name at t(e top o+ t(e 3r"t pa*e.
@. 1our paper i" to )e a reaction paper re?ectin* care+ul readin* o+
Hale and t(e a""i*ned ancient text", a" 'ell a" di"cu""ion o+ t(e
i""ue" in lecture and di"cu""ion. /e a"2 t(at ou not u"e ot(er
material in preparin* our reaction paper.
B. 1our paper mu"t )e*in 'it( a )rie+ )ut explicit "tatement a)out
'(at ou intend to explore and t(e po"ition ou intend to ta2e,
and mu"t end 'it( a conclu"ion explainin* conci"el '(at ou
(a%e accompli"(ed in t(e paper.
-. Cet'een t(e introduction and t(e conclu"ion, our paper mu"t
con"i"t o+ a "erie" o+ co(erent para*rap(", eac( a)out one topic,
t(at to*et(er +orm a lo*ical ar*ument.
E. Every word in your paper must be your ownF T(i" mean" t(at
ou may not paraphrase closely or quote directl +rom Hale,
lecture note", or an ot(er text )ut mu"t compo"e e%er
"entence in our paper our"el+. 8o not u"e /i2ipedia or an
ot(er online "ource or pu)li"(ed 'or2.
G. 1ou ma 0uote "parin*l +rom t(e ancient text", )ut exce""
0uotation 9more t(an a +e' line": 'ill lo'er our *rade. I+ ou
u"e 0uotation", pro%ide parent(etical re+erence" to t(e ancient
text" in t(e proper +orm 9e.*. &ri"top(ane" Acharnians B--BG,
T(ucdide" E.7@, ibid. G.@2:.
8. 1our paper "(ould contain no error" in "pellin*. C(ec2 e%er
'ord lon*er t(an t'o letter" in a dictionar.
9. 1our paper "(ould contain no error" in *rammar or "tle. I"e
comma" and ot(er punctuation correctlF 8o not dan*le
participle"F Ce "ure t(at eac( pronoun ou u"e (a" a clearl
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expre""ed re+erenceF
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to*et(er 'it( t(e pled*e pa*e 9)elo', in t(i" 3le:, 3lled out and
"i*ned, in +ront o+ our paper.
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