07 Jul Using evidence from the myth of Romulus and from Hunt, explain how the story portrayed the violent and tyrannical elements of kingship in order to inspire the Romans to distribute power carefully during the early republic.
750 Word Maximum – The point of the paper is to have you express complex analysis in concise prose. Therefore, you should write in dense, clear prose. At the same time, you want to demonstrate mastery of the assigned readings and the ability to organize your thoughts into a well-structured argument.
Using one of these questions as a prompt, write an analytical essay. Formulate a thesis, present evidence, and suggest a conclusion based on your analysis. Avoid narration. Analyze the subject matter at hand. Stay within the 750-word limit, which does not include footnotes, title and bibliography. Include a title that reflects your thesis. Double-space your prose, and number your pages.
You should demonstrate mastery of the relevant assigned readings from the class. In order to ensure that we are all working from the same evidence, you should avoid outside sources. Do not use internet sources, such as Wikipedia, as they are likely to be inaccurate or at least contradictory to the sources that we are readings.
First and foremost, you should demonstrate familiarity with the assigned readings in the syllabus related to your topic. In addition to footnotes, please create a “Works Cited” page to list the sources that you used in your paper. Although I am more concerned with consistency and clarity in footnoting rather than conforming to a particular style, the has examples using the citation style typically used by historians.
Writers always have to cite a direct quote or ideas taken from a source. Furthermore, it is often useful to cite facts from a source in order to lend authority to evidence that supports your analysis. If you use a source and fail to cite it, you will fail the course and will face an honor code hearing. Please avoid that scenario. Cite your sources.
Sources: http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/romulus.html
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