essay one

ames Davidson

“Women and Boys in Classical Athens”

In the article, Davidson lists the different types of prostitution and variants of sexual relations that exist in Athens. Summarize this hierarchy, and describe the differing characteristics presented.

Why do you think Davidson goes to great lengths to describe these differences?

Do you think there really are any differences?

After having read about the many achievements of Athens laid out in the textbook, how does this expose on the sexuality and gritty nature of the city, change or help shape your overall opinion of the city of Athens? Be specific.

For this article I would like you to consider all of the above questions and provide a concise and well-organized essay that addresses all these issues in some way. I want your answers synthesized into a narrative that is easy to understand ( Intro, Body, Conclusion). I don’t want answers numbered or bulleted. I was want your answers contained in the text of your essay. You can address these issues in any order you like. You don’t have to answer the 1st one 1st, or the last one last. Be creative in how you group ideas and opinions. I would like standard composition form.

Remember grammar and spelling are important. Please use a standard 12 font for the text. Paper should be a minimum of 1400 words.

No Late Papers will be accepted.

Some helpful advice on how to write these papers:

-Don’t fall in to the trap of writing a summary. While a little summary can and will be useful, I don’t want 1000 words which just spit back a sketch of the article. You have to answer the questions I pose.

-When you give an answer or state an opinion, it must be supported by specific examples from the article.

-When you use specific examples from the article, whether it be a direct quote or a close paraphrasing, you must use a citation. For this assignment that means a page number in parenthesis right after the quote or paraphrase (66). Every Essay should have citations.

-Remember, one of the things you are doing with this assignment is to convince me that you read and understand the entire article. Therefore, it’s in your best interest to write the paper using your words and ideas, with the support of the content of the article.

-Plagiarism is unacceptable in all forms. If you use someone else’s words or ideas you must make it clear using a citation. Please avoid the temptation to cut and paste text from a website into your papers. It is usually fairly obvious, and easy to confirm by scanning the paper into an anti-plagiarism site, or even simple web search.

Please be sure to read the instructions carefully.

Answer all of the questions.

Be sure to reference the article using direct quotes and to provide pg#s in the assigned reading where your information (quotes and paraphrasing) can be found in the article. Every essay should have pg citations.

Make sure your pg#s match the assigned article. Use the published pg# not the pdf #.