1-In considering her own life, Kate Bolick describes the "deterioration of the male condition." Does this change affect her personally? Explain.
The deterioration of the male condition is refered to as "The End of Men," men are rapidly declining terms of in income, educational as well as future employment prospects compared to women. This does not affect her personally, expect she does not need to merry men since men are losing jobs.
2-According to Ralph Banks, "(W)hat's happened to the black family is already beginning to happen to the white family." Explain, with reference to Wolfers' "missing black men."
According to Ralph Banks, the white family was now equal to the black family. The erosion of traditional marriage, as well as family structure, was present in low-income groups of black as well as white groups. 1950 saw, 64% of African-American women get married, the same percentage to that of white women. However, 1965 saw African American marriages decline and have continued to fall since as have the white marriage fallen.
3-"Greedy marriage"-what does it mean?
Some individuals, however, believe marriage weakens people instead of strengthening communities. Marriage consumes people into own tiny ignoring anyone else. According to Gerstel as well as Sarkisian, married couples cannot keep in touch friends as well as extended family thus providing less emotional as well as practical support resulting in greedy marriages.
4-in 1657 (in the middle of a civil war in England), Alice Thornton endures a terrible pregnancy. She writes, "By the infinitt providence of God (I was) in great mercy delivered (of my child)." What happens next? How does Genesis 3 suggest that God is not really so merciful?
Alice Thornton describes the birth of a child as punishment in the form of a fire affliction that is instrumentall to eliminate the all her sins of negligence, ignorance as well as willful transgressions to make her come Righteous again like gold out of the furnish. However, she is a strong Christian believer who understands the pain, fear as well as death during childbirth brings the highest spirituality a woman that a can be enjoyed.
5-According to the doctrine of coverture, why can a man not give anything to his wife, or enter into a contract of any sort with her?
6-Both Jefferson and Stanton draw out a long list of grievances against a male figure. Jefferson writes: "He has.... He has... He has...." Stanton writes the same. To whom is Jefferson referring? To whom is Stanton referring?
"In the long list of grievances over the male figure, Jefferson, as well as Stanton, refers to how tyranny in the history of mankind has repeated injuries as well as usurpations by a man on the woman.
Jefferson as well as Stanton's long train of abuses has been going on since the creation of mankind. They also started when evils became sufferable as well as a custom that should be abolished."
7-In what sense is the injustice of which Stanton complains more harmful than the injustice of which Jefferson complains? Find a phrase used by Stanton to describe this harm that Jefferson doesn't use.
8-Army Chief of Staff Shinseki estimates that 200,000 to 300,000 troops will be necessary, after Saddam is defeated to prevent an insurgency in Iraq. What counter-argument does Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld give?
Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki was optimistic that thousands of soldiers would prevent insurgency in Iraqi after the defeat of Saddam Hussein. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld counter-argued that mass military operations could be substituted. He suggested effective counterinsurgency measures that were aimed at gaining the political support of the Iraqi nation.
9-L. Paul Bremer disbands the Iraqi army and fires every government official who has ever
been a member of the Baath party. How does this decision add to the fiasco that Rumsfeld has caused by rejecting Shinseki's advice?
Bremer disbanded the Iraqi army as well as fired every participating government official of the Baath party. This contributed to the fiasco as Bush's administration failed to contain the insurgency making the war drag on. This made the occupation of Iraqi more costing on the American taxpayers to approximately $5 billion each month from 2004 to 2005. Iraqi, a chaos-ridden nation opted to use Afghanistan for training for a new group of terrorists. Finally, the war stressed the U.S. Army as the war was unnecessary preventive creating a forefront for Islamic terrorism in the Middle East as well as diverted resources that could have secured the American homeland to prevent further attacks in Al Qaeda.
10-When Xerxes decides to attack Greece, he assembles the greatest military force the world has ever seen. Artabanus sees only 2 problems. What are they?
The two things that Artabanus spoke of to the king were the land as well as the sea. His wide sea had no harbor that was large enough for his vessels during a storm arise for protection. Secondly, the land was his enemy as it resists his advance farther and farther as it would become more hostile
11-What happens to the lake at Pystyrus? How is this disaster consistent with 1 of Artabanus' predictions?
12-As they advance into Greek territory, the Persians always demand earth and water. What is the meaning of this demand?
13-As the Persians come closer to Athens, the Athenians are terrified. They consult an oracle for advice. The 1st oracle suggests that all is lost. The 2nd oracle seems to offer a chance, but there are 2 parts of the oracle which the Athenians cannot understand. What are they?
14-How does Themistocles interpret the 2nd oracle in a way that gives the Athenians hope of success?
15-It happens that Xerxes has a female captain who consistently gives Xerxes excellent advice. Her name is Artemisia, and she comes from Halicarnassus. In the battle of Salamis, how does Artemisia avoid being captured by the Greeks? How does it happen that no one ever testifies against her to Xerxes?
16-After the battle of Salamis, Themistocles is recognized as the hero of the day. How does he manage to squeeze money out of the Aegean islanders?
17-How does Themistocles' treatment of the Aegeans foreshadow the story that Thucidides will tell?
18-The battle of Plataea is another great victory for the Greeks. At Plataea, why does Aristodamus fight so bravely?
19--According to Pausanius, why was Xerxes stupid to attack Greece? Using the same logic, how might you argue that Bush was stupid to attack Iraq?
20-A year after the war with Sparta has begun, Pericles makes a famous speech. Name 4 elements in this speech which we also find in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
21-During the Peloponnesian War, the people of Plataea (the same city where the Greeks won their final major victory vs. the Persians) are besieged by the Spartans. They surrender on the condition that they may plead with the Spartans not to kill and/or enslave them. What one question do the Spartans ask them? When all the talking is over, what do the Spartans do?
22-The island of Melos (halfway between Athens and the island of Crete) is an island whose inhabitants came originally from Sparta. They try to remain neutral in the Peloponnesian War, but in 416, the Athenians and their allies send 38 ships. What reasons do the Athenians give the Melians to surrender to them? What reasons do the Melians give for not surrendering? What happens in the end?
In The Origin of Species, Darwin says no species helps another without a payoff to itself. Can you extend this idea to an argument about human nature? Do men only look out for themselves? Do women, as soon as they achieve near-equality with men, lose interest in marriage because men have nothing to give them? Do great powers always try to take advantage of smaller powers (think of Persia, thens and Sparta), and is America, despite its idealistic self-image, merely another bully? You are welcome to express your own opinion, but your essay must address the readings we have covered, and you must use appropriate examples.
Have you extended the idea from species to specific groups of humans?
Have you developed good examples for each of the questions?
Is your argument clear?
Have you maintained an academic voice?
Have you maintained control of your verb tenses beginning in the simple present?