Brek-ek-ek-ek-coax-coax... and welcome to Roman Keyline Blog! You have just crossed the river Styx and are ready to join Aeschylus and Euripides in a great line contest. Fortunately for you, you don't have to invent your own lines. Just pick out a great line from whatever Roman writer we happen to be studying in History 422 this week and explain why this line is key to understanding the whole work or particularly worth remembering and applying to real life.To get started, here's a test of the History 422 blog system. If you don't already have one, please create for yourself a "Blogger" account by following the instructions at http://www.blogger.com/. Be sure to create a blogger profile which includes your e-mail address. Otherwise, I can't reply directly to your post.
To make sure your e-mail address is accessible to me, please log on to your blogger account. Click "edit profile" (toward the top on the right). Then click the box that says to make your e-mail address accessible.
When you have created your blogger account and your profile, click the "comments" link below, and answer one (1) of the following questions:
1. Would you rather make comments on a blog, or write a term paper?
2. Which figure from Roman history do you identify with the most, and why?
3. Why do you think the study of Roman history is important--or not so important?
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1.) Blog, blog, blog ... we need to know the material so lets just expand on it and get the job done already.
ReplyDelete2.) Roman history has some pretty neat figures I believe I identify with Archimedes. He was brilliant in so many ways: he was a scientist, he was a mathamatician (discovered water displacement)and a milityary stratigist to a point. He should have been a women. He used his brain power for good for the people and not for personal gain. He never asked whats in it for me; complete self sacrafice.
3.) The Romans just did not think of themselves they looked at the whole picture. When they did something they looked at betterment for the entire community. They planned for the entire community. They took what they learned from the Greeks and expanded it 100 times more. It is because of the Romans that we understand and have so much of the past perserved today.
I rather make comments on a blog than right a term paper. With a blog it makes sure you stay up to date with everything that we are doing in class and makes it better to understand what is going on.
ReplyDelete1. I would rather blog, it teaches some of us a new way to make use of the technology that is out there. Everyone can just make us write papers, blogging could be used as thinking outside the box!
ReplyDelete2. I don’t really have any roman historical figures that I would identify myself with.
3. The Roman’s did many things that thought the following civilizations how to set up their cities, towns and government.
1. I would rather comment on a blog than having a term paper, why? Because it is one less thing I have do research for.
ReplyDeleteI too would rather comment on a blog than write a paper. Commenting on a blog before each class would force me to keep up to date with the reading and would also prevent me from procrastinating. Also, a term paper takes too much time and requires a ton of research, whereas commenting on a blog does not.
ReplyDelete1. I would rather comment on a blog than write a term paper. I think a blog would help me keep up to date on homework. Also, I think seeing what others found interesting or focused on in discussions would help me just see more than what my brain saw in whatever we went over in class.
ReplyDeleteI would rather blog than do a term paper. It would offer other people's insight on how they view certain roman events.
ReplyDelete1. Blogs work best
ReplyDelete2. James Tiberius Kirk
3. Studying the history of Rome is instrumental to understanding how empires or governments implode. The latin language has also been used by this country and the army. E Pluribus Unum. Out of many one. I would have to say that that is no longer true. Studying the history of Rome may lead to understanding why a country with flowery slogans about unity begin to divide on political lines.
I would much rather write comments on a blog than do a term paper. Doing blogs allows us to be creative than just doing research for a boring term paper. It also allows everyone to share opinions and see how others view things.
ReplyDelete2) Constantine because he established christianity as the religon of the Roman Empire. Because i am a Catholic i am greatful that he did because it is not certain that the Roman Catholic faith would have every come to be.
ReplyDelete3) I think the study of Roman history is important because the founders of the U.S. used Rome, the Roman Republic in particular, as the template on which to base our own nation. As the U.S. has grown into a superpower it has often followed a similar path to that of Rome. Understanding what happened in Rome may give us some indication as to what is in our own future.
ReplyDeleteBlogs are a very good way of getting numerous views about certian subjects so it is nice to know what other people have to say about things. it is always nice to have another point of view when you are reading about history.
ReplyDeleteI think commenting on a blog would be a more constructive method because we as students can read, interact, and learn from each others posts and points of view.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the study of Roman history is very important. In Rome's early history, they did many things right and it made them a powerful ancient civilization. Rome's later history shows how greed and other personal indulgences can overthrow a seemingly great society. I feel that we as a society could learn from the Romans and turn our country and or world around for the better.
ReplyDeleteWould you rather make comments on a blog, or write a term paper?
ReplyDeleteI would rather make comments on a blog, but the blog is nice only when you remember to do it!
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ReplyDeleteI'm torn between term papers and blogs because while one is MUCH easier (the blog, of course)but the other MAKES you be responsible. If one doesnt keep up on a term paper, the paper will fail. There is just no way around that fact. As a cronic procrastinator, I need the kick in the butt term papers offer. However, the blogs win for one reason: being able to interact with people without needing to wear pants. (which only a few people will laugh at because it doesn't seem many people read what their classmates have written. Proof is in the fact that NO ONE commented on t kenny's favorite Roman, James Tyberius Kirk. How hilarious is tha?! ROFLMAO!!)
I would rather comment on a blog than write a term paper. I tend to leave things till late in the semester, instead of taking care of them when I should. The blogs help ensure that I keep up on reading and studying.
ReplyDeleteIt may seem strange, but I rather enjoy writing term papers - the feeling of accomplishment when it's done. However, it will be kind of interesting to see what others have to say about various topics. Nice comment about Kirk...reminds me of when I was stationed in Korea, one of my fellow lieutenants was named Kirk - so when he got promoted he became Captain Kirk. His head was kind of shaped like the creature in the Alien movie which just added to the whole science fiction aspect, but I digress....
ReplyDeleteI would much rather keep up with a blog than a term paper. I like seeing what others have to say about something because it helps me think in a differet perspective.
ReplyDeleteI think the blog is the best way to go. First of all, it makes us stay up to date with our readings which helps us better understand the lecture and participate in class discussion. It also helps us stay away from trying to cram in the last 10 pages of a paper the night before it's due, which I'm sure a lot of people, myself included, would try to do. Finally, I think it would be easier for you to grade. Rather than trying to read through and critique 20+ term papers, you just need to read through a few blogs here and there. Overall I would say the blog is a win-win situation.
ReplyDeleteJohn Rawerts