Biology (grade 10) Lesson 70

Essay: Answer any one of the following questions in an essay of approximately 150-250 words. My topic of choice: 2. Many biologists are passionately fascinated by prokaryotes, the same way a "normal" person might be excited about sports, music, or some other hobby. What are some of the characteristics that get scientists so excited about these …

Western Civilization 1 (grade 10) Lesson 70

Week 14 writing assignment: Answer both of the following questions, OR answer question 3: 1) What kinds of contributions did the monks make to European society? 2) What was the attitude of most Christian writers toward the philosophers of ancient Greece? 3) Based on your reading of the Rule of St. Benedict, how would you …

Western Literature 1 (grade 10) Lesson 70

Write 500 words on this: "Was there any basis for an optimistic view of Rome in Livy and Ovid?" Wednesday February 28, 2024 Was There Any Basis for an Optimistic View of Rome in Livy and Ovid? Titus Livius (59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy, was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and …

Western Literature 1 (grade 10) Lesson 65

Write 500 words on this: "How Important was the rhetorical Context of Cicero's orations: his listeners' fear of Catiline's conspiracy and army?" Wednesday February 21, 2024 The Importance of Rhetorical Context in Cicero's Orations; His Listeners' Fear of Catiline's Conspiracy and Army Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, …

Western Civilization 1 (grade 10) Lesson 65

Week 13 writing assignment: Choose one of the following in 250 words: 1) Based on what you read in Acts, discuss Paul's missionary journeys. 2) Based on what you learned in Lesson 62, what was Christian life like between the famous letter of Pliny until the reign of Constantine? 3) What are some of the …

Biology (grade 10) Lesson 60

Essay: Answer any one of the following questions in an essay of approximately 150-250 words. My topic of choice: 5. Explain how mutualism, predation, and interspecific competition are different from each other. How does each one affect the interacting populations of the two species? Friday August 25, 2023 Mutualism, Predation, and Interspecific Competition Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two …

Western Civilization 1 (grade 10) Lesson 60

Week 12 writing assignment: How would you compare the teachings of Christianity, as described in the New Testament passages we read for this week, to the values cherished by earlier civilizations we have discussed (particularly the Greeks, and the values expressed in Homer's works)?Conversely, can you see anything in common between Christianity and some of …

Western Literature 1 (grade 10) Lesson 60

Write 500 words on this: "If you had been Catiline, what would you have said to undermine Cicero's case?" Wednesday August 23, 2023 What I Would Have Said to Undermine Cicero's Case Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer, and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman …

Western Civilization 1 (grade 10) Lesson 55

Week 11 writing assignment: Choose two of the following. (1) According to Seneca, what is man's unique good? How should a good man conduct himself? (2) How would you summarize the period of the Julio-Claudian and Flavian emperors? Were they consistently humane and competent, wicked and foolish, or is the pattern erratic? Was there a …

Western Literature 1 (grade 10) Lesson 55

Writing assignment (2 days): 250 words on this topic: “How does the view of ethical cause and effect in history in Works and Days compare with the furies’ view in The Eumenides?” Wednesday August 16, 2023 Ethical Cause and Effect in History in Works and Days vs. the Furies' View in The Eumenides (pt. 2) In Work and Days, the main …