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Started by Glen Gower
Sat, 04 Mar 1995 20:53
any ideas for essay topic?
Author: Glen Gower
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 20:53
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 20:53
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I'm posting here as a last resort... I spent an hour in the library searching for a good topic, and came out with only a headache. I'm working on a big essay for my grade 11 civilizations course - minimun 3000 words, preferably closer to 5000. I guess I need something open ended, and something that has alot of controversy surrounding it. An example our teacher gave us was the thesis : "the church both encouraged and hindered the growth of universities/scholarly thought in England". Heck, if you don't feel like suggesting a topic, could you point me towards a good place to look for a topic - books of essays or arguments? Thanks. -- <We are taking over the world.> <Glen Gower... ax611@freenet.carleton.ca> <E-mail me if you're interested in the Edison Twins!>
Re: any ideas for essay topic?
Author: Joshua Heuman
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 14:57
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 14:57
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Glen Gower (ax611@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote: : I'm working on a big essay for my grade 11 civilizations course - minimun : 3000 words, preferably closer to 5000. I guess I need something open : ended, and something that has alot of controversy surrounding it. : An example our teacher gave us was the thesis : "the church both : encouraged and hindered the growth of universities/scholarly thought in : England". Glen, You did not exactly provide much information about time ranges! As an initial reaction to a "civilizations" course, you could try perhaps Greek? Martin Bernal, a VERY controversial academic, wrote several years ago a book entitled _Black_Athena_. In it, he concludes that the Greek civilization, as we know it today, was really founded, influenced and was Egyptian! He claims that Egyptians sailed across the Mediterranean, ending up on Crete and Peloponesus, and therefore, became the Greeks! If not this exactly, something close. Anyway, following the publication of his book, many scholars from many fields of study jumped forward to criticize Bernal extraordinarily! This debate has probably not ended, and it started in the late 1980s...must be tonnes of literature on the matter. Good Luck with whatever you chose! -- Joshua Heuman yu104254@yorku.ca Art History Undergraduate
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