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English 1C: Textual Analysis w/ Additional Sources

2) In Aeschylus’ Oresteia Trilogy, how does the vengeance model of justice influence the events preceding and taking place in the first two plays, “Agamemnon,” and “Libation Bearers”? In what ways is the rational model of justice introduced in the third play, “Eumenides,” both rational and irrational?
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Instructions: Compose a paper of AT LEAST 1200 words that includes an introductory paragraph (including a thesis statement as its last sentence) and enough body paragraphs to meet the assignment’s minimum word count requirement. Paragraphs should be 4-7 sentences long or 1/2-1 page long. You must include at least one quote in each body paragraph (quotes are not needed in intro and conclusion paragraphs). Overall, you need at least 4 quotes from the main text. In addition, you need to include at least one quote from 2 scholarly articles. I will include info in the Week 4 Module for advice on how to select and use scholarly sources. Include a Works Cited list at the end of your essay (I will provide the citations for the book and a generic citation for a scholarly article). Strive to be as grammatically correct as possible and to write clear, logical sentences. This requires a lot revising / editing / proofreading
Guidelines: Papers must be at least 1200 words, entirely double-spaced, properly formatted (MLA), 12′ Times New Roman font, paragraphs indented, no extra space between paragraphs
Advice:
1) Follow my directions! Ignoring the guidelines described in this prompt will greatly decrease your ability to do well on this major assignment
2) Avoid waiting until the last minute to do this assignment. The two independent papers are critical for you to develop your skills as a writer, and they are a large portion of your overall grade. Devote as much time as possible on this paper
3) Be sure to email me with any questions or difficulties and utilize the Writing Support Center’s online tutoring sessions.

4) Do not plagiarize! If you plagiarize, it will be discovered and will will get a zero on the assignment, which will make it hard to pass the course with a C