What would a Roman stoic tell you, living today, how to incorporate contemplation of death into your life in a healthy way?
Directions: In your essay Assume You Are Answering Like a Stoic. Your opinion means: Your Opinion as a ROMAN STOIC. No Talk of hope and faith in an afterlife. This is about REASON vs EMOTION. Talk about this world. Why death is important to us in this world. Why the afterlife/death is for the living. Talk about the virtues of the Stoics, that is the answer to the question.
1. You are answering what would a Stoic tell you, the articles below are not all you will need. The answer is in the virtues of the ancient Roman Stoics (that is a hint) Quote the ancient Stoics and cite sources.
2. You must read . All grades
3. The minimum word count will be strictly enforced.
4. Make Connections with your course content.
5. MUST cite/quote one of the following or it is an automatic zero. (Not the only source you will have/need)
Bhutan’s Dark Secret to Happiness
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150408-bhutans-dark-secret-to-happiness (BBC.com)
Let’s Talk About Death Over Dinner http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/07/405003161/lets-talk-about-death-over-dinner
(NPR.org)
What Good Is Thinking About Death?
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/what-good-is-thinking-about-death/394151/
(TheAtlantic.com)
Putting death on the school timetable
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44689506
(BBC.com)
The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life
(NYTimes.com)
Make clear what the sources are you’re referring to
Be sure to write in paragraph form.
This is about how an ancient Stoic would help you think death in the modern era.
Less than 5% of essay is quoted text
MUST have less than a 14% similarity rating in Turnitin.
Minimum word count (500) MUST be Original content. Quotes DO NOT COUNT. Max word count (800)
