STRAYER HUM111 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION BOTH

WEEK 3 DISS OPTION A”Ancient Greek Athletics” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:Describe the main ancient Greek competitive character(s), and compare the ancient Olympics (as a festival featuring athletics) to the Olympics today, identifying any major differences. Explain what the Olympic rules regarding females and evidence, such as the “running girl” artifact, reveal about female status and Greek athletics in particular Greek city-states. Provide a rationale for your response.ExploreAncient Greek Athletics and Female StatusChapter 4 (p. 116), Olympics. Chapters 4 and 5 (pp. 111-112 and 137-8), women in Sparta and AthensBritish Museum’s Running Girl artifact at .britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/b/bronze_figure_of_a_girl.aspx”>http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/b/bronze_figure_of_a_girl.aspxPhiladelphia’s Penn Museum on Women and Greek athletics at .penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicsexism.shtml”>http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicsexism.shtmlweek 3 diss option B”The Athenian Acropolis and Greek Theater” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:Identify two (2) specific aspects of the Athenian Acropolis and its Parthenon, and explain their significance to ancient Greek culture and the western heritage in the arts. Comment on one (1) feature of the ancient Greek theater that you find especially intriguing. Explain the manner in which audiences today might receive the plot of the comedy Lysistrata and compare Lysistrata to a specific modern work of stage or film.ExploreAthenian Acropolis and the Greek TheaterChapter 5 (pp. 140-148) Athenian Acropolis and Art, (pp. 151-156), ancient Greek dramaVideo with article from British Museum’s Elgin marbles (from the Acropolis) at.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/ancient_greece_and_rome/room_18_greece_parthenon_scu.aspx”>http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/ancient_greece_and_rome/room_18_greece_parthenon_scu.aspxArticle with video of digital reconstruction of the Parthenon at .blogs.wm.edu/2011/09/17/digital-reconstruction-of-the-parthenon/”>http://arth251f11.blogs.wm.edu/2011/09/17/digital-reconstruction-of-the-parthenon/Theater at Epidauros (double click on images to enlarge) at .perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Epidauros%2C+Theater&object=Building”>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Epidauros%2C+Theater&object=Building