criminal justice

Prison in Crisis

The Case of the Prison in CrisisYou are an assistant warden of a medium-security prison located about two hours outside of a large city.Most of the inmates in the prison have committed criminal offenses such as theft, fraud, arson, drug manufacturing and sales, and aggravated assault. About six months ago, officials ordered the closure of …

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Antigone

  Option Three: Antigone a. Apply Butler’s and Hegel’s to a specific reading of gender criticism and theories in Antigone. How does this impact the reading of the play based on the importance of gender within the cultural context of the work? Are these issues still relevant in our world today? Why or why not? …

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Oedipus the King

  Option Two: Oedipus the King a. Can Oedipus’ hubris and his hamartia be interpreted as something that was avoidable or unavoidable through the lenses of freewill, fate, and fortune (peripeteia)? Give specific illustrations. b. Evaluate how trust and honesty led to the tragedy. Did Oedipus and his parents surpass their limits as mortals by …

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Lysistrata

Option One: Lysistrata a. Explain how Judith Butler’s gender theory which states that gender can be interpreted as being performative through “actions that are iteratively constituting gender identity” are shown through the constructs in the play. How does Aristophanes create the masculine identity as a performative role? Explain how the concept of ritual is tied …

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