Loeb Classical Library Essays

Aeschylus, Oresteia, Loeb Classical Library 146, Edited and Translated by Alan H. Sommerstein This version of the myth of Orestes is made of three parts, each detailing an episode of the matricide and the punishment of Orestes and Electra. I will pay a closer look to the first book, Libation Bearers, and the last one, Orestes. The first book witnesses the murder of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, while the last part depicts Orestes’s descending into madness, followed by furies,

Thank You for Arguing, written by Jay Heinrichs is a novel written for the purpose of understanding, and employing rhetoric in one’s writing, speeches, and everyday life. Heinrich introduces different types of rhetoric used to persuade people, Heinrich cites examples of these to further explain his the different types of rhetoric. Throughout the introduction and first part Heinrich analyzes different types of rhetorical arguments, and further explains them by providing real life examples, Jay heinrichs

Thank You for Arguing is a popular substitute textbooks for upper level English classes written by Jay Heinrichs, a journalist that has taught the art of persuasion to numerous Ivy League schools, the Pentagon, and even NASA. In attempt to restore that art of persuasion, Heinrichs submerges the modern world into the ancient realm of persuasion in the most entertaining way possible. Based on the teachings of Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson, this clever approach to teachings displays the best

Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs is a very delicate yet vigorously intricate guide on training the average human how to successfully get through to someone by persuasion, and how to strategically defeat their opponent in an argument or debate. Heinrichs arranges the chapters by introducing various methods to a dispute in which most, if not all, relate back to Aristotle’s three main tools: ethos, pathos, and logos. The primary goal of this essay is to portray Heinrichs master plan, analyze which

Political speech is important for a democracy to function as a collective unit of individuals who make up a society that solves problems together. There is, however, the problem of propaganda when dealing with persuasive rhetoric aimed at a populous looking to find the best solution of the options available to them. Politicians find themselves looking towards the sensational rather than the rational when grabbing the attention of the masses. The discussion of political speech is one that spans centuries

In 1924, the nation was shocked by the news of a kidnapping and murder in Chicago, Illinois. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two nineteen-year-olds from wealthy families, confessed to the brutal killing of the fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. These two young men did not show any sign of remorse. Right off the bat Nathan and Richard readily admitted that they had been strategizing for some time to commit the perfect crime. Their plan was ruined when Leopold left his eyeglasses at the scene, which

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were both very educated and wealthy teens that came from Jewish families. They both would commit minor crimes like arson and burglary. On the afternoon of May 21, 1924, Leopold and Loeb drove their rental car slowly around the streets of the South Side of Chicago, looking for a possible victim to kidnap. At 5 o'clock, after driving around Kenwood for two hours looking for a victim to kidnap and they were about to leave it to another day. But as Leopold drove north

In 1924, 2 young teenagers named Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb have committed a shocking crime at that time by kidnapping and murder one 14 years old boy. Since they both came from a wealthy family, the criminal cases have caught the eyes of many. Leopold and Loeb planned to do a perfect crime. After much plotting and planning, they decided to kidnapped 14 years old Bobby Franks as he walked home from school one day and killed him by strike him in the head with a chisel. They then dispose

“The shrink’s office was in Manhattan. The locks were a joke. I went back there one day and pulled my file. It made interesting reading. PTSD, fundamental lack of empathy, blunted affect, addicted risk taker.” This is the description of the protagonist in the short story “Hostage” by Andrew Vachss. And this description of Walker, the protagonist, by a department shrink (psychologist or psychiatrist) fits very well. Throughout this short story we get more and more evidence that Walker is indeed a

Leopold and Richard Loeb killed Bobby Franks was for a completely different reason; to see if they could get away with it. In Chicago during this time there hadn’t been a lot of serial killers, just random murders, other than the infamous H.H. Holmes, so when people

chisel. It is the result of seven months of planning a “perfect crime” by nineteen year old Nathan Leopold and eighteen year old Richard Loeb (Leopold and Loeb). These young men were represented in court by Mr. Clarence Darrow, a distinguished attorney known for only losing one out of over a hundred death penalty cases (Clarence Darrow). Fittingly, Leopold and Loeb were facing capital punishment. In Darrow’s closing argument he gives his famed “A Plea for Mercy” to the judge. This plea not only acted

Leopold and Loeb One fateful day in May of 1924, the people of Illinois and then of the entire United States were caught off guard by a murder, a murder of a fourteen-year-old boy. However, the crime would come crashing to the ground because of a tiny mistake that would haunt the killers for the rest of their lives. 1920s America was booming. It was prosperous, and World War I had just ended. Everyone in the country was tired of war, violence, and bloodshed. So therefore the people of the United

teenage killers (Linder, 1). Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two extremely intelligent young men with a crazed affection for each other, shocked many people by the gruesomeness and the nature of the murder of Bobby Franks. In Chicago, 1924, the radio was just making an entrance into social life, cultural norms were changing as the economy boomed, and traditional views on life began to change to be more contemporary (History.com Staff). Leopold and Loeb were fearless, living the fast life of robbing and

21, 1924, two brilliant and wealthy young men, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, committed a crime that would go down in history as the first true crime of the century. After confessing to committing murder just for the thrill of it, they were put on a trial that captivated the nation. From the outside looking in, Leopold and Loeb didn't exactly seem like two men who would commit murder. Nathan F. Leopold and Richard A. Loeb were both born into very prominent families, and grew up in the wealthy Jewish

Bob’s death was and wasn’t a form of justice. Bob definitely provoked the attack which lead to his death, not only by beating Johnny up in the beginning, but also by trying to drown Ponyboy. In The Outsiders Johnny rambled about how he didn’t know what to do and how scared he was especially when the Socs were drowning Ponyboy; which is why he stabbed Bob. Because of what Bob did to Ponyboy and Johnny his death is a form of Justice. Although, in the book Johnny clearly didn't mean to kill Bob. He

Leopold and Richard Loeb were tried for the brutal murder of a young boy in Chicago, Illinois. The prosecutor called it “one of the most cold-blooded, cruel and cowardly crimes ever committed in history” (“Saved from the Gallows” 1). Newspapers all over the country had stories of the crime. The public had called for Leopold and Loeb’s execution; however, they were saved from the gallows by their defense attorney Clarence Darrow. Americans were shocked and fascinated by the Leopold and Loeb case due to the

If kids are being paid money for good grades, does this and other rewards actually help them in any way? Schools and parents these days are paying or giving opportunities and rewards to those that do well academically in school. Many favor the rewards, but others may also disagree. Students have noticed that when their parents go to work, they receive money in return for their hard work. Parents that pay their child for their above average grades say that since going to school is their kid’s “job

Nathan Leopold Nathan Leopold, along with his lover, Richard Loeb, were prominently one of the most popular criminal duos of the 20th century. In 1924, the two were obsessed with committing the most perfect crime. Leopold was born into a wealthy family living in Chicago, Illinois. As a very intelligent boy, he mastered many classes quickly; furthermore, he was troubled in the social category. None of Leopold’s peers seemed to want anything to do with him. Whenever his family moved to a more secluded

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. While it is debated whether or not they intended to murder Franks, it is known that they were attempting to pull off the perfect crime, where no one would ever find out it was them who did it (Knappman). Things did not work out so well for the two, though. Robert Crowe, the state’s attorney, shortly found evidence that made them the leading suspects. Within 10 days of the murder, Leopold and Loeb confessed and demonstrated

Your honor, Mr. Ethan Couch was driving under aged and was intoxicated as well, while driving he hit and killed four people. He was sentenced to a brief period of time in rehab and ten years parole, he was said to suffer from ‘affluenza’, which is the sense of irresponsibility caused by smothering of parents on a child. However this ‘affluenza’ is currently not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as a diagnosis. There was a video that surfaced of him at a party where there were alcoholic