Please read all the instructions carefully. Your examination must reflect complete adherence to these instructions; otherwise your grade will suffer to the extent that you depart from the instructions.

This is a take home examination and therefore obviously open book and open note. You are discouraged from using other sources (Wikipedia entries for instance), first because it is unnecessary and second because it raises the likelihood of your examination being flagged by Turnitin.com for possible plagiarism.

You do not have permission to consult with other students when taking the examination. Examinations that appear to reflect collusion will make you subject to the provisions regarding academic misconduct. By way of reminder:

It is the responsibility of the Committee on Academic Misconduct to investigate or establish procedures for the investigation of all reported cases of student academic misconduct. The term academic misconduct includes all forms of student academic misconduct wherever committed; illustrated by, but not limited to, cases of plagiarism and dishonest practices in connection with examinations. Instructors shall report all instances of alleged academic misconduct to the committee (Faculty Rule 3335-5-487). For additional information, see the Code of Student Conduct and links to other relevant material on the online syllabus.

You must answer each question completely. Be careful not to introduce irrelevant material or material only tangentially (loosely) relevant to the question.

Your responses should be double spaced using Times New Roman or Courier New. Use 12-point font size. Margins should be Top: 1 inch, Left: 1 inch, Bottom: 1 inch, and Right: 1 inch. (These are the normal margins on Microsoft Word.) You won’t be punished if the margins are a bit more generous. The practical purpose of double spacing with adequate margins is that it makes the essay easy to read.

You will probably need to quote from the lyrics of “The Warrior Song.” If so, simply indicate the source in your text; for example, “‘The Warrior Song’ begins with the words ‘xxxx.’” Quote from The Code of the Warrior sparingly, if at all. If you do use a quotation, give the page on which you found it, using the parenthetical method. For example: (French, 64)

First, watch “The Warrior Song” on YouTube.

Then, in a well-organized, well supported essay of between 900 and 1,200 words, respond to the following question.

Making use of material from The Code of the Warrior by Shannon E. French, how would you assess “The Warrior Song” as an expression of the warrior ethos? Is it a good expression of the warrior ethos? A bad one? A mixture of both?

In making your response, you may find it helpful to consider the following:

1. Why do warriors need a code?
2. What would Achilles think of “The Warrior Song”?
3. What would Hector think of “The Warrior Song”
4. What would Bodhidharma think of “The Warrior Song”?

Ultimately, however, I want your essay to reflect:

What do you think of “The Warrior Song”?

A hard copy of your essay is due in class on Tuesday, October 3. You must also place a copy in the Carmen dropbox.

Remember: The in class portion of the exam is on Tuesday, October 3.

Good luck!