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Week 5 SB Activity

To begin, read the Research Paper instructions posted in this week's Online Learning Resources. Next, choose the literary work or works (no more than 2) on which you plan to focus. Then, select a general topic or subject area within that literature; devise a research question and working thesis statement that helps guide your eventual research; write a paragraph that explains what you propose to do in more detail; and provide the works cited entries for the literature you plan to use in your paper.

Your completed response should be at least 250-300 words and contain the following:

· List the author name(s) and literary work(s) you plan to write about.

· Provide a basic research question. This is the question you most want to answer as you proceed in your research project. ( Example Research Questions: What is Homer saying in The Iliad about the suffering and loss in war? What do The Iliad and The Odyssey collectively suggest about the role of women in that time period? )

· Provide a clearly-labelled working thesis statement. This should be a one-sentence declarative statement that clearly announces the purpose/intent of your eventual paper- what is it out to prove in its argument? You might think of this working thesis statement as a hypothesis, or a possible answer to your research question. ( Example Working Thesis Statement: Homer employs harmful gender stereotypes in his depiction of women in The Iliad and The Odyssey.)

· Write a proposal paragraph in which you explain why you are interested in this literature, what led you to this topic, what you hope to learn as you proceed in your research, and any possible challenges or concerns you might face as you work on this project.

· Supply the works cited entry or entries for the literary work(s) you've chosen to write about. These should correspond to the linked versions of the texts in class.

· MLA Format

Chosen Literature:

· Sun Tzu - The Art of War (chapters 1-3, 6-8, 13)

Sunzi.pdf

Bloom's Literature

Sunzi

Sunzi was a native of the Qi (Ch'i) state who worked as a military adviser of the kingdom of Wu ruler, He Lu. Not much is known about Sunzi's early life, as there are few existing works containing only scant biographical information; however, an anecdote of how he came to the Wu king's attention is contained in the work of Sima Qian (Ssu-Ma Ch'ien), the grand chronicler of pre-Han China. As the story goes, Sunzi was asked to demonstrate how he could put his theories of military organization into practice. Sunzi convinced the Wu king of his ability when he was able to transform a cohort of the king's concubines into an organized and disciplined drill unit. Scholars have estimated that this incident probably occurred not long after He Lu came to the throne.

According to Sima Qian and the Shiji (Shi-chi), Sunzi most probably died before his patron's death in 496 B.C.E. The last time Sunzi was mentioned was in connection with his role in assisting He Lu in his defeat of the Qu (Ch'ü) state in 512 B.C.E. Sunzi's greatest legacy is his composition on military strategies, titled Ping-fa (The Art of War). In his translation and commentary on Sunzi's work, Lionel Giles praises the author's genius: "They [Sunzi's words] reflect the mind not only of a born strategist, gifted with a rare faculty of generalisation, but also of a practical soldier closely acquainted with the military conditions of his time."

The Art of War represents the work of an experienced warrior. This has led to speculation that Sunzi began to write this work close to the end of his career when He Lu's military adviser. The work contains 13 chapters, each one examining a particular military topic or strategy. The Art of War is not merely a collection of sound and effective military plans and strategies; it is also a historical text that describes the events and personalities of Sunzi's lifetime. In two passages, for example, Sunzi refers to the size of the armies of the Wu kingdom and its adversaries, the Yueh.

Sunzi's work attained recognition and status from not only his contemporaries but also later generations of famous generals and warriors. Military leaders, including Han Xin (Han Hsin) and Yue Fei (Yueh Fei), learned much from The Art of War and acknowledged their debt to it. Even purely literary men such as Su Shi's father, Su Xun, paid compliments to the great strategist.

The scholar Zheng Hou (Cheng Hou) also praised Sunzi in this extract contained in Impartial Judgements in the Garden of Literature:

6/21/24, 10:12 AM History - Print - Sunzi

https://online-infobase-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/HRC/Search/Print?assetId=40760&assetType=article 1/2

Citation Information

Sun Tzu's 13 chapters are not only the staple and base of all military men's training, but also compel the most careful attention of scholars and men of letters. His sayings are terse yet elegant, simple yet profound, perspicuous and eminently practical. Such works as the Lun Yu, the I Ching and the great Commentary, as well as the writings of Mencius, Hsun Kuang and Yang Chu, all fall below the level of Sun Tzu.

Sunzi's work continues to influence present-day society, in both military and commercial matters. Modern writers have tried to adapt Sunzi's ingenious cunning to the new competitive age of commerce and international business. Examples include Mark McNeilly's work Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers and Check Teck Foo and Peter Grinyer's book Organizing Strategy: Sun Tzu's Business Warcraft. Further Information

An English Version of a Work by Sunzi

The Art of War. Translated by Lionel Giles. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1988.

Works about Sunzi

Foo, Check Teck and Peter Grinyer. Organizing Strategy: Sun Tzu's Business Warcraft. Boston and Singapore: B-H. Asia, 1994.

McNeilly, Mark. Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers. Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 1997.

———. Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Zi Chang Tang. Principles of Conflict: Recompilation and New English Translation with Annotation on Sunzi's Art of War. San Rafael, Calif.: T. C. Press, 1969.

Boucquey, Thierry. “Sunzi.” Encyclopedia of World Writers, Beginnings through the 13th Century, Facts On File, 2005. Bloomʼs Literature, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=100535&itemid=WE54&articleId=40760.

6/21/24, 10:12 AM History - Print - Sunzi

https://online-infobase-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/HRC/Search/Print?assetId=40760&assetType=article 2/2

SBA.docx

Week 5 SB Activity

To begin, read the Research Paper instructions posted in this week's Online Learning Resources. Next, choose the literary work or works (no more than 2) on which you plan to focus. Then, select a general topic or subject area within that literature; devise a research question and working thesis statement that helps guide your eventual research; write a paragraph that explains what you propose to do in more detail; and provide the works cited entries for the literature you plan to use in your paper.

Your completed response should be at least 250-300 words and contain the following:

· List the author name(s) and literary work(s) you plan to write about.

· Provide a basic research question. This is the question you most want to answer as you proceed in your research project. ( Example Research Questions: What is Homer saying in The Iliad about the suffering and loss in war? What do The Iliad and The Odyssey collectively suggest about the role of women in that time period? )

· Provide a clearly-labelled working thesis statement. This should be a one-sentence declarative statement that clearly announces the purpose/intent of your eventual paper- what is it out to prove in its argument? You might think of this working thesis statement as a hypothesis, or a possible answer to your research question. ( Example Working Thesis Statement: Homer employs harmful gender stereotypes in his depiction of women in The Iliad and The Odyssey.)

· Write a proposal paragraph in which you explain why you are interested in this literature, what led you to this topic, what you hope to learn as you proceed in your research, and any possible challenges or concerns you might face as you work on this project.

· Supply the works cited entry or entries for the literary work(s) you've chosen to write about. These should correspond to the linked versions of the texts in class.

· MLA Format

Chosen Literature:

· Sun Tzu - The Art of War (chapters 1-3, 6-8, 13)

Sunzi.pdf

Bloom's Literature

Sunzi

Sunzi was a native of the Qi (Ch'i) state who worked as a military adviser of the kingdom of Wu ruler, He Lu. Not much is known about Sunzi's early life, as there are few existing works containing only scant biographical information; however, an anecdote of how he came to the Wu king's attention is contained in the work of Sima Qian (Ssu-Ma Ch'ien), the grand chronicler of pre-Han China. As the story goes, Sunzi was asked to demonstrate how he could put his theories of military organization into practice. Sunzi convinced the Wu king of his ability when he was able to transform a cohort of the king's concubines into an organized and disciplined drill unit. Scholars have estimated that this incident probably occurred not long after He Lu came to the throne.

According to Sima Qian and the Shiji (Shi-chi), Sunzi most probably died before his patron's death in 496 B.C.E. The last time Sunzi was mentioned was in connection with his role in assisting He Lu in his defeat of the Qu (Ch'ü) state in 512 B.C.E. Sunzi's greatest legacy is his composition on military strategies, titled Ping-fa (The Art of War). In his translation and commentary on Sunzi's work, Lionel Giles praises the author's genius: "They [Sunzi's words] reflect the mind not only of a born strategist, gifted with a rare faculty of generalisation, but also of a practical soldier closely acquainted with the military conditions of his time."

The Art of War represents the work of an experienced warrior. This has led to speculation that Sunzi began to write this work close to the end of his career when He Lu's military adviser. The work contains 13 chapters, each one examining a particular military topic or strategy. The Art of War is not merely a collection of sound and effective military plans and strategies; it is also a historical text that describes the events and personalities of Sunzi's lifetime. In two passages, for example, Sunzi refers to the size of the armies of the Wu kingdom and its adversaries, the Yueh.

Sunzi's work attained recognition and status from not only his contemporaries but also later generations of famous generals and warriors. Military leaders, including Han Xin (Han Hsin) and Yue Fei (Yueh Fei), learned much from The Art of War and acknowledged their debt to it. Even purely literary men such as Su Shi's father, Su Xun, paid compliments to the great strategist.

The scholar Zheng Hou (Cheng Hou) also praised Sunzi in this extract contained in Impartial Judgements in the Garden of Literature:

6/21/24, 10:12 AM History - Print - Sunzi

https://online-infobase-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/HRC/Search/Print?assetId=40760&assetType=article 1/2

Citation Information

Sun Tzu's 13 chapters are not only the staple and base of all military men's training, but also compel the most careful attention of scholars and men of letters. His sayings are terse yet elegant, simple yet profound, perspicuous and eminently practical. Such works as the Lun Yu, the I Ching and the great Commentary, as well as the writings of Mencius, Hsun Kuang and Yang Chu, all fall below the level of Sun Tzu.

Sunzi's work continues to influence present-day society, in both military and commercial matters. Modern writers have tried to adapt Sunzi's ingenious cunning to the new competitive age of commerce and international business. Examples include Mark McNeilly's work Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers and Check Teck Foo and Peter Grinyer's book Organizing Strategy: Sun Tzu's Business Warcraft. Further Information

An English Version of a Work by Sunzi

The Art of War. Translated by Lionel Giles. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1988.

Works about Sunzi

Foo, Check Teck and Peter Grinyer. Organizing Strategy: Sun Tzu's Business Warcraft. Boston and Singapore: B-H. Asia, 1994.

McNeilly, Mark. Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers. Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 1997.

———. Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Zi Chang Tang. Principles of Conflict: Recompilation and New English Translation with Annotation on Sunzi's Art of War. San Rafael, Calif.: T. C. Press, 1969.

Boucquey, Thierry. “Sunzi.” Encyclopedia of World Writers, Beginnings through the 13th Century, Facts On File, 2005. Bloomʼs Literature, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=100535&itemid=WE54&articleId=40760.

6/21/24, 10:12 AM History - Print - Sunzi

https://online-infobase-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/HRC/Search/Print?assetId=40760&assetType=article 2/2

SBA.docx

Sunzi.pdf

SBA.docx

Sunzi.pdf

SBA.docx

Sunzi.pdf

SBA.docx

Sunzi.pdf

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