Diogenes-and-Alexander

1、In what ways is Diogenes strange?sheltercask, a storage jar made of earthenwarenone furniture Foodbits of food begged from others, drinking from his hollowed hands.Nature of lifea life by choice, out of principle-natural,healt-hly,indenpentnone possessionsDressblanket(half-naked)Diogenes: the begger

2、What do you know about Alexander?Alexander: citizen of the worldKingdrinking-women-fighting-Thinkerculture-philosophy-principle of scientific reseach-Conquerortook command of-expedition against Asia-Make a comparison between Diogenes and Alexander.Both were great thinkers .Both had a sense of missio

3、n.Both were “the citizen of the world”,admiring the heroic figure of Hercules,who labored for mankind.Both were free. The Similarities 01lying on the bare earth.02shoeless,bearded,half-naked.03looked like a begger,a dog.04handsome face, fiery glance.05strong body,purple and gold cloak.06air of desti

4、ny.Physical differences01philosopher, missionary02low03treated with contempt and disapproval04great monarch, conqueror.05high06treated with respect,greated with a bow and acclamation.Identification and status differences01none, rejecting possession or power02“restamp the currency”03-to call people b

5、ack to the simple and natural life-true value04land and absolute power.05bring people of the whole world to the light of civilization.06Possessions and mission differencesHow do you understand” i feel i ought to do something:?this shows Diogeness attitude towards ，and satiricizing war. He obviously

6、thinks that was silly, war is fought over land and other worldly possessions. Therefor it does not make any sense for people who do no care for these possessions.Understand “transferred epithet” and “euphemism”.find examples in the text.transferred epithet.Definitionis a figure of speech in which th

7、e epithet is transferred from the appropriate noun to modify another to which it does not really belong. examplesa mischievous pebble (para1)amazed silence (para17)euphemism.Definitionis a pleasant replacement for an objectionable word that has pejorative connotationsexamplesdone his business.old pe

8、ople : senior citizens.Paraphrase the sentences.He had . his business like a dog at the roadside.(para1)Early in the morning, he opened his eyes with the rising sun, and scratched like a dog In the roadside toiletIn order to procure a quantity of false,perishable goods he has sold the only true, lasting good, his own independence.(para4)In order to grab these false and flashy things, He betrayed his independence, This has been true for a long time SomethingBut for Diogenes,laboratory and specimens and lecture halls and pupils were all to be found in a crowd of ordinary people,(pa