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Thursday, February 7, 2013

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My ‘Classics in Translation I’ course students (46th and 47th batches) - Greetings to you all!

Welcome to my blog!

Please read over the information below for your next task. After you have read over the information regarding web searches, you will need to post here (students who have a Gmail account and can access this blog) or send an email to me at tahsinayasmin@stamforduniversity.edu.bd (students who do not have a Gmail account). The second group will be provided with a written and printed task by 10th February 2013, Sunday.

Look at Noodletools' "Choose the Best Search for your Information Needs." It's not just www.noodletools.com - if you go to the main NoodleTools page, make sure you click on Choose the Best Search for Your Information Needs.

You can also look at the link to Web Searching Tech Tip for ideas about techniques for searching. Try some of the search engines or portals to see which ones work best for your course related searches and for information for your class studies.

Try something that is NOT Google, then post a comment about:
  • which search site you used
  • what you searched for, and
  • a specific URL to show your result.
Don't forget to write your name and ID number at the end of  your post.

A sample answer might be -

I searched for the topic 'the status of women in ancient Greek society.' I chose Bing as my search engine and my entry was - "status of women" +ancient Greek Society. My search resulted into 5 very useful links on the first page of the portal. The following link has a two page essay which is very useful in understanding the topic.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5331547/ancient-greek-women

Good luck with searching!
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39 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    through Ask.com search engine i searched about a topic regarding Achilles and i gave my entry as - "Achilles Greek hero". the first result webpage brought plenty of useful web links. the following link provided me with a very satisfying information.

    http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/achilles.htm

    Name- Sadia Tasnim Tamanna
    ID- ENG 047 06527

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tahsina YasminFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Dear Sadia,

    Thanks for 'breaking the ice' being the first to post a search result. You have done a good job!

    Thanks.
    Tahsina

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownFebruary 13, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    i searched with Bing search engine and gave an entry about "gods in homer's Iliad". the first webpage with results showed me the link below which provided me satisfying information.

    http://www.studyworld.com/newsite/ReportEssay/Literature/Poem%5CThe_Role_Of_Greek_Gods_In_The_Iliad-381351.htm

    name- Tania Akter
    ID- ENG 047 06544

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:18 AM

      Dear Tania,

      Good job! Just to let you know search entry doesn't require preposition or article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  4. UnknownFebruary 13, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    I searched the topic named 'differences between achilles, odysseus and hector" through the search engine named Glean Comparison Search. This engine helped me so much to find out a proper essay on this chosen topic. I hope the following link will be an efficacious link for this topic.
    http://voices.yahoo.com/differences-between-achilles-odysseus-hector-in-185807.html?cat=38
    Name- Madhabi Sarkar
    ID-ENG 04706518

















    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:20 AM

      Dear Madhabi,

      Good job! I never tried Glean Comparison Search. Your search proves so fruitful that I'll keep this engine in mind when I try searching for this kind of topics. Thanks!

      Tahsina

      Delete
  5. UnknownFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    I searched for the topic "Wrath of Achilles" through the search engine Bing.I think the following link will be an useful link for this topic.
    voices.yahoo.com/the-three-stages-achilles-wrath-iliad-5504111.html?cat=38
    Name:Muslema jahan
    ID:Eng04706508

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:22 AM

      Dear Muslema,

      Good job with the result! There is a confusion regarding your process. Bing didn't show this link, but I could access it using the URL. Just to let you know search entry doesn't require preposition or article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  6. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    i searched with Bing search engine and gave my topic''The Trojan War''. The first webpage gave me the result and i am satisfied with the result.I hope the following link will be an appropriate link for this topic.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_W
    Name:Shayantika chakraborty
    ID:Eng 04706480

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:22 AM

      Dear Shayantika,

      Good job! Just to let you know search entry doesn't require preposition or article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  7. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Through Sweet Search engine I searched for the topic "Trojan War". In the webpage of this topic has a idea about "Trojan War".
    The following link will be an useful link for the topic.


    http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html


    Name: Susmita Pandit
    ID: ENG 047 06490

    ReplyDelete
  8. ASM Mustafizur RahmanFebruary 16, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    By using Bing as my search engine, I searched for the topic 'The main themes of Homer the Iliad.' My entry was - "The theme of Homer the Iliad" and search resulted into 4 very useful links on the second page of the portal. To understanding the topic, the following link is very useful which has a three page essay.

    http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/the-iliad/critical-essays/themes.html

    Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman
    ENG04706539

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:23 AM

      Dear Mustafiz,

      Good job! Just to let you know search entry doesn't require preposition or article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  9. UnknownFebruary 17, 2013 at 1:03 AM

    By Being As my Search Engine,I searched the topic "The Trojan War". To knowing about this topic,the following link is very helpful.the link is-
    "www.historylink102.com/greece2/trojan_war.htm".

    Subrina Jahan Tulee.
    ENG-04706516

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:23 AM

      Dear Tulee,

      Good job! Just to let you know search entry doesn't require preposition or article. The search engine's name is Bing not Being.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  10. UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 2:25 AM

    by using Bing search engine i seardched for the topic "hector in illiad" as entry. the link below provided me with sufficient result.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector

    name- Kazi Enamul Huq
    ID- ENG 047 06534

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    I searched for the topic 'role of gods and goddesses in Homer the Iliad.' I chose Sweet Search as my search engine and my entry was - "gods and goddesses in Homer the Iliad." My search resulted into 6 very useful links on the first page of the portal. The following link has a two page essay which is very useful in understanding the topic.

    http://www.shmoop.com/iliad/the-gods.html

    Name-Fouzia Akther
    ID-ENG04606461

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:45 PM

      Dear Fouzia,

      Good job! It's not necessary to use preposition or article in the entry. Check out the tech tips that I provided.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  12. tmmishaFebruary 18, 2013 at 6:23 AM

    By using sweet search engine I searched for the topic " Characteristic of Elizabeth Bennet" as entry. the link below provided me with sufficient result.

    http://www.shmoop.com/pride-and-prejudice/elizabeth-bennet.html

    name- Tasnia Mahfuz
    ID- ENG 046 06384

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      Dear Tasnia,

      You followed the right path but with a different topic. Pride & Prejudice is not included in Classics in Translation I course.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  13. psutradhar343February 18, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    Dear Madam,
    As per your guideline I used Bing Search Engine with the keyword “relationship between Dido and Aeneas” and found different search results. After visiting some of the search results I choose following URL:
    http://www.studymode.com/essays/Dido-Aeneas-Relationship-36603.html

    Name: Rina Bala
    ID: ENG 03405790

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM

      Dear Rina,

      Good job! Just a question - are you a member of 'studymode'? I just checked. They won't allow you to view the full essay if you do not sign up.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  14. UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    I searched for topic "Helen of Troy". I used "iSEEK" as my search engine and found a lot of useful links on the first page. Among them following link can be best-
    "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy"
    Thanks
    Zafreena Ahmed Zareen
    ID-ENG04706501

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:56 PM

      Dear Zareen,

      Good job! An entry in the search box can do without preposition or article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
    2. UnknownMarch 6, 2013 at 10:14 AM

      Thanks for the tips madam. i didn't know that.

      Delete
  15. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:14 AM

    I have searched for the topic"the role of gods and goddesses in the epic The Iliad" by using the search engine Columbia Encyclopedia by entering the entry 'the role gods and goddess' and found some links, then I chose the following link which proved beneficial for understanding the topic.

    Name:S.M.Shafique-Uzz-Sazzad Rumi

    ID No:ENG 04006056

    http://prossylink.hubpages.com/hub/Role-of-gods-in-the-Illiad

    ReplyDelete
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    1. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:18 AM

      Dear Rumi,

      I'm satisfied with your search,but the entry doesn't require preposition and article. Remember it next time. You also need to scan a page to see if that is absolutely applicable.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  16. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:16 AM

    using bing search engine, i gave my topic as "role of gods in illad", there were many related website results but among them i found the link below very useful.

    http://www.studyworld.com/newsite/ReportEssay/Literature/Poem%5CThe_Role_Of_Greek_Gods_In_The_Iliad-381351.htm

    name- sadia ahmed swarna
    id- eng 047 06558

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminMarch 8, 2013 at 12:28 AM

      Dear Swarna,

      The result of your search is an interesting read as it explains the main ideas of using deities in the epic in easy words. Thanks!

      Your entry in the search can do without preposition and article.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  17. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    I have searched for the topic "theme in iliad' through search engine Ask.com.I hope the following link will be helpful for this topic http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/the-iliad/critical-essays/themes.html Name:Benazir Khandakar Id:eng 047 06549

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminMarch 8, 2013 at 12:33 AM

      Dear Benazir,

      Good job! Just to let you know that in your entry preposition or article is not necessary. For this particular search engine you can actually write a full question in the search box.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  18. UnknownFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    I searched for the topic "Achilles in Iliad" by using search engine Ask.com.I think the following link will be helpful for this topic

    http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/the-iliad/character-analysis/achilles.html

    Name:Samia rowzatul rahman
    Id:Eng 047 06550

    ReplyDelete
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    1. Tahsina YasminMarch 8, 2013 at 12:34 AM

      Dear Meghla,

      Good job! Just to let you know that in your entry preposition or article is not necessary. For this particular search engine you can actually write a full question in the search box.

      Tahsina

      Delete
  19. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    A task presented by

    Sayeda Mazmun Nahar (Clytemnestra)
    ID:ENG 04706507

    Susmita Pandit (Aegisthus)
    ID:ENG 04706490

    https://vimeo.com/63380243

    ReplyDelete
  20. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  21. UnknownApril 5, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    Wow!! its a very good site to be involved and it feels good to see my friends acting the role of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. u both have done the job very well. i appreciate your dressing sense. Well done. Best of Luck

    ID:ENG04706518

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    1. Tahsina YasminApril 6, 2013 at 9:44 PM

      Dear Madhabi,

      This is not the page with the list of the assignment work (Vimeo links), it's on the your-assignment page. Please go there for additional links. Let me also remind you that you should post comment about your classmates' videos on Vimeo, not here.

      Tahsina

      Delete

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