Art

Now that the winter solstice season is here, many of us are enjoying some holiday feasting! I certainly am, and I hope you are too. As you know, many families prepare traditional holiday dishes that aren’t normally eaten at other times of the year — perhaps you even wrote about one such dish in your C 1: Introduce yourself. If you can incorporate such a dish into this assignment, great! But there are many ways to do the assignment. This assignment also builds on the “cooking” theme this week, seen in Topic: Slow food and Topic: Food and feasting at Stonehenge. Cooking is prehistoric — it is older than writing. Nowadays we have (written) recipes and cookbooks and YouTube videos, but the traditions of cooking used to be carried down by example and word of mouth. Actually, I think cooking knowledge is still primarily oral, not written, even though we have our fancy technologies for recording written words. You can read a recipe and still have no idea what to do. But if you watch someone and follow their example, then cooking is not too hard. Another angle about cooking and the humanities — cooking may be seen as a crucial technology that helped to support our big, costly brains, making us smarter than the other animals. So cooking is not just some thing we all happen to do — it’s part of who we are as human beings. (Or so I think.) You’ll need to find a way to do this assignment that works for you — of course! — but here’s what I really hope: If there’s a holiday dish that your family typically prepares this time of year, and if you personally don’t know how to make this dish, then I hope you take this opportunity to learn how to make it. (Even if you have made it before — if it’s a special family dish, then it’s still good for this assignment.) Spend the time with your elders who can teach you, and share the stories. If you have kids, get them involved, if possible. But, it’s up to you and your situation. You can also do something entirely different. Really, do whatever you want: For example, you could recreate the “roast beast” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Or you could create a “mid-century modern” gingerbread house. Or jump on the pandemic trend of baking sourdough bread. Or you could try out tofurkey for the first time. Or you could get some good cuts of meat from one of the best butcher shops in America. Or whatever. So, whatever you cook is really up to you. It does not have to be fancy or expensive, but it should have some meaning — more than just calories on a plate — that you can write about in the discussion. I’m open to anything — you can interpret “meaning” widely — but make sure to come up with some good idea about this food to share in your post. Now then, maybe you have a lot of experience cooking. In that case, you probably already have something in mind for this assignment. Go for it! Or maybe you don’t have a lot of experience cooking. In that case, now is the time to learn something! Start out modest. Do avocado toast, or oatmeal. Cooking directions Cook something, especially with family, if possible. (“Cooking” for these purposes also includes baking, and any non-trivial food preparation. But it really needs to be more than “opening a bag of X and heating it in the microwave.”) Learn the steps, the ingredients, the family stories, as relevant to your situation. Take some pictures. Have a good time. Writing directions Now, in your discussion post, document the cooking process, including one or a few pictures. Talk about items 1-3 below — be sure to hit them all — but it’s not necessary to answer every last sub-question. Just develop a discussion along these lines. First, what are the ingredients and the steps? What did you do? What challenges did you encounter? What went well? Does this qualify as “slow cooking”? Second, what is significant about this dish? Is it a family specialty? Does it have an ingredient that you have been wanting to try out? Is this your first time cooking ever? (And if so, what do you think about cooking?) Third, if a prehistoric Briton at Stonehenge could see you preparing this dish, what do you think they would be most surprised by? What do you think they would find familiar and easily understand? Finally, reply to at least one classmate, writing enough (at least c. 100 words) to carry the conversation forward, and commenting on something you find insightful. https://www.epicurious.com/holidays-events/gingerbread-house-photos-article https://www.vox.com/21826128/sourdough-bread-starter-recipe-easy-beginner-winter-pandemic

Comparing and Contrast between Villa Savoye (after concrete was built) and an old building built before concrete was invented (insert your choice of building) on the impact concrete

Watch the Duchamp documentary: Art of the possible. (Available On kanopy or amazon prime) Write a one page response paper relating what you learned about the art in the documentary to Duchamp’s views on aesthetics, his initially rejected Nude Descending a Staircase artwork what you think about this artwork. And then answer the questions: how it impacts your understanding of art? what you’d like to know more about art? What type of artwork was used in the documentary? How was the documentary?  You must have to watch this documentary and do research about all artworks mentioned in the documentary.  Do not summarize, this is review/response paper.  Please do not make this paper wordy by repeating information or by writing unnecessary or irrelevant information. Please make sure that you write about important details, rather than writing generally about basic information. Please proof read the paper, make no grammar/spelling/punctuation mistakes. “Do not waste your reader’s time” write intelligently by providing right and important information. You cannot use any source other than what I’ve provided and mentioned. Do not get or copy paste anything from google and please write in your own words. Write a plagiarism free paper. In the end please submit your turnitin report.

Visit a website dedicated to a Bronx based arts or cultural exhibition, artist, poet, or musician. Provide your reaction, good or bad, to the exhibition of the artist’s work. Include details about the art work or exhibition. Provide background information about the artists or the organization, citing any materials that help your descriptions. Allow for 1-2 paragraphs for each of these components. Cite sources when quoting or paraphrasing. Include photographs. Check out the websites listed in “Arts in the Bronx,” one of the Announcements, or one of the artists here:  https://bx200.com/artists/

Step 1 Read: “No, a Paralegal is not a Lawyer,” ABA Business Law Today Vol. 16, No. 3, January/February 2007 Step 2 Post: Submit an original post that answers the questions below. Write a reading response to the ABA article, “No, a Paralegal is not a Lawyer.” Who is the writer and what is the writer’s background? What is the main idea of the article? Based upon the foundation of legal knowledge built through this course, what is a Paralegal as you now understand the term? How has your understanding of the term changed from the beginning of the course to the end of the course? If you were advising a prospective student of the Paralegal Program if he/she is a “good fit” to be a Paralegal, what qualities would you describe as being essential to a Paralegal? As a matter of self-reflection, what are your strengths as a soon to be Paralegal? What areas for improvement do you see in yourself that you will focus on as you move through the Paralegal Program?

The artistic output of the 17th and 18th centuries was regulated by the standards of the Royal Academies. Using 3 examples of painting (ID’ed by Artist, Title, Movement, and Medium) from 3 different movements, describe how each work either reflects or opposes the standards set by the Academy and how it was adopted and used to further various political and social agendas. Be sure to go in chronological order! Recommended length- 3-5 paragraphs Academic movements: Neoclassicism Rococo Romanticism Avant-garde Movements (those who opposed): Realism Impressionism Post-Impresionism Symbolism

Based off of the Case Study: The Pertamina Energy Tower,provide the following: Two-page minimum detailed summary of the structure. 12 points, double spaced, time, new roman. Highlight the key points of the case study (5 points) Introduce and summarize the problems and solutions the team faced (5) Outline cross-disciplinary solutions the team took (5) Highlight some of the cutting edge technology and assessments the teams deployed (5) Please provide clear, well-thought out points and summaries.

When you have an emotional response to a work of art (whether it is a theater production, a painting, sculpture, a photograph, a musical composition, or a work of literature), your emotional response is directly tied to the senses, which in turn, informs your perspective on the work of art. And, of course, not all emotional responses are going to be pleasant. Just because it is art, does not mean you are going to enjoy it! You may hear a musical composition that sounds discordant, strident, and wholly cacophonous to you. It is not an enjoyable experience and your response is a negative one. You may have the same negative response, or a positive one, to anywork of art. Your visceral response is informed by the senses. A pleasant smell invokes fond memories of past experiences when you once wandered through museums with your grandmother. An opening of a theater production that involves unsavory appetizers and hors d’oeuvres may remind you of a really awful food poisoning episode you experienced while attending a dinner theater production. Hence, somehow the play you saw has never been a pleasant memory and the only way you respond to it is by being repelled. Your perspectives of art are determined by your experiences with emotional responses to art. In the same way, your creation of a work of art is informed by an emotional response, triggered by one or more sensual experiences. As you read Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use,” be aware of how the quilt in the story is discussed as both an artistic creation with aesthetic properties that enhance a sensory response, as well as a creation that has a significant practical use. In this Discussion, you explore how art is experienced through the senses and the artist’s connection with his or her creation, aesthetically, and pragmatically. To prepare: Read “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. By Day 3 Post a description of how art is experienced through the senses. Explain the connections that artists have with their art. Explain the purpose of art as a practical or aesthetic purpose, or as both. Finally, describe your experience and thoughts about the purpose of art as revealed in “Everyday Use.” Cite from the Learning Resources, your own investigation, and the Walden Library.

The prompt is to write an essay on the origin, history, and use of a specific sculpture of Harihara from Pre-Angkorian society in South East Asia and create an argument for or against its return to its home country. I already have plenty of sources which would benefit the writer’s understanding.

Analyze the message of the song and video of Hall of Fame by The Script. Write about your perception of the two characters in the video, relative to goals wanted to achieve in college (Passing all classes, Figuring out what I want to major in, going out of my comfort zone). Introductory paragraph about to take from away from the song. Another paragraph about the male character in the video and how he overcame adversity to accomplish dreams. Next paragraph about the woman and how she overcame adversity to accomplish her dreams. Last body paragraph about needing to overcome my procrastination and laziness to be able to succeed. The concluding paragraph is tying it all together.