Your assignment is to create a “Visual Timeline” of 12 to 15 images.  It will provide a unique visual experience that illustrates chronologically how art inAmerica has grown from its beginnings in pre-Columbian cultures to the modern art of the 1950s. Select artists that you think best represent America’s artistic heritage.  Perhaps you would consider Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe or Andrew Wyeth, George Bellows or […]

Create one activity (to work for a group of families) that will encourage the positive relationship between an educator and a students’ family.  The academic activity/strategy should focus on the community as a whole and increasing the involvement of parents school wide.  The goal is to encourage each student’s individual family to become a significant participant in their child’s learning.  Name the academic activity/strategy and […]

Literary Analysis Why Write a Literary Analysis? Literature teaches us about the value of conflict. We experience conflict in our personal relationships and in our interactions with society. Literary analysis helps us recognize the conflict at work in literature, which gives us greater insight into the personal conflicts that we face. In addition, learning how to closely read, analyze, and critique a text is beneficial […]

Find an article about a current event that discusses a change in the supply or demand of a product. For example, has there been a weather event that has affected certain food crops or the availability of energy? Has a new consumer product been introduced? Or has a government regulation affected the production of a product? Provide a brief description of the article’s content and […]

Shinto Tradition and the Japanese Arts This week we explore the nature of the Shinto kami, and try our hand at composing Japanese haiku and tanka poems with the aesthetic feel of the continuity of human beings and nature. First research the web to find an image of a Shinto kami of one of the types named in Activity 4.2 of Module 4, namely: kami […]

JournalSkills Acquired Through General Education Based on what you have learned as a university student, including information and ideas gathered from the Week One and Week Three readings and discussions about general education, write a brief journal entry (350- 500 words) in which you will•Explain newly-developed skills as well as other learning opportunities acquired through your university experience.•Describe where and how you acquired the necessary […]

Using any of the literary works on the Daily Syllabus, up to and including Gogol’s “The Overcoat,” respond to the question in a well-developed, multi-paragraph essay that has a clear statement of thesis that is supported by thorough discussion in its body paragraphs. –Use specific references to the literary works in the body paragraphs. –Use at least one direct quotation from each literary work discussed. […]

American writer Nikki Giovanni once said: “Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts” (Goodreads, 2012).  Whenever you make an error when writing a prescription, you must consider the ethical and legal implications of your error—no matter how seemingly insignificant it might be. You may fear the possible consequences and feel pressured not to disclose the error. Regardless, […]

You will choose two images relevant to “American life” and write a comparative analysis. You may choose any images you would like, but keep in mind that you will use them in your research project. Think about why you are choosing them. What is their significance? More specifically, how are they significant to American culture? How do you interpret the images? You might choose two […]

. in 150-175 words……Explain whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by Tintoretto, Veronese, or Leonardo da Vinci, identifying specific elements of the Mannerist and Renaissance artistic styles. Discuss whether you would have sided with Veronese or with Inquisition court, considering the issues of artistic freedom, right of the patron, and appropriate subject matter. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe a real […]