Art

A formal description is a helpful tool in slowing down and paying careful attention to the formal elements of a work. You will describe the form/shape, line, colour, texture, mass, volume and composition of a work of your choosing from within Chapters 1-1

by

Formatting Guidelines: 1.  You must use a standard letter size page in portrait view (21.59cm x 27.94cm / 8 x 11).2.  You must use either 1.5 or double spacing.3.  You must use Times New Roman font, size 12.  4.  You must use 3cm margins on all edges.5.  You may indicate a paragraph change by either … Read more

For this week’s discussion post, please watch the short video clip of Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt which you can access here: video clip. After you watch the clip, post your response. You could think about such topics as: – whether or not you think the a

by

For this week’s discussion post, please watch the short video clip of Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt which you can access here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psDtqypK3hI&t=26s After you watch the clip, post your response. You could think about such topics as: – whether or not you think the animation is accurate – did the animators do their homework?– what … Read more

Blog Post: Sustainable Fashion Materials

by

Write a 750-1000 word Blog Post -Identify various fashion phenomena that can be observed in modern society and analyze their close relation to aesthetics and predominant trends in terms of socio-cultural context.-Interpret social changes or significant cultural phenomena through the study of fashion trends and the perceived concept of beauty within time and place.-Build your … Read more

Response Essay

by

Prepare a 2-page essay for 2 question sets(4 pages in total).Question 1Who Killed Vincent Chin? is about one of the most important civil rights cases involving Asian Americans. It is a key film and cultural text, which is successful not only in its cinematic and story-telling achievements but also as apolitical documentary. Address the questions … Read more

Week 6 Discussion

by

Week Six Asynchronous Discussion (150-350 words): In Chapter 11 of The Hip Hop Wars (we’ll dig more into this reading in Week Seven), Tricia Rose discusses “six important underlying beliefs” that critics of hip hop have in common. She writes, “Neither side admits to sharing these beliefs or to maintaining silence about their contents–and, indeed, … Read more

immigration: changing immigration between 1910 and 1930

by

Presentation Video- Topic: Immigration: Changing immigration: 1910-1930The way you prepare your video is up to you. You may use any app that will assist in the creation of your project, as long as the work is your original content. Be creative. The use of visuals or other such materials is encouraged.Requirements:5 minute video      … Read more

new media technology’s sensory and emotional effects

by

You will produce a 2000 word (maximum) research paper about a subject related to the theme of the class: new media technology’s sensory and emotional effects, from history to the present (with a particular focus on the haunting, uncanny, and thrilling). This paper will be based on a minimum of five journalistic, scholarly, or primary … Read more

poor treatment of immigrants and their family by ICE

by

CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEATRE: in an original play you write, bear witness to a contemporary issue of meaning to you.(IM CHOOSING A PLAY ON POOR IMMIGRANT TREATMENT BY ICE AND CHILDREN BEING SEPERATED FROM THEIR PARENTS DUE TO ICE). (Please keep in mind that violence and murder are not the answers. You might include them in … Read more

analysis of A Clockwork Orange

by

Students are required to write a 57-page (typed, double-spaced) paper that analyzes afilm viewed outside of class. and write an analysis of that film, using detailed examplesfrom the film to support your ideas.Your paper SHOULD NOT include a plot synopsis but should explore the theme of thefilm and the techniques used by the filmmaker to … Read more

Any topic (writer’s choice)

by

You are asked to consider the development of photography along with the early debate it generated around what is and is not art. As you will read in your book, in the 19th century, many were quite solidly against photography being considered an art form and photographs being exhibited in the Salons of Paris. (While … Read more