...assignment asks you to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. You will be describing and analyzing a painting in the collection of the museum, paying particular attention to the relationship between the form, composition, and culture of the society from which this painting originated. Then you will contrast that with what you’ve learned about the Northern style of painting, especially considering different Northern priorities in depicting religious themes. First, locate the painting: Giuliano Bugiardini, Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, 1510 in room 216 of the Audrey Jones Beck building of the Museum of Fine Arts. Discuss how the painting is representative of the Southern Italian style. How does the artist’s use of color, light and shadow, and composition (relationship of figures and space) affect your interpretation of the narrative? How is the human body rendered, and in what sort of environment? What priorities does this artist have in visualizing the narrative for the audience? After describing the painting, consider the cultural differences represented by Southern and Northern painting. How might this theme look differently had it been painted by a Northern artist? How might a Northern artist have interpreted the same scene differently? How might you recognize the museum’s painting as an Italian painting, even if you didn’t know the name of the artist? As a 1-paragraph conclusion, consider the impact of the museum space in framing your experience and how...
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...analyze the ways in which gender and class may play a role in relation to subject matter, composition, and the intended audience. How are the spaces of modernity depicted in these scenes? If the flânuer is the quintessential modern artist, but cannot be embodied by a woman, what is the role of gender in these works? How does the representation of gender factor into the aims of these artists? Construct your argument based on a visual analysis of these two paintings, paying particular attention to how the artist constructs the spaces of modernity, who is depicted and in what way, and how the viewer is, or is not, accounted for. In your a conclusion, consider the impact of the museum space in framing your experience, discussing and analyzing the placement of these works in the museum – what dialogue might be facilitated by these works’ proximity to each other? What relationship might the curators have been considering when they hung these works? Note that this is not a research paper. You will be graded on your analysis of the visual material,...
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...do your own search. The articles should have been recently published. You may not use an article or topic that has already been analyzed and posted by another student. Write your composition, analyzing the news via the recent principles of economics you have learned. You should write in a word processor, then copy and paste your writing as a post in Canvas for News Analysis A or News Analysis B. Copy and paste, do not attach documents. The required written format of your news analysis is highly structured. 250 words minimum must be written in the required format demonstrating the principles of the course. The first line of your composition - type the topic of the news you are analyzing - do not use the headline from the researched article. On the next line, put the name of the news source and the web address (url) where the article can be found. (The url must be specific enough so that other students could go to the very place and read the same article that you read.) The first paragraph should contain one or two sentences summarizing in your own words what you read. (You may not use phrases, sentences or quotes of any kind from the source article in the first two sentences or any sentences in your composition.) The next paragraphs should explain in your own words how the article connects to what you have been learning. You need to connect to the most...
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...factor into the aims of these artists? Construct your argument based on a visual analysis of these two paintings, paying particular attention to how the artist constructs the spaces of modernity, who is depicted and in what way, and how the viewer is, or is not, accounted for. In your a conclusion, consider the impact of the museum space in framing your experience, discussing and analyzing the placement of these works in the museum – what dialogue might be facilitated by these works’ proximity to each other? What relationship might the curators have been considering when they hung these works? Note that this is not a research paper. You will be graded on your analysis of the visual material, and the conclusions you can draw from your analysis. Some background information will be necessary to relay, but the majority of the paper should be based on your own observation and analysis. Formatting requirements: 1) 5 pages 2) double-spaced 3) 1-inch margins 4) 12-point font Content requirements: 1) Your paper must have a thesis statement (the last sentence of the first paragraph), articulating a clear argument that you will support throughout your paper. A thesis statement is an argument – therefore “the paintings are different” is not a...
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...Final Assignment June 13, 2011 Part I: 1. Wills are important because. 4. Many people may not understand how a credit score is calculated Part II Analyzing effective writing elements After reading paragraphs one and four there is little difficulty to identify that paragraph number four was more effective than paragraph number one. Of the two Paragraphs four presented facts and percentages in his paper such as. “Payment history accounts for roughly 35% of one’s overall score. This means that on-time payments are absolutely essential. Debt level is not far behind at 30%. This accounts for near-limits and the total amount of money owed. Length of credit history is next at 15%, followed by inquiries at 10% and mix of credit at 10%.” Paragraph four’s sentence structure and word choice were in line with the text and punctuation was good. Paragraph one had only the writer’s personal view on why Wills are important. More facts and general example would have kept me more engaged in what I was reading in paragraph one. The sentences used by the write could also have given a better description of what the “things going to someone you don’t want them to go to” are? Part III How the Center for Writing Excellence and WritePoint has helped me Before I started college my biggest fear was writing, to write and have people understand what I was trying to convey. The Center for Writing Excellence and WritePoint eliminate my fear of experiencing the feeling of judgment...
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...“Two Meals” The essay of Virginia Woolf, “Two Meals”, is about a woman who goes and experiences two very separate and distinct universities. The first of which is an all boys university, and the second, an all girls university. Throughout the work you notice two contrasting settings. The first is a charming dinner with exquisite food, the second, a bland and simple meal. Woolf uses different forms of syntax that help the reader more fully understand her perception and thoughts of these two places. She uses very forward diction with long and drawn out sentences in the first paragraph, but in the second paragraph the diction is more harsh with choppy sentences. Woolf also uses imagery to help describe the meals and settings that she is experiencing. The writing is also organized in way that displays two paragraphs; these two paragraphs contain two conflicting ideas and feelings. The author structured her writing like this to help the reader isolate their reading, this way they are able to pick out certain details more easily. This essay is an...
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...Your assignment is to write a news article (about 600words) on a media research topic of your choice. A step-by-step guide for this assignment is below. Examples of Media Research Questions: Is movie marketing on the Web effective? Is a particular film based on a true story actually “true”? Does female body image in the media affect young kids? Does cyber-activism work? Should preschool aged children watch television? Was Edward R. Murrow the greatest journalist of all time? Is product placement in movies effective? Is illegal music downloading declining? 1. General Topic. Select your topic. Start with something general about the Mass Media and then narrow your idea. Think about all the areas and issues that have been/will be covered in this class. Select a topic you’d like to research further. Be sure you have a specific focus or point for your research. Don’t try to tell all there is to tell about some vague, general subject. Find an angle that’s fresh, interesting and worth a close-up look. The better your idea, the easier the assignment will come together for you. NOTE: Your topic must relate to an aspect of mass media. 2. Create Your Research Question. Visit the URL below to narrow your topic. https://www.library.unlv.edu/services/instruction/tutorials/topic_narrowing/ Once you’ve finished using this online tool, email your Research Question to your instructor Julie Roosa, jkroosa@dmacc.edu. The Course is JOU110. Deadline: Sunday...
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...paragraph is a series of sentences that are organized and coherent, and are all related to a single topic. Almost every piece of writing you do that is longer than a few sentences should be organized into paragraphs. This is because paragraphs show a reader where the subdivisions of an essay begin and end, and thus help the reader see the organization of the essay and grasp its main points. Paragraphs can contain many different kinds of information. A paragraph could contain a series of brief examples or a single long illustration of a general point. It might describe a place, character, or process; narrate a series of events; compare or contrast two or more things; classify items into categories; or describe causes and effects. Regardless of the kind of information they contain, all paragraphs share certain characteristics. One of the most important of these is a topic sentence. TOPIC SENTENCES A well-organized paragraph supports or develops a single controlling idea, which is expressed in a sentence called the topic sentence. A topic sentence has several important functions: it substantiates or supports an essay’s thesis statement; it unifies the content of a paragraph and directs the order of the sentences; and it advises the reader of the subject to be discussed and how the paragraph will discuss it. Readers generally look to the first few sentences in a paragraph to determine the subject and perspective of the paragraph. That’s why it’s often best to put the topic...
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...Analysis Essay I. INTRODUCTION: the first paragraph in your essay. It begins creatively in order to catch your reader’s interest, provides essential background about the literary work, and prepares the reader for your major thesis. The introduction must include the author and title of the work as well as an explanation of the theme to be discussed. Other essential background may include setting, an introduction of main characters, etc. The major thesis goes in this paragraph usually at the end. Because the major thesis sometimes sounds tacked on, make special attempts to link it to the sentence that precedes it by building on a key word or idea. A) Creative Opening/Hook: the beginning sentences of the introduction that catch the reader’s interest. Ways of beginning creatively include the following: 1) A startling fact or bit of information Example: Nearly two hundred citizens were arrested as witches during the Salem witch scare of 1692. Eventually nineteen were hanged, and another was pressed to death (Marks 65). 2) A snatch of dialogue between two characters Example: “It is another thing. You [Frederic Henry] cannot know about it unless you have it.” “ Well,” I said. “If I ever get it I will tell you [priest].” (Hemingway 72). With these words, the priest in Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms sends the hero, Frederic, in search of the ambiguous “it” in his life. 3) A meaningful quotation (from the book you are analyzing or another source) Example: “To...
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...Chapter 1: AWA Introduction | To download section click button or click on “File Save as..” in the upper left-corner of your browser | | The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) consists of two 30-minute sections, the Analysis of Issue essay and the Analysis of Argument essay. You will receive a grade from 1 to 6, which will be sent with your GRE scores.The good news is that the AWA can be beaten.The essay topics are available for you to review beforehand. The structures for the AWA answers are simple and may be learned. In addition, while much GRE preparation may appear "useless" and without any merit beyond test day, the skills, reasoning tools, and techniques you learn for the AWA may be applied to any essay or persuasive writing. These skills will help you throughout business school and beyond. 800score has graded thousands of essays from GRE candidates and we have an unparalleled knowledge of where students go wrong. Here are some tips before we get started: * Grammar and spelling is, by-and-large, less important than structure and content. Focus on structure and your argument formation. * Take plenty of timed practice tests on a computer. Our sample essays on the site are designed for you to take timed practice essays and be evaluated. * Do not procrastinate AWA preparation. Students tend to put off the AWA until it is too late and then they cannot adequately prepare. | Chapter 2 - Section 1: Analysis of Issue | The Analysis of Issue...
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...Cultural Differences: A Lesson in Tolerance Approximately Two - Three Weeks of Instruction Stage 1 – Desired Results Quarter 4 Rhetorical Approach Standards – Grade 7: V1.1 (identify figurative language), RC 2.4 (compare original text to summary), RC 2.6 (relate author’s evidence to claim), LRA 3.5 (identify recurring themes), WA 2.2 (response to literature) Big Ideas & Understanding(s): Essential Question(s): We are authors of own identity. 1. How would I describe the people in my community? Students will understand that… Stereotypes change over time; individuals must resist stereotyping. Individuals should consider themselves members of fluid or changeable groups. An extended metaphor can be a powerful way to structure an argument. 2. What are some different ways that I define my own identity? 3. How can a metaphor be extended to tell an entire narrative? 4. How can cultural differences within the United States strengthen us as a country? Student will know… Students will be able to… Comparisons (extended metaphors) are powerful ways to structure an argument 1.Trace the author’s argument in an article How different figures of speech can function in an argument or narrative: alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery Background information on Ellis Island, and/or immigration, depending on visual texts chosen How to write a different type of Response to Literature…one modeled after the...
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...and Shaping Content Writing Paragraphs 1. PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, TONE, AND CONTENT L E A R N I N G 1. 2. 3. 4. 6 O B J E C T I V E S Identify the differences between summary, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation paragraphs Identify the content in writing paragraphs Demonstrate how audience and tone influence content Apply purpose, audience, tone, and content to a specific assignment Imagine reading a poorly written review of a movie that you would like to see this weekend. You cannot follow the characters, action, or conflict because the author of the review rambles on and on. Without clear paragraphs, this review will likely lose your interest, and you may skip the movie altogether! When you are the writer, it is helpful to position yourself as a reader. Ask yourself whether you can focus easily on each point you make. Effective writers use a single paragraph for each new idea they introduce. Paragraphs separate ideas into logical, manageable, and distinct units. Each paragraph focuses on only one main idea and presents coherent sentences to support that single point. Because all the sentences in one paragraph support the same point, a paragraph may stand on its own. Each paragraph is shaped by Purpose: the reason why the writer composes the paragraph. < Tone: the attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s subject. < Audience: the individual or group whom the writer intends to address. < Content: the written material in the paragraph. < 174 WRITING FOR SUCCESS ...
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...Assignment Name: |Unit 2 Individual Project | | |Deliverable Length: |Research Paper + at least 15 PowerPoint slides | |Details: |You are the newly appointed President of the local Chamber of Commerce. You are making your first | | |presentation to the Chamber and want to make a good first impression. | | |Your presentation will be based on the following topic, purpose, and audience. | | |Topic: Expected U.S. GDP growth rate going forward | | |Audience: Local chamber of commerce | | |Purpose: To give business leaders an idea of what the economy may look like based on recent history | | |and expected future conditions | | |Part I | | |Write a 600-750 word research paper given the topic, purpose, and audience information above. In | | |addressing GDP, consider the following: ...
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...Riley Glasper Chronicle of a death foretold questions February 18, 14 1. Some of the views towards women in Chronicle of a Death Foretold show different understandings of the characters in their society. For instance, on (page 3) Santiago’s mother shows her attitude towards wealth and power of the wealthy people. To me it seems like she has clear understanding of the rules, but still fights for her place in her community. That she will not accept the virtues that are placed upon her, she stands up for her rights and views towards those who have money and power. She is very cynical about the occasion, which seems to be her only interest. On page 10, Victoria Guzman considers her affair with Ibrahim Nasar as an expression of his affection. As they were romantic which lead to Victoria getting a house servant position generated by his wealth and higher social standing. Also revealing the order of hierarchy between the natives and the whites. The women also seem to be standing up for their rights, like going against the treatment they are ordered to ensue. On page 16, “For the love of God,” Murmured Clotilde Armenta. “Leave him for later, if only out of respect for his grace the bishop.” “It was a breath of the Holy Spirit,” she often repeated. Indeed, it had been a providential happening, but of momentary value only. When they heard her, the Vicario twins reflected, and the one who had stood up sat down again. Both followed Santiago Nasar with their eyes as he began to cross...
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...Basics on Writing an Academic Paragraph What is a paragraph? A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. Learning to write good paragraphs will help you as a writer stay on track during your drafting and revision stages. Good paragraphing also greatly assists your readers in following a piece of writing. You can have fantastic ideas, but if those ideas aren't presented in an organized fashion, you will lose your readers (and fail to achieve your goals in writing). The Basic Rule: Keep one idea to one paragraph The basic rule of thumb with paragraphing is to keep one idea to one paragraph. If you begin to transition into a new idea, it belongs in a new paragraph. There are some simple ways to tell if you are on the same topic or a new one. You can have one idea and several bits of supporting evidence within a single paragraph. You can also have several points in a single paragraph as long as they relate to the overall topic of the paragraph. If the single points start to get long, then perhaps elaborating on each of them and placing them in their own paragraphs is the route to go. Elements of a paragraph To be as effective as possible, a paragraph should contain each of the following: Unity, Coherence, A Topic Sentence, and Adequate Development. As you will see, all of these traits overlap. Using and adapting them to your individual purposes will help you construct effective paragraphs. Unity The entire paragraph should concern itself with...
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