Running Head: VOLTAIRE’S CANDIDE VOLTAIRE’S CANDIDE Trey Miller Professor Renee A. Pleasant HUM 112 January 15, 2015 VOLTAIRE’S CANDIDE The story that I decided to read was Voltaire’s Candide and it was very interesting. Voltaire’s Candide had a few surprises in the story that I did not expect before beginning to read. One of the surprise endings was that the scholars from a university could conclude human sacrifices in order to prevent future earthquakes. During those times
Words: 439 - Pages: 2
Metropolitan Museum of Art Stephanie N. Robinson Professor Pigg HUM 112 December 12th, 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in person; but due to modern day science and technology taking virtual tours is now possible. I must say that it is on my to do list for when I do visit New York. From the pictures online I am amazed by the design of the building in the Metropolitan museum of art; the design is an art in
Words: 535 - Pages: 3
Week 10 Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report John Smith Dr. Justyna Japola-DesVergnes HUM 112 September 6, 2015 For the Week 10, Assignment 3, I chose to attend the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, located in the “Museum District” of Richmond, Virginia. The museum was opened on January 16, 1936, which was during the great depression. I attended the museum with my Fiancé on September 5, 2015 and was the first time attending, for the both of us. It is currently open 365 days a year, and offers
Words: 516 - Pages: 3
Cultural Activity Report Shquanta Rowden HUM 112 Prof. Nancy Pettigrew March 15, 2015 Saturday, February 28, 2014, I attended the Albany Civil Rights Institute located in Albany, Georgia. I attended the museum alone so that I would be able to observe the exhibits quietly without being distracted. Regrettably, I have lived near Albany, Georgia for almost three years and had not visited any of its museums. Therefore, on
Words: 602 - Pages: 3
I chose to do my fiction essay on “Killings”. This story was written by Andre Dubus in 1979 and is still very popular today. In Dubu’s short story, Killings, he uses similes, personification, and imagery to convey the theme of love leading to tragedy. The first literary device is a simile and Dubus uses this device on page 107 in the final paragraph. Dubu’s says “It seemed to Matt that from the time Mary Ann called weeping to tell him until now, a Saturday night in September, sitting in the
Words: 849 - Pages: 4
Culture Event – Wicked, The Untold Stories of the Wizard of Oz Tami M. Linton Professor James Allen HUM 112 March 11, 2012 Cultural Event – Wicked, The Untold Stories of the Wizard of Oz The cultural event I participated in, was Wicked, The Untold Stories of the Wizard of Oz. I saw this Broadway musical production on Sunday, March 11 at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, at 6:30 pm, attending with me, was my mother and two sister-in-laws. I love plays and musicals, however I wasn’t sure what to expect
Words: 921 - Pages: 4
Writing Assignment: Essay 3 – Cultural Event David Warner Professor Christine Prickett Hum 112 World Cultures II March 16, 2013 For my cultural event, I chose to go to the Walters Museum, in Baltimore Md. I took my wife with me as she used to do an internship there years ago, and it is her favorite museum. I myself am not a typical museum enthusiast, as well I feel there is only one good place in Baltimore, and that is Johns Hopkins hospital. Nonetheless, I looked this as a nice way to
Words: 932 - Pages: 4
| Poetry & The Harlem Renaissance | Hum 112: Professor Jocelyn Thornton | | Tara Umstead | 8/24/2014 | | The dictionary defines Renaissance as A rebirth or revival. The Harlem Renaissance was started in the mid 1920’s. It was a time of renewal and revival for African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance ushered slavery from the minds of African Americans alike. Their spirit was renewed culturally through art, music, and poetry. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans migrated
Words: 875 - Pages: 4
Harlem Renaissance Poets Hossein Ghazvini Strayer University HUM 112 Dr. Anthony McCormack November 27, 2011 Harlem Renaissance Poets The first poem I choose from the Harlem Renaissance time belongs to Claude Mckay, “If We Must Die” (1919). If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dongs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must dir—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not
Words: 987 - Pages: 4
End of Mayan Civilization Samuel Nathaniel H. Stansbury HUM 111 11/3/2012 The mystery concerning the fundamental explanation for the collapse of the Mayan Civilization has been a major focus for researchers in the fields of anthropology and archeology for a considerable period of time. At the very core of this mystery of the Mayan collapse was the question of how could such a strong, stable civilization that had flourished for approximately twenty-seven hundred years disappear without a clear
Words: 1150 - Pages: 5
