Book Needed. Maasik & Solomon Signs of Life in the USA 5th ed. Reading: Blue Jeans" pages 101- 108


Fred Davis Blue Jeans

Write a 3 page argumentative essay in response to the contention that, rather than having a social or cultural significance as Davis presumes, jeans are worn simply for comfort and budgetary reasons.

Note: I am looking for a clear effective thesis, focused topic sentences that relate to your thesis and focus your paragraph. Each paragraph should have strong support and detail, with a smooth transition into the next paragraph.

Each sentence should be worded clearly and effectively.

No more than TWO questions allowed in the paper

No more than one spelling or one punctuation error per page

In-text quotes must be formatted correctly and you must clearly explain the significance of the quote to your paragraph and to your paper as a whole. You must use quotes to support your points. You cannot just drop a quote into your paper because all quotes must have lead-in. EX: According to Davis, .... and you must always cite pages numbers after quotes. Read the Quote lesson before you write your essay; I suggest you print it out for reference.


If you use outside sources, they must be cited correctly. You must also include a correctly formatted works cited page.

No use of I, we, or you.

Titles must be cited correctly

Headers and page numbers must adhere to MLA format


Papers less than one word 3 FULL will not be accepted

Without using any external sources write an essay that shows the cultural significance of Dracula.
Questions that can be used:
Who is he?
What does he do?
Why is he well known? etc

All information should be from the writer, which means no external sources are necessary.

Objectives:

To create an original idea or insight about why the paranormal is culturally significant
To formulate an original thesis statement, borne out of critical thinking
To support an original thesis statement with reasoned evidence that focuses on answering Why?
To write well-developed, cohesive paragraphs that oscillate around one main idea ?

This essay should be done in 12 point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, without extra spacing in between the paragraphs. It must use MLA format. All citations have the author's last name and page number. A max. of 5 sources, no more.
--Compare and contrast cultural views on sugar and salt. Examine the historical roots for those views and discuss how they have changed over time. You must use Mark Kurlansky's "Salt: A World History" as the main source for the history of salt. Other sources that are considered crediable and scholarly for the analysis are to be used in addition to "Salt." Make sure you demonstrate how such a simple plant and mineral took on profound cultural significance.

HUM 152: Formal Project #1
Analyzing the Significance of Events on American Culture
In a formal essay, address the question: What events deserve to be heralded as having significance to our understandings of American culture? This question should be addressed by taking one specific event that you believe has specifically impacted American culture significantly and persuading the reader that this event is worth citing as significant. Your essay should argue for the American cultural significance of one event by discussing how that event has played a part in shaping our understanding and definition of American culture. This paper should not be about the impact or significance of a specific event/occurrence in general, but rather how that specific event/occurrence has shaped in specific ways American culture and our understanding of modern American culture. You should address how the event reflects American culture, not just how it affected historically American culture.

Students must turn in both a hard copy and submit to SafeAssign
Format: Word processed, proper MLA format, works cited page
Specific Requirements (not necessarily in this order):
? Description of the Event
o The description of the event should comprise no more than 25% of the total paper.
o The description of the event should provide all necessary factual information:
? Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Argument for the Events American Cultural Significance
o The majority of the paper should be focused on your argument for why this event deserves to be heralded as significant to American culture.
o You may need to explain how the event has affected both the sub-culture in which it directly pertains as well as how it has affected the larger American culture.
o You need to discuss how the event has shaped not just past American culture but more importantly how it has shaped our modern understanding of modern American culture.
? What are the long-lasting ramifications of the event?
? How has this event created a ripple effect of understanding, producing an on-going understanding of American culture?
? What are the long-lasting ramifications of the event?
? How has this event created a ripple effect of understanding, producing an on-going understanding of American culture?
o Questions you may need to address include:
? Why is it significant?
? What sort of larger cultural ramifications has it had on American culture?
? Who has it affected and how has it affected them?
? Why do we need to know about this event?
o In defending its significance, you should clearly articulate why it is important to be aware of the event in order to better understand American culture.
o You may need to explore how it has had multiple levels of significance.
? Counter-argument
o Your paper should provide the counter-argument (no more than 10% of the total paper), clearly indicating the oppositional belief and how it is not as viable as your argument.
o Your counter-argument should contain all of the following that apply:
? Who might say the event is not significant?
? What might their reasoning be for claiming its insignificance?
? Is there anyone for whom the event is not significant?
? Is there anyone for whom the event is perceived differently?
? Why is this counter-argument not as powerful as your own?
Do not try to accomplish everything in this paper. Remember this paper is fairly short so your thesis should be succinct and your focus extremely tight.
? Remember that thesis statements by nature are argumentative and should be supported by concrete details and facts. Your thesis statement should not simply be a statement of fact but rather it should be more complex and specific in nature. The statement The event X happened in Y year is an incontestable fact. The statement The event X is significant is not complex enough and does not show your reasoning. The best thesis would state something like The event X is significant to American culture because of Y, Z, and A.
? This paper should not simply be a summary of the event. This is not simply an informative essay but rather an argumentative one. As such, it should discuss the ways that the event is significant in your opinion according to your proof.
? Do not make the counter-argument more powerful than your own argument and consider carefully where you place the counter-argument in your paper. You should make it clear that the counter-argument is not the belief that the reader should believe after reading your paper. For example, you might want to write: Although some people believe X, this argument is not as persuasive as claiming the significance of the event because..
? If you are discussing a historical event, remember that it is not enough to simply discuss thehistorical ramifications of the event---you must discuss the events cultural significance.how is that historical event culturally significant?

? Be sure to carry through to the end of your thoughts. For example, if your event promotes family together-ness then continue the thought to its logical conclusion?"if this event is important to America than family together-ness is important to American culture.
? Remember that there is an important difference between a historically important event and a culturally important event. You are supposed to present an event that has affected our understanding of American culture, not just an event that has had important historical ramifications.

Note:Your paper should consist of an argumentative thesis statement as well as ideas and evidence to support your thesis. Your thesis should not be a statement of In this paper. Please refer to the Thesis Statement Handout for additional thesis statement guidelines.
Your paper should avoid the use of first-person. Your essay should contain a title that is creative and specific to your topic. It should also contain paragraphs with topic sentences, transitions between thoughts/paragraphs, an introduction, a conclusion, and all other formal writing conventions of an essay.
Any information that is not common knowledge must be cited both in-text and in a works cited page. Works used for this paper cannot be Wikipedia.com, ask.com, or any other academically inappropriate sources.

I need to convey an application of knowledge learned through experience.
I can gain experience through museum visits, events attended, cultural exchanges, books read at the college-level.
I must cover all of the six headings listed below.
I only need simple sentences in knowledge learned through cultural contact.

Describe the learning!

1 Briefly connect the African cultural roots and the Black experience in America. Whaqt experience would you gain from viewing a traditional African community in modern America that retains strong cultural roots? (South Carolina!)

2. Compare and contrast the modern African and modern African American experience/perspective. Where can a student find this information first-hand and connect with the modern African American experience?


3. Compare and contrast the historical African and historical African American experience/perspective. Where can a student find this information first-hand and connect with the historical African American experience?

4. Briefly describe places of cultural significance (Specific museums/events/locations) to study contributors and movements involved in Black intellectual and political recognition/emancipation.

5. Link between intellectual inquiry and community service and development in African American Culture.
What kinds of community service opportunities are available to connect African American Culture to a non-African American seeking to understand Afrocentricity?
RE: African/American Indian (Seminole Tribe)
Cultural development with some traditional African Cultural blending.

6. Seek practical solutions to major challenges and controversial issues facing African American Studies.
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I need simple sentences describing KNOWLEDGE learned through visiting places of significant African American Culture. Here are some locations I have visited, with websites listed below:

The African American Museum of Philadelphia
Exploring Africa (Temporary Exhibit, Feb. 2004)

The National Afro-American Museum
Wilberforce, OH
Permanent Exhibit: From Victory To Freedom: Afro-American Life in the Fifties.
August 2004-Temporary Exhibit: The Legacy of American Slavery.

Seminole Reservation Museum, Hollywood Florida (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum)

Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles. (Simon Wiesenthal Center)
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http://culture.ohio.gov/project.asp?proj=afro http://www.artcom.com/Museums/nv/mr/45384-05.htm
http://www.wiesenthal.com/
http://www.aampmuseum.org/

WE WILL OFFER A LOT MORE FOR THIS ONE!!

This is a Prior Learning Contract, Personal Narrative Essay.
I wrote the essay using the syllaus for the outline. The format does not flow at all!
My instructor/Mentor is calling for a re-write of the essay with all of my relative experience stated in the essay.

This essay needs custom editing of content. It is too extensive to use the editing service and more research or documentation on the subject should be added into the work.

Here are the recomendations from my mentor:

Please re-write! Less definitons but keep all of your relative experience. Write more on: The purpose of museum operation; techniques of museum operation; activities of museum operations. Any Museum METHODS! Then under each heading, list the points you need to make about that topic: gather everything you want to say about the purpose of museums into one place and state the principle behind the practice, then illustrate with examples from your experience and/or reading. Once you?ve discussed museum purposes, you can list what you need to say about museum operation, and so on. For instance, if one purpose of a museum is to keep history alive through the preservation and display of artifacts, then a technique for doing this is to present educational programs focused on those artifacts. Under your third heading, activities, you would then list the museum?s educational activities, etc.

MY ESSAY IN CURRENT UNEDITED FORM:

INT. 010 - MUSEUM METHODS Based on a Course offered at Sierra Collegge.
(sierracollege.edu) Part 1 and 2
4 semester credits, and 2 semester credit
(6 credits total)

12 August 2004
So many different definitions exist for museums. Most definitions clued the permanent preservation, and subsequent exhibit of significant cultural, educational, scientific and artistic objects. This definition is incredible vague, when the definition of art is so loosely translated in our culture. Conservation and collection is usually a requirement in defining the measure of a museum. Many definitions include institutions that provide buildings for the purpose of housing temporary exhibits as museums, even if the institution does not own the objects for public viewing. A museum is usually a non-profit organization with intent to provide education and enlightenment by the organized collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibit of items deemed to be of interest to the public or community.
The International Council of Museums places many standards on the organizational structure, responsibilities, classification and research that form the science of museology. Museography encompasses the techniques that are used in the operation and practice of museum science. A controversy exists between museum professionals on the classifications of museum types. Without the blurred boundaries on educational exhibits many zoos, arboretums, scientific laboratories, nature centers, visitor centers, historical places and planetariums. Historically, museums have formed as collaborative projects to house the collected works gathered for the appreciation of the current and future generations in our society.
In our modern world, many different persons with individual collections of personal interest have established an institution referred to as a museum. These museums are compilations of thematic objects that are offered by individuals seeking approval and admiration from the public for the displayed works. With an endless array of thematic museums in almost every city, collections representing most hobbies and topics have placed the term museum on private institutions involving object accumulation and presentation. I question the use of the term museum as applied to a private doll collection being referred to as a doll museum. Having traveled through South Dakota this past summer, I witnessed the designation of the Cornhusk Temple and Museum on the tourist maps. Although many cornhusk artisans enjoy the use of vegetable remains in their leisurely pursuit, I fail to see the connection between a hobby and an appropriate use of the term ?museum.? I lean toward a less liberal belief that museums require a more traditional approach to continue to serve society with higher standards and dignity.
I have studied the basic terminology relating to museology. Art objects and museum objects, both place different values on physical works of interest. An art object is of aesthetic interest to the public. Most works of art can be attributed as works created by a person with intrinsic value. Artifacts usually convey a cultural significance related to human cultural growth. Collections may include individual items or items acquired through accession.

Having read many different definitions in museology, I have formulated an understanding of the basic terminology based on my conservative opinion of museums and museum science. In my personal opinion, exhibits can be defined as planned presentations with the intent to display organized collected works for public viewing. The application of this term should be reserved to describe educational, culturally significant and scientific works. The American Association of Museums, (AAM) defines a museum as:
"An organized and permanent nonprofit institution, essentially educational or aesthetic in purpose, with professional staff, that owns or uses tangible objects, cares for them and exhibits them to the public on some regular schedule."
Although I agree with the basic structure of this definition, I would prefer more emphasis on the level of required professional standards necessary to designate an institution as a museum. Many non-profit institutions are established to enrich our society including, schools, libraries and community social and cultural organizations. Many of these institutions are essential in the preservation and education of our citizens. The term museum should not be generally applied to these entities simply because they offer public enrichment under a non-profit designation. Museums should also be very clear in determining the scope of the institution. Clarity and selectivity in the scope of a museum could be the determining factor in the longevity of a museum. Attracting individuals with comparable interests to explore a museum is challenging enough, removing the common interest or deviating from a specific topic displays a lack of focus to the public. Scope should be determined by the board of trustees to ensure compatibility with a mission statement. Retaining scope throughout the years of operation is imperative to the success of a museum. Looking beyond the challenge of what should be collected and preserved and what is not appropriate for collection, museums must strive to deliberately maintain a focused scope when considering loans, passive and active exhibits and collections.
I maintain a supportive affiliation with the American Association of Museums as an Associate Member. (Evidence file, Item 1)* I am also a contributing member of the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Evidence File, Item 2)*
I have maintained a membership with the Historical Preservation Society of San Juan Capistrano, California and the Mission San Juan Capistrano. (Evidence File, Item 3)* I am an active member with the Museum of Natural History, at Crane Point Hammock, Marathon, Florida. (Evidence File, Item 4)* Many other museums, scientific foundations and education facilities have my attention and support. I am listing these specific museums and foundations because I believe that they have defined missions that correlate with my philosophy in museology. I also believe that these institutions embody the true meaning of the term ?museum? as set forth by the American Association of Museums.
The American Association of Museums works diligently to create uniformity within the field of museum science on both the national and international levels. The association seeks to define relative terms and structure to a discipline with a vast array of potential institutions seeking accreditation and recognition. The subject of museum standardization, licensure and accreditation is a hot topic in museology. The standardization is intended to encourage professionalism and accurate representation. I believe that standards would establish a sense of uniformity in an industry with a vast range of inconsistent organizations. The extraordinary variety in institutions claiming to be museums would likely prohibit standardization, since many exhibitory businesses would be disrupted or lost in the process of structuring a required professional uniformity within the museum field. Another possibility in standardization is individual accreditation of museum staff members, requiring true professional to adhere to specific standards in museology. Goal-oriented to provide completeness, education and truth in service to community at large, museum professionals tend to be very diligent in maintaining standards for the sake of preserving museum integrity, honesty and accuracy. Museum professionals are not in the business of museum science for the high pay scale, working in a museum takes extraordinary dedication to a passionate cause. Museum professionalism is very similar to the teaching profession. The professional intentions are rarely questioned because the individual must have a greater purpose than income in the selection of the occupation. I have been a teacher for more than a decade, and I volunteer many of my leisure hours to museums. I understand the concepts of working with a defined purpose and have experienced many museum professionals who hold the same work ethics, diligence and integrity.
The Florida Museum of Natural history in Gainesville is affiliated with the university in Gainesville. The study and research conducted by the museum extends through the state, governing any anthropological finds and any significant fossilized remains from vertebrate species found within the state. The institution has legislative support in the preservation of these items of relative interest to the public. The museum maintains the highest level of standards in providing educational exhibits and continues to expand on the displayed works with a concise mission. Academic research is paramount to the institutions plan and it therefore draws exceptional research candidates to support the museums interests.
Historical Preservation Society of San Juan Capistrano, and the affiliated Mission San Juan Capistrano offer a site of historical preservation that is worthy of the term museum. The restoration reflects genuine effort in preserving the cultural, anthropological and historical resources of the mission. The site offers educational displays and scientific explorations for the public. Educational seminars and training is offered to the community on a regular basis. Research is conducted on the museum grounds and throughout the region by the supportive collaboration between the museum and other historical missions in California.
The Museum of Natural History, at Crane Point Hammock in Marathon is a small museum that has developed a large community following. The museum is a historical site with more than one institution, combined with common missions, goals and functions. The museum offers a nature center and hiking trails, a historical residence and heritage center and a specific museum of natural history preservation. The missions of each ?museum? in the collective in the Crane Point Hammock, is defined and have a common thread of interest. The ability to house collections in a time when funding prohibits many museums to remain staffed is a challenge for most museums. This collaborative effort combined the staffing needs with different focused missions and created a working environment supportive of modern funding restrictions in small museum management without compromising the structure.
The function and purpose of a museum is part of the controversy in the definition and designation of an actual museum. I am including a copy of the stated function and purpose of the State of Florida?s, Museum of Natural History in this portfolio. This was obtained through my research of the function and purpose of museums. (Evidence File, Item 5)* The varied goals of museums is a hot topic in museum science and museography. Museums have a duty to the public to classify and catalogue materials in a manner that is consistent with industry standards. Every museum should have a defined mission statement that focuses the combined efforts of all museums professionals within the institution to achieve a cooperative goal. Successful museums utilized the staff members and resources to fulfill the mission defined by the institution.
I have read many works that attempt to define appropriate divisions in a large museum setting. Understanding the financial crisis that most museums face in our modern society is necessary in the structure of staffing hierarchy. Noting the economic constraints that many museums face, the work of volunteers is a driving factor in maintaining many museums today. Many larger museums have a strict organizational structure, governed by a board of trustees and a chief administrative officer or director. Traditionally, a director has been an administrative official in charge of operations. Many museums view the duties of a director quite differently today, with a prerequisite for employment including the ability to raise funds and attract philanthropists. Curator is the usual title that is given to the person in charge of a museum collection, or in the highest position of management in a specific collection department. A large museum may retain the services of many curators in many different departments, or simple refer to department manager, as the head of a division. Smaller museums often use general department personnel to fill many positions. The tasks allocated to an employee in a small facility are often multidisciplinary. Security and maintenance personnel are imperative to the smooth operations in most museums. Security is a key factor in museum science and the needs are often met by in-house personnel and sub-contracted services respectively. Bookkeeping and accountancy staff members are frequently retained in a standard workforce in many museums. Volunteers often staff membership centers and sales desks, they also are commonly found as docents serving in an educational capacity. Staffing in a museum setting is as diverse as museum collections, varying on the budgets and collections needs for security. In smaller museums, the key departmental employees may function as multitasking employees in coordination with additional duties the ticket office, gift store, tour department as a docent, maintenance, exhibits design or other general administrative tasks.
The presentation of an exhibit of anthropological and cultural significance, and a natural history exhibit have an overlapping relationship that is often compatible in a single museum setting. Noting the differences between natural history and anthropology is important in museum science. Natural history could be defined the systematic and organized account of natural phenomena. Anthropology is division of social science that focuses on the study of human beings, including the evolution and social relationships of humans. Human evolution is a natural phenomenon and therefore the subjects overlap in a distinguishable area of interrelated content. Fossilized hominid remains would be appropriately displayed in either a museum of natural history or a museum of anthropology. The interpretation of archaeological artifacts and the prehistoric botanical evidence that links the early man with biology and nature are related subjects that could easily share an exhibit hall. If a display depicting the cornhusk temple were displayed in the same hall as a tribute to use of plants in architecture, the focus would be lost.
Art museums display works that are aesthetically pleasing and generally appreciated. The definition of art is highly debated and even when it is agreed upon, art is still interpreted by uniquely by each person. Critically acclaimed work as judged by one expert might be labeled appalling through a second professional opinion. Nearly every person polled sums up the arts differently. Art encompasses material arts and performing arts. Many museology professionals would agree that an art museum should house the most elite artistic works from the era of focus, including modern and ancient civilizations. The following is a partial list of art forms obtained from the electronic resources at Hyperdictionary.com:
Artificial flower arrangements, aviation depiction and performance, carving, ceramics, commercial art, creative activity, cyberart, dance, decals, decoupage, decoupage, diptych, drafting, draftsmanship, drawing, enology, falconry, gems, genre art, glyptography, graphic art, grotesque/macabre art, homiletics, horology, illustration, kitsch, minstrelsy, mosaic, music, musicianship, oenology, origami, painting, perfumery, plastic art, printmaking, publication, puppetry, sculpture, taxidermy, topiary, treasure, triptych, ventriloquism, ventriloquy, visual communication.
This list is offered to convey the wide span of artistic interpretation in our modern culture. I have never been a fan of the collections displayed by museums with modern ?art form? themes. The Smithsonian is highly regarded, as a museum but the collections of modern useful items does not hold my interest. Exhibits dedicated to the presentation of nostalgic Americana and retrospective cultural anthropology is considered a valid museum collection in the public opinion. I find it similar to walking through a shopping mall, devoid of any true cultural enrichment. That is simple opinion not a statement based in fact. Many small museums do not house elite works of art and present collections in specialized subjects that appeal to the founding collector.
Most museums that are in operation today within the United States of America are privately funded. Funding is a precarious topic, as many institutions are in competition for the limited number of grants available each year. Many corporations have been suffering in recent years with the economic recession and have cutback the tax-benefiting sizable donations to non-profit organizations. One of the key roles of a curator today may include fundraising and networking for the purpose of funds and affiliations. In many countries outside of the United States, governments fund and oversee operations in museums. This also ensures censorship of exhibits, representation of ideas and the presentation of approved information. Politics has entered into the science of museology, as public relations and international relations collide in an arena of public presentation and display. On November 18, 2003, the Head of the General Palestinian delegation to Australia accused the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia of censorship. The issue that was under verbal attack was the lack of political and controversial materials presented in an exhibit entitled ?The Treasures of Palestine.? Although it sounds safe to limit controversial materials and provide artistic and cultural artifacts in an exhibit that is publicized as treasures from one culture, the criticism was broadcast worldwide. Ali Kazak voiced his concerns through the media, in an interview with The World Today:
?Controversial photographs and political documentaries have been removed. Photographs showing Israeli soldiers arresting youths, beating youths, pointing their guns at civilians and children and blowing up of Palestinian houses. How on earth can you separate politics from the Palestinian situation??
The museums director was very cautious in his statements defending the exhibit and some employees of the museum voiced an opinion of concern for the censored materials.
This was an unusual example of the challenges that a museum might face in the acquisition and presentation of exhibit. In an attempt to provide a display that raised awareness for the beauty offered by a cultural, the museum faced outrage for the lack of controversial materials on display.
Traditionally the role of museums in society was a place for gathering, to explore the finer rarities, antiquities and academic enlightenments in a social setting. Many modern museums have morphed this role and skewed the perspective of the traditional social setting. Museums are contemporary institutions in public service, and therefore must provide exhibits worthy of public display. The definition of worthy exhibits is always up to the individual organization to interpret. Some museums use this opportunity to exhibit shocking and offensive materials. The exhibition may cause a temporary increase in public viewing and press opportunity to an institution but negative publicity can have an equally negative effect on the longevity of any nonprofit organization. Since museums are not above the law and must abide by the same rules of society, museum staff members and directors must be familiar with advocacy, litigation, immunity doctrines, liability law and laws pertaining to personal property. When seeking an agreement in the acquisition of artifacts or in acquisition contracts, the Board of Directors should use legal representation to oversee the legal matters. Contracts can create difficult situations unless both parties involved have detailed contracts that firmly limit the respective responsibilities in an implied or apparent contract, especially in regard to accessioning and deaccessioning. Museums also have a responsibility to the public that it serves, a fiduciary responsibility, and a strict code of ethics must be adhered to when representing materials as a institution of public interest. Museums must create a setting that is accessible for all persons interesting in viewing the presented materials, including the mobility impaired and uniquely challenged. Handicapped laws are enforced throughout the United States of America and efforts must be made to create a safe and accommodating environment for all persons. Museums must provide an environment free of hazards to the viewing public, keeping exhibits safe for children and frail visitors.

Some of the main responsibilities expected of the Board of Trustees or Board of Directors is fundraising, definition of the institutions scope, executive decisions for the direction of the organization and the hiring of the director of the museum. Since the expectations, duties and responsibilities for the governing body of any organization is extensive, I have offered a brief overview of the most important actions of a board member. Meetings for a member vary with each institution but many museum boards gather once a month. Documentation of actions taken at each meeting must be detailed. The minutes of many organizations are offered in reports that are available for public access. Museum science includes the sub discipline of exhibition creation, which includes creating new exhibits, maintaining and restoring currently displayed specimens. Some specimens may be held in a collection for research and considered unworthy of display without extensive restoration. Specimen preparation differs with different types of specimens. Many require an monitoring and controlling the humidity variance controlling devices within the museum environment and in storage facilities. Biological preservation varies with specimens as well. Reliable entomologists should be consulted when a new specimen is brought in for display to detect and prevent infestations. The condition of many items could be at risk with parasitical threats to existing works or specimens at the museum. An intended biological specimen might be from a country with a parasitical challenge that may require individual fumigation intervention or a more proficient taxidermists assistance. Psocids are of great concern to museum professionals, commonly referred to as ?book lice,? they thrive in humid environments and can reek havoc on collections unsuspectingly. Mould is also another stealth predator in museum collections that can be dealt with using temperature variants and humidity controls. Questions of the safety of newly acquired specimens should be ascertained prior to acceptance of a specimen, even into archives. Design of exhibits, techniques and restoration, budgeting and grant writing for new additions, relating to the exhibition of archival and nonarchival museum specimens are all part of the science of Museology. I am submitting several paragraphs on the restoration of invertebrate fossils that I recently wrote. This is presented to confirm some of my knowledge in the area of restoration of specimens for exhibit. (Evidence File,
Item # )*

Computer literacy in museum evolution has propelled the advancement of record keeping, donor relations, public relations and museum membership. There are many different kinds of museum record keeping systems. In the fundamentals of preservation, information, records, duplication and storage are all key factors. All photographic materials should be included as part of the supporting documentation that accompanies acquisitions. Photographic evidence is required for most insurance policies and duplication of the information should be housed off site to ensure that a destructive incident would not destroy the supporting documentation. Slides, negatives and prints should be placed in museum labeled sleeves made for with archival usage. Materials that are accepted for curation must be fully documented, with all pertaining information disclosed in a contract and a thorough description of each item attached. If any restrictions accompany collections, due to grants or contracts, additional documentation is usually required. Field notes, accurate descriptions, specific size information, acquisition records, correspondences, ownership records, etc., must be consistently recorded and labeled with legibility in mind. Concise and clear-labeled artifacts that are presented in a well-organized mode can really translate into a dynamic exhibit. Use of traditional numbering systems, including a Smithsonian site number, a project name, illustration/map/drawing subject, and date should be consistent in record keeping. I use a specific data recording system for every fossil that I unearth, restore/prepare and categorize. Each specimen must be uniformly measured, described, dated, and assigned a reference number. The specimens location, including county and site information is attached, along with a photograph. I am attaching a copy of one of my paleontology data cards as supporting evidence of my ability to use a consistent record system. (Evidence File, Item # )***
Many damaging effects pose a concern in museum science. Some objects are at risk when exposed to daily ultra violet radiation, through artificial indoor lighting and natural sunlight. Relative humidity is also a concern for the long-term preservation of fragile collections. When displaying a collection in a temporary exhibit, the contract should include lighting, temperature, and humidity limitations for objects that are fragile. According to Harold F. Maitland, author of Preserving Textiles: A Guide for the Nonspecialist, properly storing a clean textile item, and appropriate display requires specific lighting, climate control, and other controlled environmental factors. Every preserved artifact in a museum may have some special requirement, if not many, to maintain its displayable longevity.
A museum holds a responsibility in the event of loss or damage to an item in a temporary exhibit. Contracts should detail the worth of each item in a collection, the responsibility and required insurance prior to the arrival of any temporary collection. Vandalism is a challenge that concerns all professionals in the museum profession. A museum must review the potential concerns for the safety of each item frequently in order to prevent damage and loss. There are many forms of technology used in museum security for the prevention of fire damage, including the use of chemical elements like halon and carbon dioxide to extinguish flames. Halon is prohibited in new building construction due to the environmental hazards and ozone depletion. New buildings may incorporate carbon dioxide systems that fill a threatened room with a gas that halts the fuel needed to feed a fire. Passive infrared systems, (PIR) detect motion and any rapid change in room temperature from unexpected body heat. When triggered, an audible output and/or visible signal from a PIR systems can warn museum guards of a possible vandal or thief in the museum. Advances in electronic detection systems have had a positive affect on limiting the theft, vandalism and fire damage in museums.
There are many approaches in creating museum exhibits. Keeping scope and budget in mind, a director can influence the creation of new exhibits for permanent display in coordination with design specialists and department heads. A survey of space and function should be conducted prior to the design process. Examination of the potential floor plan should be reviewed. A security and conservation audit is the next logical step in exhibit creation. Revisions and formal approval by the governing body of the institution is required in most museum exhibit planning.
Signage, publicity, promotion can be paramount to the success of an exhibit. Announcements should be sent to include potential donors and museum members to the opening of a new exhibit creating the feeling of inclusion and appreciation. Lists provided by the Board of Directors, director, curators and the staff, including volunteer staff and docents should provide a base for philanthropists within the community. Corporations with a history of donating to nonprofit organizations should be targeted and represented in the guest list. Events, sneak previews and gatherings held to promote a new exhibit could function as a fundraiser for future exhibits and overall museum funding. Special activities, and museum-sponsored events should extend into the community at many levels, providing education and the expansion of understanding and appreciation. Many museums offer classes in an extension program to reach the public. Youth classes and camps are offered by many facilities as a way of both education the next generation and creating a connection with the funding population of the museums future. Training provided to the community should be carefully planned to ensure liability and security issues are not affected. Seminars can be presented to educate adult and college-level learners by the deliberate teachings of museum staff, and guest speakers. I have attended several seminars held at the Scripts Institute, Stephen Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, California, as an adult learner and a contributor. My experience with the guest lecturing process was very positive.
The complexity of museums requires the ideal building structure to house a collection. Planning is a key factor in the building process to effective use space and storage. Safety zones and evacuation plans must meet local, state and federal standards and accessibility for all persons must be incorporated. Organizational diagramming should be calculated by an architectural professional in coordination with the governing board of the intended museum, unless the building is a historical building for restoration as part of the museums exhibit. Historical buildings present many challenges for the conversion to an appropriately climate controlled environment suitable for many museum collections. While the challenges and logistics are present, the preservation of a historical building and land may prove to be more significant than any treasure that is housed in the building. Older architecture often requires additional structural support to provide a safe environment for visitors. It is often necessary to use restorative methods to enhance security measures, adjusting for the more primitive setting of an older building. Historic preservation of historic places is similar to the preservation work of many museum collections. Many museums and institutions work with the constraints of a historical building for the preservation of the regional history, and the added financial breaks that accompany the restoration of a historical building or monument and the listing of the institution in the National Registry of Historic places. Acknowledging architecture as history is important in our endeavors to preserve our societies rich past. Many museums that are set in historical building utilized the setting to teach living history and interpretation of historical events. This form of interactional display provides engaging events for active public participation.

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Works Cited
Ames, Kenneth L., Barbara Franco, and L. Thomas Frye.
Ideas and Images: Developing Interpretive History Exhibits. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1997

G. Ellis Burcaw
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
University of Idaho Syllabus, Anth C-32

Burcaw, Ellis G.
Introduction to Museum Work, 3rd ed., AltaMira Press division of Rowman & Littlefield; Blue Ridge Summit, PA

Centre de conservation du, the Canadian Conservation Institute, and the Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al
Preventive Conservation in Museums Handbook-Video Handbook, Quebec, 1997

Listen, David, International Committee on Museum Security
Museum Security and Protection: Handbook for Cultural Heritage Institutions
Routledge Publishing, New York, 1993

Maitland, Harold F., Dorothy Stites Alig,
Preserving Textiles: A Guide for the Nonspecialist, Indianapolis Museum of Art,1999
ISBN:0936260718

Electronic Resources Cited

American Association of Museums (AAM)

29 August 2004

International Council of Museums'
< http://icom.museum/vlmp>
23 August 2004

Sierra College Museum Education

10 August 2004

Hyper Dictionary, Art Terms

13 August 2004

The World Today (Tuesday, 18 November , 2003 12:35:49)
?Powerhouse Museum accused of censorship? Reported by: Jo Mazzocchi
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2003/s991934.htm
21 August 2004





Electronic Resources used in Museology Research

The Museum Security Network
Newly acquired temporary exhibits, security issues and breaches in
security for museums are listed on the Museums Security website.<
http://www.museum-security.org/2001.html>
This site lists cultural property incidents in a network forum to
apprise other museums of activity.
29 July 2004

1400-word minimum research paper of the Mekong River basin.
double spaced with title page. Your paper should directly answer 2 questions: 1-What is the environmental condition of this river today? 2-What is the A)CULTURAL AND B) ECONOMIC significance of this river?
The paper must be arranged in the following format. Desigante each section (except for the title page) bt a heading.
1) Title Page
2) iNTRODUCTION- a paragraph stating a theme for your paper.This theme should be something more than simply saying you are going to answer the questions aBOVE. The theme is an important & interesting statement (or two) that provides answers to those 2 questions.Your paper will elaborATE AND SUPPORT upon this theme.
3) Context- abrief description of the physical geography of the river. Where does it come from?where does it go?What sorts of landscapes does it pass through? What major cities does it pass through?Vital statisitics such as length of river, discharge(volume of flow) of river, and elevation of headwaters are useful. Use a map here to show location and extent of river.
4) Section of the present environmental condition of the river.consider all parts of the river- are there significant plooution problems?if so where and why? are there dams? is so where and why?waht environmental impacts are associated with them? are there problems with destruction of destruction of wildlife habitat? endangered species?deforestation?soil erosion?flooding? overall is the rivers's envronmental condition improving or getting worse? why?
5) section on the cultural significance of the river.what are the historical and contemporary relationships between people and the river?does the river figure in local/regional religion, mythology, songs,stories and art?do people celebrate or venerate the river?from your research what can you say about the way that residents of the watershed percieve the river?
6) section on the contemporary economic significance of the river.how does this river affect the livelihoods of the atndard of living of people within the watershed?in what way does the river shape agriculture & industry locally and regionally?what resources (i.e. water for irrigation, fodd, transportation network) does the river provide?are settlements, cities or even the whole watershed economically dependent on the river?
7) Summart paragraph
8)List of references sited

Please note- I can provide the map

This assignment is a research paper (on the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival) designed to assess advanced level research and writing. Since this is a history-based assignment, the writer should incorporate primary as well as secondary sources. And finally, use the following questions to help better shape and form the paper:
-How do you think Woodstock changed the world that we know today?
-Did Woodstock or Altamont better define the 60's?
-Historical and cultural significance?
-Symbolic importance of Woodstock to the sixties counterculture?
-Impact on the locality and region?
-Drugs were central to the counterculture. Discuss how and why, as well as explaining the meaning of the well-known term "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll."
-How should we remember Woodstock? It's all tied up with how we remember the 60's.
-How should we feel about the hippies? Explain who they were, and what they were all about.

Consider Jhumpa Lahiris depiction of characters and use of short story plot line. Write about the way her style depicts cultural significance for immigrants.

Assignment:

Assume that your audience is from a culture unfamiliar with modern American pastimes. Write a definition essay describing the form and function of a Frisbee, a Barbie Doll, an action figure, a videogame or some other common item that people use for entertainment. You may also describe a popular American activity or form of entertainment. Be sure to give specific examples and explore who uses these items, how they are used, what their cultural significance is, etc.


the paper should have a title, an introduction, at least five body paragraphs and a conclusion.

the introduction should end with your thesis statement: what the essay is arguing.

Paragraphs should have a clear topic sentence. Support for topic sentences comes from specific examples.

Use strong imagery and specific examples that will give the reader a solid picture of the item you are describing.

thanks

I am ordering a research paper for my "color as communication" class. The prof. gave us the choice to choose about our topic. He said it should be: in-depth study will explore a specific historical or theoretical question tied to color. It can take the form of a traditional paper or involve a more interactive approach. SO I CHOSE TO MAKE IT A TRADITIONAL RESEARCH PAPER.
HE SAID we could write about color's function in a space(real or virtual), cultural context(can be comparative), or in a company/institution/ or in a type of product/brand or in a media product(video games for example). SO I CHOSE TO DO IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT. ?Then he said it can be theoretical/ historical or contemporary or comparative. SO I CHOSE IT TO BE HISTORICALLY ORIENTED, AND THAT IS WHY THE TOPIC I HAVE CHOSEN IS ABOUT THE "HOLI" RITUAL BY THE INDIANS. ??

The topic that i have chosen and discussed with the professor is: The Indians celebrate "Holi" every year in spring. I am interested to make my research on the "Holi", which is also called "The Festival of Colors" and how it has a historical and religious significance to the Hindu culture. ?

THESE ARE MY POINTS, in which i talked to the professor about and i would like you to write about it in the proposal:
?*TO LOOK AT IT FROM A HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS ASPECT.
?*It is very interesting to learn about their rituals and how they have an influence on other cultures, for example "The Color Run" across the States(I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE THE HOLI TO "COLOR RUN").
?*I would also look at the use of color(s) they use in this celebration and how color to them is a way of expressing their satisfaction and enjoyment.??

It is a color as communication class. So most importantly please make sure to include these points in the proposal: ?WHAT PIGMENTS THEY USE AND WHY DO THEY DO THIS? WHY DO THEY THROUGH COLOR? WHAT DO THEY EXPRESS BY THROWING COLORS? HOW DOES THAT BRING SATISFACTION? ???


The professor gave us a guideline of how the proposal should exactly be, so I ordered the proposal from this site as well in November, and the professor commented on it and gave me a grade. So I will Upload the proposal guidelines of the professor and then MY PROPOSAL, so You could get an idea of what is going on exactly and you could know exactly what to do and follow the prof. instructions. PLEASE DO FOLLOW the exact same way OF DIRECTIONS, Last time i ordered the proposal for this topic, the writer did not follow the exact instructions and i had to reorder it again to be exactly what i have asked for, so please make sure of everything and do read carefully.

*PLEASE DO INCLUDE IMAGES AND VIDEOS, OR WRITE DOWN THE LINKS TO IT SO I CAN SHOW THE PROF. IN THE DAY OF THE DEADLINE WHEN I GIVE IN MY PAPER AND PRESENT it in class.



The course's Selected Bibliography:?Albers, Josef. Interaction of Color. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1975.?Ball, Philip. Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2001.?Batchelor, David. Chromophobia. London: Reaktion, 2000.?Della Vache, Angela and Brian Price. Color: The Film Reader. London: Routledge, 2006.?Goethe, J.W. von. Theory of Colours. Translated by Charles Eastlake. London: John Murray, 1840.?Itten, Johannes. The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970.?Kandinsky, Wassily. On the Spiritual in Art. New York: Dover Publications, 1977.?ODoherty, Brian. Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space. Berkeley: University of California, 1986.


*ALL OF THESE ABOVE READINGS ARE HELPFUL, THE PROF. GAVE IT TO US AND WE STUDIED THEM DURING THE SEMESTER. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MAKE ARGUMENTS FROM THESE SOURCES. USE 4-5 OF THESE SOURCES SPECFICALLY, WHICH YOU FIND RELEVANCY TO THE TOPIC. AND THE REST OF THE SOURCES, WHICH IS 6-7 SOURCES, SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE. SO IN TOTAL: 11 SOURCES.



THIS IS THE COURSE'S SYLLABUS, FOR YOU TO GET AN IDEA WHAT IT IS COLOR AS COMMUNICATION: ?

Course Description:?
Color is a fundamental component of human experience and an important element of communication. This course considers color through theoretical and historical vectors that have shaped its meaning and use. It examines color as a natural occurrence with deep cultural significance, exploring contemporary perceptions of color in a globalized environment while emphasizing the role of avant-garde applications alongside mass cultural developments. Course lectures and texts are supplemented by several screenings and class visits.

??Learning Goals:?
- An understanding of the principles of color and color theory;?
- exposure to a variety of cultural applications of color;?
- training in the analysis of color patterns in varying contexts;?
- acumen in the role and use of color in multiple media at selected historical moments.??

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE CHOOSE A CREATIVE TITLE.




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Students are required to go to see a professional dance concert. So, I picked up "Raise the Red Lantern" by The National Chinese Ballet of China. The paper is then divided into two sections: company history(2 pages) and dance history and cultural significance(3 pages).

Writing requirements for the paper:

General requirement: Papers must by typed doubled spaced on 8 and half by 11 standard paper. All quoted reserch information must be documented in APA or MLA format in the paper and in the bibliography.

Company History requirements:(2 pages)

A two page description of the dance company's history, dancers amd philosophy is required. A minimum of two sources are required. You may use the company website, program or review artcles of the performance as a source.

Dance History and Cultural Significance requirements:(3 pages)

Using your reserch provide a brief history of the dance form seen in the dance concert. Discuss the cultural significance of the dance form. How the dance form has influenced the development of dance at a social and or cultural level must be addressed and supported in your reserch findings. Remember reserch must be utilized in the body and bibliography of your paper. A minimum of 4 sorces are required for this section of the paper.

Research requirement for all papers:

Web sites are not valid sources.
At least one reference needs to be cited from a book.
You may use periodical resources.
Library has many online serch engines to find scholarly journals on your dance topic.
You must cite your sources in your paper and have a completed bibliography.
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In all examples that you discuss, the images (3) should be fully identified by title, artist (if known), date, and location of object. Then, give a brief formal description and analysis of the work, and explain in a very specific and detailed way
Discuss the importance of the masquerade in three different African cultures. What cultural significance do these masks have, and how were/are they used in society? Provide a geographical and cultural overview first, then describe and analyze three examples.

Please use these references:

Kleiner, F. S. (2016). Gardner?s art through the ages: Non - western art since 1300; Book F (15th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Kleiner, F. S. (2016). Gardner?s art through the ages: Non - western art to 1300 Book C (15th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Kleiner, F. S., & Mamiya, C. J. (2006). Gardner?s art through the ages: Non - western perspectives (12th ed.). Retrieved from https://learn.ou.edu/d2l/le/content/2249207/Home

Assignment Two

Please write a five-page essay on one of the following questions. All written assignments should be double-spaced, with a 1" margin on all sides, and a 12 pt. font. Any images and/or bibliographies are not included in the five page length requirement. Note: five pages of text is roughly 1,250 words. In each essay, you will be discussing works of art. In all examples that you discuss, your images should be fully identified by title, artist (if known), date, and location of object. Then, give a brief formal description and analysis of the work, and explain in a very specific and detailed way a response to the essay question. Your paper should be written entirely in your own words, although you may use a limited number of quotations from your textbook, with page references given in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. This essay format will be the same for all essays you write in all units of this class.
Essay Questions (Please select one to answer):

This assignment addresses whether or not there is a Pan-African aesthetic. Think about how important rituals are in understanding the context of African art. Be sure to pay special attention to the section on Yoruba aesthetics. Then, select three examples of works of art, one from each area: the Southeast, Central, and West Africa to argue yes or no to this question.
Discuss the importance of the masquerade in three different African cultures. What cultural significance do these masks have, and how were/are they used in society? Provide a geographical and cultural overview first, then describe and analyze three examples that span the assigned reading in your textbook.

The Great Zimbabwe is the largest complex of stone ruins in South Africa. Please use the discussion on your reading and find at least three more online sources to describe the trade center/royal residence, its function and its historical importance. Include a bibliography and at least five images you found. You might look at the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, and PBS has an excellent website Mystery of Great Zimbabwe. The UNESCO World Heritage Center counts the Great Zimbabwe National Monument as a World Heritage Site.

Unit Overview

More often than not, people tend to think of history as the record and interpretation of past human actions, particularly social and political actions. Art, on the other hand, is often thought of as a part of the present because it is something that people can see and touch. However, artwork is also a kind of history because it is a type of persisting event. Although created in the past, an art work continues to exist into the present, often surviving many centuries.

Throughout history, most artists created the paintings, sculptures, and other objects exhibited in museums today for specific patrons and settings, and to fulfill a particular purpose. However, in many cases, the original contexts of those artworks are unknown. Although people may appreciate the artwork, they cannot understand why they were made, or why they look or feel the way they do without knowing the circumstances behind their creation. Art appreciation does not require knowledge of the historical context of an artwork, but art history does. Thus, one of the main goals of art history is to determine the original context of artworks.

Art that lies outside the framework of western tradition is called non-western art. Traditionally, western art is thought of as beginning with the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt that lead into classical Greek and Roman art, from which we trace the development of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and modern art from Europe across colonial empires such as the United States. This characterization is not entirely accurate, however, but nonetheless it allows us a long-needed emphasis on the cultures in Africa, Asia, the Americas prior to European intervention, aboriginal Australia and the Pacific Islands (Oceania). This unit will focus on how to write a formal analysis of a work of art, what aesthetics is in art, and how aesthetics applies to African art and culture.

Required Readings

An Introduction to Non-Western Art History

In order to familiarize yourself with the discipline of Art History and how the area of non-western art has been shaped, please read the online introduction entitled, "What is Art History?" from Gardner's Art through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives 12th ed., ed., Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya, Belmont, CA.

In the Gardners textbook, please read Chapters 10 and 11 on African art.
Unit Objectives

In this unit, learners will be introduced to:

The discipline of art history, and how the area of non-western art has been shaped
Some of the questions that art historians ask when they study a piece of artwork
How old is it?
What is its subject?
What is its style?
Who made it?
Who paid for it?
Different ways of seeing art, including perspective and foreshortening.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following vocabulary words commonly used by art historians:

Form and Composition
Material and Technique
Line
Color
Texture
Space, Mass, and Volume
Carving and Casts
Relief Sculpture
Architectural Drawings
Aesthetics in African Art

Once you have completed the first assignment, you are ready to tackle the topic of aesthetics, which we will study in conjunction with African Art. Please read the chapter on African Art and think about the function of art in Africa and African concepts of beauty as expressed in art and literature. See also Yoruba Aesthetics

Key Terms

Comparing Yoruba and Western Aesthetics: A Philosophical View Of African American Art, Culture and Aesthetics
Art in the Pan-African World
Yoruba Art and Culture
The Art of the African Mask
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Enrichment Links
Contemporary South African Artists

Museum for African Art

National Museum of African Art

Nouveau Art from Ethiopia

Exhibition of Congo Art

The British Museum: Sudan-Past and Present

Contemporary Art in Sudan

I need an essay about the Mayan Ball Game. It does not need a thesis statement. It is just a paper researching each aspects of the Mayan Ball Game. For example, the uniform they wore, how the game was played, the political, religious and cultural significance of the Ball Game. And any other extra information as well.

Modern African-American Literature and Theory
Jean Toomer, Blood Burning Moon from Cane


Please no plaguerism, I will check every sentence, because I already get a warning of my University. Please, do not use gradesaver or whatever to write that paper, because I am able to do that on my own. you have to make a historical and formal analysis, (both 30% of text) and mention a relevance aspect. Please, do not skip out one of these themes.
4 pages and an additional page with bibliography

RESEARCH PAPER OPTIONS
One research paper of 4 pages
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The topics for the research essays will be an examination and analysis of the literary and cultural components of the chosen text. You should approach this paper in two ways.
1. Primarily, I want to see that you demonstrate an understanding of the text you are discussing, what I will call the Formal, such as its literary style, structure, literary devices, and various themes. Also, I want to see that you demonstrate an understanding of the historical or cultural period that the text fits into. Aptly named the Historical understanding. We will discuss each period we are covering throughout the semester. In showing that you understand both of these elements of the text, the literary and the cultural, you should be able to combine a literary analysis (examination of the techniques of the literature) with the texts cultural significance, such as its thematic or stylistic connection to aesthetic, political, or historical purposes. Remember, you may develop your essay by illustrating how the author uses various literary devices to present a particular political, social, or philosophical point of view. These two elements, the Formal and Historical, can be accomplished simultaneously. You could use the Formal to talk about the Historical for instance. We will discuss this and other techniques throughout the semester.
2. It is important to remember when studying literature that what we are reading is not dead in the sense that it is useless. The author may be dead but what that text means to the world is something that, with good literature, never dies. Every text on the syllabus and in the subsequent lists has something to teach us after many years. After all, why do you think that the university requires that you take this class?
If you can successfully show that you understand the literary and cultural/historical components of a text, take this analysis one step further and make a connection to our present world. Essentially, how is the text that you have chosen relevant in the twenty-first century? I call this the Relevance section. In terms of length, this section does not have to dominate the paper. However, I expect that you make relevant, noteworthy, and strong connections to our present world during your analysis.
The essay must follow MLA format and have a minimum of four outside sources. These sources need to be scholarly sources from Galileo or another web database or library materials. For each paper, you will select a work from the corresponding list (below) to read and research.
Grading Breakdown:
Formatting, grammar, proper citation and use of outside sources = 15%
Formal analysis of the text (literary style/structure/devices) = 30%
Historical analysis of the text (cultural/time period connections) = 30%
Relevance aspect of the paper (what can we learn from it) = 25%

Please Avoid summarizing, instead Claims and support them with evidence.

YOU MUST GET THE Sue Monk Kidds The Secret Life of Bees alongside ONE of the other texts that I WILL ATTACH WITH THE REQUES AND FOLLOW EVERY LITTLE DETAIL IN THE FOLLOWING PLEASE.

ESSAY 2: LONGER NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
Goals: The goal of this assignment is to develop a coherent, thesis-driven argument across 6 pages. Moreover, this assignment will ask you to support this argument with very specific evidence derived from close readings of the texts assigned in class. Finally, students should strive to conclude the essay with a thorough examination of the symptomatic meaning underlying this argument: So what?!

Assignment: This 5-7 page thesis-driven, argumentative essay will be the capstone of the semester, demanding that you demonstrate every analytical skill that we have learned throughout the semester in relation to fictional texts. In this way, it will ask you to (1) use the reading skills we started developing early on by identifying key literary strategies and interesting or important passages, (2) hone your interpretive analytical skills by developing an argument about what the patterns in a fictional text implicitly mean, (3) continually probe why these implicit meanings might be culturally important at the time it was produced or the moment in which it is read in order to examine the symptomatic meaning of this text, and (4) develop this argument in clear, precise prose, structured in well-organized paragraphs that balance claims and evidence.

For this assignment, consider Sue Monk Kidds The Secret Life of Bees alongside ONE of the other texts that we have read in class this semester (either Jon Krakauers Into the Wild OR one of the short stories we have read in the early half of the semester). In particular, examine how the texts construct the idea of reading, storytelling, and/or interpretation. Start by examining specific passages from your chosen two texts and expand you r scope from there to consider what the act of reading/storytelling implicitly and symptomatically means in these texts. A successful essay will begin the analysis by closely examining the implicit meaning of this trope and expanding outward to consider questions about the cultural assumptions and frameworks through which we respond to these passages to create these particular meanings. In other words, how were these meanings produced in these texts, and what do they represent about the culture(s) that produced them?

Feel free to consider reading, storytelling, or interpretation as broadly as you would like, but please remain focused on your chosen definition throughout. You might consider literal moments of textual reading (Lilys journal or letters), more oral storytelling (her reading of Augusts story of the runaway nun), or her reading of culture more generally (her interpretation of the racial politics of President Johnsons signing of the Civil Rights Act). Also do keep in mind, for instance, there is a slight but important difference between considering literal reading of texts (the manner in which McCandless read Thoreau, for instance) and the reading of people (the manner in which his father claimed to have misread him): this kind of difference should be acknowledged and accounted for in your analysis, should you choose different understandings of reading and interpretation.

Some questions to consider as you probe the larger cultural significance of these moments of reading or storytelling in these texts include, but are not limited to: How do these moments represent aspects of individual and social identity? That is, how do they represent aspects of social performance such as gender, sex, sexuality, race, class, or age? What are the larger effects of narrative on individuals and on groups, on the formation and transformation of these kinds of individual identities? What kinds of fantasies or myths about society does reading or storytelling produce, and what are the consequences of those myths or fantasies? How do these texts represent the effects of narrative on religious frameworks, emotions, ethical responses to the world, politics, genre, or any of the other topics that we have discussed in class?

Tips for Success:

o Be sure to spend a significant amount of time re-reading the texts and taking notes!
o Spend a significant amount of time brainstorming your argument!!! That is, follow our model in class discussion: formulate an initial interpretation, identify evidence, unpack that evidence to see how it changes your initial argument, and revise your thesis statement accordingly. Then, do it again!
o Develop an introduction that sets up your argument while avoiding clichs and generalizations (e.g., Writers have been concerned with gender since the beginning of time). Just give the reader what they need in order to understand your thesis statement. This means that you will have to offer a very short (1-2 sentences) summary of your texts.
o If youre stuck on your thesis statement, remember the model weve been following in class and work from there: Seems to be X, but really Y, and this is important because of Z.
o Every paragraph needs a topic sentence, and this sentence needs to advance a particular claim. In other words, every topic sentence is itself a more specific and focused argument about how youre interpreting these texts.
o Support each claim in your topic sentences with carefully chosen evidence from the short texts: the more specific your evidence, the better. Avoid simply summarizing the plot!
o In other words, use quotations, but use them wisely. Cut down quotations appropriately and unpack them fully: every description of evidence and every quotation deserves twice as much space devoted to how it supports the claim. Cite your quotations appropriately.
o The concluding paragraph(s) should really delve into the larger social and cultural significance of this interpretation while still staying on the topic of the texts themselves. Moreover, the so what should be derived only from these texts: what about these specific texts is so important?
o Every paragraph should move in a logical order and should coherently fit into the overall argument. Avoid the arbitrary list (e.g., a paragraph on one story and then a paragraph on the novel)! Rather, develop a particular idea or claim in each paragraph that focuses on the texts.
o On a related point, strive for depth. Rather than switching to a totally new topic after one paragraph, think to yourself if that claim leaves any open questions for you: is there any evidence that doesnt fit that claim and therefore takes the argument in a slightly new direction?
o REVISE REVISE REVISE!!! And remember, revision is RE-WRITING! It is expected that you will go through a number of drafts and begin early enough to consult with me in office hours.

Grading Criteria:

Focus: the focus of your essay should clearly follow the prompt, and it should examine the specific texts you have chosen as closely as possible

Unity: develop an argument early on in a clear yet complex thesis statement that interprets the implicit and symptomatic meaning of your chosen texts

Coherence: each paragraph has a topic sentence that advances a specific claim from the thesis and moves logically from one to the next with careful transitions

Support: this should appeal to specific evidence from the text of the stories to support your claims; when necessary, incorporate quotations wisely and unpack them thoroughly

Critical Thinking: critically engage with the short stories implicit and symptomatic meaning

Readability: trim any fat from your prose (make every word count!), revise for clarity, and check for proper spelling and grammar

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Choose a piece of popular fiction that you have read?novel, short story, graphic novel, or comic book?and research the material through the lens of popular culture and its effect on society.

Use the book The Secret Life of Bee's.....................

Prepare a 700- to 1050-word analysis of Secret Life of Bee's that includes a critique of that work and a commentary on the influence of the work in popular culture. Address the following:

? Identify the literary production you chose to focus on. Provide a brief overview of what the piece is about, the author?s background, and how the piece fits or does not fit with other literature of that genre.

? What is the cultural significance of the work? Reflect on whether the piece is considered economically successful or if it has fan followings.

? What cultural values are reinforced or challenged in the work?

Read "Carnival Culture." Then, in a 1,000-word essay (labeled 6.1), respond to one of the following questions.

Weekly Question (select one and respond in a 1,000- word essay):


1. As we turn from ?The Land of Desire? to ?Carnival Culture,? we focus more closely on the effects of consumerism on American culture in the America we live in today. Where Leach concentrated his attention on the rise and development of the department store, Twitchell focuses on ?publishing, motion pictures, and television? (p. 1), the mainstays of American popular culture.

In Chapter One (?Untended Gates: The Triumph of Vulgarity in an Age of Show Business?), traces the progression of high and low culture to one culture: popular culture. Along the way he introduces the idea of a ?gatekeeper,? especially in his discussion and of the two paintings of horses and their riders. What is high culture? What is low culture? How did we get from high and low culture to one, all-embracing, all-American popular culture? Who were the gatekeepers of high and low culture? Who are the gatekeepers of popular culture? What is the significance of this transition from high and low culture to popular culture?

2. Twitchell has a lot to say about publishing in Chapter Two (?Paperbacked Culture: How Candles Became Shoes?). He concludes the chapter by quoting an editor who says he got out of publishing while the going was good:

?I was at an editorial meeting when one of the stepson-executives actually said, ?Since 90 percent of our income is derived from 15 percent of our list?why do we publish the remaining 85 percent?? I got out wile the getting was good. That was twenty-five years ago.??

Briefly summarize Twitchell?s main concerns in this chapter. What, exactly, has changed in publishing? How have books become a part of popular culture? Is the change a good one?

3. It would seem that movies have always been a part of popular entertainment, of popular culture. But Twitchell also seems to feel that films have changed over the years. Summarize Twitchell?s observations on the film industry, as they appear in Chapter Three (?Peepshow America: Hollywood and Popular Taste?). How have movies changed? How have they too been transformed into popular culture? What has been the influence of television and advertising on film? Should we be pleased with this transformation of movies?

4. What other technology has exerted a greater influence on American culture than television? In Chapter Four (?Programming Television: Reflections of the Electronic Midway?), Twitchell explores the medium with particular attention to advertising.

Briefly summarize Twitchell?s main points on television. Then, defend or critique his assessment.

5. In the book?s final chapter (Chapter 5, ?Vulgarity Victorious: The Collapse of Cultural Hierarchy in Postmodern America?), Twitchell explores the idea of Postmodernism and its cultural significance. What is Postmodernism? How have postmodern ideas transformed American culture? Summarize Twitchell?s case and then provide your own evaluation of his assessment.

Choose an aspect of cultural significance from the reading for the first module. Explain how one of the three major sociological theories (Structural Functionalist, Conflict, or Symbolic Interaction) would explain your topic.
Examples of potential topics include cultural diffusion, integration, or social distance. How can you relate one of these topics to a sociological theory?
When you write the essay, use bold, blue font for key terms and create a glossary that has each of these terms, and the chapter where the terms are located. Ive found that doing this actually helps you realize how much of the terminology that you are using.
The "Key Terms" section is a good source to help you if you are having trouble getting started on your essay. This essay is due by 11:59 PM on Sunday, April 14th HST
Below are guidelines to follow as you work on and submit your paper:
Papers will be in APA format, with a title page and a reference page.
Papers will contain two to three pages of text; this does not include the title
and reference page.
Refer to and cite the course reading, either the lecture or the textbook or
both, using the course material to support your points in the body of the
paper and citing the text in APA format in your reference list. Do not use outside sources for this first essay.
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By insisting so loudly on the innocence, purity and asexuality of the child, we have created a subversive echo: experience, corruption, exoticism. (James Kincaid)

With reference to Kincaids statement, examine the cultural significance of the notion of childhood innocence, with reference to relevant textual examples found in "Grimm's Fairy Tales" and J.M.Barrie's "Peter Pan".

ESSAY QUESTION ??" 30 Points Total.
Write a 2 page, double-spaced, typed essay, in which you answer the following
question.
Connect historical and cultural issues to visual aspects of each work of art.
Do not fill the essay question with quotes: put the ideas in your own words and properly
cite the source.

Compare Berninis David (marble, 1643, Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy)
with Edgar Degass Absinthe (oil on canvas, 1876), in terms of formal
properties and cultural significance. Discuss similarities and differences
with regard to each aspect.
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I need a research paper on the region of Aragon in Spain. This paper on this region should also include its principal cities. You should include: the history of the region and its cities; any items of cultural significance from them (i.e. special food for which its known, dances, festivals, architectural highlights, traditional games, etc.); special places of interest; information about the primary economic sources of the region. The paper will be in English but you should include Spanish vocabulary that has to do with: historical figures, festivals, special food dishes, points of interest, etc.

Please Follow every single detail in the following:

Goals: The goal of this assignment is to develop a coherent, thesis-driven argument across 3 to 5 pages. Moreover, this assignment will ask students to support this argument with very specific evidence derived from close readings of the short stories assigned in class. Finally, students should strive to conclude the essay with a thorough examination of the symptomatic meaning underlying this argument: So what?!

Assignment: For this assignment, you will look through the prompts available (see below) and choose to write ONE 3-5 page essay out of the available topics. This essay will be a more formal essay, in which you will develop a thesis that you support systematically over the course of several pages. Remember that the goal is always to attempt to explore a texts implicit and symptomatic meaning.

Choose ONE of the following prompts as the focus of your first lengthy essay. Please follow the prompt that you have chosen very carefully. Remember that the goal is to analyze these issues and interpret the stories for implicit meaning: DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF SUMMARIZING THE STORIES PLOTS! Focus on specific evidence that supports your arguments about how these different aspects work in the stories and why they might be significant.

NOTE: You may write on stories that you have written about in your jumpstart essays, but be sure to develop a coherent argument that addresses your chosen prompt. In other words, you will very likely need to find new evidence and develop different interpretations of these texts than you have in previous writing. Moreover, your analysis will fit into a new comparison structure in which considering the two texts in conversation with one another will have a major impact on your writing. In other words, cutting and pasting from a previous jumpstart essay just wont meet the demands of the assignment here!


PROMPT 2

Several of our short stories are concerned with how society conceives of race or ethnicity. For instance, Walker, OConnor, and Danticat go into various amounts of detail about the consequences of societys understanding of race or ethnicity. Choose TWO short stories that we have read in which race or ethnicity is a major thematic concern and compare how these stories consider this element of identity. How do these writers discuss how society constructs racial identity? That is, what determines racial or ethnic identity for these writers? What are the effects or consequences of this racial or ethnic identity in these stories? What do their conceptions have in common, and how are they different? Why is this difference significant to how we interpret the stories? What does this theme suggest or represent about how we think of culture and identity more generally?



Tips for Success:

o Be sure to spend a significant amount of time re-reading the short stories and taking notes!
o Spend a significant amount of time brainstorming your argument!!! That is, follow our model in class discussion: formulate an initial interpretation, identify evidence, unpack that evidence to see how it changes your initial argument, and revise your thesis statement accordingly. Then, do it again!
o Develop an introduction that sets up your argument while avoiding clichs and generalizations (e.g., Writers have been concerned with gender since the beginning of time). Just give the reader what they need in order to understand your thesis statement. This means that you will have to offer a very short (1-2 sentences) summary of your stories.
o If youre stuck on your thesis statement, remember the model weve been following in class and work from there: Seems to be X, but really Y, and this is important because of Z.
o Every paragraph needs a topic sentence, and this sentence needs to advance a particular claim. In other words, every topic sentence is itself a more specific and focused argument about how youre interpreting these stories.
o Support each claim in your topic sentences with carefully chosen evidence from the short stories: the more specific your evidence, the better. Avoid simply summarizing the plot!
o In other words, use quotations, but use them wisely. Cut down quotations appropriately and unpack them fully: every description of evidence and every quotation deserves twice as much space devoted to how it supports the claim. Cite your quotations appropriately.
o The concluding paragraph(s) should really delve into the larger social and cultural significance of this interpretation while still staying on the topic of the short stories themselves. Moreover, the so what should be derived only from these short stories: what about these specific short stories is so important?
o Every paragraph should move in a logical order and should coherently fit into the overall argument. Avoid the arbitrary list (e.g., a paragraph on one story and then a paragraph on another)! Rather, strive to develop a particular idea or claim in each paragraph that focuses on the stories.
o On a related point, strive for depth. Rather than switching to a new topic after one paragraph, think to yourself if that claim leaves any open questions for you: is there any evidence that doesnt fit that claim and therefore takes the argument in a slightly new direction?
o REVISE REVISE REVISE!!! And remember, revision is RE-WRITING! It is expected that you will go through a number of drafts and begin early enough to consult with me in office hours.



Grading Criteria:

Focus: the focus of your essay should clearly follow the prompt, and it should examine the specific stories you have chosen as closely as possible??"be sure youre answering the questions!!!

Unity: develop an argument early on in a clear yet complex thesis statement that interprets the implicit and symptomatic meaning of your chosen texts

Coherence: each paragraph has a topic sentence that advances a specific claim from the thesis and moves logically from one to the next with careful transitions

Support: this should appeal to specific evidence from the text of the stories to support your claims; when necessary, incorporate quotations wisely and unpack them thoroughly

Critical Thinking: critically engage with the short stories implicit and symptomatic meaning

Readability: trim any fat from your prose (make every word count!), revise for clarity, and check for proper spelling and grammar




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Scott Joplin, The Entertainer

If you cant find a copy in your local library you can download a free copy from:

http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=263

Write a brief essay (maximum of two pages) analyzing the meaning of the piece of music you selected.

Research the cultural and historical significance of the composers life. Include a summary of your findings in your essay.

Listen to the piece of music.

Provide a summary of the piece. Include musical elements such as tone, rhythm, melody, harmony, and form.

Describe how the piece reflects the historical and cultural context in which it was written.

102.8.2-08 Student Rubric

Aspect Criteria
1. The work is difficult to follow and is confusing
2. The work needs clarification and other revision
3. The work is easy to follow and understand
Communication
Holistic
4. The work is extremely clear and easy to understand
1. Numerous minor errors and some major errors
2. Several minor errors
3. A few minor errors
Mechanics
(Grammar,
punctuation,
spelling, etc.) 4. Few or no minor errors. No major errors
1. Poor sentence structure, limited vocabulary, inappropriate word choice
2. Some sentence variation, adequate but limited vocabulary, poor word choice
3. Generally effective sentence structure, solid vocabulary, accurate word choice
Style (Word
choice, sentence
structure, etc.)
4. Highly varied sentence structure, vivid vocabulary, accurate word choice
1. Student does not include a summary of the composers life.
2. Summary does not address either cultural or historical significance of the
composers life.
3. A summary of the composers life that addresses the historical and cultural
significance of the composer is provided.
A1. Research on
Composer
4. A summary that includes the historical and cultural significance of the composer and
incorporates differing viewpoints about the composer is provided.
1. Fails to describe any musical elements.
2. Describes 3 or fewer musical elements.
3. Describes 4 musical elements.
B1. Musical
elements of
composition
4. Describes all 5 musical elements.
1. No explanation of historical and cultural context of the piece of music.
2. Explains how the piece reflects historical or cultural context but not both.
3. Explains how the piece reflects historical and cultural context.
B2. Meaning
4. Essay provides an insightful explanation of how the piece reflects the historical and
cultural context of its time.