No. of Printed Pages : 12 iHS-1 BDP/ BCA/ BTS Term-End Examination June‚ 2012 40112 BSHF-101 : FOUNDATION COURSE IN HU. ANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : All sections are compulsory. Choice of questions is indicated at each section. SECTION-I Answer any two questions in about 500 words each : 1. 2. Compare and contrast the meaning of ’industrial’ and ’post-industrial’ society. "The twentieth century has been the most violent
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Doll and the Woman Who Created Her. HarperCollins. McElvaine‚ R. S. (2000). Eve ’s Seed: Biology‚ the Sexes‚ and the Course of History. McGraw-Hill. Rogers‚ M. F. (1999). Barbie Culture. SAGE Publications. Sayre‚ Henry M. (2012). Discovering the Humanities‚ 3rd Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions. Enger‚ Crissi. (n.d.). Types of Barbie. eHow. Retrieved April 11‚ 2013 from http://www.ehow.com/facts_5491736_types-barbie.html Witcombe‚ Christopher. (n.d.).The Venus of Willendorf. Art History Resources
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December 3‚ 2012 Introduction to the Humanities Introduction Through the past several decades the advancement of technology has evolved. Among one of the advancements was the Internet. The Internet is a worldwide of networks connecting millions of computers. Through the Internet countries are able to exchange data‚ news and opinions. It started in the 1960’s when the internet was originally being used for government which later evolved to the world (Computer history museum‚ 2006).
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Humanities 101: Exam 4 June 11‚ 2012 1. Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach) is considered to be the father of music for many reasons. He was the greatest Baroque composer‚ arguably the greatest composer of all times. He developed the modern piano lessons we use today‚ and developed helping book to strengthen both hands equally to play the piano. He wrote thousands of compositions‚ and simplified the way we compose music. He is the reason the piano became popular over the harpsichord. He was brilliant
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Humanity: The Devil’s Playground Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a mythological tale of a young boy’s coming to age in Victorian high society. Dorian is unveiled innocent and shaded from the world. He is born with genetic gifts that some people can only dream of such as beauty and charm. The death of Dorian’s grandfather left him alone and vulnerable with a few years to spare before Dorian inherits his “gentleman” status. Unluckily for Dorian‚ this is a perfect opportunity for the
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Humanities and Social Sciences William James’s Pragmatism: The Practical Value of Personal truth and Liberation from Truth Sam Fogarty College of Arts and Science‚ Vanderbilt University It is easy to mistake one’s beliefs about the world as absolute knowledge. In this paper‚ I argue that any view of knowledge as absolute‚ or objective‚ is a misrepresentation of the limits of human understanding. In contrast‚ I argue for the pragmatic use of truth as conceived by William James. I contend
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The Importance of Multicultural Education: A Culturally Responsible Pedagogy The student population in the United States is becoming more and more culturally diverse. According to Zion and Kozleski (2005)‚ “In urban centers‚ almost two-thirds of the students are neither European-American nor middle-class” (p. 2). In contrast‚ the current teaching force continues to be composed of white middle-class women and I find my own situation reinforces this
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Humanities in Ancient Rome 2-14-2013 T-TR 12:30-1:45 Mathis Ancient Rome was a turning point in history. It is considered by many to be one of the most important and influential societies to ever dominate Earth. At Rome’s peak in the history of civilization‚ one could not go anywhere from Spain to Saudi Arabia without being influenced in some way or another by the empire. Over the twelve centuries of Rome’s existence‚ it produced hundreds upon thousands of architects‚ musicians‚ playwrights
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to better it’s elementary education system‚ they progressively eliminate the amount of time spent for physical education. They believe that this approach is necessary to vacate time in the day for more possible time in the classroom learning core subjects; such as math‚ English‚ reading‚ etc. This may seem like a productive way to better educate their pupils‚ but in fact they could be limiting their potential learning capacity by restricting their daily physical education. In children‚ daily physical
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with gold‚ pearls‚ and rubies. The bride is wearing a rich red velvet gown which enhances the overall virtues of wealth‚ loyalty‚ and gentility a woman at this time would bring to a marriage. Fontana definitely portrays this bride to be a woman of importance. The humanist‚ Alberti‚ views women of any social class as caregivers and should be universally timid‚ soft‚ and slow. (125 Words) 3. Two female leaders of this time were Joan of Arc who led France to victory and Queen Elizabeth of England.
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