GED120 Intro to Humanities Unit 1 writing assignment Question #1: Define classical humanism and illustrate by discussing the construction and decoration of the buildings of the Athenian acropolis. In your answer‚ refer specifically to the classical orders and the Parthenon’s sculptural decoration. Humanism is a way of life that revolves around the interests of people. It stresses human worth and building up self-realization. Humanism was developed in Greece and Rome‚ and is generally due
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imagine students not being educated about humanities while I school. Currently‚ it is accustomed in this nation that humanities are taught throughout all generations of students. These generations include the basic elementary school‚ middle/high school‚ and college. For example‚ in elementary school‚ children create art and briefly learn about language and the history of the United States. However‚ in middle and high school‚ the instructors expand into more details about these subjects with the students
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Humanities 101 Midterm Review Weeks 1 and 2 Mesopotamia: Sumerians‚ Akkadian‚ Babylonian‚ Assyrian Euphrates River Tigris River Fertile Crescent Uruk Cuneiform: wedge or nail shape marks pressed into wet clay –used for over 3000 years Sumerians 3500-2350 Located in lower Mesopotamia Between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Part of the Fertile Crescent Invented writing and beer (Kassi) Purpose? Records of goods and services 2700 BCE: rough date assigned the historical Gilgsmesh‚ King
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definition of "humanities" is the languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics. A second definition I retrieved was those branches of knowledge‚ such as philosophy‚ literature‚ and art‚ that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts. So basically it’s a combination of art‚ literature and history. To me humanities are the study of culture and myths. It explains how different cultures communicated through story telling and old hymns. I believe humanities can be used
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Art and Humanity Assessing the portrayal of the human form throughout the history of art is interesting to see the evolution. Eras and locations take a major part in the style of the human from the Ancient Greece to Gothic Europe. The Spear Bearer from 450 BCE‚ Head of Old Man from mid 1st c. BCE‚ and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Sicily‚ Italy from12th c.e. Are all great examples to see the different styles of humans being portrayed in a specific era. Each piece of work is a product
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Humanity Essay Many have debates on whether humans are naturally humane or if they become more or less because of their society and vice versa. In other words‚ people are a function of their society. Human beings tend to group themselves in to multiple groups with various likes and differences. These groups can affect society and society can have an impact on these groups. Therefore‚ society can affect certain groups over time. As societies evolve‚ they are subjected to social changes which
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Eva A. Heredia September 1‚ 2013 Humanities 115 Myth and the Origin of the Humanities Learning disciplines such as history‚ literature‚ art‚ music‚ theater‚ and dance can enhance your humanness‚ as one learns when studying humanities. These disciplines express sorrows‚ happiness‚ or shed a light about a particular moral or important life value. Myths are tales and beliefs transmitted from generation to generation. Myths and archetypes underlie these disciplines‚ and knowledge of mythology greatly
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essay discussing human love‚ corruption‚ evil and hatred‚ and its relation to human nature. This is my philosophy; it is the product of what I have learned from other people and through observation of the world around me.The key ideas I will be supporting in the following paragraphs is that it is human nature to want to give and receive love; and a nature that must be exploited the fullest in order to rectify the current state of the world. Evil‚ competition‚ hatred and the human capabilities of such
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opening sentence survives of : Aristotle’s essay on comedy pg 236 12. ( T or F ) Satire is always serious. It criticizes ideas and behaviors that are dangerous to society. False 13. Shakespeare’s five great tragedies include: Hamlet‚ Othello‚ Macbeth‚ and: Romeo and Juliet. 14. The plays of Chekhov feature: Naturalism pg 247-249 15. Which of the following conventions is seldom found in Elizabethan theaters: Soliloquy or Elizabeth’s Sonnet 16. Know the plot summary of Oedipus Rex. Antigone:
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of bondage”‚ based on anti-slavery groups like Free the Slaves. Slavery is particularly prevalent in today’s Sudan‚ India‚ Pakistan‚ and Ukraine; a humongous number of sex-trafficking victims are also transported to the U.S. and Japan every year. Human trafficking is now a $12-billion-a-year global industry. According to the article‚ kidnapping is the most common means for today’s traffickers to obtain people‚ in addition‚ victims are very likely to be lured by promising jobs. But the reality is
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