How was Romanticism a response to the Enlightenment, and explain how that was reflected in art? Be sure to use historical evidence to support your answer. Romanticism as a Reaction to the EnlightenmentLinks to an external site. The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ ProblemLinks to an external site. Africa and Transatlantic SlaveryLinks to an external site. Middle Passage […]

How is Samba implemented in Walt Disney’s version of “Aquarela do Brasil” and the song “Aquarela do Brasil 1939 through the concept of populism? How do you think Mattelart and Dorfman would analyze Walt Disney’s version of “Aquarela do Brasil”? How does it relate to Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart’s book How to Read Donald […]

How is Aeneas characterized in the first few books of this epic? What seems to be the character’s primary attributes, personality, motivations, and conflicts? Compare the character of Aeneas to one of the other major characters in the assigned reading this week or last week such as Achilles. What are the similarities or differences? How […]

Watch both videos in the links below to be able to answer the questions fully, thoroughly and with details and examples from the videos: (poem image is by Rita Joy, and 2 youtube videos are for Joye Walkus and Rita Joe ), you have to watch the 2 video and read the poem in the […]

How Filkins felt about the American withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Looking at the information in the articles about women, do you think he was right? https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/segments/dexter-filkins-fall-afghanistan https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/04/talibans-ban-girls-education-afghanistan https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/07/asia/afghanistan-taliban-decree-women-intl/index.html Afghanistan’s female TV presenters cover their faces Afghan women are flocking to virtual learning amid Taliban’s university ban

How Filkins felt about America’s troop pullout from Afghanistan. Do you believe he was correct based on the facts in the stories about women on the Today in Afghanistan page? In your response, include specific details from the interview. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/segments/dexter-filkins-fall-afghanistan

How does World War II’s portrayal as a “good war” impact the world after World War II concluded? **this response can address events after WWII well up into the present day

How does the term Orientalism apply to this painting? Consider how Orientalism is connected to power dynamics in your image. Are there connections to empire and colonization, if so what are they? Who do you think this painting was made for and/or who is the intended audience? What is the relationship between the subject of […]

How does the life of the Mexican nun Sor Juana reflect both the power of the Catholic Church and tensions around it in the New World? Your answer must draw on the film I, the Worst of All. Drawing on course content and the assigned chapter from William McNeill’s Plagues and People, please discuss how […]

After reading Polybius, “The Roman Army” and Plutarch and Suetonius, “The Life of Julius Caesar” How does the ideal centurion described in “Polybius on the Roman Armyc,” compare to your view of the ideal Spartan? What qualities of an ideal centurion would be desirable for a modern American soldier? How did Julius Caesar’s personal qualities […]