Yearly Archives: 2022

St. Benedict of Nursia (ca. 480-ca. 553) Excerpt from The Rule Monastic communities generally had a rule, or set of regulations, prescribing the discipline of their members’ daily life. The Rule written by St. Benedict for his community at Monte Cassino in southern Italy was admired by Pope Gregory the Great and by Charlemagne, who […]

For your final examination, provide a detailed critical assessment of Gary Rosen’s essay What Would A Clone Say?

Why did the La Llorona tales from the Las Palmas School make Hawes want to cry? What connections do you see between today’s readings in terms of using narratives of haunting women as a mode of control?

Company ‘A’ was financially solvent, but they began to believe they were invulnerable and invincible. They failed to question poor decisions and gross mismanagement. As a result, the company eventually went bankrupt. What challenge of teamwork can you relate to this example? Why?  

How does the use of interactivity radically change the way an audience experiences the moving image?  Use specific examples from video gaming and from the article on “Interactivity and Its Effects” to discuss and explore how the interactive format changes our relationship to the moving image and to each other. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:be7909c5-e4df-3626-9169-3e4ce6b38f55

Transfer response  Write an email to the excutive director of crown indigenous relations and northern affairs explaining why you think “on being seen” should be added to the readings list on the #indigenousreads website. discuss how elliots discussion about the deception of indigenous people in media especially as depicted by non-indigenous creators help explain why […]

Hi, I need your help. Please make a public writing about the On Death and Dying: On the Fear of Death by Kübler-Ross Elisabeth, in the form of an Opinion Piece (editorial, op-ed, or column)? Thank you  

1. The Rolling Stones’ 1968 song entitled “Sympathy for the Devil” is ranked number 32 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list (Should be higher I think!!!). 2. Please carefully read the lyrics and listen to the song using the links on our Canvas page. 3. Discuss how ideas expressed in […]

Watch a video about the Abbot Suger and his contribution to the theory and practice of Gothic architecture. Summarizing Abbot Suger’s ideas- especially as they concern light and the meaning of light in the context of the cathedral. Give an example of a specific cathedral. 

 In Ch. 9 of Simulacra & Simulation, Jean Baudrillard writes: “Today what we are experiencing is the absorption of all virtual modes of expression into that of advertising. All original cultural forms, all determined languages are absorbed in advertising because it has no depth, it is instantaneous and instantaneously forgotten.”   Here and in the […]