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After one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, some politicians are considering a comprehensive plan to keep students safe, including a suggestion to raise the minimum age to buy a gun (riffle) from 18 to 21. These politicians believe raising the legal age of […]

Critical Paper   This week, in place of the colloquy paper, please answer the question below:   DO YOU THINK BLACK KILLERS OF WHITES ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE SENTENCED TO DEATH THAN WHITE KILLERS OF BLACKS? SUBSTANTIATE YOUR ANSWER WITH COMPELLING EVIDENCE OR EXAMPLES.   Support your position with compelling evidence. Also, make […]

Critical Paper   This week, in place of the colloquy paper, please answer the question below (the question is found in Vaughn’s book.  (p. 106):   Should the police or other security officers be permitted to use racial profiling to prevent terrorist attack in the USA?   Support your position with compelling evidence. Also, anticipate […]

Look at both Artemisia Gentileschi and Caravaggio’s renditions of Judith Decapitating Holofernes (page 478).   Compare the 2 different perspectives of the artists as seen in their paintings.   How are they different?   How are they similar?   Does Gentileschi’s painting differ in perspective because she is a woman? How or how not?   […]

Which artwork did you find most interesting in our sections of reading this week (3.1, 3.2, 3.3)?   Explain why that artwork stuck out to you among all of the others.   Did you struggle with any of the sections of reading this week?   You do not have to respond to other students post […]

Painting is widely regarded as the most popular artistic medium and is the one that most people associate with the practice of visual art.   Discuss why this might be. Why not sculpture or architecture? Explain why painting is seen as the most popular.   Minimum 4 sentences.    (50 points)   Respond to 2 […]

Looking at Leonardo DaVinci’s The Last Supper, what is the focal point of this painting and how did the artist emphasize it? Use the vocabulary you have learned so far. (if you do not know you can look it up to better understand and explain)   the last supper.jpg   Respond to 2 different student’s […]

Explain how line can communicate emotions in an artwork and give at least one example to support your response. The example does not have to be from our book. If you are able to share an image or link that is great, if not just describe the artwork as best you can.   (Minimum 4-6 […]

After reading the introduction in our textbook, how do you think studying art will help you outside of this course? Minimum 4-6 FULL sentences.   Answered the question in 4-6 full sentences         Responded to 2 different student’s threads          Reminder: Your responses need substance and length. If it is […]