Essay Question 6:

Visit the following website on Saint-Sernin cathedral in Toulouse, France, ca. 1070-1120:

Saint-Sernin Website- https://europeupclose.com/article/toulouses-saint-sernin-largest-romanesque-church-in-europe/

Then read about pilgrimages: Pilgrimage Routes

Based on the information above and from the lectures and textbook, answer the following questions:

1) How was Saint-Sernin the ideal Romanesque pilgrimage church?  List at least 4 ways that St. Sernin exemplified this type of church that accomodated pilgrims.

Pick one Japan-related film that you want to be included in this class in the future. Explain why. 2 pages

Pick one film that you liked most in this course. Explain why.
1 page


YOU CAN PICK YOUR OWN Janpan-related film, pick what you like.





This one is the one I liked most:
Film:
Shall We Dance? (Suo Masayuki, 1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkTqUcLjvyc


I also upload the journal I wrote for Shall We Dance, you can use it.
And Shall We Dance's reading: Bordwell

This paper is on the Paraguayan film "Siete Cajas".

Here are the guidelines for the paper:

1st paragraph - summary of the film

2nd/3rd paragraph - How are the people of Paraguay struggling during the time of this film? Why are characters so desperate to the point that they are willing to risk everything for these boxes? Briefly touch on the socioeconomic crisis in Paraguay at the time.

4th paragraph/conclusion - what was the director of this film trying to show us about the struggling state of Paraguay? What is the overall theme/message of the film?

4 questions each answered separately within their own paragraph. The book we are using is an introduction to America 3rd edition.

1. Compare and contrast sacred and secular music in America. (Some ideas about how to approach that are below, but feel free to explore the topic in other ways. -Why did the founding fathers separate church and state in the first amendment to the Constitution?
-Is it sometimes unclear whether a particular piece of music is sacred or secular?
-Is all holiday (holy day) music sacred?
-In multi-cultural and multi-religious America, how should a person deal with the sacred music from a belief system other than their own?
Definitions: Sacred music is about a deity and/or service to or belief in a transcendent power or purpose.
Secular music pertains to ordinary, worldly concerns, such as personal relationships, economic conditions, social situations, etc.
Background information: The separation of church and state is a foundational concept

This is a paper analyzing two pieces of music: Suite Francaise, and Suite of Old American Dances. You only need to cover the first two movements of each piece. Each of the pieces should account for half of the word count.

The following is the criteria for the paper:

The student evaluates music by thoroughly deconstructing the repertoire, and determining the manipulation of, and relationships between, identified musical elements and compositional devices, communicating detailed and substantiated judgments about how these relate to context and genre and the expressed style.

To DECONSTRUCT means to identify:
musical elements and how theyve been used by the artist (pitch, rhythm, timbre etc)
compositional devices (repetition, sequence, inversion, randomness, serialism, etc)
You should also identify if/how these two things relate to each other (for instance, maybe each time the music repeats the artist plays more softly?)
To EVALUATE means to make judgmen

Answer ONE of the following questions.
1) Why is authenticity a challenging concept in ethnomusicology? 2) Do headphones change the way we listen to sound? Discuss.
3) Explore the relationship between music and trance.
4) Is musical mourning gendered?
7) What are the challenges involved in preserving musical traditions?
8) Devise your own question relating to a topic from the lectures. You must ask our permission first to select this option.
Your essay must critically engage with the work of different scholars what are the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments?
Length: 2500 words*
*Including footnotes but excluding Bibliography. Over-length work will be penalized.

Please follow the Final Paper Sample and the Proposal.

I need to write a comparison essay between two painting, "View near Rouen" and "What Field with Cypresses"

Please let me know if you need anything

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Write a candid assessment of strengths and weaknesses and plan of actions for student teaching.  This is an exercise in taking stock of where you think you are and where you need to be pretty soon.  Keep it crisp and simple, please.  Two double-spaced pages are sufficient; dont go on and on.  First, in terms of your survival as a student teacher, discuss what you think your current strengths are.  What tools, skills, temperaments, resources, etc. do you know youll take into student teaching that will help you succeed?  Next, spend some time discussing your weaknesses or shortcomings in terms of knowledge and skills (please, not I have a bad temper and need to work on it, etc.) as you perceive them.  Then, suggest a strategy for obtaining this knowledge or these skills before or while you student teach.

Discuss The Brueghel Series- Pat Steir. (USE ATTACHED OUTLINE FOR ASSISTANCE)
Your essay includes a description, analysis, and interpretation of the work.
Thoroughly describe the works expressive qualities, subject matter, and purpose. Elaborate on the cultural narratives and the cultural context that are present within the work. Thoroughly analyze its formal qualities and the materials, tools, and processes that were used to create it. And give a thorough interpretation of the worksmeaning, based on your description and analysis.
Include a citation for the work of art you select. Please use MLA style. Include citations within the text of the essay as well as in a reference page. Include at least three sources
Must be at least 1000 Words.

A research paper based on a series of taped interviews with contemporary artists will be assigned. In this paper, you will demonstrate your developing critical skills by describing the works of three contemporary artists whose work you find interesting. In the paper, you will discuss and evaluate what aspects of their work appealed to you and why. A WORKS CITED sheet is mandatory. LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE EXTENSIVE WEBSITE (PBS: ART 21) that provides the resources that you will need to begin to write this paper.
https://art21.org/artists/
CHOOSE YOUR THREE ARTISTS FROM THE ART 21 WEBSITE
https://art21.org/artists/