Philosophy

During Stage 1, you will find three examples of work in the Humanities, find connections between them, and identify course resources that can help you talk about them. During Stage 2, you will write a paper comparing and analyzing your examples using terminology and methods from the course resources. Instructions for Stage 1 Step 1: Find your examples Do some research outside of the course materials and find three examples from one of the fields below that have something in common. Your examples should come from three different cultures. • philosophy • religions • literary arts • visual arts • music • dance • theater • drama For example, you could choose three paintings, one Chinese, one American, and one from Italy. You could choose three specific dances, one from Latin American culture, one from African American culture and one from Hungarian culture. You could choose three poems about birds, one from a Pacific Islander author, one from an American author and one from a Middle Eastern author. The key is to find unique works and make sure they have something in common. Step 2: Describe your examples Describe each of your three examples briefly in 2-4 sentences each. Make sure to include the following information in your description of each: 1. The culture and time period for the example (for example, 20th Century Nigeria, 19th Century African American, Chinese Ming Dynasty, the 1600s) 2. The title of the example, if there is one. 3. The author, artist or creator of the example and the dates this person lived (1920-1980, for example) 4. A citation in MLA format, including an image of the example, either as a link out or as an image in the paper. Step 3: Discover the connections In about 3-5 sentences, explain at least one specific element or aspect that you think your three examples have in common. No additional research is needed here. Use your ideas. You can ask yourself, for instance: • Are they all from the same time period? • Do they have a common theme like war, motherhood, peace etc.?