11.2: Discussion Forum: Did the Supreme Court REALLY mess up the Election of 2000? Options Menu: Forum   
Weve lived through the tightest election race in all of U.S. history.  Even tighter than the one in 2016. As such, we need to find something as close to the truth as possible about the Supreme Courts role in this election. So heres what you need to do:

1) Read Chapter 14.

2) Read this summary of Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board: http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_836/

3) Read this summary of the Bush v. Gore decision: http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_949/

4) Go to the DISCUSSION BOARD forum called 12.2: Did the Supreme Court REALLY mess up the Election of 2000?

5) Answer that question in at least 200 words. Feel free to reply to anyone elses postings here, though it isnt mandatory for this assignment.

Instructions:-  Renaissance Cultural Artifact

Please submit your paper as a Word (.doc or .docx) document.

This assignment is an analytical paper on an example of a Renaissance cultural artifact. Students will select one example of Renaissance music, art or literature from the topics list provided in this module.

Once you have your choice, research the topic further using your text and the internet.

This paper must be claim-based, a minimum of 750 words, and in essay form using several paragraphs.

– Students should incorporate recent MLA guidelines for format and citation.

– The paper requires a minimum of two scholarly sources (see below for more details).

– Essays should demonstrate a synthesis of argument/claim and source materials.

– A maximum of two quotes are allowed. Otherwise, use paraphrases to incorporate source material into your paper. Do not use long block quotes. Quotes should be one or two sentences only.

-This paper should not exceed 850 words.

Your analysis needs to look at the example of architecture like an archeologist would, analyzing what it means and how it reflects the culture it comes from.

The paper must include the following sections:

1.  A detailed description of the artifact and what it entails. Describe it in detail. Why is it famous?

2.  A well-argued analysis of what the work tell us about the culture from which it arose using details from it and known information about the culture. Consider what the significance of the work was for the people who first saw/heard/read it.

3.  Finally, discuss how why you selected this particular example of renaissance culture and and why it appeals to you.

You must include at least two outside scholarly research sources in this paper. One of these research sources can be your text if information is relevant to your topic.

Do not use general dictionaries, Wikipedia/Wikis of any kind, or study sources designed for students or teachers in grades K-12.

Analysis papers must utilize no fewer than 2 scholarly secondary sources (all of which should come from library databases or reliable book sources)

Topics list:-

Art:-

Botticellis Adoration of the Magi

Van Eycks Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife

The Well of Moses

Les Tres Riches Heures

Campins altarpiece

Van Eycks altarpiece

Sacrifice of Isaac

Saint George

David

Fabrianos Adoration of the Magi

Masaccios The Holy Trinity

Tribute Money

Expulsion of Adam and Eve

Angelicos The Annunciation

The Battle of San Romano

Resurrection Primavera

The Birth of Venus

Botticellis Adoration of the Magi

Michelangelos Moses, Pieta, David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or Night

Da Vincis Last Sup-per, Madonna of the Rocks, or Mona Lisa

Raphaels Madonna of the Meadow or Philosophy

Venus of Urbino

Tintorettos The Last Supper

Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time

Noli Me Tangere

Abduction of the Sabine Women

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa

Literature/Music

Medicis Song of BacchusCultureArtLiterature

Missa Papae Marcelli Credo

Michelangelos sonnets

Vittoria Colonnas sonnets

Veronica Francos Poems in Terza Rima