Discussion Five – Statues

Discussion Five – Statues

A major controversy continues over whether to remove Confederate statues from the parks and streets of America. There are valid arguments on both sides (otherwise it wouldn’t be a controversy). In your best argument and persuasion voice, choose a side and write 100-250 words convincing us of the rightness of your position on this important issue. REMEMBER, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CONVINCE US, YOU MUST AVOID EMOTIONAL OR ETHICAL ARGUMENTS AND USE LOGOS! Explain why the facts make better sense for your side. Be sure to respect all sides of this argument.

One last thought: Using a logical argument does not mean a dry post; be passionate and forceful in convincing and persuading all of us about the logic of your position. Just make sure your facts are correct; you can make up your own belief system but you can’t make up your own facts.

Share the Music

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Watch two videos featuring the performance of a twentieth century music composition. Your choices must be from the twentieth or twenty-first century classical tradition, such as solo, orchestral or chamber music performances, not pop, rock, or jazz. Please note that this assignment is not a 20th or 21st century performance of music from the Classical era – students should watch videos of music that was composed in the twentieth or twenty-first century. The music chosen for this assignment needs to have been written in the twentieth or twenty-first century, so it is important to not choose music that was composed before the twentieth century. You can either choose two compositions written by the same composer or a composition from two different twentieth or twenty-first century composers. If you are not sure if your choices fit the requirements, be sure to ask in the Questions thread or by sending a personal message to your instructor. The following is a list of possible choices for composers for this assignment. You are not required to choose a composer from this list as long as your choices are composers from the twentieth or twenty-first century.

Jeanne Demessieux
Harry T. Burleigh
William Grant Still
Arnold Bax
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Gustav Holst
Arvo Prt
Henry Balfour Gardiner
Gerald Finzi
Nadia Boulanger
Lili Boulanger
Benjamin Britten
Marcel Dupr
Charles Ives
Manuel de Falla
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Augusta Read Thomas
Bela Bartok
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
Igor Stravinsky
Arnold Schoenberg
John Adams
Dorothy Rudd Moore
Philip Glass
Morton Feldman
Dmitri Shostakovich
Ruth Crawford Seeger (Ruth Porter Crawford)
Pierre Boulez
Terry Riley

For each of the two videos, discuss how each composition reflects the six basics of melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, timbre, and form. You can refer to Tools in the course text, particularly in chapter one, for detailed information about each of these musical terms. Please also address how the composer’s music reflects the culture and/or time period in which he or she lived. This aspect of the assignment should include information from academic sources about the musical style of your chosen composer/s that is cited. The videos should be cited in the body of the text and in a reference page.

There is no specific word count requirement for this assignment – just be sure you are addressing all of the required elements. This paper should be written in paragraph form using complete sentences with a clear introduction and conclusion. In addition to these elements, please be sure to fulfill the Requirements for Writing Assignments (see below), including citing all sources (including the performances) both in the body of the text and in a reference page. Please note that MLA is the standard citation style in the humanities. Here are some good sources of information for Evaluating Online Resources, Citing Sources, and Writing & Grammar Resources. Papers will be evaluated according to the following Short Paper grading iRubric. Please review and utilize this grading rubric in order to maximize points earned on this assignment.

paper two

Your assignment for your second paper is to COMPARE A MAJOR THEME from two works from our readings in Set Two. You will be discussing how the different authors use the same theme and how they are used in either a similar or a different manner.  The paper will be 500-1000 words.

Your first paragraph will begin by making a general statement about the theme, then you will name the authors and title of both works you are comparing with an explanation of how they relate to the theme.
  The body paragraphs will quote lines from the works to prove your points. A paper without direct quotes will not succeed. I will also be looking at how well you integrate quotes into your sentences here.  **See “Text Weaving” examples in the Document “USING QUOTATIONS SUCCESSFULLY. ”  I’ve also posted documents on the comparison paper, , 

Court case

Chapters 14 and 15 in your text cover legal and ethical issues in social media. Pick a court case discussed in either chapter, and research it a little further. Write a brief overview of the court case, which legal issues were brought into question (which laws were considered broken), and if you think the case was actually in violation of privacy or defamation laws. Please explain why or why you did not agree with the court ruling.

Your paper should be between 600 and 900 words and written in APA format. List your sources in an APA reference list at the end of your paper.

Important note:  Citing a court case in the proper format is key.  United States v. Paramount (1948)  is correct. 

Objectives: CO 1, 2, 7, 8