Your essay will analyze the artistic agenda of the Surrealists—an early 20th-century group of artists who created fantastical, bizarre, and irrational works of art.

• Your essay must be at least 500-words long.
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Topic/Title—“In Dreams: Surrealism and the Human Condition”

The 20th century bore witness to the emergence of a trend towards art that explored the human condition—art that explored human psychology with bizarre, irrational, and nonsensical ideas and images.  Such ideas and images are usually associated with our dreams and nightmares (our subconscious experiences).  You will write an essay on this trend.  To do so, you must follow these criteria:

Focus your attention on the Surrealists—an early 20th-century group of artists who created fantastical, bizarre, and irrational art.  You must explain Surrealism’s artistic agenda and pay particular attention to what the Surrealists intended to say with their art.  You must also explain why the strange works of art produced by the Surrealists were timely—what they said about culture and society during the early 20th century.  Do not forget to cite specific artists and their works of art.  You cannot successfully write about this topic unless you do so.

Journal Article Summary assignments The Journal Article Summary assignment provides an opportunity for students to research a topic of interest within specific areas of Lifespan Development. The students will not only gain insight and information regarding the chosen topic, but an understanding of the process of research and its methodology. Hopefully, this will also prepare them for future endeavors of this type. Each student will look at Death and Dying For each developmental period that is listed above, you will explore the HCC databases (Proquest Psychology journals is Preferred), identify a primary source article (you should have already done the tutorials in Module 1), then develop a summary of that journal article on a topic within one of the areas mentioned above. The summary must follow the steps below to be sure it has met all the requirements of the assignment. Some topic examples may include: For prenatal/birth options:Positive or negative effects of mother’s health or choices during Pregnancy or Birthing options or issues, etc.; For death/dying options: Effects of end of life decisions, Effects of death of a parent on children, or Hospice/Palliative care, etc. The steps for completing Journal Article Summary 1. Choose an article from a professional journal. These are available through HCC databases.You have a brief overview of the Library in a set of notes within Module 1 to help you find the kind of resources necessary for this type of assignment.