Religion in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century European Art

Whether artists were working under the patronage of a Catholic Pope, endorsing a Counter-Reformation agenda, or producing art influenced by the Protestant Reformation, religion had an undeniable impact on the creation of art in the High Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe.

Carefully examine the following works, and read about each one in your textbook, course and video lectures, and through reliable internet resources:

• Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-
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• Grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, 1510-15
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• Durer, Four Apostles, 1526
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• Caravaggio, The Calling of St. Matthew, 1599-1600
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• Rubens, The Raising of the Cross, 1610-11

In an essay of 5-7 well-developed paragraphs, address each of the following questions, making specific references to the five paintings listed above:

1. How does each painting reflect the religious context in which it was created? What is the religious context or influence apparent in each painting?
2. What additional historical events may have influenced the creation of each painting?
3. What, if any, was the influence of the patron of each painting?
4. Explain how the style and specific visual characteristics of each painting contributed to or reflected its overall religious context or meaning, especially for contemporary audiences.

Include specific details about the visual characteristics and content of each painting in your response.

Provide proper citations for any information from outside sources included in your essay.

Due by January 2 at 11:59pm

It needs to be in APA format and include outside sources  (when relevant) that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov web sites, professional organization web sites

Distinguish external competitiveness policies from internal alignment policies. What is external competitiveness? What factors shape an organization’s external competitiveness? Why is external competitiveness so important?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length. 

What is the purpose of a survey? How would you design a survey for setting pay for welders? How would you design a survey for setting pay for financial managers? Do the issues differ? Will the techniques used and the data collected differ? Why or why not?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Purpose of Assignment

The assignment for Week 4 gives students a chance to examine their own decision-making process as well as use a creative method to illustrate the stages of the process. This gives students the opportunity to take their real world, personal decision and relate it to their future work and careers. 

Assignment Steps 

Develop a 5-10 min. PowerPoint presentation infographic that will be an evaluation of a recent business decision in your work or desired career. 

Include the following: 

• Discuss the influence the decision-making process had on the outcome.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the process. What stages were most challenging and why. 

Create a "Decision-Making Process" infographic in an appropriate format for the organization based on the action plan. This can be done using Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft® Publisher®, Word, or sites such as Glogster® and PiktoChart®. 

• Select a decision you made recently as it relates to your work or desired career.
• Identify the stages of the decision making process as it relates to your decision. 

Format consistent with APA guidelines. 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Take note of the different ways the modernists you encounter broke away from conventions in movements like futurism, Dadaism, surrealism, etc. Explain how the modernists changed the content of literature (e.g. form, subjects, etc.) with their new way of writing. Write 2-3 paragraphs explaining the changes that ensued in world literature due to the modernist movement.

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Discussion 2: “Valuing Macroeconomics.” Please respond to the following:

Discussions like the previous question

• Imagine the U.S. government did      not measure such things as the unemployment rate, the Gross National      Product, or Consumer Price Index. Discuss what the impact would be like.      Provide two (2) reasons to support your answer.
• For individuals who do not      follow the ins and outs of the national economy, explain how you can      convince them to tune in
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Family Systems in Social Work Practice

Families are as unique as the individuals who form them. While you may utilize the same or similar techniques, while working with family systems (through the steps in the GIM and related practice skills), it is also important to recognize that each family has its own unique needs and experiences in the world. The empowerment perspective states that an essential aspect of working with individuals and families is to address their feelings of powerlessness and oppression. Empowerment is a process; and one part of that process is to gain an awareness of the oppressive structures evident in our society. Oppression, in the form of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia, can impact a family’s quality of life and ability to thrive. Empowerment practice includes discussing potential societal barriers that may have contributed to the family’s concerns. 

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Select a diverse family system, such as a family with differences in sexual orientation, a family with differences in race or ethnicity, or a family with members who are managing a disability. Then, consider potential barriers they might encounter in society. Finally, think about how a social worker might address one of these barriers on an individual, family, organizational, group, or community level.

Question 1: Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture in Italy

The biblical hero David was a popular subject for sculpture and painting throughout the Renaissance and into the Baroque period. By studying, comparing, and contrasting sculptures of David created in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, you can begin to see the stylistic changes that occurred across these centuries. In a minimum of 3 well-developed paragraphs, compare and contrast the following 3 sculptures of David:

1. Early Renaissance: Donatello. David. 1446-1460.
2. High Renaissance: Michelangelo. David. 1501-1504.
3. Baroque. Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623.

In your comparison, discuss:

• What specific visual similarities do you observe in these three sculptures?
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• What specific differences do you see? Consider the representation of the figure, additional objects portrayed, and the role of the viewer for each sculpture
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• How has the attitude of David changed between these three representations?
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• How is each sculpture representative of the time period and style in which it was created?

Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific works of art that you have read about this week, talking about how they illustrate and support your ideas.

Question 2: Dutch Baroque Painting

As we learned this week, Dutch Baroque art showed the influence of Protestantism and the middle-class merchants and traders who served as patrons. Dutch Baroque artists created portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and genre scenes of domestic life.

In a minimum of 2 well developed paragraphs, discuss how the following paintings reflect the social and historical context of sixteenth-century Holland. Consider the influence of religion, commerce, social structure, and/or patrons of the art in your response. Offer specific examples of how the subject of each painting reflects the society and culture in which it was created.

1. Frans Hals, Officers of the Haarlem Militia Company of Saint Adrian, c. 1627
2. Rembrandt van Rijn, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632
3. Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664

Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific works of art that you have read about this week, talking about how they illustrate and support your ideas.

Due January 2 at 11:59 tonight 

Must be APA format and provide citations/references.

first define variable and attribute and name three sociological variables and their attributes. 

Then, choose one of the three questions and answer in essay form.  

Define variable and attribute. Name three sociological variables and their attributes (everyone must answer this question).

question to answer:

2. Discuss the difference between scientific and nonscientific knowledge. 

Quotes should not be used at all, or used sparingly. If you quote a source quotation marks should be used and an APA formatted citation and reference provided.

250 -300 words

 We have to write one poem from each folder, so a total of two poems. Please make sure to follow the guidelines contained in the files attached below. There are several prompts from which you have to choose one and compose poem according to it. 

Write 5 paragraphs for 200-250 words. There is a rubric with many questions to answer and write about on the Beowulf Criticism. The Beowulf criticism is on romance and here is the link: 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3251496Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=beowulf&searchText=literary&searchText=criticism&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dbeowulf%2Bliterary%2Bcriticism%2B%26amp%3Bfilter%3D&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

I will give the rubric with questions you can write about. 

The title is "Beowulf" as Romance: Literary Interpretation as Quest by Natalia Briezmann