Twentieth

 As part of our study of music from the Twentieth era, you will introduce the composer of your choice based on the Twentieth Century PowerPoint (Slides 1-15). The project is chunked into two assignments. Assignment #1: Complete the necessary research for the composer. Assignment #2: Five-paragraph essay about the life and music of your composer […]

1. In the song “Tonight” from the musical West Side Story, the composer distributed two basic melodies among different characters to create a kind of _______, in which nothing disappears but new layers are constantly introduced. A. dissonant form B. layered presence C. additive form D. consonant counterpoint 2. The type of music that blended […]

  Choose two (2) of the following late 20th century African-American artists, and compare and contrast their art: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott. Tell us a few words about both artists that you chose. Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent the multiplicity of the African-American experience. Identify one (1) […]

In responding to this week’s questions students need to keep in mind that these are “mini essays” more than “discussions”. This is the only opportunity that students will have to demonstrate their command of the topics under discussion, so every student should make these responses count. This applies to the classmate response as well Choose […]

1.    The rest of the second question: Identify specific issues confronting the Global South AND the Middle East today, and trace their historical origins.

Questions for Chapter 1 of Howard Zinn’s The Twentieth Century 1. A State Department list of armed interventions between 1798 and 1895, lists

Watch two videos featuring the performance of a twentieth century music composition. Your choices must be from the twentieth 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 century performance of music from the Classical era – students should watch videos […]

How might historians of Illinois use Jane Addams’s memoir, Twenty Years at HullHouse, to illustrate the development of the state’s society, economy, and culture during the twentieth century?

Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following: How has art, in the context of the social justice movements of the Twentieth Century, challenged, and shaped American society? Follow APA formatting for paper. Write paper in the third person.  

Twentieth Century and Contemporary Philosophy     Use the matrix to compare the differences in the search for truth and knowledge between pragmatists and the analytic philosophers. In the first column, describe the methods and ideas of pragmatism in 175 words. Use one of the thinkers in this tradition as your example. In the second […]