Fire Runs Through My Body

Fire runs through my body the pain of loving you.
Pain runs through my body with the fires of my love for you.
Sickness wanders my body with my love for you.
Pain like a boil about to burst with my love for you.
Consumed by fire with my love for you.
I remember what you said to me.
I am thinking of your love for me.
I am torn by your love for me. Pain and more pain.
Where are you going with my love?
I'm told you will go from here.
I am told you will leave me here.
My body is numb with grief.
Remember what I've said, my love.
Goodbye, my love, goodbye.

Connection: This makes me think of when Roran is forced to leave Katrina behind in the book Brisinger. He loves her very much and is very reluctant to go but he knows that he has to leave to help the Varden over through the Empire so that he can raise his family in peace.

Art Museum

Event Critique – Art

1. Which museum did you visit?

I attended the University Of Utah Museum Of Fine Arts.

2. Describe at least one of the broad collections on a theme, period, geographic region, or topic within the museum.

One of the broad collections in the museum was called color. The collection had a wide variety of pieces from all over the world. The collection, using color, connects different time periods and cultures of the world. This collection has works by artists such as Robert Motherwell, Alex Katz, Anna Campbell Bliss, and others. The collection includes a “create your own color composition” collage wall. It lets you experiment with what colors and compositions of colors look good together. The collection focuses on the effect that color plays in art. I really liked the sun painting that was in this collection. It emphasized how color can change the feel of a painting. It contrasted the warm symbol of a sun to the cool colors of blue and orange and a frowning face. Another piece that I liked from this collection was called Jumping Salmon and it had two orange/yellow streaks over a patterned blue background. I liked the complementary color scheme of the painting and the interesting background design. The title also added to the painting making the orange/yellow streaks come to life.

3. Give a brief, one paragraph description of a special exhibit.

The special exhibit at the museum was the works of LeConte Stewart. Stewart is known for his realistic rural and urban landscape paintings. He work was also greatly inspired by the Great Depression. LeConte Stewart is known to be the soul of rural Utah because of his paintings. He says, “Painting is more than expressing the appearance of things; it is expressing the spirit of things.” In a majority of his works, Stewart, painted farms, barns, fields, and other rural landscape paintings. He found the essence of the land in desolate locations across Utah. He is simpered by these locations because they have been solace to him throughout his life.

4. What kind of information is provided about the works? Tell me three places you might find more detailed information that doesn’t include the web.

There are detailed plaques that are next to the paintings and there are little brochures that give information about the works and their authors. The curator told us that the best places to get information about the works besides from the web is the detailed plaques on the wall next to it, from the curators, or from a library.

5. Choose several works that particularly appealed to you. Explain why you were drawn to these works. Comment on the subject, style, medium, time period, ect. Who were the artists?

My favorite piece at the museum was the wooden horse. I really liked how it looked a lot like a horse and it was make out of just sticks. It gave the piece a very unique feel to it. I also liked that the horse was full size that added to how awesome it was. The horse made me think of Shadowfax who is Gandalf’s horse in Lord of the Rings. I liked how all of the sticks that made up the horse were very smooth which gave the horse texture and more realism. The medium of the horse is three dimensional art. My next favorite piece at the museum was the picture of the two skeletons with heart bombs in their hands. Its medium of this piece was painting. I liked the leading lines in this picture and how they made your eye go all over the picture. The lines take your eye and make it go every which way from the hearts where you first look because it is the place of the most contrast to an edge of the piece where another line awaits to take your eye to another line that eventually loops around full circle and I think that it is a very cool implementation of leading lines. I also like how the skeletons are placed on the vertical thirds of the picture making it more pleasing to the eye because to the rule of thirds. My next favorite piece was the sarcophagus. The medium of this piece is three dimensional art. I really liked how detailed this piece was. It had many small hieroglyphics that covered the entire sarcophagus. I also thought it was cool because Egyptian sarcophaguses have very interesting stories behind them. I find the Egyptian beliefs of the afterlife to be very interesting. My next favorite piece was the alligator looking thing with faces inside its mouth. This piece’s medium is three dimensional art. This piece reminded me of something that you might see worn on the head of a Native American. The alligator thing had two different faces in the mouth; it had one in the very back that was three dimensional and one that was painted on the lower jaw section of the piece. I also like the complementary color scheme that was chosen by the artist. I think that color is one of the most over looked elements in art. Another piece that I really liked was the Japanese Samurai suit. This piece’s medium is three dimensional art. I thought that it was really cool to see what the Japanese Samurai used to wear with my own eyes. I have seen pictures of them before but that was the first time that I had seen it with my own eyes. One other piece that I liked was a painting of a sun. The medium of this sun is painting. The sun is very cool because the symbol of a sun represents warmth but the color scheme of the sun is blue and orange which are cool colors and they contrast the symbol of the sun. The sun also is frowning witch further reflects the cool feeling of the picture.

6. How did the artworks you looked at relate to material we have discussed in class?

The biggest way that the art relates to our class is that art is an expression of one’s self and humanities is studying what it means to be human. By looking at the different ways and different mediums through which people express themselves can help us to have a better understanding of what it means to be human. One piece that I related to class was a picture of Christ. This is because one of the religions that we looked over was Judaism. It made me think of the Old Testament. Another connection that I had was the alligator like sculpture made me think of the story Shakespeare in the Bush. I thought that that would be the type of art that the people who lived in the bush their whole lives would make. It also displayed some sort of belief that the sculptor has. It had multiple faces in the mouth of this alligator like sculpture. I am not sure what the artist was trying to convey by doing this.

7. What was your personal reaction to this experience? Would you enjoy attending this type of event again? Why or why not?

I didn’t care for any of the art on the first floor except for the color room. Most of the artwork on the first floor was LeConte Stewart’s. I don’t particularly like his paintings. I don’t see what people think are so great about those paintings; he implements a few principles of art but just having that isn’t going to make me interested in a piece of art. Most of his pieces have the same or a similar color scheme that centers around a very dull brown. I think that he needs to add more color to his work. I would rather go to an art museum with more photography than this museum. I would enjoy that more because I love photography.

Art of Courtly Love

The Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Capellanas. Pgs 299-302.

The author's argument is that certain conditions must be met in order for someone to be able to love one another. The dialogues are some made up scenarios that the author uses to further make the reader understand his point. The author's evidence are his "Rules of Love" that are listed on pg301.

Tristan

From Tristan by Fottfried von Strassburg. Pgs 302-305.

Tristan's honor makes him not want to love Isolde but everything else tells him that he needs to be with her and love her. Love is a forbidden fruit for them and because of this they want each other even more. Connection: This story makes me think of the Princess Bride and how Wesley who was Buttercup's "farm boy" loved her and she loved him but they were afraid to tell each other.

Introduction

Introduction to Passion and Romance by Paul Allen and Paul Almonte. Pgs 279-280.

Why does something so joyous have to turn into heartbreak? "red, red, rose." We have to find the beauty in things. What really is this crazy little thing called love?" Reminds me of the Buddhist ideal of beauty. Connection:argument often used for gay rights, "Is it joy? Is it sorrow? Is it life? Is it soul?" pg 280.

Nature Issues: Destroying the Rainforest

Destroying the Rainforest

Don’t destroy the rainforest!

*Destroying the rainforest has lead to the extinction of thousands of plants and animals.

* When big companies come in and burn down the rainforest, they are destroying the home of native people. They are also destroying trees and other plants and animals.

Don’t destroy the rainforest!

There are many bad global effects as well.

* Burning the trees causes more carbon dioxide to be in the air. With the loss of trees, this carbon dioxide isn’t taken in. Overall, destroying the rainforest causes a lot more carbon dioxide to be in the air.

Don’t destroy the rainforest!

* The destruction of the rainforest also makes the land dry up, which makes it absorb water really quickly. Because there is so little moisture, there is less to evaporate so there is less rainfall.

Destroy the rainforest

* Palm Oil is made from the rainforest. Palm Oil is used in things such as ice cream, fried foods, chocolate bars, and even cosmetics.

Destroy the Rainforest

* Tropical countries are among the poorest countries on Earth, Brazil alone spends 40 percent of it’s annual income paying for it’s national debt and logging the rain forest is the main source of revenue for this.

*Rainforests currently provide sources for one-fourth of today's medicines, and 70 percent of the plants found to have anticancer properties are found only in the rainforest.

Destroy the Rainforest

*Expansion is another reason that the rainforest needs to go. The countries that have the rainforest want to be able to build homes and freeways but the rainforest takes up a lot of space. The solution? Cut it down and sell it for money!

Silent Spring

A Fable for Tomorrow: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Pgs 370-371.

The author's purpose is to describe a community that could come to be. She does this to have people open their eyes and think more about nature and how it can be destroyed if we don't take care of it. Evidence: "I know of no community that has experienced all the misfortunes I describe. Yet everyone of these disasters has actually happened somewhere, and many real communities have already suffered from a number of them." pg 371.

Polemic

Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks by Edward Abbey. Pgs 385-390.

The author's argument is that people are ruining nature by making places "accessible: to people. He says that everywhere is accessible to people by the most basic means possible; with arms, legs, and heart. Industrial Tourism: The engineer views the success and value of the park as the number of visitors that visit the park every year. Nature: The author views success of the park as keeping it in a natural state without things like roads and campgrounds that he feels destroy the natural beauty of the park. Evidence: "Industrial tourism is a threat to the national parks. Both the chief victims of the system are motorized tourists. They are being robbed and robbing themselves."

Visual Artist

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco, California. Adams grew up with relatively elderly parents who were in their forties. This caused Adams to grow up in a Victorian environment and to be socially and emotionally conservative. Adams nose was scared during an earthquake while he was four years old. Because of these things he didn’t fit in at school. This caused him to live a solitary childhood in which he came to appreciate nature. Adams learned to play the piano and this brought structure into his erratic youth and came to be influential in his photography. Adams became transfixed Yosemite and spent much time there. He joined the Sierra Club and became the photographer for it. It was then that he realized he could make a living from photography and an even better living than as a concert pianist. Adams came to be known as the artist of the Sierra Nevada and the defender of Yosemite. He is very famous for his black and white nature photography and is widely considered the father of American photography.

The Grand Tetons and the Snake River is a classic Ansel Adams. This is a perfect example of what his photographs are like. It is a black and white of an amazing nature scene. In this particular photograph Adams implements principles of art such as the rule of thirds by placing the horizon on the upper third of the photograph. He also uses leading lines in an “S” curve, which is especially effective, using the Snake River. It also is obvious that it is one of Adam’s works because of the photographs great detail which is one thing that he is known for. Another thing that reveals that it is an Adam’s is that is shows the beauty and grandeur of nature.

I chose this artist because I am a photographer and he has inspired some of my work. He is probably the most famous photographer and I wanted to learn more about him so I thought that this assignment would be the perfect time to do so. Ansel Adam’s work helped to expand the National Parks system because it helped congress to see the natural beauty and to expand the parks. I think that Ansel Adams was the most influential photographer there ever has been. If you are to ask anyone name a famous photographer I would bet that 95% of the time the person would say Ansel Adams. He truly has made a huge impact on the world of photography and will continue to do so.

Works Cited

History Place. (1999). Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/adams/G01.jpg

Wikipedia. (2011, September 26). Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams

Turnage, W. A. (2011). Ansel Adams. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm

Walden

Selections from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Pgs 349-365.

One key point that Thoreau makes is that we need to simplify our lives. An example of this is how he says that everyone over complicates their lives and don't have full joy because of it. He then goes on to give up his old lifestyle and make a house by Walden Pond where he raises beans. Evidence from the text, "To be a philosopher is to live as it dictates, a life of simplicity." pg 354. Connection: This makes me think of Shakespeare in the Bush when the lady leaves civilization and simplifies her life by living with the islanders.

Another key point that Thoreau makes is that success is defined by you. An example of this is how he finds such great accomplishment in building his house at Walden Pond. He says that he feels like a god on Olympus for building his own house. Evidence: "I set up the frame of my house. No man was ever more honored in the character of his raisers than I." pg 356. Connection: Buddhists don't find success in the material things but rather in living a moral life and serving others.

Thoreau also believes in having as little debt as possible. An example of this is how he tried to incur as little debt as possible when building his house. He also made sure to pay everyone back even if they just helped him. Evidence: "For my sight has been whetted by experience; always on the limits trying to get into business and trying to get out of debt." pg 351. Connection: In The Kingdom of Heaven, Balien inherits his father's humble inheritance and works hard to improve it and builds a well to improve it and to help the town.

Burrowing Owls

Burrowing Owls by Terry Tempest Williams. Pgs 414-417.

The author's argument is that women have a strong connection to the land and that men do not have that same kind of connection. The evidence from the selection is when the guy at the shooting club says, "You have got to admit those ground owls are messy little b*st*rds." Because of this they paved right over the top of the owls and didn't care that they were killing them. This makes me think of the movie Hoot were people were trying to build a pancake house over the top of the home of some burrowing owls.

Introduction

Introduction to Responses to the Land by Paul Allen and Paul Almonte. Pgs 341-343.

Nature to me is the plants, trees, animals, and the Earth in general. I too find that nature is being destroyed due to the material progress of man kind. This could eventually lead to our own demise.

Islam Collaborative Paper

Humanities 1100

Islam

Cameron P, Sarah N, Thomas R, Cody S, Adam J, Lexi W, Courtney W, Ebrahiem, Jackson W

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Introduction

Islam dates back to the creation of the Holy Qur’an (which is 570-632 C.E). Archangel Gabriel visited Muhammad and told him to recite the last revelation of gods will. Muhammad received portions of the revelation for 22 years. Muhammad's message not only stressed spirituality but social change. It was originally not received well and he was forced to flee the city. After his death, nobody was in charge of leading his control, so it forced a division among Muslims to form what is today known as the “Sunnis and Shiites”. SN

Key Beliefs

Muslims believe that God revealed his direct word for mankind to Muhammad and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. Muslims believe that the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel on numerous occasions between the years 610 and Muhammad's death in 632. Muslims also believe in a day of judgment. The Day of Judgment measures the good and bad deeds during your lifetime. When good outweighs bad you go to heaven. When bad outweighs good you have to work off your bad deeds.

[Paul Allen] CS

How to Live a Moral Life

Muslims believe that by following the five pillars of Islam and following the Qur’an and Hadith. The first pillar of Islam is that you believe in only one god Allah and that the prophet Muhammad was the last prophet. The second pillar is that you have to pray toward Makkah five times a day. The third pillar is to give alms to the needy. It is recommended to give 2% of your total wealth to the needy. The third pillar is to fast during the month of Ramadan. During this time Muslims must fast from sunrise to sunset. The month of Ramadan is once every lunar year so it moves about two weeks every year. The fifth pillar of Islam states that each Muslim should make a pilgrimage to Makkah during the month of Ramadan. They must also read the Qur’an and Hadith and apply them to their lives. This is how a Muslim can live a moral life.

(N. Maisa, personal communication, September 15, 2011). CP

Prophets

The prophet in the Islam Religion is the best in his surroundings both morally and intellectually. He needs these traits in order to have full control of himself to help serve others. Also he needs to have this perfect character in order to attract others to come unto god instead of pushing others away with false character. The prophet of this religion must not do any false things. He might slip once or twice but will be corrected with revelation. Prophets are used to convey the message of god unto the people of his church to guide all of mankind. The prophet is supported by god and through the prophet god will continue to send the message unto mankind.

Author, Islam Awareness., (DOP-N/A). Prophets of Islam.

Islam Awareness, volume number-N/A. Retrieved from

http://www.islamawareness.net (A.J.)

Creator

Islamic religion's creator has always been known as Allah. They only believe in one god and one god only. To convert to being Islamic all you have to do is admit that there is only one god, Allah. Though there have been prophets that they believe in to be descendants from Allah, they do not worship these prophets, because they are not Allah. Allah is the one who created them all and he is the one who watches over them and is the one that will judge them all on the Day of Judgment. LW

People of Islam believe in one creator called Allah. Allah is the Islamic word for God. He is the same God that Jews and Christians believe in. They believe he created the world and man to come down to this Earth. They don’t worship anyone else; they listen to their prophets and follow their advice but realize it came from God and that they shouldn’t worship the prophets too. Muslims believe in a very similar story as Christians of how man came to Earth. God told them not to eat fruit from this particular tree but they disobeyed and took the fruit. God (Allah) sent them to Earth to dwell for their punishment. Allah is their creator. JW

Sacred Texts

Sacred text: The sacred text for Islam’s is the Qur’an. It was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 61 C.E. The word Qur’an means the recital in Arabic. They believe that the words in the holy Qur’an are words from god. They also have another sacred text which is the Hadith. The Hadith is sacred texts from prophets like Muhammad and some of his followers.

The Hadith means tradition in Islam and it is there secondary text. TR

Areas of the World Where Practiced

While Islam is the primary religion in the Middle East, it is widely practiced all across the globe. One place where Islam is a huge part of culture is Indonesia. Many Muslim people make up that population. Other countries where this is practiced include Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, and Algeria. As mentioned above, however, Muslim people can be found anywhere and everywhere; even here in the United States, as was brought to the attention of the class last Monday morning. (Humanities textbook, Islam presentation by Maisa) CW

Effect on Modern Society

There are a lot of talks about the Muslim religion and the effects it has on our modern life. Some might say it isn't a religion for our lives now, but there are a lot who would disagree. A good example would be the speaker we had in our class, she didn't mind the Muslim religion at all and probably the other 1.2 billion Muslims in the world. Muslims believe a woman should be modest and that is the reason the women cover up so much. If they want be a faithful believer they must do as the faith states. The true believer does so and don't believe it is anything wrong with that. Like the speaker in our class she said, if you see the moral behind it then it isn't hard being modest and covering up. I guess the effect is how you look at it and what your view is depending on the situation. If you are a Muslim then it wouldn't affect your modern life but if you aren't then it would be hard for you to imagine living like that. E

Sacred Texts

From the Holy Qur'an by Muhammad. Pgs 231-265.

Sacred Text: Qur'an

Central Diety: Allah and Muhammad the last prophet.

Explain key belief of this world religion: They believe you have to publicly declare that you accept that Allah is the only god and that Muhammad was the last prophet. They believe in their 5 daily prayers. They believe in a pilgrimage to Makkah. They believe in paying alms to the poor. Also they believe in fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Creation Myths

By various authors. Pgs 85-127.

Enuma Elish. This creation myth talks about how the gods were fighting and they created the earth and water and plants. These gods were prideful and didn't wan't to work so they created man to be their slaves and do their work for them.

Epic of Gilgamesh. In this creation myth the gods were angry with humans so they decided to flood the earth so Gilgamesh took animals on a boat he made to save them from the flood. This story is very similar to Noah's Ark.

Klamath Indian Myth. The chief of the below world wanted to marry Loha the daughter of the chief of the above world but the chief of the about world refused and the chief of the below world got angry and fought with the chief of the above world. This explained the volcanic eruptions that occurred near the Indians home.

Arizona Crater Creation Myth. When the Earth was new it contained no humans. the gods had created some simplistic life forms to test out the world they had created. Once they were satisfied that their world would support humans, they sent them crash landing into the Earth leaving a huge crater on the surface. The impact of the crater caused surrounding life to die and the area to become dry with little plant live and water around. The gods were now able to have humans on the Earth to be their slaves and do their bidding. This was how humans came to be on the earth. The crater has remained there ever since and has served as a memory of the day the humans came to inhabit the Earth.

James and Jessie's myth. Eissej the destroyer and Semaj the creator were creating and destroying lots of stuff until sejtup the law maker created the laws of physics and then the creator and destroyer could only create and destroy when the laws of physics allowed. Semaj created the earth, plants, animals, and humans but Essej corrupted them.

Tim and Api's creation myth. The god cut off his toe and called it Earth. The he used his hair to create plants and his tears to put water on the Earth. He did this in order to let man live upon Earth.

What Have I learned So far?

I have learned what Humanities is about. I have learned that Humanities is studying what it means to be human. I have learned about all of my other class mates. I have learned about the story Shakespeare in the Bush. Also I have learned about Bruegal's Icarus and the old masters.

Reading and Interpreting Exercise

By W.H. Auden. Pgs 36-38.

Q:What is the Subject of the sentence?

A:The Old Masters.

Q:Where do you find the subject?

A:In the second line.

Q:Are the words of the sentence in the correct order?

A:No.

Q:What is Auden trying to say?

A:That everyone is too busy to care about Icarus drowning.

Q:What is his argument?

A:The old masters know how to convey suffering.

Q:How does he make his argument or convey the message?

A:He talks about how no one pays attention to Icarus's suffering.

Q:How does he provide evidence?

A:With the plow man and the ship that ignore him.

Q:What does the title mean?

A:It is the author's name Bruegal and Icarus the subject.

Q:Can you figure it out without having to look it up?

A:No.

Q:Who are the old masters?

A:Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Bruegal, Carvaggio, Rembrandt.

Q:How can you fin out more?

A:look it up on the internet.

Q:How does Auden move through his argument and therefore the poem?

A:He starts out general and moves to specific.

Q:What is Bruegal's Icarus?

A:The painting.

Q:Do you agree with his thesis?

A:Yes, it is only because the old masters were great at what they did that the became the masters.

Q:How might Auden's historical or cultural context have affected his views about human suffering?

A:The time period or where he lived could have affected his outlook on the world.

Q:Why does he say the old masters were never wrong when they displayed their understanding of suffering in their paintings?

A:Because they were the ones who perfected this and they are the role models.

Q:What does this say about the esteem in which the old masters are held?

A:It says that they are very respected.

Q:Why might that be the case?

A:Because they were the best at what they did and the first.

Q:Since the painting is a visual medium, how does it convey a message that can be read?

A:Because you can interpret people's emotions, colors, and principles of art that convey meaning in the painting.

Q:How does the composition, color, lighting, ect. provide clues about what the painting wants you to see and how it wants you to see it?

A:The Plowman first draws your eye then you are led to the rocks and far away ships back to the close ship were you finally see Icarus drowning. The painting has lots of light except for where Icarus is drowning.

Q:How are the people in this painting responding to this tragedy?

A:They are ignoring Icarus and are all turned away.

Q:What do you think about it?

A:I thinks that it is a col painting with good detail.

Q:How do you feel about it?

A:It kind of bugs me because no one is noticing Icarus even they guy by the shore who is no more than five feet away.

Q:What beliefs, assumptions, or articles of faith of yours-and ours-are being confirmed or challenged?

A:It says that people don't notice or at least don't care about others that are in need of help from others.

Shakespeare In the Bush

By Laura Bohannan. Pgs. 29-35.

Bohannan thinks that she can prove that Hamlet is a universal story that anyone can understand. The evidence of this was when Bohannan was explaining the story to the tribe when one of them asked, "Why was he no longer chief?" She replied, "He was dead." Then one of the elders interrupted, "Impossible, of course it wasn't the dead chief it was an omen set by a witch. Go on." pg 30.

This proves the author to be wrong because their culture doesn't believe in ghosts and other aspects of the story making it impossible for Bohannan to convey the story to them.

The tribal leaders think that they are teaching Bohannan wisdom by changing her story to fit their customs and beliefs. This makes me think of Joe Dirt when Joe meets Little Wing who sells snakes and sparklers. Joe tells Little Wing that he is selling all the wrong stuff and that he needs things that blow up. Little Wing doesn't understand this because all he has ever liked are snakes and sparklers.

What Is Humanities

Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts. (Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.) It basically is the study of what it means to be human.