Choose one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the
topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that
responds to each of the items described in the topic. 

For the topic you choose:

1. Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are
   questions or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of
   the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your topic
   asks you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the
   things listed.
2. While some of the topics tend to lend themselves toward particular writing
   genres, you are not restricted to the specific format suggested for the
   individual topic. For example, you may do an “interview,” a “proposal,” a
   “letter,” a “short story,” a “blog,” an “essay,” an “article,” or any other
   written genre for almost any of the topics. The project is intended to be fun as
   well as informative, so feel free to be creative with the delivery of your
   information. 
3. Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source
   being the class text.
   Note: Wikipedia and other
   similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly encouraged
   to use the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page. 

Topic choices (pick 1): 

• Office Art Memo.
  Memorandum. Your boss, who knows you have been taking a humanities
  class since he pays for your tuition reimbursement, has tasked you with managing
  the art budget for your company, expecting you to choose various pieces of art
  for the new corporate offices.  (Note: Replicas of the works are acceptable
  since they are more cost-efficient and you are working on a budget.)  Include
  the following: 
  1. Identify three (3) examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or
     sculpture and three (3) Post-Impressionist works. Explain how the six (6) pieces
     of art fall into these two (2) styles. 
  2. In a memo, describe the appearance of your six (6) choices to your CEO so he
     or she will know what the art looks like and where it would be placed in the
     corporate offices. 
  3. Explain why each piece is considered to be historically significant. 
  4. Explain how each piece “fits” your company’s overall (or desired) corporate
     image. Keep in mind that a piece of art is supposed to “say” something about the
     owner, so describe what would these pieces of art say about your
     company. 

• New Composition.
  Speech. Your uncle’s birthday is in two (2) months, and everyone knows
  that he loves almost all kinds of music. As a birthday gift for him, you want to
  have a special piece of music composed in his honor which will be played at a
  family birthday celebration. Write a speech that you will make to the composer’s
  agent. Include the following:  
  1. Narrow your choices down to three (3) composers you’ve studied in this
     course. Choose one (1) of the composers and explain why you want him to write
     the “birthday present” music. 
  2. Explain why the other two (2) composers were ultimately not selected. 
  3. Specifically identify the musical elements in the composer’s style that you
     would like to be included in the new music written for your uncle. 
  4. Describe what sort of emotion is generated by listening to the works of your
     selected composer; in other words, what do you want your uncle to “feel” as he
     hears the music, and why is this composer so perfect for this
     composition?

• Harlem Renaissance Poets.
  Essay & Poem. Choose two (2) poems by different authors from the
  Harlem Renaissance. Write an essay that: 
  1. Describes each author’s role and importance within the Harlem
     Renaissance. 
  2. Identify the elements in each of their poems in which you see evidence of
     the “double-consciousness” being expressed by each author. 
  3. Fully describe at least two (2) primary themes you see in the poetry written
     during this time period, referring to specific lines in each of the poems. 
  4. Write your own poem that expresses these identified themes of the Harlem
     Renaissance.  

• Women’s Roles Then &
  Now.Script. Script a conversation between two (2) notable women
  from the 18th and / or 19th century on the roles women should play in society.
  Within the dialogue, include: 
  1. Biographical information for each woman. 
  2. The historical status for women in general during the time period in which
     each woman lived.
  3. What opinions each of the women might have on the role the women should play
     in society during their lifetimes. 
  4. What each of the women might think about women’s current roles.