HUM 2590 – 20 th /21 st Century Humanities Instruction Sheet for Major Essay Assignment DUE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 TH LATE PASSES DO NOT PERTAIN!!! Instructions: Choose one of the two choices provided below to write your paper assignment. Your paper should:  Have a title (no cover page necessary)  Essay Format: Contain five paragraphs (introduction, 3 supporting paragraphs, and conclusion)  Have a minimum of 8 sentences in each body paragraph  Be word-processed, double-spaced, size 12 font (hand written papers will not be accepted), to be handed in as a hard copy  Include a word count of 1,250 - 1,500 words at the top corner of the first page of your paper, along with your name, date and course title  Grading Rubric (located on page 3) must be attached to final copy of your paper assignment  THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER!!!!! 1. Compare and Contrast: Choose two titled works of art (visual art, literature/poetry, architecture, philosophy/religion, and either or performing arts) discussed in our course from the 20 th century that detail the change in the medium influenced by one of historical contexts discussed in our course on Modernism, the Freudian Revolution, World War(s)/Revolution, Depression, Existentialism, Ethnic/Racial Identity or Globalization. Define three distinct similarities and either or contrasts between these two works and reflect on how they each represent the time period from which they emerged. As you write your essay in which you address each of these comparisons, refer specifically to key points in our readings, films, and discussions to help you formulate and justify your arguments. You may use any of the course material uploaded on Blackboard to help develop a more in depth discussion on the two works of art you have chosen. Use the three comparisons and either or contrasts to help organize the content of your essay (Argument1 = Comparison/ Contrast1, Argument2 = Comparison/ Contrast2, and Argument3 = Comparison/ Contrast3). In your conclusion address how these two specific works of art are important to the culture of the 20 th /21 st century. THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER!!! 2. Social Realism: Choose one titled piece of social realism modern art that is in your textbook. Really try to find something that evokes thought and either or feeling, whether positive or negative. Thoroughly discuss your piece: Be specific and use descriptive language through applying all of the steps of the art critiquing process; Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and Judge. You must address the following questions in depth while you are critiquing your chosen piece of .

1. HUM 2590 – 20
th
/21
st
Century Humanities
Instruction Sheet for Major Essay Assignment
DUE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
TH
LATE PASSES DO NOT PERTAIN!!!
Instructions: Choose one of the two choices provided below to
write your paper assignment.
Your paper should:
supporting paragraphs, and
conclusion)
-processed, double-spaced, size 12 font (hand written
papers will not be

2. accepted), to be handed in as a hard copy
- 1,500 words at the top corner
of the first page of your
paper, along with your name, date and course title
copy of your paper
assignment
1. Compare and Contrast: Choose two titled works of art (visual
art, literature/poetry,
architecture, philosophy/religion, and either or performing arts)
discussed in our course from
the 20
th
century that detail the change in the medium influenced by one
of historical contexts
discussed in our course on Modernism, the Freudian Revolution,
World War(s)/Revolution,
Depression, Existentialism, Ethnic/Racial Identity or
Globalization. Define three distinct
similarities and either or contrasts between these two works and
reflect on how they each

3. represent the time period from which they emerged. As you
write your essay in which you
address each of these comparisons, refer specifically to key
points in our readings,
films, and discussions to help you formulate and justify your
arguments. You may use
any of the course material uploaded on Blackboard to help
develop a more in depth
discussion on the two works of art you have chosen. Use the
three comparisons and
either or contrasts to help organize the content of your essay
(Argument1 =
Comparison/ Contrast1, Argument2 = Comparison/ Contrast2,
and Argument3 =
Comparison/ Contrast3). In your conclusion address how these
two specific works of art
are important to the culture of the 20
th
/21
st
century. THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER!!!
2. Social Realism: Choose one titled piece of social realism
modern art that is in your

4. textbook. Really try to find something that evokes thought and
either or feeling,
whether positive or negative. Thoroughly discuss your piece: Be
specific and use
descriptive language through applying all of the steps of the art
critiquing process;
Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and Judge. You must address the
following questions in
depth while you are critiquing your chosen piece of social
realism art in order to
demonstrate your understanding of the historical and cultural
context(s) of your chosen
work of art: 1. How does it present socially significant subject
matter in an objective and
lifelike manner? 2. How does it serve as a vehicle of criticism
and political protest? 3.
How does it communicate the concerns of the masses of
society? Use these three
questions to help organize the focus of the content of your essay
(Paragraph1/
Argument1 = Question 1, Paragraph2/ Argument 2= Question 2
and Paragraph3/

5. Argument 3 = Question 3). I am looking for YOUR thoughts,
ideas, and perceptions; this
is NOT A RESEARCH PAPER. You should be using the
provided course material and in-
class lectures as your only resources. As you write your essay in
which you address each
of these questions, refer specifically to key events, terms,
artists, authors, works of art
and expression, philosophies in our readings, films, and
discussions to help you
formulate and justify your arguments.

6. GRADING RUBRIC FOR PAPER ASSIGNMENT
(STAPLE TO THE BACK OF YOUR ESSAY)
(5 = outstanding, 4 = very good, 3 = so-so, 2 = fair, 1-0 = poor)
Total / 50 x 2 = /100
Introductory paragraph (organization and content) 5 4 3
2 1 0
Well – developed thesis statement 5 4 3 2 1 0

7. Depth of discussion for first supporting argument, 5 4 3
2 1 0
evidence from course material/textbook to provide support
Depth of discussion for second supporting argument, 5 4
3 2 1 0
evidence from course material/textbook to provide support
Depth of discussion for third supporting argument, 5 4 3
2 1 0
evidence from course material/textbook to provide support
Appropriate use of course material (terms, historical figures, 5
4 3 2 1 0
wars, art, etc) in your paper
Transitions between body paragraphs and topic sentences at the
5 4 3 2 1 0
start of new paragraphs
Thoughtfulness of concluding paragraph 5 4 3 2 1
0
Demonstration of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and 5 4
3 2 1 0
sentence structure skills
Following Directions 5 4 3 2 1 0

8. History 180 Midterm #1
Multiple Choice - 2 points each
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following had established a permanent
settlement in North America before 1600?
a.
France
b.
Spain
c.
England
d.
the Netherlands
e.
Portugal
____ 2. Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be
described as
a.
one of increased centralized control over the colonies.
b.
one of relaxed control over the colonies.
c.
unchanged from before 1763.
d.
one that sought to get rid of the colonies.
e.
one that sought to exterminate the Indians.

9. ____ 3. The religious group in North America that led the
attack on slavery was the
a.
Catholics.
b.
Presbyterians.
c.
Baptists.
d.
Quakers.
e.
Jews.
____ 4. The Stamp Act
a.
was at first accepted grudgingly by most colonial leaders.
b.
was an internal tax.
c.
was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.
d.
exempted newspapers and pamphlets.
e.
lowered taxes in the colonies.
____ 5. During the Revolutionary War, most Indian tribes
a.
remained neutral.
b.
sided with the revolutionaries.
c.
sided with the British.

10. d.
split down the middle.
e.
sided with the Spanish.
____ 6. In the period 1530 to 1630, the population of Mexico
and Peru decreased by approximately
a.
10 percent.
b.
25 percent.
c.
50 percent.
d.
90 percent.
e.
100 percent
____ 7. All of the following were food crops grown in the
Americas during the late Stone Age (Neolithic) except
a.
maize.
b.
white potatoes.
c.
tomatoes.
d.
oranges.
e.
squash.
____ 8. The factory villages where entire families labored for
mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as

11. a.
the Lowell system.
b.
the Waltham system.
c.
the Rhode Island system.
d.
the Massachusetts system.
e.
the Carnegie system.
____ 9. The primary cash crop of the South in the nineteenth
century was
a.
tobacco.
b.
rice.
c.
cotton.
d.
wheat.
e.
potatoes.
____ 10. The inventor of the cotton gin was
a.
James Henry Hammond.
b.
Eli Whitney.
c.
Samuel Slater.
d.
Richard Arkwright.
e.

12. Thomas Edison.
True/False - 2 points each
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
____ 11. Women in semi sedentary Indian societies did most of
the farming.
____ 12. The person most responsible for the development of
tobacco as a cash crop in Virginia was John Rolfe.
____ 13. Jesuits did not believe that Indians had to be
Europeanized before they could be Christianized.
____ 14. Spain and France were more concerned with religious
missionary activity in their colonies than England was.
____ 15. Massachusetts slave Elizabeth Freeman sued her
master in 1781 and won her liberty.
____ 16. Most Indians and slaves hoped that the colonies
would be victorious in the Revolutionary War.
____ 17. Most slaves who reached British units during the
Revolution won their freedom.
____ 18. The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes
on the colonies.
____ 19. The Revolutionary War officially came to a close
with the Treaty of Paris (1783).
____ 20. French aid to the Americans during the Revolution
was insignificant.

13. Short Answer - 20 points each (Choose only 3 of the 7 questions
below)
21. Describe the most significant plant, animal, and
bacterial aspects of the Columbian Exchange - between Europe
and the Americas.
22. Explore the implications of the American Revolution
for black Americans.
23. Examine the early Jamestown settlement. What were
the problems and successes there?
24. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
25. Describe the causes and significance of the Boston
Massacre in 1770.
26. What was the Whiskey Rebellion? What were its
causes, repercussions?
27. Discuss the Louisiana Purchase and examine its
impact on American society.
SIGMUND FREUD QUESTIONS Name:
Must be WORDPROCESSED and written in COMPLETE
SENTENCES. Make sure to explain your
responses in GREAT DETAIL, so that your thoughts and ideas
can be fully understood.

14. WORTH 30pts
“Civilizations and Its Discontents”
READING 33.1
1. According to Freud in his Civilizations and Its Discontents,
what is man trying to gain or achieve
in life by fending off his sufferings?
2. What, according to Freud are the three main sources of
human suffering?
3. What are the many methods of “avoidance of unpleasure” and
“fending off suffering” Freud
discusses in the excerpt? (Make sure to list ALL of these
methods in your response).
4. What does Freud see as the greatest threat to civilized
society?
5. What does Freud mean by a “cheap enjoyment” when
discussing technical progress, the cultural
endeavors of humankind and our gained power of man over
nature? Also give one of the
examples of a cheap enjoyment from this excerpt.
6. Do you agree with his philosophy stated above?
7. How is Freud expressing the spirit of Modernism within this
essay?

15. 8. Do you agree with this statement: Freud argued that
civilization was built on an inevitable
conflict between humans’ true desires and the requirements of
work and achievement? Why or
why not?
READING 35.11
9. Analyze this quote from “Civilization and Its Discontents”:
Homo homini lupus [man is wolf to
man].
10. How and why does Freud disagree with Lenin’s basic
premise as stated in “The State and
Revolution”? (look in your textbook chapter about Vladmir
Ilyich Lenin and the Russian
Revolution)
Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis (based on your textbook
readings)
1. In your own words summarize the function of the id?
2. In your own words summarize the function of the ego?
3. In your own words summarize the function of the superego?
4. Do you agree with this statement: Civilization is the product
of the ego’s effort to modify the
primal urges of the id?

16. 5. Why or why not?