Instruction
Choose one of the following topics and write a 600-word essay in response:
OPTION 1. How has our notion of love changed in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? After reading Chapter 13 (particularly pp 377- 380), consider how views on love and relationships have changed, or have they? To illustrate your point of view, consider popular songs that deal with love today. Do they reinforce traditional relationships (songs like Beyonce’s “Single Lady”) or underline our changing views (songs like Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl). Choose 1- 3 songs that you feel express modern love and explain how they support your view.
OPTION 2. Name a current musical group or performer that you believe deserves recognition in the humanities. In a brief persuasive essay, explain why, using specific reasons and examples to support your claim. Include links to the group’s music in your essay. Consider telements defined as the “Gifts of the Humanities” in Chapter 1 pp 5 -13 such as beauty, aesthetic pleasure, ideas, a better sense of who we are and better sense of the past.
Requirements: 600 words
APA format (no abstract necessary)
Minimum three sourced citations ( may use the text book, YouTube videos, songs and other relevant sources)
TEXT BOOK
The Art of Being Human: The Humanities
as a Technique for Living
Eleventh(Edition