HUM 112 WK 8 Assignment 2 – Project Paper
The Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture, history, music, or literature.
The project will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you
stretch your mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker you already are!
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 two (2) sources besides the textbook, which counts as one (1) source.
Topic choices (pick 1):
Office Art Memo. Memorandum. Your boss, who knows youve 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 examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-
Impressionist works. Explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles.
2. In a memo, describe the appearance of your six 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 companys 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 uncles birthday is in two 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 composers agent. Include the following:
1. Narrow your choices down to three composers youve studied in this course. Choose one
of the composers and explain why you want him to write the birthday present music.
2. Explain why the other two composers were ultimately not selected.
3. Specifically identify the musical elements in the composers 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?