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The most interesting thing I learned in humanities this year was about architecture in general. The way building used to be built with the elevator being pulled up and down at the top of the building. Such revolutionary buildings such as the school of architecture in Germany. The many different Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, like the art museum that spirals and extremely large house built here in Chicago, and especially the one built on the waterfall. New architecture and old architecture, that was the most interesting part of Humanities this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the class Mr. Weil
The most interesting bit of knowledge I gain this school year in Humanities II is hard to put my finger on because I learned a lot. Humanities gave me the ground work of history from Europe to present day United States while working in what happened in different era’s to effect the arts, religion and social changes. It was helpful studying about inventions and scientist because it a lined with what I was learning in biology. I loved learning some basic American history to help with my English term paper. I like having the knowledge of matching different artist to their famous painting and when I see movies like Angels and Demons I can point them out.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to choose I think in the arts the most interesting era is the art of the Florentine Renaissance. It involves Masaccio, Donatello, Giotto as they incorporate movement and the new idea of single-point perspective into their art. Later in this Era more famous artists being Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael push the realistic style even further. I love this art because it is very realistic, shows a lot of emotion and power and a progressive art form for this time. Florentine architecture by Brunelleschi interests me more than modern architecture because its more decorative and elegant compared to economic and functional. The literature I think is most interesting is the poems that came out of the Great War. Yes, these poems are very depressing but I think they show the torture of what life was really like in the trenches and authors like Owen Wilson who experienced the war didn’t hold back anything from the audience.
The art and architecture in the Florentine Renaissance shows what the society was all about. Brunelleschi’s churches were more decorative than everyday houses and artwork was influence heavily by the bible. I’m sure if I learned this before I went to Italy I would have appreciated what I was seeing more because I would understand the impact society had on the art and architecture. I haven’t read anything that came out of the Great War but the poems we did read and study showed more emotion than any other passage we’ve read all year. Over all everything I learned this year was interesting and I gain a lot of knowledge that will be helpful in the future.
Oh Humanities. Where should I start? From the first day I showed up (a week late of course) I knew this class was going to be different. I signed up for the class because I had first period free and I was tired of spending it falling asleep in Mr. Linneruds room (this was at the start of the school year-when I actually did my homework at home). Oh and to keep Maddy company. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. This class ended up being something that I truly enjoyed and took a lot out of.
ReplyDeleteFor the first few weeks of class, I showed up with a borrowed book. One of the first things I learned was that it’s not fun to be yelled at by Mr. Weil. Sorry about that, by the way. I realized how unfair it actually was once my test scores dropped greatly after I started to use my own book. On a more serious note, I remember learning about the painting Madonna of the Rocks. This was the first time I saw that a painting could actually mean something more then what it looks like. Don't tell Mr. Allen this, but for our art midterm, we were supposed to analyze a painting in essay form using the elements of art. I wrote about this painting mainly using what I learned in Humanities and not very much of what I learned in Art. When I went to music class second semester, and we did a unit on classical music, I actually knew who Bach, Handel and the other guy were. Obviously, I forgot about some of it now...I should probably study that chapter before the final. We talked about architecture a few times throughout he class. And each time, I learned something new. For example, when we talked about Versailles, I learned that most of the Louis' were selfish jerks. They spent tons of money on a beautiful palace, and Hall of Mirrors while the rest of the country was practically starving.
In chapter 32, while talking about Latin American literature, I learned that I'm not the only one who hates it when Native Americans are called Indians. It's very confusing for an Indian Indian. Also from chapter 32, I learned about the Harlem Renaissance. This is something I never knew about, or even knew it existed. While we've talked about the Renaissance in Art classes in the past, we've never talked about the Harlem Renaissance. It was an amazing movement, where all people were allowed to express themselves regardless of race.
This was the one class I had with both the Australians. They got to see (or hear) what my hiccups sound like at least once a week, a memory I’m sure they’ll cherish. I also learned that I'm not the only person who gets hiccups-thank you Julia-at MPA. All in all, this class has been incredible experience for me. I remember talking to Jelani one day about what we do in the class. I told him it was Art, Music and History combined. I also mentioned how it's weird that I love the class, even though I strongly dislike Art, Music and History. Or at least, I thought I did. After taking this class, I can see that there is so much more to art, music, history, literature and architecture than I thought and how interesting it can actually be. Maybe it's that fact that we don't have Sister Wendy teaching us about the paintings of Carvaggio, Giotto, and Botticelli. Or aren't forced to take pages of notes like in previous history classes. I may not have been the most willing to answer questions,(hey, it's an early class-at least I showed up-ahem Bec), but I took a lot out of it. Things that I'm sure will help me later in life, whether in college or at a fancy and sophisticated tea with someone who like to talk about the finer things in life (it could happen). Oh and I probably did this post wrong...I mean I've used I at least 20 times and also said "selfish jerk." Whoops. Maybe I should take Creative Writing one of these years.