Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate Minoan society we encounter a number of problems regarding the evidence. Because the climate is frequently wet, most of the perishable evidence has disappeared with the weather. This makes it hard to construct a picture of Minoan society. We have some knowledge about Minoan people, of course, but this is very fragmentary: only little aspects of the Minoan social life are ever revealed at one time, mainly because the written materials are so few, and because scholars can read only a very little of this written evidence. Yet, it appears from their archeological art, that the Minoans as a society were much more advanced than others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Artful Definitions of the Minoan Society
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(6 pp). When we try to investigate the Minoan society we are immediately hampered by the lack of physical evidence. Being a costal area leads to erosion and decay just because of climate. We have some fragmentary knowledge about Minoan people, but that must be gleaned from artifacts, since little remains of written documents. Yet, it this case visual art gives us the message that the Minoans as a society were much more advanced than others of their time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBmnoanR.doc

Artistic Traditions: Egypt and Greece
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A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested in the article “The General Characteristics of Greek Sculpture” by Gisela Richter. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAeygrtf

Attic Red Figure by Antiphon Painter
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A 5 page paper which analyzes an attic red figure on a kylix shaped bowl by Antiphon Painter from Archaic Greece dating 485 BC. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkyx.rtf

Augustan art
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A five page paper which looks at the importance, both aesthetically and socio-politically, of art during the Augustan period, with particular reference to the Obeliscus Augusti, the Ara Pacis Augustae and the Augustus of Prima Porta. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLaugart.rtf

Aztec Codices: Art or Writing or Both?
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A 5 page paper which examines the ancient Aztec codices and discusses whether they are art, writing, or perhaps both. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAaztec.rtf

Aztec Influence: Mexican and Mexican-American Artists
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A 7 page paper which examines Aztec influence on various Mexican and Mexican-American artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAazdr.rtf

Benedictional of St. Ethelwold
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An 11 page research paper that examines the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, a magnificent tenth-century Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, which is the penultimate example of what is known as the Winchester style of illumination. This examination of the Benedictional looks specifically at framing devices, the placement of the illustrations within the text and the function for which the Benedictional was intended, that is, exactly what it is and how it relates to the Gospels. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khbeneth.rtf

Chaco National Park.
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(10 pp) This discussion centers around a student based assignment to present a problem and/or a controversial subject to an educated audience. The issue and its history needs to be defined; the problem analyzed; debate presented how to resolve the problem; and potential solution to the problem. Although this was developed as a student initiative, the concerns around Chaco Canyon National Park and World Heritage Center are real. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BBchacoF.doc