Interdisciplinary Humanities Critical Analysis Essay
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College of Professional and Continuing Studies University of Oklahoma
LSTD 3003 - Interdisciplinary Inquiry Unit 2.2 Humanities (HM) Critical Analysis Essay
After you have read the article An Interpretation Of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam Based on Neuroanatomy by Dr. Frank Lynn Meshberger, please write a 500-word interdisciplinary critical analysis essay based on the article. You do NOT need to go online or to the library to find information about this topic. All the information you need is within the article that is provided. You should read, review, and critically analyze the information in this article. You do not need to go online or to the library to find information about this topic. All the information you need is within the article that is provided. We want you to read, review, and critically analyze the information in this article. You will need to cite this one reference at the end of your paper and make in-text citations throughout your paper using APA citation style.
PRIMARY SOURCE – Please make a special note. The article you are reading is a “primary source.” A primary source is original research written by the person who conducted it. If someone were to write an article “about” this article that would be considered a secondary source. Understanding this distinction is very important in academic research.
When you write a critical analysis essay you do not need to be an expert on the topic. Your task is to evaluate what the author has written. For the essay to be interdisciplinary, it must include more than one discipline. Those disciplines are specified in the instructions below.
THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY (INSTRUCTIONS) When writing this essay, please use the five-paragraph approach. In this case, each paragraph should be approximately 100 words long. This is by no means the only formula for writing such essays, but for this assignment, it serves our purposes well. This method consists of:
1. Add a title page with all the information that is highlighted in yellow on the title page of the “APA Sample Paper” that is provided.
2. Do NOT include an “abstract” page. An abstract it not necessary for the purposes of this essay.
3. PARAGRAPH 1 (100 words) - An introductory paragraph Clearly and concisely states the paper’s purpose, which is engaging, and thought provoking. Your introductory paragraph should answer these two questions: 1) What is the nature of the work (type, purpose) and what is the primary message(s) of this work? 2) What problems is the author trying to solve and what are the primary issues that the author is addressing?
4. Three evidentiary body paragraphs (paragraphs 2-4). When evaluating this painting there are three major disciplines involved: art, religious studies, and anatomy. Analyze these three disciplines and their role in the painting featured in the article.
a. PARAGRAPH 2 (100 words) - The Creation of Adam: art (humanities). Analyze what role the discipline of art plays in this painting.
b. PARAGRAPH 3 (100 words) - Religious studies (humanities). Analyze what role the discipline of religious studies plays in this painting.
c. PARAGRAPH 4 (100 words) - Anatomy (natural sciences). Analyze what role the discipline of anatomy plays in this painting.
5. PARAGRAPH 5 (100 words) - A conclusion paragraph
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In your conclusion, describe what you have learned that you did not know before and perhaps what you can use in your personal and professional life based on your critical analysis of this article.
6. Add a “REFERENCES” page as formatted in the sample paper on page 9. In this case the only citation we have is the one article provided.
In this case, the only citation we have is the one article provided. The article provided is one we chose because it had the best visuals and graphics. In this one instance we will provide you with citation you should use for this paper, since the reproduction we provided does not have all the information you will need for a proper citation:
Meshberger, Frank Lynn, “An Interpretation Of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam Based on
Neuroanatomy.” Journal of the American Medical Association 264(14):(1990): 1837-1841, doi:10.1001/jama.1990.03450140059034
FORMATTING: Double spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point text, and one-inch page margins. College-level writing is expected. The paper will be graded for content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.