Humanities Discussions /Need one page per discussion and references

Discussion 1 -Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution (graded)

Given the information from this week's reading on the Enlightenment, the New Rationalism, and the Scientific Revolution, how did advancements in science and reasoning change the lives of people at this time? In addition, what effects did the Industrial Revolution have on the world?

Discussion 2-Rubens (graded)

Line, color, hue, balance, form and perspective were some of the key concepts covered in this week’s tutorial.  Use the example of a painting by Peter Paul Rubens and discuss how one or more of this week’s key concepts are featured in the painting. 

Identify the painting by title, and include citations for any material you’ve researched.Welcome to Week Four!  Our first discussion thread addresses the work of Rubens and the Baroque movement in art. As we begin our discussion, let’s take a look at some of the ‘art-specific’ vocabulary we’ll be using and find some examples of it from the text (your examples do not need to be only in Rubens’ work).