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Week 1: The Value of the Humanities 9 9 unread replies. 11 11 replies. What is the value of studying the humanities in a business or technical curriculum? How might a topic such as ancient art enhance contemporary life? First of all, when I think of the Humanities I can say it contains a study of society around the world and critical thinking, reasons behind everything. I can also think about ancient and modern architecture’s use of different elements in that and also advancement in technology. I can say that the Humanities covers a lot of areas but I like the subject of humanities as an art form because that gives ideas regarding revolutions and shows the process of change throughout the years. Well to talk about the value of Humanities in business and technical curriculum, as humanities is when a person learns to think critically and creatively it gives insight to be able to gain new knowledge and experience in business and technical program. “Our world is enriched when coders and marketers dazzle us with smartphones and tablets, but, by themselves they are just slabs. It is the music, essay, entertainment and provocations that they access, spawned by humanities, that animate them-and us” (Kristof, 2014). As we all know things change day by day it is important to have that insight to gain knowledge. Overall, I can say that humanities is study of culture, tradition, history, philosophy and religious through arts. Kristof, N. (2014, August 13) Don't Dismiss the Humanities. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/opinion/nicholas-kristof-dont-dismiss-the- humanities.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-
region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region&_r=0 (Lin ks to an external site.)Links to an external site. Choose a work of art from the reading in Chapter 1. Discuss how the work is a reflection of the ancient culture that created it. Also, did anything particularly surprise or impress you about the work of art or the ancient people who created it? First of all, while reading chapter one the work of art that most interesting is Fig 1.13 “The Ziggurat at Ur (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq)”. And the most interesting thing that surprise me is how is it possible for a culture to build something like this during that time. I think that during that time it was not easy for particular culture or religion to unite together. Not only that it also takes lot of man power and money to build structure like this so yes it is surprising for me. The Ziggurat at Ur discovered in 1927 by British Archeologist, C. Leonard Woolley Served as a pathway between Earth and Heaven to the Gods. “ The Great Ziggurat of Ur was dedicated to the moon god Nanna, who was the patron deity of the city. As the Mesopotamian gods were commonly linked to the eastern mountains, the ziggurat may have functioned as a representation of their homes. Thus, the people of Ur believed that their ziggurat was the place on earth where Nanna chose to dwell” (DHWTY, 2014). This is most distinctive architectural invention of the Ancient near East. Like an ancient Egyptian pyramid an ancient Near Eastern ziggurat had four sides and rises up to realm of the gods. however unlike the Egyptian pyramids the exterior of the Ziggurat were not smooth but tiered to accommodate the work which took place at the structure as well as the administrative oversight and religious rituals essential to Ancient Near Eastern cities. We can say that Ziggurat are found scattered around what is today
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