Wounded Knee Analysis

As I was reading The Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 and Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890, I noticed that they were both similar because Whites wanted to get rid of the Indians. However, both had different reasons why they wanted to get rid of the Indians who were on the land.

The focal point of the painting is the woman with infant. This is shown by the lighting in the painting being directly on her, the bright red that she is wearing, and the circling of the putti around her figure along with the majority of their gazes being directed at her. The bright light directly behind her and the infant could possibly be coming from the sun behind the clouds in the sky, the putti to her upper right holding the torch, or it could be symbolic in that it is the infant’s halo and representative of his divine nature. The overall piece is not overly dark but the lighting seems to be most focused on the woman, infant, her other children, and the flying putti. This is an example of tenebrism.

As a child, I have always been intrigued about the vast traditions and the colorful histories of various Indian Tribes. I choose Dee Browns “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee” in order to be further educated about the Native American nations. I was familiar with the piece long before I even knew it was a book by watching and love the HBO special on “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee”.

at Wounded Knee 125 years ago, on Dec. 29, 1890, has been referred to as a tragedy, a battle, and most

Critics argue that such funds, which are often used for the purpose of constructing or decorating extravagant cathedrals, ought to be used solely for the benefit of the poor and needy. In contrast, Fr. Havens expressed that all things which are good and beautiful glorify God and He has given us talents of creativity and craftsmanship that we may glorify Him. In other words, places of worship are constructed and beautified so ornately, not necessarily to be lavish or to abuse donations, but because giving and doing one’s best represents strong devotion to God and willingness to remember Him always. Our best and most beautiful creations can emphasize God’s eternal capacity to create, to organize and create life and meaning where there was only unorganized matter

The book Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee was written by Dee Brown. Dee Brown wrote a handful of books and the central theme around those books were tales of Native Americans and civil war stories. He spent a long time studying different tribes all around the United States. He has brought out the voice of the Native Americans which was muffled and silenced by the army and government. This book brought much awareness to a cause many had forgotten about, and to the shock of many when they realized he was not a Native American. Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee tells the stories of many Native American tribes and their hardships when facing the government, army, and settlers. While reading this book, I came to quite a shock. I learned the point of view that was hidden in history books, the loss instead of the win, and the sadness felt throughout the book that made it unpleasant to read. I believe this book has brought to light the mistreatment of Native Americans in the past, the main hardships including countless false treaties, harsh treatments from the settlers, and the unjust massacres. I found this book to be quite a difficult read but incredibly worth it. It is written in such a manner that you feel immersed, you feel the all the emotions and imagine how everything came to be. It is figurative, but also incredibly factual. In the beginning of almost every chapter, before the actual start, there is small paragraph with the year and the events in that following year, a quote, or

As I first examined this work, I could not focus on just one portion of it. Although each part tells its story, there it one overall explanation. As usual, I am drawn to the center of this piece which would be a man sitting in an oval like throne. With a closer look, I look at this man and see a cross behind him, with angelic figures in the background. I conclude this important

This movie was pleasantly surprising. It was an enjoyable watch and told a story that kept the plot line and details close to the real history of the Sioux Indians’ lives, starting with The Battle at Little Big Horn.

In Joseph Brings Plenty’s, Lakota American Indian, article Save Wounded Knee (2013), asserts that American Indian Reservation land should be saved from being sold. Plenty develops his claim through pathos. He explains the horror of bloodshed that his tribe faced, and how all of that is being thrown away and forgotten if the land is sold off as real estate. Brings Plenty’s purpose is to explain the importance of the Lakota heritage and why his tribes land should be saved. The author creates a sorrowful tone to our nation’s leaders, primarily the government to gain attention to encourage the preservation of his ancestors land.

But Honthorst’s painting contrasts with both typical ceiling paintings and his own typically Biblical subject matter. As we gaze up toward heaven to look at the painting, we expect to see a Bible story; instead, our eyes are greeted by a merry pastoral scene depicting common people in the midst of a common activity. Unlike many of the paintings that Honthorst saw in Italy, its secular subject parodies the idea of heaven depicted in many ceiling paintings. Instead of looking up to see angels floating in the distant atmosphere, we see a host of ‘normal’ people. We are even invited to join them, and the simple balcony makes us feel that we need only climb upstairs in order to enjoy the same happiness.

The 7th Cavalry was looking for an excuse to mete out retribution for Custer. If it hadn't been for Wounded Knee, they would have found another reason. When the Cavalry won it was a battle, like Sand Creek, where Southern Cheyenne women and children were murdered, was still a battle. But if Indians won, it was an automatic massacre. I refuse to call them "Native Americans" because they were all independent nations until European illegal immigrants came at them in such numbers, and with such treachery, such as handing out smallpox infected blankets, that the Natives had no chance. Now the whites are condemning the very thing that they practiced from 500 years ago until the present

The poignancy of this girl’s untimely death and the instant of life the Grave Stele captures are both magnified by the weight and constancy of the marble. By contrast, Nevelson achieves something like suppleness in Sky Cathedral by her use of multiple layers and multiple “new” spaces that emerge from different vantage points.

Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was first published in the United States in 1970. This landmark book—which incorporated a number of eyewitness accounts and official records—offered a scathing indictment of the U.S. politicians, soldiers, and citizens who colonized the American West.

The Cathedral of Saint Paul lies in Downtown Saint Paul, MN, where hundreds attend mass daily. This 102-year-old Cathedral’s Neoclassical-like double stone pillars separate two outer doors and a main door. This main entrance is double door with a Roman vault sitting on top. The massive size of the Cathedral makes the doors look unproportionable. The entrance for the people is below the low vault, but the door for the spirit is through the above colossal vault. Inside, each door has a Roman vault above it, near tangent to the wall itself, shaping the doors below appear larger. The gold handles on these doors shape a Holy entrance, an emphasis of the importance of attending mass. The squares on the dark finished wood create a character for the

A medium sized apartment, systematically decorated in Spanish American decor. On the walls are several portraits of the Christ and the Virgin Mary. Candles of every variety and rosaries in a countless array that subsist in every part of the room, giving the impression an extremely religious person occupies this resident. Above the dated television set is an enormous photograph of the Pope.