Unit 2 Essay Weight: 10% of course gradeGrading Rubric Instructions Write a three-page essay that identifies your goals. Use the following timeframes as a guide, or identify your own timeline if already established. Short-term: 6 months–2 yearsMid-range: 3–5 yearsLong-term: 5–8 years Your essay, at a minimum, should address the issues below. Include all four types of goals presented in the lesson.Identify the personal skills you will need to attain your goals.Briefly discuss your action plan for meeting them.Discuss the value or impact that meeting the goals will have on your life and on your contribution to the healthcare profession. Your essay should be a minimum of three pages in length, not including the title or reference pages. You must use at least three outside sources, including the textbook. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations must be in APA style.

Identify your earliest exposure to people who were racially or culturally different from you through movies, television shows, or music.What was your age? I am 33 years oldWho was the person and how was he or she different?What impressions did you have about these people from these media?From a cultural pluralist’s perspective, do you think this experience was positive or negative for you?Your essay should be 1-2 pages in length.Remember to use appropriate formatting as per APA (6th ed.): https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/0This should not just be writing down your first reaction or what you already know. Reflection involves critical thinking, which means rethinking your existing knowledge and previously held opinions in light of what we have learned about race and culture.

Question 1: Chapter 1: Art in the Stone Age (Willendorf) Review these videos about the Venus of Willendorf – explain why you think this was made by a woman or a man. What do you think was its purpose? 1 – 5 Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENAZqOoOVaILinks to an external site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0xAmbjE6UsLinks to an external site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSR5tgylrMQLinks to an external site. Take a look at this article before you decide: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131008-women-handprints-oldest-neolithic-cave-art/Links to an external site. ------- Question 2: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Warka Vase) What are some of the design elements that the artist uses in the decoration of this vase? 2 – 5 Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JubUXsJvlY ----------- Question 3: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Standard of Ur) What are some of the design elements that the artist uses in the decoration of this object? How are the two sides of the object related? 2 – 8 Standard of Ur (war side) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nok4cBt0V6w ---------- Question 4: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Cylinder Seal) How were these seals utilized? Why are they important? 2 – 11 Cylinder seal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVQ23DjT4sk ------------- Question 5: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Naram-Sin) This video recaps a few of the earlier objects we covered – it deals with Naram-Sin’s stele at about 10:28 in – how do you think the artist changes some of the elements of design in this example? 2 - 13 Victory stele of Naram-Sin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzsgjYHl0b4 ----------- Question 6: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Ziggurat) How did the design of this building reflect its place and use? 2 – 15 Ziggurat of Ur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIGOFlFoCLc ------------- Question 7: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Code of Hammurabi) Why do you think that the Code of Hammurabi was such an important historical document? 2 – 18 Stele with law code of Hammurabi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO9YxZYd0qY -------------- Question 8: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Ishtar Gate) How do the design elements of this gate emphasize its purpose? 2 – 24 Ishtar Gate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2iZ83oIZH0 -------------- Question 9: Chapter 2: Mesopotamia & Persia (Persepolis) What does this building tell us about the Persian empire? 2 – 25 Persepolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXyosMpzAes Question 10: Chapter 1: Art in the Stone Age (Lascaux) Review these videos about the Paleolithic caves of Southern France, what interpretation makes the most sense to you and why? 1 – 1 Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux Cave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnSq0c7jM-ALinks to an external site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzShXDxm2v8Links to an external site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxlu9l7FyZ4Links to an external site.