In this discussion you will discuss the humanities and contemporary culture and answer the following questions:How do you think aspects of contemporary culture have influenced the humanities and creative expression? What do you see as the main value of human creative expression for contemporary culture?Thinking about what you have learned about human creative expression and ethics (SEE ATTACHMENTS), respond to at least two of your peers (PEER POSTS WILL BE PROVIDED BELOW) . Explain why you agree or disagree with their point of view and how you believe human creative expression can impact issues we deal with today. Is there a connection between human expression and ethical values? Provide examples from the artifacts presented in this theme.PEER POSTS:Maria Camper Social media has had a significant impact on contemporary culture. Now a days, social media has become a platform people can use to share photos or videos but like anything else, there are pros and cons to it. It can be used as a creative tool to share ideas and connect with other people around the world. There have been celebrities that have been discovered on social media, whether it’s Instagram or YouTube, and then launched their career either as a model, singer, or actress by gaining a following. It affects the trends we follow when it comes to fashion and travel.I think the main value of human creative expression is the way it has allowed for us to interact with one another. We are able to keep in contact with friends and family or reconnect with people we haven’t seen in a while. We feel a part of other’s lives because we share moments such as weddings or birthdays. It has given us a sense of inclusivity with people we know or even with people we've never met. Melissa HardimanI believe technology itself has played a huge part in how we perceive creative expression. The average household has television, the internet, smartphones, and cable. We hardly ever interact with our neighbors or even our own families. Social media plays a huge part in our daily lives. We search the internet to find like-minded individuals to bond with, we join social media groups to have a platform to speak on and agree with others. People often have a complete lack of empathy for others, due to the fact that everyone is a user name and not an actual person.There are some wonderful things about technology. It allows us to stay in contact with family and friends we might not be able to see all that much. The internet allows us to research and learn about things we might not otherwise have access to. Technology has provided us the tools to be able to go anywhere. I can visit the Louvre at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, or visit the Met at 6:30 on a Friday. You can enjoy a lot of things you didn't think possible with technology. https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-lignehttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project

Write a 2-page elements of fiction essay on one of the short stories from the below options:A Worn Path - Eudora WeltyThe Things They Carried - Tim O'BrienExplain the following in your paper:Key historical events which influenced the piece: Expand on how the key historical events influenced the plot and theme.Setting: Why is the setting important to the story? (The setting is where the story takes place).Theme: What is the major theme or idea of the story? Here are some examples of themes you might find in literature: loss of innocence, love, loss, grief, man vs. nature, man vs. technology, death, old-age, coming of age, alienation, overcoming the odds, a hero’s quest, etc. Note: The theme of a work of fiction is different from the plot—the plot tells you the sequence of events or what happened. The theme tells you the main lesson or message of the narrative. It is the main point that the author wants you to understand from reading the short story, poem, or novel.Also, select one of the terms to include in your story analysis from your Literary Terms Exercise in this module (Allegory, Ambiguity, Antagonist, Archetype, Diction, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Protagonist, and Regionalism). Explain how this was used in the story, with examples and lines illustrating your claims. Use in-text citations where needed.

English 124 Evaluation Essay 2 PromptFor your second paper you will be required to write an essay at least5 pages longUsing evaluation to write a persuasive argument. Choose a topic and use an evaluation approach toorganize and create an argument about that topic. Review the Toulmin methods of organizingarguments of value for guidance on how to structure your own essay. How can we judge your topic based on specific criteria? What criteria should we use to judge itsvalue? Where does the value criterion come from? A key element of evaluation isconvincing readers to understand and accept your method of judging your subject. How does your judgment of the subject help up to better understand the subject as a whole? Create your own criteria for judging your subject, and argue in your essay if yoursubject either completely, partially, or doesn’t meet the standards you use.Your essay needs to be clear and unified under your thesis. Make sure to include specificevidence from the article you read, to show how and why you analyzed the article the way youdid in your essay. Make sure to review the section in your textbook on proper MLA citation forany quotes or paraphrases you use from your outside source. What is the writer’s thesis? Quote it. Does it state the article they’ll analyze, evaluation determination if the article was fully, partially, or not persuasive and why?Does their introduction identify the criteria that they used to analyze the article? What are they?Does the writer explain what the most persuasive evidence was from the article and why?Are any quotes used to support the argument? Are they all properly cited?Which quote was most effective to support their argument? Why?Does the writer explain how the organization of the article makes it more persuasive or less so and why?Were you convinced of their argument overall? What was the strongest and weakest area of their argument? Why? Grading CriteriaSuccessful papers will have:1. A developed introductory paragraph, with a clear thesis. State your topic and yourjudgement of it. (10 points)2. Well-supported, unified body paragraphs with specific examples that reinforce yourthesis. What is your evaluation system, where does it come from, andhow does your topic rate using this system? Include your originalpoints on how your evidence supports your argument. (90 points)3. Smoothly integrated quotes from an outside source. (15 points)4. A conclusion that summarizes your main point, and offers a final thought about the valueof your argument. (5 points)5. Your paper will also be thoroughly edited for sentence-level errors. If you have anyquestions on sentence structure or grammar, visit the Writing Center, or see me in myoffice. (5 points)Total points: 125ARTICLE:Romantic comedies make us 'unrealistic about relationships', claim scientistsWatching romantic comedies could ruin love lives because they create unrealistic expectations of relationships, scientists claim.Jennfier Lopez and Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner Photo: COLUMBIA PICTURESBy Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent4:53PM GMT 15 Dec 2008Unlikely happy endings, improbable plots and faux philosophy are to blame, they say.Researchers believe that the influence of Hollywood films is instilling a warped sense of the "perfect" relationship within society and providing unrealistic expectations about romance.They are also oversimplifying the process of falling in love and wrongly giving the impression that it could and should be achieved without any effort, it is claimed.The team at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh studied 40 top box office films released between 1995 and 2005, to establish common themes.They then asked hundreds of people to fill out a questionnaire to describe their beliefs and expectations when it came to relationships.The psychologists found that fans of films such as You've Got Mail, The Wedding Planner and While You Were Sleeping, often fail to communicate with their partners effectively, with many holding the view that if someone is meant to be with you, then they should know what you want without you needing to tell them.Dr Bjarne Holmes, a psychologist who led the research, said: "Marriage counsellors often see couples who believe that sex should always be perfect, and if someone is meant to be with you then they will know what you want without you needing to communicate it."We now have some emerging evidence that suggests popular media play a role in perpetuating these ideas in people's minds."The problem is that while most of us know that the idea of a perfect relationship is unrealistic, some of us are still more influenced by media portrayals than we realise."Dr Holmes said that the team had spent a year "thoroughly analysing" and discovered a number of common themes that were unrealistic.They included the idea of "the one" soul mate who we were all pre-destined to meet and that they should know us instinctively so well they can "almost read out minds"."We all want to be successful in our relationships," said Dr Holmes. "We want to be the special one and meet the special one. Unfortunately people tend to believe the Hollywood idea of a perfect relationship."That is just unrealistic. People feel if their relationship is not like a Hollywood film then it is not any good.Dr Holmes said you have to invest time and energy into a relationship. "Investing time and energy are not themes that are popular in Hollywood films," he addedKimberly Johnson, who worked on the study, added: "Films do capture the excitement of new relationships but they also wrongly suggest that trust and committed love exist from the moment people meet, whereas these are qualities that normally take years to develop."In order to find out more the researchers have launched a much larger, international study on the effects of the media on relationships.They are asking people to participate by answering questions about personality, relationships, and media consumption habits.