part 1Question 1: Monumental Architecture and SculptureThe cultures we studied this week produced architecture, earthworks, and monumental sculpture, in addition to smaller works of art. Using your course textbook locate three examples of architecture, earthworks or monumental sculpture from three different cultures listed here: Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, or the Americas.First, completely identify each structure or sculpture you would like to discuss by listing its name, date, and location.In a minimum of 3 well-developed paragraphs address the following questions:Who created each work of architecture or sculpture? Who commissioned its creation?What historical events or social or cultural influences affected the creation of each work?How do the visual characteristics of each work contribute to or enhance its message or meaning?Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific details about each work of architecture or monumental sculpture.Question 2: The Function of Art ObjectsSome of the art objects created by the cultures surveyed this week served functional roles in their society. Using your course textbook locate three such objects, one each from the following: Islamic, Asian (Chinese or Japanese), and African.First, completely identify each object you would like to discuss by listing its name, date, and location.In a minimum of 2 well-developed paragraphs discuss:What was the function of each object at the time of its creation?What historical events or social or cultural influences affected the creation of each work?How do the visual characteristics of each object contribute to or enhance our understanding of its meaning?Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific details about each work.Part 2Exhibition of World ArtImagine you are a curator at your local city’s Museum of Art. You have been asked to organize a small exhibition of objects of art from the cultures of China, Japan, Africa, and the Americas; you will also showcase Islamic art. Your exhibition should include representative objects that highlight significant and essential ideas of each culture. You may plan to include actual objects in your exhibition, or photographs or models of larger structures or sculptures.Survey your course textbook and reliable internet websites to locate two art objects from each of the following five cultures: China, Japan, Africa, the Americas, and Islam, that you would like to include in your exhibition. Your objects must date to the time period we are studying in this course (Prehistory -1300 CE). You will select a total of ten objects for display in your “Exhibition of World Art.”Then, write a “museum label “for each object within a Microsoft Word document. The following should be on the “label" for each object:A photograph of the objectIdentifying information:Name of the artist (if known—otherwise, attribute the culture)Title of the workDate of the workMedium/materials used to create the workCurrent locationA paragraph of 4-5 sentences describing why the object is representative of its culture and is culturally significant. Briefly explain why you have selected the object for display.Finally, in a paragraph of 8-10 sentences, write a summarizing overview of your “Exhibition of World Art,” highlighting key similarities and distinctions between the objects you have curated. Imagine that visitors to your exhibition will read this overview as they enter your “Exhibition of World Art,” and provide them with any information or context they may need to fully appreciate the objects on display.Offer a citation of your sources for each image and the information provided as appropriate.

Identify one country from the following two regions/continents of the world: The Americas and Africa. The selected country should NOT be your country of origin. Look up Hofstede’s actual date in the two countries with respect to individualism/collectivism and Power Distance. (Google geert-hofstede.com. Click on “Hofstede Center” and click the country comparison link). Create a simple table using the data you gather. Your selected organization is preliminarilyexploring doing business in these two countries. Explain what you find with respect to these two dimensions associated with the two countries you have selected and highlight its potential managerial and cultural implications, IF, your selected organization decided, in the future to do business in these two countries.Describe four strategies that your selected organization is currently utilizing to harness work force diversity. Provide four specific recommendation to your selected organization to further gain the competitive advantage from work force diversity.

Prompt 1What are some effective strategies that you will personally use to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue syndrome?Prompt 2Conduct some online research about self-care strategies. What do you believe to be the most effective self-care techniques that can be used during and following a case?