Discussion Topic

Artists across centuries have expressed themselves in different ways depending on their social and cultural contexts. The emergence of different art forms often reflects the values that a culture deems important: religion, love, politics, science, and more.

- What country's or culture's art are you most interested in learning more about?

- What do you think the relationship is between art and religion? How does this relationship vary by country or culture of origin?

- The Renaissance was a period of renewed interest in art, science, philosophy, and math. What connections do you see between these subjects?

How do you think we could get rid of Islamophobia? To what extent do you think there's a relationship between the popularity of Islamophobia and the hardship that neoliberal economic policies create for different communities around the world?

In a 3 - 4 page paper, exclusive of any front and back matter, respond to the following prompt:

"The United States is a predominantly Christian county, which means that Christianity, and to a lesser extent Judaism, explicitly and implicitly influences its culture and the structure of life. For instance. our holidays are Christian holidays rather than, say, Buddhist ones. For the purposes of this paper, pretend you are a religious minority in the United States of you already are one, you can use your own experience. Choose one specific religion from your book (it can be one we haven't discussed, because of time-constraints), other than Judaism. Christianity, or lslam, and write about your experience being a religious minority. In other words, what would it be like on a day to day baxis to practice a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or istam in the United States. Some questions to get you thinking about this. What aspects of my religion would I need to adopt, if any? What conflicts may arise between my religion and societal norms? What cultural assumptions make it difficult to practice my religion?

I need all of these questions answered please