Looking at the painting Morning Picture by Edwin Romanzo Elmer (1890), there are several symbols within the painting. Upon first glance, one might see the work as a painting of parents over seeing their daughter while she plays in the front yard of their home. However, upon further analyzing, it is clear that the painting serves as a visual representation of the loss of a child. In the forefront of the image stands a young girl holding onto a sheep,…

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Looking back to some of the projects that I have completed over the course of my academic career at UNE, particularly after reading Harris’s chapter on revision–I definitely have projects in mind that I would consider revising. Firstly, I think that a project that I am most proud of would have to be my research paper that I wrote for my class History Hands on Topics: Holocaust in History and Memory (HIS 290). For this assignment, I conducted research using…

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Last class we had the opportunity to take a variety of tests that are supposed to give you insight about yourself. Firstly I took the Myers-Briggs personality test, which is a test that gives you a personality type that is supposed to describe not only your personality but how you approach situations within your career and personal life. After completing the test, you are given a combination of letters that stand for your personality. My personality type that I received…

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Part 1: We’ve been working towards a definition of the Humanities. For your second journal entry, think about how you’d explain their significance or why the humanities matter: what do you feel you gain personally by studying and working within the humanities? What do you think you gain professionally? What do you think of claim(s) for the broader social value of the humanities? Use Helen Small’s introduction to The Value of the Humanities as a starting point for your response. …

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The idea of what defines the field of humanities is something that is debated, often as a result of attempting to confine the study and outcome of the research into one box. Traditionally, in our modern age, the humanities are generalized to be rooted in the ideas of interpretation and abstract. However, the writing of Simon During titled, “What Were the Humanities, Anyway?” addresses the reality of this myth. To do so, During presents a series of environments that the…

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For this assignment, we were tasked with coming up with two potential article topics. These proposals were presented to Kate Cough, Chief Editor at Maine Monitor. I worked alongside my classmate Chloe Boulle. Repatriation Article Pitch 1:  In May of 2022, an unidentified human scalp was discovered listed within the auction’s inventory at Poulin’s Antiques & Auctions. The auction house, located in Fairfield, Maine was searched after the FBI obtained a federal warrant granting them access to search the premises…

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