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A103 Introduction to Humanities

Question: How useful is the term ‘cultural revolution’ when applied to the sixties? 87%

Answer: The sixties are definitely remembered by its generation as a time of...

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Question: TMA02 Part 4 Philosophy 86%

Answer these questions in not more than 300 words in total.

1. Here are some claims. If possible, give a sound argument for each claim. Where this is not possible, give a valid argument anyway. Do indicate those cases where you believe your argument is sound.

A.) The Queen is a mother B.) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
C.) The earth is flat. D.) Eating people is wrong.
E.) Oranges are not the only fruit.

Answer: All women who give birth are mothers. The Queen has given birth....

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Question: TMA 02 Part 3 Music 86%

For this part of the TMA you will need to listen to Track 10 on the TMA CD. You will hear the “First Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair” from Petrushka by Stravinsky. Listen to the track a few times and then answer the question below in up to 300 words on continuous prose.
How does Stravinsky combine the elements of music, introduced to you in Unit 3, to establish the atmosphere of the fair?

Answer: Stravinsky begins the piece with a high-pitched flourish of woodwind instruments, such...

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Question: TMA 02 Part 2 Literature

Read John Keat’s Sonnet, “When I have fears that I may cease to be” ( resource book 1, A39). In not more than 300 words, write an analysis of the sonnet basing your response on the questions below.

1. Comment on the use of repetition. (e.g. “when”, “before”, “never”.)
2. What is the relationship between the octave and the sestet?
3. What part do the different rhymes, including the final couplet, play in conveying the meaning of the sonnet?

Answer: Keats begins by setting the tone for the sonnet, “When I have...

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Question: TMA 02 Part 1 Art History 86%

In not more than 300 words, write a descriptive account of Harmen Steenwyck’s: Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life ( Illustration Book, Colour Plate 10), paying particular attention to the organisation and lighting of the composition and to the effects of tone and colour.

Answer: Harmen Steenwyck illustrates an eclectic mix of objects in this fine oil...

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Question: TMA 02 Part 1 Art History 86%

In not more than 300 words, write a descriptive account of Harmen Steenwyck’s: Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life ( Illustration Book, Colour Plate 10), paying particular attention to the organisation and lighting of the composition and to the effects of tone and colour.

TMA 02 Part 2 Literature

Read John Keat’s Sonnet, “When I have fears that I may cease to be” ( resource book 1, A39). In not more than 300 words, write an analysis of the sonnet basing your response on the questions below.

1. Comment on the use of repetition. (e.g. “when”, “before”, “never”.)
2. What is the relationship between the octave and the sestet?
3. What part do the different rhymes, including the final couplet, play in conveying the meaning of the sonnet?

TMA 02 Part 3 Music

For this part of the TMA you will need to listen to Track 10 on the TMA CD. You will hear the “First Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair” from Petrushka by Stravinsky. Listen to the track a few times and then answer the question below in up to 300 words on continuous prose.
How does Stravinsky combine the elements of music, introduced to you in Unit 3, to establish the atmosphere of the fair?

TMA02 Part 4 Philosophy

Answer these questions in not more than 300 words in total.

1. Here are some claims. If possible, give a sound argument for each claim. Where this is not possible, give a valid argument anyway. Do indicate those cases where you believe your argument is sound.

A.) The Queen is a mother B.) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
C.) The earth is flat. D.) Eating people is wrong.
E.) Oranges are not the only fruit.

Answer: Harmen Steenwyck illustrates an eclectic mix of objects in this fine oil...

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Question: With careful reference to two of the works studied in Block 5, show how attributes traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity are contrasted.

Answer: As one might expect, there are many contrasts between the characteristics credited...

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Question: A) Discuss the relationship between individual freedom and social responsibility as represented in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

B) How far is it appropriate to bear the same concepts in mind when considering Jacques-Louis David’s Brutus and Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer above the Sea of Fog?

Answer: The Social Contract was at its time and still remains an extremely...

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Question: TMA04 History 82%

1.) What kind of primary source is this, and what strengths and limitations does it have as a source of study of Robespierre and the French revolution?

2.) Are there any particular words and phrases in the document that require elucidation or special comment before you can make use of it?

3.) What can you learn from this source with respect to Robespierre and the French Revolution?

Answer: As the extract is from Robespierre’s personal diary it is a private...

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Question: TMA03 Classical Studies (Part 2) 82%
Why were the games important to the Romans?

Answer: The games were not only a source of entertainment for the citizens...

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