User:TarekaBrown

=Freshman Seminar=

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

To host a food tasting party
 * Research Component

i will have to price recipes and dishes...to know the exact price of the party all together and i will reseach the history of appetizers as well.
 * week 1


 * week 2


 * week 3

finish finding recipes
 * week 4

pricing the recipes
 * week 5

planning party and making invitations.
 * week 6

research
 * week 7

research
 * week 8

reasearch

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
The sculpture I chose to explore was the Sky Landscape 1(1976) by Louise Nevelson. Nevelson was an artist who explored both the density and transparency of materials. Her imagery was based on surreal and cubist models. Born in Kiev, Russia, Nevelson moved to America in 1905. She studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, New York. In 1931, she moved to Munich to study with Hans Hofmann. Some of her other sculptures include: black majesty (1955), silent music (1964), and mirror shadow XI (1985). Her style of sculpting could be seen as a combination of the surrealist view of Joan Miro and the cubist view of Pablo Picasso. The reason that this sculpture caught my eye was its kind of uniqueness. Usually when I see a sculpture, the name goes with what my eyes are looking at, but not in this case. The figure was black and looked like a whole bunch of different shapes put together standing vertically; in my opinion. I didn’t like the fact that it was all black, and when a person thinks of the sky black is sort of a gloomy color to have. You would think she would use more vibrant colors instead of something so plain and dark. I figured maybe there was something behind why this figure was so, “blah”. So I did the research as expected and tried to see the sculptures from another point of view. After looking at the different sculptures that she has created, I realized that the majority of her sculptures were either black or white. It kind of disappointed me, because I was looking for something more. To me, she could have used a type of silver paint to make it look like metal or steel or the colors you would see in the sky. After going back to look at the sculpture one more time, I could not manipulate myself into liking it. I guess first impressions are the most important ones.

Midterm Assignment 3: Always Wanted To Progress Report (100 words or so)
So far I have decide the recipes that I am going to do for my thanksgiving desserts. They are going to be a blueberry lime tiramisu and a blue velvet cake. I chose these recipes because they’re both a twist on classic recipes (and they looked delicious). I have priced out both the recipes and made it so there is an estimation of about how much it will cost a person. Also I have created and interview question that I will email to friends of my family about their family traditions for thanksgiving. I feel really confident about what I have done so far.

Final Presentation

 * Topic (10%)

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 * Research (20%)

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 * 1) Internet site:
 * 2) Book:
 * 3) Scholarly Journal:
 * 4) Other (interview, TV show,etc):


 * Your accomplishment (20%)

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 * Project Review (50%)
 * 1)What went well
 * 2)What went poorly
 * 3)Future strategies

Self-Assessment
This class was one of the harder ones for me to get into....it took me a while to catually be interested because i didn't really see the class as that exciting. I think that the highlight of my experience in the class was watching the documetary on hip hop. It was attention grabbing and what they were speakign about was so real. Even though I'm not a hip hop artist or an African American male, I was able to see the realtion of the documetary to actual life...not only was it close considering artists,but the listeners and our peers as well. It had to be one of the most interesting documentaries for me to watch ever.I think the most difficult part for me was not only getting interested in the class but the "always wanted to project"...it took me a while to figure out what i actually wanted to do and then when i finally figured it out, it didn't work the way i expected. I did however enjoy the personality of the teacher that we had...even though it was a morning class, the way he talked was never just monotone. There was always laughter and happinees at 8am which I don't know if I've ever seen people that funny, that early. It was also a great experience to be able to venture outside the class and explore the city around the school. I think the most difficult venture for me was the sculpture park. I'm not really a person that's into art so it was hard for me to take a whole park full of sculptures i didn't find really appealing and try to make myself like one. Overall, this class was a great yet, difficult experience. But, i do appreciate the time and effort put into teaching people about the simple things in life that can bring so much joy...and that is why i enjoyed this class.