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In your own words, supported by observed and/or documented research sources, describe the object for
approximately one page and its display setting/placement in another page. For the rest of the paper, surmise
why the founders or other benefactors might have chosen these ancient or medieval styles in the nineteenth or
twentieth centuries.( I did the first two pages) i just need you to do the sumrising
Questions to be answered in your text may include:
How do we apply the architectural terms learned in this class?
Do the sites, displays or contexts tell us anything about the aesthetic sensibilities, politics or prejudices of the
people who collected the objects or erected the buildings?
How did the object or building in question come to be a part of the ISU campus or city of Terre Haute? What
ideas are imparted through Greco-Roman or Medieval objects or architectural styles?
Why do we see these styles and far fewer other traditions such as Islamic or Chinese?
Are there buildings in your Janson textbook that relate to your subject?
Regarding ancient styles, do the notions of the “classic” speak to students past or present? Regarding
medieval styles, how might “spirituality” be connoted?
Did the builders or benefactors want to pay homage to their European or another heritage? How are notions of
“power” or “prestige” connoted in the works?
Do the ancient or medieval buildings or objects create any “moral” example for those in the spaces?
How might the eighteenth and nineteenth century notions of “enlightenment” or “romanticism” affect
interpretation of these places or works?
Do these buildings or objects serve Western hegemony, colonialism or imperialism? Do they still make sense
in an increasingly inclusive, global, multicultural community?

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World War I was unlike any preceding wars due to its distinct nature. The new technology, tactical strategies, and industrialization contributed to the massive loss of life, and neither side achieved an overwhelming victory in the end. The nature of World War I, as the countries and soldiers involved understood it at the time, was fairly complex and multi-faceted due to battle strategies, lack of definitive victories, and uncertainty regarding how long the war was going to last.

In 1916, the war had been ongoing for approximately two years, and both sides of the conflict were still relatively optimistic about the war. They had not yet reached a point of wartime exhaustion and political/social unrest, and each side believed that they had the opportunity to make strides and hoped to be moving closer towards a resolution. Both, the Central Powers and the Entente/Allies, had achieved varying degrees of tactical victories throughout the course of the war thus far. Therefore, the war was very back-and-forth in terms of which side held the upper-hand in the conflict. The Central Powers were tactically victorious during the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive by effectively driving the Russians back hundreds of miles, whereas the Entente was tactically successful during the Siege of Przemysl, as the Austro-Hungarians were forced to surrender the fort and were unable to conduct an offensive without the assistance of the Germans for the remainder of the war. In 1916, the Allies were anxious to launch a large offensive against the Germans on the Western Front, and thus, the Battle of the Somme was conceived.

In order to wage these large offensives, all of the armies were forced to rely upon significant manpower and military technology. However, the battles up until this point were very bloody and ca

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