Essay: What is Art? Specifications: Length: 1 ½ - 2 pages Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt; Double Spaced with NO additional spaces between paragraphs (change the default); 1” side margins Citation Format: MLA citations should ust be used in this paper. Provide a Works Cited page following your text. This page must be properly formatted according to MLA citation style. Identification: Include your name, the class and the date in the upper, left corner of the first page. Page Numbers: Include page numbers and your last name in the upper, right corner of every paper. Images: Include your images centered on a separate page following your text. Provide the artist, title (in italics), and the date, centered, under the image. ** Please email me if you are unclear on how to do any of this. Failure to comply with any of these specifications will result in grade reductions! Reference (but do not copy!) the example papers provided on e-learn for expectations. Part 1: Terms Look up and provide two definitions of the word “art” from two different reliable sources. Be sure to properly quote and cite these definitions—tell me where they are coming from. Please state if you feel the definitions are incomplete in any way. These definitions should come from two different sources (be creative!) and be included in the text. Do not numerate them or put them in bullet form. Part 2: Examples Select one specific example of two of the types of art listed below. Your examples should be by established artists. (Your little sister’s drawing on the fridge doesn’t count.) Write a brief description of the work followed by an explanation of why the examples you provided for each type exemplifies the definition(s) of the word “art.” 1. Painting 2. Sculpture 3. Architecture 4. Photography Do not numerate the categories in your paper. Remember, this is an essay and should be in essay form. This must be written in your own words. This essay is designed to help you start thinking about the concept of “art.” I want you to consider different types of media. This is not designed to be an in-depth research paper. That being said, any outside information MUST be cited properly in your paper. please pay attention to your grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, as well as the overall organization of the paper. I will provide extensive feedback for this assignment, and I expect you to put forth your best effort. Deliverables and Grading: The final essay that you turn in should be characterized by the following: · Introduction to your objectives; · Introduction to each work including artist name, title (in italics), and date; · Well-organized presentation following the format provided above;  Control of MLA documentation for citing and documenting sources; · Control of surface features: grammar, mechanics, spelling, etc. Research shows that there is an increasing number of young adults that live in their parent’s home after adolescent years ...

1. Essay: What is Art?
Specifications:
Length: 1 ½ - 2 pages
Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt; Double Spaced with NO
additional spaces between paragraphs (change the default); 1”
side margins
Citation Format: MLA citations should ust be used in this paper.
Provide a Works Cited page following your text. This page must
be properly formatted according to MLA citation style.
Identification: Include your name, the class and the date in the
upper, left corner of the first page.
Page Numbers: Include page numbers and your last name in the
upper, right corner of every paper.
Images: Include your images centered on a separate page
following your text. Provide the artist, title (in italics), and the
date, centered, under the image.
** Please email me if you are unclear on how to do any of this.
Failure to comply with any of these specifications will result in
grade reductions! Reference (but do not copy!) the example
papers provided on e-learn for expectations.
Part 1: Terms
Look up and provide two definitions of the word “art” from two
different reliable sources. Be sure to properly quote and cite
these definitions—tell me where they are coming from. Please
state if you feel the definitions are incomplete in any way.
These definitions should come from two different sources (be
creative!) and be included in the text. Do not numerate them or
put them in bullet form.
Part 2: Examples
Select one specific example of two of the types of art listed
below. Your examples should be by established artists. (Your

2. little sister’s drawing on the fridge doesn’t count.) Write a brief
description of the work followed by an explanation of why the
examples you provided for each type exemplifies the
definition(s) of the word “art.”
1. Painting
2. Sculpture
3. Architecture
4. Photography
Do not numerate the categories in your paper. Remember, this is
an essay and should be in essay form.
This must be written in your own words. This essay is designed
to help you start thinking about the concept of “art.” I want you
to consider different types of media. This is not designed to be
an in-depth research paper. That being said, any outside
information MUST be cited properly in your paper.
please pay attention to your grammar, spelling, punctuation,
sentence structure, as well as the overall organization of the
paper. I will provide extensive feedback for this assignment,
and I expect you to put forth your best effort.
Deliverables and Grading:
The final essay that you turn in should be characterized by the
following:
· Introduction to your objectives;
· Introduction to each work including artist name, title (in
italics), and date;
· Well-organized presentation following the format provided
ocumentation for citing and
documenting sources;
· Control of surface features: grammar, mechanics, spelling, etc.
Research shows that there is an increasing number of young
adults that live in their parent’s home after adolescent years

3. (Stone, Berrington, & Falkingham, 2011; Jeong, Hamplová, &
Le Bourdais, 2014). These young adults, though they live in
their parents’ homes do not live as a they did as youth within
the context of a traditional parent-child relationship (Stone,
Berrington, & Falkingham, 2011). There are multiple reasons
that have been expressed as to why young adults are remaining
in the home with their parents. One reason is that there is a
dependence on parents or relatives for financial stability which
had not been previously apparent (Stone, Berrington, &
Falkingham, 2011; Jeong, Hamplová, & Le Bourdais, 2014).
This could be as a result of immigration, or for an entirely
different reason such as simply delayed entry into adulthood
(Jeong, Hamplová, & Le Bourdais, 2014). In times past, young
adults left home earlier to seek out their path in life and make
their way educationally and professionally, or started families
apart from their family of origin (Stone, Berrington, &
Falkingham, 2011). While young adults are in modern times
expected to obtain higher education or enter the labor force,
many young people are not moving into the labor force but are
exploring ‘other’ options especially given that employment
demands have increased for domestic service workers and
unskilled workers which is laborious in nature, low paying and
without the glamour or luxury that may have been represented
in the home of origin (Stone, Berrington, & Falkingham, 2011).
Simply put, for some young adults they simply want the benefit
of a more financially progressive life without the
responsibilities that come along with the design of work and
financial stability. While this previous statement is a general
one, research shows that there are also a number of young
adults that leave home and then return home after discovering
that their personal trailblazing to “independence” is much more
financially burdensome than they had accounted for (Warner,
Henderson-Wilson, & Andrews, 2012). Returning to a parental
home in these cases is more temporary with the objective of
stabilizing finances while enjoying life as a young adult at a
reduced financial impact to themselves (Warner, Henderson-

4. Wilson, & Andrews, 2012). Some young adults in this situation
dream of moving out and some do make efforts to move out
with a true plan in place for transitioning to mature
independence, however qualitative research shows that there is
a sense of “setback” amongst young adults that remain in their
parental home or return to their parental home versus setting out
to establish themselves as able to support their own livelihood
apart from parental sustenance (Warner, Henderson-Wilson, &
Andrews, 2012). For some however, there is a perspective that
remaining at home is a positive and beneficial arrangement,
especially for immigrant families that are unmarried and want to
maintain community connection, family systems connected and
maintain traditions in a family environment (Jeong, Hamplová,
& Le Bourdais, 2014).
There are two reasons suggested for remaining with
parents is due to lack of personal responsibility for some, while
for others it is simply a lack of financial stability (Stone,
Berrington, & Falkingham, 2011; Jeong, Hamplová, & Le
Bourdais, 2014; Warner, Henderson-Wilson, & Andrews, 2012).
Whatever the reason is, there is a current trend of young adults
that do not transition to full independence which may lead to a
sense of defeat or a perception of immaturity which results from
not being able to sustain one’s own livelihood as an adult in
terms of age (Warner, Henderson-Wilson, & Andrews, 2012).
While family support may have a positive impact through
leadership and guidance, it is prudent that young adults be
expected to find their own through expectation of work,
financial management, investment, maintenance of housing,
care for others as methods to help them to navigate the world
around them. This implementation of responsibility stimulates
young adults to learn how to make important decisions as they
grow through the stages of development (French, 2013).
Furthermore, it is appropriate to enable and empower young

5. adults to find true independence by training them up in the way
they should go as they move towards more mature stages of
adulthood versus simply just leaving them to their own devices
(Proverbs 22:6; Psalm 81:11-13). The scriptures are clear that
the Lord desires that humankind listens to Him and walks in His
ways. The only way that people at any stage of development are
able to have great peace and wholeness in their lives is if they
are taught by the Lord (Isaiah 54:13). By learning from the
Lord, and knowing the Lord’s ways, great shall be the peace of
those that learn and the scriptures say in Isaiah 54:14 “in
righteousness you will be established; You will be far from
oppression, for you will not fear; And free from terror, for it
will not come near you”.
References
French, J. (2013). The role of parents in discipling young adults
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Jeong, Y., Hamplová, D., & Le Bourdais, C. (2014). Diversity
of young adults' living arrangements: The role of ethnicity and
immigration. Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, 40(7),
1116-1135. doi:10.1080/1369183X.2013.831523
Stone, J., Berrington, A., & Falkingham, J. (2011). The
changing determinants of UK young adults' living
arrangements.Demographic Research, 25, 629+. Retrieved from
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