Themes&in&Art&and&Culture&I& Fall$2017$–$HAD$111$ $ $ $ History$of$Art$and$Design$Dept.$ $ [email protected]$ & Metropolitan&Museum&Writing&Assignment&(Writing&2)$ DUE:$$Thursday,$May$9$ $ & $ Assignment$ The$class$reading$on$the$Buddha$includes:$“All$religions$have$to$confront$the$key$question$–$ how$can$the$infinite,$the$boundless,$be$apprehended?$How$can$humans$draw$near$to$the$other,$ to$god?”$ $ This$is$to$say,$how$do$artists$represent$something$invisible$and$eternal$–$i.e.,$divinity$–$in$ physical$form?$$Conversely,$how$do$viewers$(historic$worshippers$or$presentSday$art$history$ students)$know$they$are$looking$at$a$representation$of$a$deity,$rather$than$of$a$regular$human?$ As$we$have$seen$all$semester,$artists$in$every$culture$use$special$conventions$to$make$the$ divine$apparent$to$viewers.$ $ In&your&paper&compare&and&contrast&the&representation&of&TWO&divine&figures&from&the& choices&listed&here:&a&GrecoARoman&Hercules,&a&Chinese&Buddha,&and&a&Byzantine&Christ.&& $ Choose$TWO$of$the$following$objects$(confirm$the$Accession$Number).$ & 1.&Statue&of&a&Youthful&Hercules&(Roman,$69S96$CE,$03.12.13)&Gallery$162$ $ 2.&Buddha&Dipankara&(Diguang),&(China,$dated$489–95$CE,$65.29.3)$Gallery$206$ $ 3.$Portable&Icon&with&the&Virgin&Eleousa$(early$1300s$CE,$2008.352)$Gallery$303$ $ You$may$address$aspects$such$as:$ •$How$you$(as$a$viewer)$interact$with$the$object,$in$terms$of$materials,$scale,$and$impression$ •$Representation$of$the$body,$including$proportion,$attention$to$anatomy,$and$use$of$drapery$ •$Iconography$(or$any$symbols$the$figure$holds,$wears,$or$are$near$by)$ •$Narrative$(if$there$is$a$story,$which$moment$is$shown,$and$why$was$that$one$selected?)$ •$Condition$(is$it$restored?$has$it$changed$since$it$was$made?$are$missing$parts$distracting?)$ •$Is$the$image$“successful”?$Does$it$clearly$and$unambiguously$portray$key$aspects$and$ characteristics$of$the$deity?$ $ Also$consider$how$the$works$represent$the$time$and$culture$in$which$they$were$made.$$To$ address$this,$you$may$find$the$gallery$labels$useful,$as$well$as$the$“100$Objects”$readings,$your$ textbook$and$class$notes.$$It$is$NOT$necessary$to$incorporate$additional$research$materials.$$ & & General&Guidelines& $ The$paper$is$before$the$start$of$class$on$Thursday,&May&9.$Late$papers$will$be$penalized$at$least$ one$letter$grade.$$ You$must$include,$or$send$me$separately,$a$selfie$with$each$object$you$select.$$ The$paper$should$be$typewritten,$in$a$standard$font$such$as$Times$New$Roman$12$pt.,$doubleS spaced$and$have$1”$margins.$$The$paper$should$be$3S4$pages.$$ The$titles$of$works$of$art$should$be$italicized.$$ The$paper$should$have$an$Introduction$that$provides$the$most$important$information$about$ each$work,$and$your$thesis$statement.$You$should$also$include$a$through$description$of$each$ object,$including$important$details,$visible$from$multiple$angles;$a$reader$should$be$able$to$ recognize$the$pieces$from$your$words.$$Each$following$paragraph$should$have$a$clear$topic$.

1. Themes&in&Art&and&Culture&I&
Fall$2017$–$HAD$111$ $ $ $
History$of$Art$and$Design$Dept.$ $ [email protected]$
&
Metropolitan&Museum&Writing&Assignment&(Writing&2)$
DUE:$$Thursday,$May$9$ $ &
$
Assignment$
The$class$reading$on$the$Buddha$includes:$“All$religions$ha
ve$to$confront$the$key$question$–$
how$can$the$infinite,$the$boundless,$be$apprehended?$How$
can$humans$draw$near$to$the$other,$
to$god?”$
$
This$is$to$say,$how$do$artists$represent$something$invisible
$and$eternal$–$i.e.,$divinity$–$in$
physical$form?$$Conversely,$how$do$viewers$(historic$worsh
ippers$or$presentSday$art$history$
students)$know$they$are$looking$at$a$representation$of$a$de
ity,$rather$than$of$a$regular$human?$
As$we$have$seen$all$semester,$artists$in$every$culture$use$s
pecial$conventions$to$make$the$
divine$apparent$to$viewers.$
$
In&your&paper&compare&and&contrast&the&representation&
of&TWO&divine&figures&from&the&
choices&listed&here:&a&GrecoARoman&Hercules,&a&Chines
e&Buddha,&and&a&Byzantine&Christ.&&
$
Choose$TWO$of$the$following$objects$(confirm$the$Accessi

2. on$Number).$
&
1.&Statue&of&a&Youthful&Hercules&(Roman,$69S96$CE,$03
.12.13)&Gallery$162$
$
2.&Buddha&Dipankara&(Diguang),&(China,$dated$489–
95$CE,$65.29.3)$Gallery$206$
$
3.$Portable&Icon&with&the&Virgin&Eleousa$(early$1300s$C
E,$2008.352)$Gallery$303$
$
You$may$address$aspects$such$as:$
•$How$you$(as$a$viewer)$interact$with$the$object,$in$terms$
of$materials,$scale,$and$impression$
•$Representation$of$the$body,$including$proportion,$attention
$to$anatomy,$and$use$of$drapery$
•$Iconography$(or$any$symbols$the$figure$holds,$wears,$or$
are$near$by)$
•$Narrative$(if$there$is$a$story,$which$moment$is$shown,$an
d$why$was$that$one$selected?)$
•$Condition$(is$it$restored?$has$it$changed$since$it$was$ma
de?$are$missing$parts$distracting?)$
•$Is$the$image$“successful”?$Does$it$clearly$and$unambiguo
usly$portray$key$aspects$and$
characteristics$of$the$deity?$
$
Also$consider$how$the$works$represent$the$time$and$culture
$in$which$they$were$made.$$To$
address$this,$you$may$find$the$gallery$labels$useful,$as$wel
l$as$the$“100$Objects”$readings,$your$
textbook$and$class$notes.$$It$is$NOT$necessary$to$incorpora
te$additional$research$materials.$$
&

3. &
General&Guidelines&
$
The$paper$is$before$the$start$of$class$on$Thursday,&May&9
.$Late$papers$will$be$penalized$at$least$
one$letter$grade.$$
You$must$include,$or$send$me$separately,$a$selfie$with$eac
h$object$you$select.$$
The$paper$should$be$typewritten,$in$a$standard$font$such$as
$Times$New$Roman$12$pt.,$doubleS
spaced$and$have$1”$margins.$$The$paper$should$be$3S4$pa
ges.$$
The$titles$of$works$of$art$should$be$italicized.$$
The$paper$should$have$an$Introduction$that$provides$the$mo
st$important$information$about$
each$work,$and$your$thesis$statement.$You$should$also$incl
ude$a$through$description$of$each$
object,$including$important$details,$visible$from$multiple$an
gles;$a$reader$should$be$able$to$
recognize$the$pieces$from$your$words.$$Each$following$para
graph$should$have$a$clear$topic$
sentence$and$lots$of$supporting$visual$details.$$You$should$
end$with$a$conclusion$that$
summarizes$and$clarifies$your$main$arguments.$$If$illustrati
ons$(annotated$drawings,$detail$
photos)$will$help$you$to$make$your$argument,$you$may$inc
lude$them,$though$they$are$not$
required.$
Avoid$overly$general$statements$such$as$“these$works$have$

4. a$lot$of$similarities$and$differences,”$
or$“these$works$are$very$important/famous/beautiful.”$Alway
s$ask,$what’s$different$and$special$
about$this+object$compared$to$everything$else$around$it?$
$
Proofread.$$This$is$critical.$$Use$spellScheck$and$grammarS
check.$$Then$go$over$your$work$to$
catch$what$these$automatic$tools$cannot.$$Read$it$out$loud$
to$yourself.$$Have$a$friend$read$it.$$
BE$SURE$TO$LEAVE$ENOUGH$TIME$FOR$THIS.$$Sloppy
$language,$incorrect$usage,$and$poor$
punctuation$will$all$negatively$impact$your$grade.$$$
I$encourage$you$to$visit$Pratt’s$Writing$Lab$(North$Hall$1)
$for$additional$questions.$$See$their$
website:$http://www.pratt.edu/academics/academic_resources/w
riting_and_tutorial_center/
$
A$reminder$about$PLAGIARISM:&&Copying&someone&else’
s&words&or&ideas&without&crediting&the&
source&will&result&in&a&failing&grade&(“F”,&0/100).&&Re
member,$while$this$is$not$a$research$paper,$
do$not$simply$repeat$the$museum$label,$textbook,$Wikipedia
,$etc.$$I$am$interested$to$read$about$
your$analysis$of$the$objects.$$If$you$do$quote$or$rely$heav
ily$a$source,$use$footnotes$and$include$
the$source$in$a$bibliography.$
$

5. Reference$Images$
$ $
$
Buddha,$Gallery$206$ Icon,$Gallery$303$
Hercules,$Gallery$162$
$
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Clinical staff members are not washing their hands between
patients

6. Hand washing is one of the most important procedures for
preventing infections. Health care workers hands are mostly
contaminated after activities such as cleaning wounds, cleaning
patient’s excrement and touching contaminated surfaces in
patient’s rooms. Bacteria from these activities can cause
infections to other patients being handled by the health worker,
to the health workers and even death in postpartum women
during child delivery. To prevent these hospital-associated
infections improving hygiene in the patient’s rooms and
practicing hand washing regularly after every encounter with a
patient especially after being exposed to bodily fluids, before
and after contact with a patient and their surrounding will go a
long way. Hospitals should provide more hand rub dispensers
and create awareness to make hand washing a hard-wired habit.
Employees are not knowledgeable in the use of fire
extinguishers
Almost all buildings are fitted with fire extinguishers in case of
fire incidents but unless the employees know how to use them
they are on no use to them. As much as every building has a fire
extinguisher very few people are trained or ever used a fire
extinguisher. Only a handful of people can operate a fire
extinguisher in the event of a fire breakout. Employers should
provide training sessions to their employees to make them
familiar with the steps and principles of using fire
extinguishers, they should also be conversant with the PASS
acronym as a way to remember the steps in using a fire
extinguisher and know where to find them. Fire engines might
take time to arrive at fire incidents and having these skills will
help reduce and prevent the spread and damage caused by the
fire.

7. References
Kelly, J. W., Blackhurst, D., McAtee, W., & Steed, C. (2016).
Electronic hand hygiene monitoring as a tool for reducing
health care–associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus infection. American journal of infection control, 44(8),
956-957.
Latif, A., Halim, M. S., & Pronovost, P. J. (2015). Eliminating
infections in the ICU: CLABSI. Current infectious disease
reports, 17(7), 35.
Schroll, R. C. (2016). Industrial fire protection handbook. CRC
press.