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My father used to call his home The Oasis. A place protected from surrounding troubles, a refuge from the chaos, a spot to seek help, guidance, and most importantly, a place for inspiration and replenish the soul

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“Society dictates the role of man but when he breaks free, he defines his own truth and role. He discovers his truth and becomes a dragon.” Anonymous Renaissance proverb

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Being an independent, strong, fierce woman doesn’t mean we don’t like flowers, kisses, and holding the door for us, it means if there’s a bar fight we got your back, and when challenged we will hold our own, .... and if you’re lucky we’ll buy you an ice cream cone after dinner 💋 #womensupportingwomen #womenssuffrage #vote #classy #classygentleman #classywomen

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Norman's American Dream

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Mulan Hating on Hong Kong? Can we divorce the Art and the Artist?

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Introduction to Humanities
Access the textbook Landmarks in Humanities (pdf) used in class.

Introduction to Humanities

Prehistory: Transformation from Paleolithic to the Neolithic Community. Discussion about Indigenous vs Native people across early humanity.

Plato's Objective Knowledge: Can Plato's Allegory of the Cave help us understand knowledge?

The Religious Experience: Explore how Monotheism changed how humanity experience religion.

The Middle Ages: Explore a thousand-year era of Authoritative Social Structure, Caste System, Black Plague, Dante's Hell, Altar Pieces, and Gregorian Chants... an era in humanity that nearly destroyed us all.

The Middle Ages: Myths & Legends: Are you ready for a spooky cautionary trip into the unknown? Take a look at my student's mythical creations! Click the beast!

The Renaissance: A deep dive into the rebirth of humanity.

The Age of Reason and Enlightenment: Explore the children of rebels and protestors, believe your rights are solid and inalienable

The Romantics; The spirit of Liberty and Revolution, as well as the Sublime

Surrealism: Get ready to dive into the dream world

20th & 21st Century Humanities

Fin De Siècle: Moral and Authoritative belief systems are pushed to the point of extinction. This section contains both Gender Liberation and Racial Tensions.