Assignment 8 - What is Art?

Upload a 1.5 to 2.5 page double-spaced essay covering the following questions:

• “What is Art?”

• What is the value of art, and art institutions in human society? (Musical concerts, theater, literary publications, etc.)

See Wikipedia, Mental Floss and find your own sources elsewhere.

You may eventually refer to these sources, but don’t quote them. Do not start any paper with a definition quoted from the dictionary or Wikipedia. That is a terrible thing to do.

Art is hard to define. But please avoid phrases that are so vague they add nothing to the discussion, or can easily be disproven:

• Art is different things to different people.

• Art can be anything.

This essay may be semi-reflective, so you can include 1st person if you want. It should include

• Introduction

• Thesis (usually last sentence of introduction)

• Paragraphs with a Purpose, Information, and Explanation (PIE)

• Double-check that your paragraphs aren’t longer that 1/3 of a page.

• Conclusion

• Bibliography in MLA format if you need to cite anything