Week 5

Part 1:

I chose the Louvre museum in Paris, France. I chose it because I have always wanted to go to Paris and Versailles. I was looking online to see if i could find any interesting museums and I came across this magnificent one. This museum has a long history and some of the most famous works of art in the world!The Musée du Louvre contains more than 380,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments with more than 60,600 square meters (652,000 sq ft) dedicated to the permanent collection.

Background Web sides:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

What I learned from the background information was that the Louvre was established in 1793 in 17001 Paris, France. It is an Art Museum, Design/Textile Museum, and a historic site. There is more than 8 million visitors a year, and therefore this is the most famous and visited museum in the world. It also is the most largest museum in Paris. As of 2008, the collection is divided among eight curatorial departments; Egyptian Antiquities; Near eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculptures; Decorative Arts; Paintings; and Prints and Drawings. The Louvre signifies a fortified place, according to the French historian Henri Sauval(1623-1676). During the French Revolution the Louvre was transformed into a public museum. In May 1791, the Assembly declared that the Louvre would be, "a place for bringing together monuments of all the sciences and arts. The museum has been renewed many times due to bad structure because of old age. They take in many artifacts and paintings from different museums across the world for a while and then they return the. it would be amzing to see this place. There are many hallways and many rooms that you there is no way you could see everything in one day.

One specific work that attracted me is the Mona Lisa. Everyone likes the mona Lisa and they know who she is but I felt as if I dont really know a whole lot abbout her. That is the reason why i was interested in it. She is also known as La Gioconda. It is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. The work is owned by the government of France and is on the wall in the Louvre in Paris, France with the tittle portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. It is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. The painting is a half lenght portrait and depicts a women whose expression is often described as enigmatic. The ambiguity of the sitter's expression, the monumentality of the half figure composition, and the subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the painting's continuing fascination. it is probably the most famous painting that has ever been stolen from the Louvre and recovered. Few other works have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythologizing, and parody. I also learned that Davici loved this painting very much and had it with him for a really long time. Her lips were slightly open and that showed a sign of elegance at the time. this was achieved using one of Davinci's techniques, where he used shading.


Part 2:

1) Antonio-He wrote extensively about the banking concept of education.

2) Michael-He mentioned his famous book Pedagogy of the oppressed.

3) Mario-He said, "Freire passion and his wisdom for helping people, and teaching methods to teaching illiterates, employing visual materials to teach them about self-perception and community problems. this man is a dreamer in helping people, and communities.."

4) laurel- She said, "The goal of education should be learning how to learn; using critical thinking and self-evaluation to determine your own identity and how it relates to the world around you."

5) Dinlaka- I like that she said, "He did not try to hide that he studied, and did take some of the ideas into developing his own theories and tools. But he strongly denied that, while he was influenced by some useful and truthful aspects, it did not make him an Anti-Christ." in her own words.

6) Megan-She mentioned that it looks like there is a pattern with many of our great leaders.

7) Kyle-Thinks that another key idea in his work is how he integrated a democratic system into his education process.

8) Christine-Said that Paulo Freire is among the most influential educational theorist in the 20th century.

9) Raquel-She incorporated visuals to her blog, which is nice!

10) Kimmie-Believes his approach to changing the system of education is something that indeed
can make a notable difference of all humanity being given the opportunity to learn in a positive environment.