For my final passion blog I am choosing to write about the famous painting by Eugene Delacroix named Liberty Leading the People. This painting was done in oil paint in 1830 and depicted the July Revolution of 1830 that was part of the larger French Revolution. This painting had an incredibly volatile political message at the time […]
Washington Crossing The Delaware by Emmanuel Leutze
For my sixth passion blog I am choosing to write about the very famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware river. The oil painting Washington Crossing the Delaware was painted by Emanuel Leutze a German-american painter in 1851 and is known by Americans across the countries for decades. This painting depicts the pivotal moment of […]
Sir Everett John Millais’ A Huguenot on St. Bartholomew’s Day
For my fifth passion blog I am choosing to write about the painting done by Sir John Everett Millais’ A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew’s Day, Refusing to Shield Himself from Danger by Wearing the Roman Catholic Badge. This painting was done in 1851-52 as a Pre-Raphaelite style painting and the name is very indicative of the […]
RCL Blog Post #4
I am planning on doing the 3-4 minute video encouraging a certain behavior or action that could be sharable in online formats. YouTube style video with option of visual aid perhaps using the TikTok application. Issue Brief Rough Draft: Inducements For Privately Run Third Places to Promote Social Well-being Zoe Nolan Introduction Have you ever […]
The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David
For my fourth passion blog I am writing about The Coronation of Napoleon which is a painting done by Jacques-Louis David in 1807. Napoleon’s coronation occurred on December 2, 1804 and Napoleon commissioned David to paint the moment where he crowned his wife the Empress Joséphine. The coronation took place in the Notre-Dame cathedral, which […]
Supreme Court Case: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
The Supreme Court case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis was argued on December 5, 2022 and was ultimately decided on June 30, 2023. In this case it was determined that the Colorado AntiDiscrimination Act violated a business owner’s rights under the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment. This case was brought to the […]
RCL Blog #3 Thoughts on Deliberation
For our deliberation my group and I decided to focus on the issue of the amount of accessibility offered at Penn State. Overall, I feel very good about how our deliberation went. I think that we chose a topic that was a type #2 problem ( something that everyone can agree upon but may have […]
Rafael’s School of Athens
For my third passion blog I am choosing to write about the School of Athens which is a fresco painted by Rafael. This painting on plaster was commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1509 and took three years to finish and it is located in the in Vatican City. This painting includes a number […]
Supreme Court Case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard
The Supreme court ruled last year in 2023 against Affirmative Action in the court case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard). Affirmative action has a long history of controversy in the United States since its implementation in 1961 by John F. Kennedy’s in the Executive Order 10925. […]
John Gast’s “American Progress” on Manifest Destiny
For my second passion blog I wanted to focus on another art piece that was used as American propaganda. This is a painting done by John Gast in 1872 called “American Progress” and depicts the theory of manifest destiny. This painting, like Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, is used very heavily in American […]