1. “Government and the Arts; Abstract Expressionism and Music” Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Examine the U.S. Government’s support during the Great Depression for programs, such as the Federal Arts Project, the Federal Writers’ Project, and other such efforts. Determine whether or not such projects were good government investments during those hard times, and provide two (2) examples that support your viewpoint. Determine in what ways the U.S. government currently tries to support the arts.
• Government and the Arts
  • Chapter 37 (pp. 1228-1232), Federal support for the arts
  • Government helping the arts in hard times at com/arts-culture/1934-Picturing-Hard-Times.html%20and%20http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/powerprose/wpa/” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/1934-Picturing-Hard-Times.html and http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/powerprose/wpa/

2. “Evolution of Animals and Population of Humans”

Note: Online students, please respond to one (1) of the following three (3) bulleted items.

• Read the New York Times article entitled “From Single Cells, a Vast Kingdom Arose” found below then provide a summary of the article. Next discuss what you believe to be the origins of animals.
• com/2011/03/15/science/15evolve.html” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/science/15evolve.html