In-Class Essay #3:
Expression

1. 2 hours, 45 minutes OR may be written as a take-home examination in some cases.
2. Open Book (Le Guin) but no notes.
3. Online Students will write at the ASC, HU Library, Regional Site, or other Dr. Schmidt-approved proctor. May use computer if available!
4. ALL STUDENTS WRITING AT ASC OR WITH PROCTOR MUST SHOW ID.

What are some of the forms (both “high” and “low” culture) self and cultural expression might take? Give clear examples of the three “high culture” forms examined in depth in the course (art, music, and literature—your choice of examples for art and music, but the “literature” answer MUST touch on Le Guin’s The Dispossessed), explaining in some detail how the examples express both the person and the culture out of which they emerged.

Through what medium or media do you express yourself (think of your Culture Day #2 presentation)? What do you see yourself as expressing? To what extent does that also reflect or respond to your culture or other cultures?