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This essay requires a minimum of _____________ reasons.

An argument topic must be debatable.

Why did many southerners support the idea of nullification?

How did the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia impact the Cherokee Nation?

Kahlo Dos Fridas.jpg Frida Kahlo, Las Dos Fridas (The Two Fridas). 1939. Oil on canvas, 5′ 9-1⁄5″ × 5 ft. 9-1⁄5″. Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City. Describe the meaning and context of Las Dos Fridas (The Two Fridas). What do the two different dresses symbolize? Why are the hearts rendered differently and what is Frida holding in her hands? Write at least 4-5 sentences and be specific. 

Seydou Keita .jpg Seydou Keita, Portrait of Woman, 1959–60, Gelatin silver print​. How did European colonial officials use photography in African colonies in the early 20th century and how did photographer Seydou Keita’s photographs reject the “colonial gaze”? Feel free to describe some of the symbolism in this image to make your point. Write at least 4-5 sentences.

What is the meaning of the French term “Fauves”, which an art critic gave to Henri Matisse, André Derain, and several other artists exhibiting paintings in the 1905 Autumn Salon in Paris?

“What was the concept of “”manifest destiny””?”

Marie Denise Villers .jpg Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d’Ognes (1786–1868)1801. Oil on canvas, 63 1/2 × 50 5/8 in. (161.3 × 128.6 cm) Extra Credit (worth 2 points): In conversations about art and feminism, why is this painting important? Write a few sentences.

This back to the “Case for Copying” video. Art historians call the act of borrowing images, objects, or ideas and inserting them into another context _______________________.