PHIL 347 Week 2 Discussion Option 1 including Replies; Context, Meaning, and Value - California Washington Mural

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PHIL 347 Critical Reasoning

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PHIL 347 Week 2 Discussion: Context, Meaning, and Value Option 1: California Washington Mural Initial Post InstructionsSelect one of the following options to research for this discussion: Option 1: Google California Washington mural. You will find numerous reports concerning a California school district that voted to paint over a mural in the high school. The Life of Washington was painted by Depression-era artist Victor Arnautoff. Discussion: Week Two The submissions for this assignment are posts in the assignment's discussion. Below are the discussion posts for Nursing Student, or you can view the full discussion. from Week 2 Discussion: Context, Meaning, and ValueProfessor and Class, I am choosing to discuss option 1: The California Washington Mural. What do you think should be done with the artwork (e.g., painted over, covered, destroyed, left as is in plain view, etc.)? Why? I think the “Life of Washington” mural should be left alone and not covered up or removed. The mural represents American history, and even though some people may be offended by the mural, history cannot be changed nor altered. In the year 1936 when the mural was commissioned during the Great Depression, the world was in a vastly different era. Humanity was different as minorities had no rights, women had no rights, and the country had already fought numerous wars, and would soon be headed into World War II. Up until this point in American history, war was all too familiar. At the time this mural was painted it documented tragic events of how this country was established, and the murals are historical and relevant pieces of artwork. Does this mean we have to destroy this piece of art because some people have different interpretatio