18 Aug Looking Around in the Missouri State CapitolNo unread repli

Looking Around in the Missouri State CapitolNo unread replies.No replies.Let’sbegin our focused consideration of Missouri Government by lookingaround the Missouri State Capitol building. We will do this in fourstages, all of which you will want to comment about in this discussionsthread. Do make sure that you scroll down far enough to see, andaccomplish, all four steps below.1. First, pan around in this 360-degree photo (Links to an external site.) taken from the upper galleries in the building, and in this one taken from a lower vantage point (Links to an external site.).What messages does the building’s architecture seek to convey aboutMissouri and its state government? Give your take on all of this in thepresent discussions thread.2. Now, let’s watch and analyze a short, throwback, old-school videofrom, it seems, the early 1990s on the origins of Missouri government.In fairness, while this video was obviously aimed at amiddle-school-age audience, more or less, it actually does a serviceablejob of explaining the historical basics. Give your real-time reactionsin the ‘add your two cents’ box, and summarize your thoughts here inthe main discussions thread.3. Thirdly, watch this video, taking care to comment throughout thevideo in the ‘add your two cents’ box, and to thoroughly summarize yourcomments here in the regular portion of this discussion thread. Why isMissouri’s current capitol building so ornate? What aspects ofMissouri’s history does it convey?4. Finally, let’s look more closely at Missouri artist Thomas HartBenton’s famous mural in the building. Consider the video below, bothcommenting in the ‘two cents’ utility as you watch it, and summarizingyour analysis of it here. Why do you think Benton made such a brutallyhonest (at least in some respects) mural of Missouri history, and whatlikely value is there in Missouri lawmakers seeing these, in some casesunhappy, historical depictions regularly? What do you think of thevideo-maker’s theory that Benton included Christian iconography in themural? NOTE: At 16 minutes and 26 seconds into the videothere is a description of Benton’s later work that includes a briefshowing of two artistic nudes that he painted. Feel free to stop yourviewing of the video at 16 minutes to avoid seeing that later scene.In any case, we will not be discussing that portion of the video here.