CHAPTER I

__________________________________________________________ HUMANITIES: Meaning, Significance, and Components __________________________________________________________

Humanities come from the Latin word Humanus which means human, cultured, refined. The term has various connotations depending in the political, social, economic, artistic and cultural forces that surround the different historical eras. Today, however, Humanities refers to loosely defined group of cultural subject area. It is not a group of scientific or technical subjects; rather it refers to Arts the visual arts like painting, sculpture, architecture; the performing arts music, dance, drama, or theater arts plus other popular arts. The concept and ideals of beauty, truth, immortality, order and harmony have occupied the minds ofmen since tha dawn of history. They enrich lives and encourage men to extend themselves beyond the limits of flesh and blood. Without these, life would just be a struggle for survival, and the value of survival itself would be unclear. The arts enhance daily experience and they are linked to the very quality of life. Art has touched everyone and art is all around us. We all look for art to brighten our rooms, enhance our interior decor, beautify our cities, and embellish our places of worship. In fact the journey of art stretched from paintings of out Stone Age ancestors through the graffiti art of todays generation. The media, the forms, the styles, and the subjects may evolve and change from millenium to millenium, from day to day but unifying threads are present quest for beauty, truth and self expression. The word art encompasses many meanings, including ability, process, and product. As ability, art is the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stirs us; it is creativity. As process, art encompasses acts, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, designing buildings and using the camera to create memorable works. As products, art is the completed work an etching, a sculpture, a structure, a tapestry, a portrait, a song.

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HUMANITIES

SUBMITTED BY: REYNALYN JATAAS SHAINE DACILLO MA. BIANCA PEREZ ELIZABETH MIRASOL MARY LIZA AMOS MARCH 1, 2013 MARYIA DULAP ANAGENN LABONETE JULIUS DE GUCENA KARLO CACAYURAN ADRIAN MENDOZA ALLAN RIVERA JOHN MARTIN SUGANOB DATE SUBMITTED: SUBMITTED TO: MR. RHOD DANTAY