WGU D198 Global Arts and Humanities |Latest Update with Complete Solution

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WGU D198 Global Arts and Humanities |Latest
Update with Complete Solution



Analyzing Diverse Voices & Cultural Interactions




Western Governors University

Global Arts and Humanities - D198



January 29, 2025



Analyzing..Diverse..Voices..&..Cultural..Interactions

Part..I..“Drink..Alone..Beneath..the..Moon”



“Drink..Alone..Beneath..the..Moon”..was..written..by..a..famous..Chinese..poet..who..liv

ed..during..the..Tang..Dynasty..(618–907)...Liba’s..style..of..poetry..is..characterized..by..its

simplicity,..lyricism,..and..use..of..imagery.. . This..poem’s..primary..theme..expresses..the..s

olitude..and..the..fleeting..moment..through..nature..and..the..appreciation..of..beauty...At..th

e..beginning..of..this..poem,..the..poet's..experience..of..drinking..alone..under..the..moonlig

ht..reflects..on..the..loneliness..of..his..current..situation..and..his..desire..for..companionship

...He..turned..his..attention..to..the..beauty..of..the..night..sky..and..the..appreciation..of..its..wo

nders...He..also..expressed..his..sadness..for..the..brevity..of..life..and..his..longing..for..lastin

g..friendship..(Keyte,..2023).. . Finally,..he..expressed..his..hope..that..one..day,..he..could..fi

nd..someone..to..share..his..life..with...All..in..all,..this..is..a..poem..of..contemplation..and..long

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ing.

Li..Bai..was..born..in..701...When..he..was..four,..his..family..moved..back..to..China,..a

nd..he..grew..up..in..the..southeastern..province..of..Sichuan...The..Tang..Dynasty..came..to..

power..under..the..rule..of..Li..Yuan..in..618...Under..his..leadership,..reforms..were..carried..o

ut..to..distribute..land..more..evenly..among..farmers...The..Tang..government..was..also..pra

ised..for..its..renewed..emphasis..on..foreign..trade...The..Silk..Road..was..a..4000-

mile..trade..route..from..China..to..the..West.. . In..742,..he..was..summoned..to..the..capitol,..C

h'ang-

an...Li..Bai..was..a..Hanlin..Academy..member..and..became..a..celebrity..in..the..Chinese..lit

erary..world...Li..Bai..wrote.."Drinking..Alone..Beneath..the..Moon"..while..living..in..Ch'ang-

an,..China's..capital..city...In..the..early..750s,..China..was..beset..by..civil..wars..that..lasted..t

he..decade...Li..Bai..ended..up..moving..further..south..and,..along..with..most..of..Li..Lin's..arm

y,..soon..realized..that..the..prince

intended..to..oppose..the..government,..and..they..abandoned..him...During..his..lifetime,..fro

m..roughly..A.D...701..to..762,..he..struggled..against..formality..and..intellectualism..in..poetr

y,..establishing..himself..as..a..plainspoken..man..who..drank..to..excess..and..was..not..afraid

..of..who..he..offended..(Drinking..Alone..Beneath..the..Moon,..n.d.).


“Drink..Alone..Beneath..the..Moon”..represents..the..culture..and..the..community..of

..scholars..and..literati..in..the..Tang..Dynasty,..which..is..considered..a..golden..age..of..Chin


ese..arts..and..culture..and..reflects..personal..experience..and..spiritual..values...The..Tan

g..Dynasty..is..the..golden..age..in..Chinese..cultural..history,..especially..with..the..significa

nt..development..of..cultural..diversity,..such..as..poets,..printing,..and..Buddhism...Liba’s..p

oem..expresses..the..appreciation..of..loneliness..as..a..means..of..self-

reflection..and..escaping..social..pressure...It..also..demonstrates..a..deep..admiration..for..

nature...It..also..reflects..the..fleeting..beauty..of..contemporary..society..(Tang..Dynasty..-